LATEST PARISIAN FASHIONS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2262, 24 October 1889, Page 2

LATEST PARISIAN FASHIONS.

(j?H,OM OUH. OWN OOBBKBPONDBNT.) j TMnallks fine vollln^s, ja:oaels, ss-phyr , •loths, and wit*, laoe ».l-e often plett)d In "aooordijn" pleats all tho way round whioh gives ihsm a c'i»rmligly quaint appear•no_. Tne bodices And a'oevo*, too, arc 1 k-wii*e pleated, and a nanov saoh la tied it the btok Skirts of th-sa fabrios, aim'arly nrr*nged, »ra a'so worn as p .ttl o.t', with silk and woollen redingotts, i Sponoer jackets and straight b x ploa'ed tv >los, or with to Hoes made In he form of a jaokit In front and enprinoesse at the baok. There is a new Idea la ouaneotion with snort novei dresses. Thoy are now frequently cut so as 10 sweep the .-round a few Inobes boLlnd. The fashion abl < ( sheath " or Umpiro skirt is alto out In this way. This style may not be chosen for transparent materials, but both alike and woollens are currently made so, es well as the petticoats now under their materials. Toe cos turn 3 Is m.de to fit quite closely m the front aud at the sides, while the back Is mounted sometimes m box-peats, sometimes m fla'eu, and sometimes gathered. To set well It re-qa'r-s to be very deoUedly gorer?, and buocosb otu only be assured by very careful mtklng The breadths should bo run together from the top downwards to preveut pucke log, and should the material be of a nature to stretah easily, It must be laid on a board and carefully taoked previously, cf course a gored edge li ooupled wltb a selvedge. When the breadths have been sewn to- ; --ether they sre rounded off evenly at th. bottom, a difference of at least a quarter 1 of a yard being allowed for the b.ok, The ! extent of the goring must be regulited to the figure of the wearer. These skirts dt> not generally measure more than three 1 yards at their greatest width, 1 unleis there Is an aotual train. 1 They are extremely suitable for faille , and glace .tlks, and ar. now and again to be soon trimmed wt . three narrow £1 <onoßs of the same material or ! <naoflt--, Tbey a*e In blaok or green ; silk, with blaok ltoe insertion arranged on the hem In the old Greek keypattern, whioh Is often otrrled on beige, ierra-oott", or grey woollen, i> btaok-gold, or Silver braid. Many of the f.bros now In use for eveoing wear wll cmo In later on for walking costumes, the transparent over-dre*s b.log a par tloular featnre of the fishlou, In Han ' mualln promises to be a prime favorite When plain It oan be made up with tows 1 of valenolenues laoe Insertion. Tbe I muslin and colored lining are gathered together, hemmed op at tbe bottom of the skirt and sometimes lucked as far as the waist. Embroidered mualln dresses that 1 h«ve lain by for ye»rs, m.y now be pro 1 duoed with advantage, a few yards of , colored silk will ba all tbat is neo.ps.ry to [ transform them into eztreme'y fashlon--1 able toilettes. Pabis, Aua-uat 29th 1889.