| Show 4 A to be truly artistic a thing must be natural and harmonious to be harmonious it must be evolved with due at to details it is more essen bial to us it if we would be truly fash conable to sit down and consider the oneness ot of evely creation and to plan tor for it with absolute concentration than it is to fill our m ads with end less stores of knowledge regarding the latest kind of embroidery how to put circular frills on the newest thing in skirts or whether hats are made with high crowns or low lom if a young lady should say that she intended to dress tor for the street and M at the same time she made the remark you saw her arrayed in delicate and flimsy lingerie th n and brilliantly colored hose and the like with a dain ty dressing sack thrown over all what would you expect her to do go out and put on a tailor made walking suit and walking shoes over all this flimsy underwear 9 of course you would mould not expect her to do this and of course she would not do it on the face of it it seems hardy worth bringing up as a point and yet there is often as great incongruity in less conspicuous diorec eions in what is considered a toilet tollet to be dressed for an occasion is to be dressed I 1 from rout tip to toe and some time has been spent during the past few days in finding out suitable ways in which one may dress for the street the young lady lad in question is in medium circumstances and the gar ments described neither extremely extreme lv rich nor very plain the first is a knit merino combination suit and black cashmere cashmer hose with panels of darl blue in diamond shapes across the instep according to the most approved authority on hygienic as well as artistic dressing she will be i ery careful not to draw the garters which are attached to the front of the corset too tightly the side supporters she will wear as is customers cust omery and the hygienic enthusiast will probably have nothing to say next in order will be e ther a knit ted corset cover and nd hn ted short skirt or a mu ain corset cover preferably cut off at the waist and a short skirt shirt or muslin or I 1 flannel as taste or weather dictate next she mil N ill put on the long petti coat which if it is silk will require frequent cleaning or it if it is desired that it should be washable it may be of pongee the shoes will be medium weight walking shoes next in order is the walking skirt made of scotch tweed with seams strapped with blace braid and a nar row circular flo nee around the hot bot torn tom having flat tucks at the hot bot torn tom and three of the same heading the flounce the straps on the seams are graduated being long in front and very short in the back before pa putting the shirt m aist of white vei vesting the lady in will adjust her hat thus avoiding unnecessary brinl les of the sleeves or pulling of the shirt waist out of the belt where it has been carefully arranged the hat will be a beaver felt with plateau clown a tilting slightly to the left with a sash in contrasting color thrown carelessly across the tcp the shirt waist Is of vesting as has been mentioned and is made with a wide panel of the same finished on either edge with i t tuck an inch deep extending from collar to belt in the front on ether e ther side is a row of large flat pearl buttons the sleeves are cut bishop style with loose re verse cuffs which are caught together with mith invisible hool and eye the col lar worn with this mal wait malt t is a plain stock with a band of white stitched about the top and a small tie of black silk is knotted in fiant last of all is the jacket which is made with a bloise blo ise front plain coat collar fitted back and a short peplum the ceph peplum in is no longer in the back than at the sides and narrows to a point on either side in the front A girdle is stitched about the waist and crossed in front where it is fastened by an invisible hook the side fronts of the blouse are laid in flat tucks or stitched plaits closely pressed with the tailors tailor s lion and stripes of braid such as are used in the skirt exferd from the shoulder to the bust I 1 ne and are graduated in length these at the outside of the shoulder being hort and those in the middle longer two TRO of these straps of braid are dra N n over the shoulder and extend under the belt nearly to the ends of the pep im where they are folded under so that points are formed the jacket Is fast fastened ned with small buttons and the sleeves are me daum sized bishop style and are dra into a wide band at the waist which Is pointed and hooked invisibly A strap of the braid is laid through the V tr I 1 I 1 middle of this band end ng in a point at the outside of the waist A few fem of the accessories of this toll toi et are a plain silver hatpin and a cha chat elaine with inde pod et eto for hand han kerchiefs and small purse the leat leath er chatelaine is perhaps most suitable for the above described costume the tb young lady will wear mear dark kid gloves and will carry a neatly folded la with a natural wood hand handle capped with a silver ring inside of which is a mother of pearl medallion medal lioi and this is one way that she will wi array herself tor for the street alollis morris in chicago news |
