The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-03
FIcHUs AND fuckers.

1t is remarkable how decorous, fem
inine, and altogether delightful an ef-
feet a fichu imparts to dress. No
wonder so many women decided to
vary the changes with fichus of lace
and fichus of muslin, fichus OF fur,
and fichus of velvet, such as Marie
Antoinette and her ladies' liked, upon
their toilettes this winter.
For we are playing the part of our
great -grandmothers again. and it Is
surprising that such words as genteei,
ladylike, elegant, and graceful are not
often on our lips, seeing that 1t Is OF
that vogue our manners and fashions
are made. The very lowest walk may
most honestly be described as mine
ing. The athletic stride is gone. and
we glide along as if there were little
wheels beneath our feet, with here
and there limp, suggestive, perhaps,
of feeble knees, but only feeble
enough to serve as demonstration in
total opposition to the strenuous
movements that were deemed modish.
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day was over a robe of ivory white
supple satin, set in quite full at the
waist and fiounced with lace, which,
to be correct, was Brussels, lace
. that every bride who can will wear
now, owing to its smartness and to
the further fact that it, too, breathes
memories of that same distant day
when Brussels was the only wear.
Above this rich yet simple skirt
corsage pointe was seen, made with
a full chemisette, drawn into collar
less band edged with lace and fichu
modestly draped about the shoulders
and in front tucked inside the corsage
beneath a knot of orange blossoms.
myrtle, and white heather. The
sleeves were of elbow length and
lowered with lace, but it was the
fichu that gave the frock its sign
manual.
The fichus Of the hour have no
ends; they are Puritanical in their
sweet simplicity and effective.
A tucker is another adjunct Of the
evening toilette that is charmingly
prim and pretty, but not quite new
even as a revival, for early in the
year we discovered its advantages,
and entered 1t as noticeably desir-
able item of our full-dress frocks.
Made Of net or lace, 1t borders the
decolletage, and has draw-string
of ribbon run through it which Is tied
in front. There are many deviations
of the tucker. One is applied to the
day gown and is Toby frill in
miniature made of lace pleated in the
center, so that one edge stands up
round the throat, and the other lies
down; and another is a quilting OF
point d'esprit or lace.-Washington
Times.
HANDSOME BLOUSE EFFECTS.
One of the salient feature of the
seasons fashionable blouses is the
heaviness of the material employed for
their construction. Women have
fought long and hard against the
heavy fabrics being utilized for sep
arate waists, but the inevitable has
happened. Velvet is among the heavy
waist materials which are derlanding
great deal of attention. Very hand
some models are turned out of the
modiste shops of it. Velvet will al
ways hold an important position in
the fashionable world and although
many cheaper editions have come to
light within the past few seasons,
the expensive quality will hold it's
own. Heavy waists are, as rule,
not becoming. and the beauty lies
entirely in the fit of the garment.
The lines, so to speak, must be per-
feet, and one who does not possess
an extremely shapely figure will not
look exactly smart in one. OF course,
the long shoulder effect must be toll
Grated, but any bagginess around the
arm-hole is objectionable. There are
only few styles in which waist of
heavy material might be made. The
most becoming one is the perfectly
plain affair. with a pocket on either
side to break the severeness. The
velvet models are sometimes trim
med, but the greatest skill is neces-
sary to make them look at all pre-
sentable. One pretty affair, which
was. by the way, extremely becoming
to the wearer, was of black velvet.
The entire front was beautifully en-
broidered in white roses. There were
no frills or puffs to make 1t look
clumsy and a prettier waist could not
be wished for. Another striking one
was made of gunmetal colored velvet.
It had five deep plaits in front. each
an inch and half wide and finished
severely with stitching. The sleeves
had very wide cuffs, stitched to match
the front.-Newark Advertiser.
SILK WOVEN TO INITIATE RIB
BON.
Silk a yard and half wide. woven
to initiate pompadour ribbon, is an
other newcomer at the counters de-
v0fad ~ avanino fahrias This 10 &C.