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Show FASHIONS OF THE DAY. WHAT IS LATEST IN THE LINE OF DRESS FOR LADIES. j Some Gomi That An Tllor Mail nj Some That Are Home M1 What I the Proper Thing n Mourning Garb. Other Matter. Special Correspondence. New Yokk, Nov. 13. Like the Marchioness, Mar-chioness, I like to "make believe" sometimes. some-times. Orange peel and water make do-licious do-licious lemonade if you only think so, and by turning and twisting and making over, old gowns can be mado into seemingly seem-ingly royal raiment if you only "make believe" hard enough. But it is rather monotonous. You may deceive your friends, but never yourself. j Now, here is an illustration of this the- cry: Here is a young lady sen-nely unconscious uncon-scious of herself and happy in her perfect , TAILOR MADE HOME MADE. tailor luado gown of gray serge, with i? dainty little bands of embroidery up the front, with its pretty cape with the double rows of silken balls and its all in all finish, with the hat to match. Her clothes do not trouble her, for she knows they are flawless. The other dear little bit of a body haa thriftily washed and made over her drab camel's hair skirt and added a pretty trimming of braiding, braid-ing, and she has taken the train and best part of a wine colored velvet and made of it the overdress and trimmed it with a three-inch band of fur. It makes a handsome and stylish gown, but sho worries over it and looks longingly at the tailor made 'nn. But, dear me! when women cease to ba women the millennium will be right upon us and no one prepared for it. the tailor made gowns are more fashionable fash-ionable than ever, eveu quite young cuik dren wearing them; that is, girls of 13 and 14. They are made of homespun in pepper-and-salt mixture with, flecked, and snowflako surface. T'Ve .MUn-other .MUn-other fabric much liked for lihilldren an4 young ladies call Herrif "V brocho which is really a broeAled stripi Chev--iots are worn in everconceivable vari-' ety, the shepherd and fine checks being favorites for the young. Tweeds are the favorite materials for tho tailor made suite in different weights. But the Cl:tu plaids are more liked than any of the above named goods for general wear. I There is one rough material known as drap St. Petersburg, coarse and harsh bnt warm and thick, and in several designs, de-signs, mostly large, indefinite coarse designs, de-signs, with one spot in each plaid that ltKiks as if darned in contrasting colors. This makes undeniably stylish costumes, j and requires next to no trimming. I Mourning goods vary little, the silk warp Henrietta being do rigueur for first mourning, with crape bands. A widow's gown is made princesse, buttoning up the whole front, with bands down tho front and around the bottom of the skirt, which is made to train slightly in the back. The sleeves are covered with crape. The bonnet has a Mary Stuart point in front. There is a new silk nun's veiling which hangs in exquisite folds, and is light and devoid of that unpleasant crape smell. A dress for a young lady in mourning for a parent has a waist trimmed quite plainly, and with crape sleeves. The skirt has apron drapery, with three plain, horizontal bands across the hot- j MOURNING PRESSES. torn, and side panels of the same width. The veil hangs from the back of the hat, which is of felt and trimmed with butterfly but-terfly bows of the crane. i A pretty gown for home was in gray (ashmereand had been ewn into a shape j like a sheet, and then brought across just over the bust and around up again until a point came forward, plaited and fastened to the front with hooks, forming form-ing thus a shoulder strap. The fullness and length was caught up just back of the hips, and the back fell loo.se in a sort : of Watteau plait to the floor. The front thus hung from the bust and adjusted j itself to the figure by the simple tlrap-ings tlrap-ings and a rich cord and tassels that came from under the Wi.tteau plait. Olive Hari'lr. |