Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-07
FALL sHIRTWAIsT SUITS
DE- MARY AvxAnLE 1900

isr ear y falf dress. II VIII BE- made with
The exaggerated crinoiine sslrt, aud, alas
aud siseki ~ita an actual noued pel,icoat
20 keep Il beuffsnt. or with the simplest
Qnsker skirt just enough fuIlness 10 be
MODES, ems nos enough to De an expense
and burden.
Ia iact you can vary this easily made
megsl 10 meet sny social occasion that
sri=es 70 nost every charminSly muuaged
Aperiesn homes. II will be mate OF wolfe,
csnvH- Or siik. al the new weayes OF rss
VI aud 10 toe new and lovely changeable
six ksowu a. pellet de sole.
Aa1 The SIR shirt waist suit viii be the
most popular OF all. in spite OF he fset
hat since spring II has been decidedly IN
the hsd grscez OF the fashionable girl
You see Il made too big hid last spring
tor popularity and sejdealy, a. often
hsppsbs to y opie, toaad Essif just com
mJn iustCsa.
/ Tnera wtEe too many seles OF cheap sllx
sufts, they got TO have bargain. eouDter,
/ hurried look, and were all but given away
! with groceries. aud tnen nat0rsiiy feli
into dsrepntt. Bat the new silks have
g'vea these suits . new lease OF favor
] aese iu,irous, charged bic fabrics are
| quite nsrent from the old "5heenyf
tSilss They are in two shades, say brown
on one side sad yel,ow on the other, ana
the yetioS shades through in eotd TO deep
brown aud the btown IN vivid ligbsi
chsnges to yellow and cream and z I'D.
Both sides are hai,hed FOR use. so tbat
suit can be made up ga n com ninaiion of
tones as well as shesns, or one side can be
Used entirety. Thus you buy your trim
Mug by gs,ting an extra yard OF dress
gooas
AL the brown shades will he most pop
ulsr this tai. especially in com hiDasion
With yeIlow, Grange. blood orsnge, fam |
lingo yellow, burnt orange. deep nssfur-
tiutn ana msrigold tones.
The ioveiiest pellet dc sole often shades |
through bsif dozen shades, pale red aau |
yellow 20 tae richest golden brown. And |
80 fashionable he this coior scheme that /
all sorts OF dress accessories can be had 10 |
match. Plames, veiis, ribbons, chlffans,
faces. sigrettsa, veivsts aud flowers All are
colorsd to make perfect this gorgeous fall /
color scheme.
tuA "a AHf N04Nk G1l1A}HhARAAs NkG pro"
vided Tor women who cannot wear brown
and there are msny OF a.. cred hru-
nette=" and "piua bionds''--blae and red,
nlne and black. dark red aud black, dit.
ferrnt hnss OF green and green and blue,
violet not at all, but pale blue very much
In combination With black.
The changeaole silks have the quality of
the soit twilisd tarsts. are durable and
rich.
The raw silks. reiah, ktnu, ponRee and
hnmomsn, arc siiil shown N the dahl
vegetable dyes, brown more than others,
and deep gray, DAN green ana black. Il
h. the bsst sort OF material for the very
fnii sgirts, wnifc the moderately fun de-
sigas carry surah more effectively.
For afternoon or any rat her drtssy wear
these suits hsve the blouse made large .
enough to wear over a dne shirt waist of |
avn or silk, and lawn waists will be ,
worn iale into the fsli. The blouses are
all, front aud hscS, gnd end In a " ide CIR
lie, and tho sleeves are enormous, either
o the elbow TO show the fall lawn sleeves 3
IT long With deep cuffs, but no colonial q
leevs friii, not one In any sort of waist.
They too have overreaohed their popu-
arity.
For simpler wear aud always for out
oors, the shirt-waist is a shirt waist.
md 1t Is very plainly made. The front :
'ish groups Of plaits extending out over :
be broad shoulders, or plain with just a
loderete fullness at the neck, cot some -
hst circular so that there IS much full. .
ess at the belt and the sleeves, q mans
hirt sleeve model. rounding ont directly
the elbow.
The skirts for these plain suits are short,
istinctiy go, sometimes three inches from N
be ground, and not tilting up an inch In -
10 back. The fitting Weihd or ballet
sirt Is less good form than in the spring.
Almost any sort OF an old silk frock can Is
; made over into one OF the new plain
iirt-waist suits. The skirts ere 80 short
at all the wear and tear of an OLD skirt "
N DO cut away. Or ~ a skirt is In good
ndition at the foot, 1t can be cut at the
p and ''lifted npp which will provide
ditional fulinsss at the waist.
II skirt Is not full enough, the front
eadth can be split add petticoat front o,
In, OF some OF the same goods or sonae
cd combination, and the same material
troducsd into the waist. .
The best plan tn working over a froek -.
to rip 1t all apart, and make up on
W lining of modern cut; old Innings
poor economy. AID
To freshen silk or wolfe, take each
ssdth and sponge In warm borax water,
ir teaspoonfuis TO basiu Of wster, let ~
p nearly dry and then roll tight aud
Doth on large pole. When rolled ii II
Il look like new on both sides and no
ltsie sheen of the iron. Al,
'isek SILK should be sponged frat with :,
AK water, and then With soap bark TO and
* the color. The borax win not only lisl
snen and give new body but it viii re-
We all stains, even grease spots. ,.n
Vooien stntfs, like wolfe, cashmere or -