Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-02
Tiluely fashion Tips.
FOR THE LADIES.
Helpful Hints on What to Wear and
How to Wear II.

nodding heads.
China silk, embroidered with shirt
waist designs In wash silk, makes
mighty pretty blouses, which are more
serviceable than any other kind Of
white silk waists, because they can be
washed and washed.
The fashion of carrying reticules
or wrist bags, Is on the increase, al
though a little while ago 1t seemed as
IL there were no room for increase
Some of the prettiest are Of gun metal
chain work elaborately jeweled with
exquisite real stones.
Belts are in endless variety Of rib
bon, silk, and leather. Nothing Is too
fanciful IL 1t Is keeping with the cos
tune. Crushed leather belts are still
to be found in the most charming col
ors, and some of them are finished
with handsome buckles. There are
little collar and cuff sets to match
these belts made Of leather, and neat
ly mounted on taffeta bands.
There is not the slightest doubt but
that the elbow sleeve will be popular
the coming season. Some Of the lat
est models just turned out to be worn
in milder climes show sleeves with one
large puff. very short above deep
shirred or plated band fitting closely
to the arm. Coat sleeves as rule
that is, the sleeve for dressy coats,
such as the directoire-have close-ft-
ting elbow sleeves finished with lace
frill.
The shirt sleeve Is trifie fuller
at the armhole and the plaits and
tucks running down from the arm
hole have disappeared in accordance
with fashions general law that the
sleeves shall, for this year, be largest
at the top. Upon the regulation shirt
waists the shirt cuff, with link button,
will, according to present indications
be more often in evidence than 1t was
last year, and when the waistband
cuff Is used 1t is ordinarily wider than
1t was in the days when the sleeves
bagged over It.
The new hats are eccentric. One
must admit that, but the eccentricity
lies In the combination Of head and
hat, rather than in the hat Itself. One
needs masses. of fluffy. hair, a charm
Ing face-and youth-to wear the new
hats well, and unluckily that combi-
nation Is not so common as one would
wish. So it is to be hoped that the
rank and file of womankind will lean
toward conservatism, and luckily
there are many pretty hats with de-
tails that stamp them as being OF this
seasons style. yet without a hint OF
the bizarre.
- Skirts persistently incline to full
ness and those which are not gather
ed into the waist bands are made full
with tucks or plaits or other devices.
The circular skirt gives this desired
fullness by the style in which 1t Is cut,
but 1t is only occasionally used, and
the home dressmaker does not as
rule, find 1t easy to make. A nome
made skirt seen recently was cut In
nine cores without any pattern. The
top of each gore was cut a certain
width, and the bottom was marked on
to a certain width ALSO after which
the cores were made to slope gradual
ly from the bottom to the top. At the
bottom the skirt curved slightly to-
ward each back seam, and the seams,
after the bottom had been cut, meas
ured all alike. Many Of the skirts have
plaits which fall freely after they
leave the hip: they are deep and have
nothing in common with the pressed
fiat plaits of last summer except the
vertical stitchings that hold them In
place. The plaits are brought close TO
the figure at waist and hips and en-
large gradually as they flow out to
the hem.
ALL sorts of bodices, from the So
called blouse of the shirt waist frock
to the bodice of the elaborate gown,
show little guimpes filling square, V
shaped or U shaped openings at the
throat, and though frequently these
guimpes or chemisettes are integral
parts Of the frock they are very often
removable. Shallow round guimpes
with only a narrow band trimmed In
lace or embroidery running down
the front to the waist line are for use
with blouses or coats which show only
a little line of lingerie or lace; and, In
place of the fluffy sheer chemisettes
and cuffs, one occasionally finds sets
in coarse scrim or crash embroidered
in bold design and finished by a little
heavy applique lace. To be worn out
side summer blouses or bodices in
stead Of inside are fitting yokes with
berthes. The yoke and berthe are
sometimes made In one, Of rows OF
valenciennes insertion, or OF lace and
embroidered lawn or batiste set to-
gether or of fine lace with heavy
Irish crochet ornaments or guipure
medallions. Other designs show yokes
of sheer stuff embroidered and inset
with lace, and with a corresponding
berthe Joined to the yoke by fine bead
ing.
| The circular fiounce promises to
come in again and to be largely used
in making wash dresses Of percale
gingham. and the heavier fabrics. The
style has some merit because 1t Is easy
to launder, and gives the required flare
at the bottom of the skirt without a
superfuity of material round the hips
Where lightness Of weight Is desired
the skirt is cut away below the
founce, but where durability Is more
sought after the skirt goes down to
the bottom Of the f1ounce. The latter
Is usually applied with a heading OF
insertion or beading, which, II the
skirt Is cut away, joins the upper
portion to the founce, while If the
skirt remains full length, 1t Is gener-
ally stitched on top and bottom over
the joining Of the flounce to the up
per portion. The circular fiounce cuts
into the material more than the gath
cred one. but it is much more grace
full II carefully cut, and a garment fin
ished with it has less Of the home
made look than one with gathered
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