Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
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FOR THE LADIES.
Helpful Hints on What to Wear and
How to Wear L.

FOR THE LADIES.
Helpful Hints on What to Wear and
How to Wear II.
With the single exception Of the
surplice blouse, all Of the new crop Of
models fasten In the back, and In
many Of them the buttons are made
to be quite a prominent feature. The
long cuffs, too, are made to button.
but here little thread loops take the
place of buttonholes.
1t Is gratifying to know that the
soft finish materials have taken the
place of the stiff piques. madrases,
etc. Even the popular brilliantines
have given place to the softer mo-
hairs. Even braids and insertions
are no longer wiry and stiff, but the
soft chenille and chiffon finish are
used entirely.
Elbow sleeves, full at the arm
hole but narrowing toward the elbow,
are In high favor, and may take the
place Of the full length sleeve, but 1t is
with the sleeve with the long, light
cuff that we are concerned today. 1t
is practically ubiquitous, that sleeve
model. Nine out Of ten Of the dainty
lingerie blouses and of the simpler new
thin frocks have it, and the variations
upon 1t are legion.
There Is a rumor current to the
effect that the collarless blouse Is to
be a feature Of the summer season,
and this Is a revival of the effort that
was somewhat persistently made to
dispense with the collar altogether
some few seasons ago. The imported
models, however, each one Of them,
display a collar, shallower, II Is true,
than heretofore, but not yet shallow
enough to have reached the vanish
ing point.
- Deep girdles with a sharp point
in front are still the vogue, and a
very sensible compromise for those
to whom deep girdles are not becom-
ing Is the belt effect in the back and
sides with the sharp pointed girdle in
front. The newest girdles are finish
ed with buttons, Persian braid, etc.,
and some for dress have motifs Of
Irish lace, and very pretty one had
irises Of leather trimming applied
with buttonhole silk.
The surplice mode is one that Is
extremely attractive In the sheer lin
gerie blouse, affording, as 1t does, op-
portunity for a graceful design which
one can elaborate as much as one
chooses or leave quite plain without at
all detracting from its intrinsic pretti-
ness. The shirred rather than the
plated or tucked shoulders seem to be
preferred in the washable article, and
quite as often as not a ruffle defines
the surplice line. The opportunity af-
forded for change and daintiness in the
chemisette is one not to be lost sight
of, and here Is where every stitch OF
elaboration will tell.
TO talk Of blouses without men
tioning the belts would be to omit one
Of their most important features. In
consonance with the longer and
rounder waist line. some Of the i'm
ported models have cleverly construct
ed belts and girdles attached to the
blouse, and fashioned from the very
same materials and trimmed en- suite
with the rest of the blouse. The cut
is the most important part Of these,
and they are we'll stayed with feath-
erbone to hold the shape. The feath-
erbone is used in preference to whale
bone or horn, since 1t will withstand
many immersions in the hot soapsuds
Of the laundry and not crack or split
or yield its shape. The ribbon girdles,
fastened a pointe, are more in keeping
than are the belts Of suede and leath-
er. The fiowered and chine ribbons
are vastly liked for these, and the
sombre effects are still in high vogue.
The. girdle grows deeper as the days
fly by, and quite often a little bob
tailed sash Is tackled on at the back,
which gives a still dressier effect.
- Wonderful embroidery and lace
trimmings are being lavished upon lin
en- frocks Of the more elaborate sort.
Among the most exquisite Of the new
designs is an allover embroidery On
finest batiste or swiss, whose design is
Of the finest cobweb tracery In raised
work, with minute openwork or eyelet
details hardly larger than pinheads.
The work has the appearance Of the
finest hand needlework and is Of an
indescribable daintiness though not so
boldly decorative as the more open and
striking English buttonhole embroid-
cry. There are, too, allovers combining
embroidery and lace in fashions entire
ly new and exquisite. They are not
mere setting together of made laces
and embroideries, but consist Of inter-
woven irregular designs. part solid VAL
enciennes, part finest batiste embroid-
cry. They look in some lights like a
beautiful batiste embroidery with wide
open spaces, laid over background OF
all over Valenciennes.
10 De well dressed unueF dily anu
all circumstances Is the aim of every
woman Of refined tastes. For her, smart
clothes for stormy weather are as much
a necessity as for any other occasion.
Besides, the possibility Of being pre-
pared for storm, and having the day
turn out fine, Is very great, and If one
is not we'll and becomingly gowned, the
situation Is full Of opportunities for
unpleasant complications. The old
idea that ones shabbiest hats, gowns
or gloves were good enough for bad
weather has passed away. The new
order of things demands a well cut,
we'll fitting street suit of waterproof
material, made especially for this pur-
pose, with hat, gloves and boots in har-
mony with it. The skirt Of such suit
is, Of course, much shorter than the
ordinary walking skirt, necessarily so,
because no matter how carefully one
walks there is sure to be slight dip
ping Of the skirt at each step, and II
the pavements are at all wet some
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