Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-23

| Ihe coat, with bloused front and
short bell sleeves, may very easily
he made into pretty bolero by sim.
ply cutting II short and fitting 1t In
bit at the waist line. For the Goa,
sleeve the best thing to do is to make
|; into an elbow sleeve by cutting II
1T the shape of half circle, as wide
as its shape will permit, and putting
four or five ruffies of lace or plated
mule or batiste. lace edged at tne
end OF it. This will make very
pretty covering for the arm dainty in
the extreme, and. while 1t will not
give much warmth. II will accord per.
fectly with the boiero effect of the
jacket. and. with the sleeve of the
snlrt waist coming from under 1t, It
viii not give the arm an undressed
look. The rutiies must be very full
and finely plated, overlapping one
another closely, and the first one
merely peepins out from the edge of
the sleeve.
Braid is great helper in altering
and making larger any part of stree
gown where there is real or appar.
ent lack OF material. very wide
| Hercules braid will answer as yoke
| To lengthen a skirt. or II will do to
| form the cum of a sleeve that is too
short. and 1t may also he used to
| iengtnen bolero or Eton jacket
The wide braids are rather expen-
sive, but the effect produced by them
In remodeling "A suit is so far better
in every way when different mater
ial Is used that there should be no
hesitation in going TO the extra ex-
pense' Besides good braids may be
used again and again so long as there
is a thread of them left.
The altering of gowns of soft
transparent textures is never a very
difhcuit thing to accomplish success.
fuily but the main thing is to keen
the harmony OF coloring intact.
ian gown. for instance, is lar prettier
when trimmed with the same color or
cream lace than 1t Is with anything
else. and will always be found more
becoming Its cnarm lies In Its neu-
raj tint. and when that is used AS a
background to stronger color. it
loses its character at once. The
same thing is true OF brown. with the
exception that the shades of brown
10,
any more effective when different
shades OF the SANE color are combin.
ed. Patches of color such as
rosettes, belts, etc. on a plain. cool
surface Invariably destroy the beauty
OF the whole garment. Belts should
Always be OF the same color as tae
gown or waist they are worn with so
thai the division between waist and
skirt may he as little noticeable as
possible.
one of the prettiest of the many
ways to modernize shirt waist
whether silk or cotton. Is 10 turn the
sleeve upside down and cut on the
top part. This Will very materially
shorten the sleeve, and to give IL the
necessary length, "A long cum viii be
required. To made this. tuck some
oatiste, white If for a muslin waist
cream If for silk one. having the
tucks running horizontally Cut the
cum out so that the part where the
band goes through is SO close t;lat
The cum must be buttoned each time IL
If put on or on, and then sew all
around 1t lace.edged ruiIie. Attach
the cum to the sleeve In manner that
VIII permit its being taken on to be
laundered without disturbing the fin.
ish of the sleeve. Make a stock for
tne neck in exactly the same way.
with buttons or loops at the back to
fasten II. For convenience there is
nothing that can equal these detacr
able collars and cuffs. and there is no
easier or more attractive fashion for
furnishing up an old-style shirt waist
For changing very thin frocks and
gowns TO the prevailing mode dozen
different ways will suggest them
selves. Materials of this description
can almost always be matched per.
fectly. lace and embroidery. both OF
which are used profusely, can be in
troduced with good effect In almost
any gown, especially the all-over EN-
broidery, which is more beautiful this
year tnan ever before
One tan embroidered batlste has
been made over altogether by adding
4 TO It plated hounces of plain batisto
OF the same color The skirt has
been made much fuller by drawing
II up at the waist. where the fitness
Is taken up by lengthwise tucks. The
sleeves are entirely OF succession
OF plated ruiiies. like those on the
skirt, and the waist has bands Of plain
batiste stitched on in circles and
discs. The effect is lovely and the
rrock prettier than ever before.
| ESTEI.LE CLAIREMONT.