"Weekly Press." THE FASHION OF DRESS

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9014, 29 January 1895, Page 6

"Weekly Press." THE FASHION OF DRESS

Thick materials are not discarded with the hot weather. On the contrary, almost every woman's wardrobe is supplied with a tailor-made costume, comprising coat and skirt of covert coating, smooth clptbs. flue serges and the like. The 'newest style for the coats is that in particular like a gentleman's frock coat, corresponding exactly with this, having the pleats and buttons at the back and tbe. lapels In front. Some of the most stylish of these dresses are made in green Melton, hut black and grey mixtures witlt black facing* are fashionable. An effective dress of fawn cloth is made up with applique of cloth of a darker shade at each seam at the foot, and deep point of the same trimming is carried down on the outside of the sleeve, the deep waistband being covered with material to correspond. Dresses in navy serge are deeply stitched around the hem of the skirt, and are worn with white linen shirts and sailor collars. Alpaca dresses have short jackets just coming to the waist, and adaed to them are white pique waistcoat and movable revers of the same, which, when soiled, can be washed and replaced afre*b. The combination of fancy -ilks and woollens i» very fashionable, the former contributing waistcoats, underskirts, girdles, &c., to the dress of woollen. A style of coat that «_its these materials well Is cut some six or eight Inches deep below the waist, with fluted fulness,.is fitted quite tightly to the figure with darts, and is trinimed with double revers in accentuated points. Embroidered muslin, spotted net and all trans parent fabrics are preferredly made up over light coloured foundations of silk. Pretty crepon with satin stripes, shot taffetas and black and white Pektns are seen. White in costumes never wearies, and it made up in coat and skirt style and worn with washing silk blouses. Dainty dresses for the hot weather are.made.in all the variety of coloured linens, and cottons, striped, lined and flowered. They are as coats again, or have short bodices elaborated with lace. A pretty fortn of bodice for them has the front quite covered with lace, down which the material is carried in bands from the shoulder seams. A broad insertion to match may then be applied down one or both sides of the skirt, and the velvet ribbon, which passes around the waist as a sash, be formed Into bows and ends at the back. The resistance to draped skirts is disappearing. The advantages of contrasts to be gained are not to be lost night of, and we see some'pretty arrangements effected. For the draperies all invariably take the form of being upraised at the side, and dliolaying a petticoat at one or both sides of a decorative fabric. A new skirt just brought out has a plain front panel framed by kilted sides, gathered at the top for some six or seven inches; the front is ornamented with bows in a line with the finish of the side gatherings, a little distance-from the foot and at the foot. The new Buckingham cape Is made of drab box cloth, lined with golden brown, straps nurroundiug the lower part as a borders stitched on with black silk, and down the front a set of three straps making tbe fastening. The millinery has every fancy of flower arrangement and grouping carried, out on it, and generally these are applied with a liberal hand. Large carnations and fullblown roses are favourite, but cornflowers and forget-me-nots add their pretty note of colour to many of the large lace hats. White lace hats are worn, and are made of the finest kinds of lace and trimmed very lightly.