CURRENT FASHIONS, SUITABLE DRESSING FOR ELDERLY LADIES, souna common article from the | for the | There is so ‘much gense in the followin Queen that we reproduce it benefit of our readers: ‘The fashions of to-day certainly favor young and slender figures, and I often wonder, when admiring the present modes, how stout and elderly women contrive to follow, even at a distance, the dictates of Dame Fashion. It is possible, however, to be well dressed, though elderly and even obese, bat it requires special study and great care. The dressmakers who devote their attention to overcoming the diffi- enlties which encompass middle age when figures have lost their young and graceful lines, and silver threads ap- pear amongst the gold-—assert that it is | a great mistake to strive to adapt de- | signs especially made for the young to | those of riper years, I'le best plan 18 to select from among the fashions those which meet the difficulty best, and to reconstruct on the necessary | grounds. Black many colors r p i colors of 13d io lite SF women are to is always safe, but ti which are be skins t reds snit fair &1r Pri 10D, And mind that to have either = covering down th 18 als must any CavHipas anv * ps 18 calouiated figure. Nothing must girt in at the waist. Long jacl drops soften the outlines, women, irvingon b and skirt, she test the efl as well as standin. The sleeves must on no ac made or broad, aud with short necks should be specially careful on this For tea gowns the long vendant sleeves are desirable, In mantles { sides prove to be on if gares, nets mod I advise eareful private stady in the glass before making the imporiant decision, aud most prob on the Yer nigh Fomen No, 1176. BACK visw, Pawn gl 5A ai : No. 1176. No, 1179, shows a collar mn No- 1177. BACK view waist wonld be ready by Christmas, Bowing with politeness peculiar to the bodice will be sent to you before that time.” A. R. E. No. 11/8. Bua-sine Cosrome, — White and navy blue serge are combined in this costume. White serge is taken on the bias sor the skirt, which is three and two thirds yards wide around the bottom, and is gored narrower toward the top. Around the bottom it is orna- mented with three rows of blue Her cules braid, a wider row for the cen re one and a narr: wer one on each side. ‘The coat of blue serge hes white re- vers carried down in a sailor collar at the back, and white cuffs. The vpper part of the white vest is crosced with rows of blue braid and ornamented on the right side with an embroidered anchor as are also 1he revers, No. 1147. Fovrarp Uness, Thi gown is of heliotrope colored fonlard with large figures in corn color. It is made with a gorea skirt and a cont. bodice. The sleeves are plain but full on the shoulders and the bodice A shirred at the neck. A out paper pat ery desirable gown will | price, 15 No. 1180. Frost viRw, dress has around of a band of notohed edge It is ornamented at ribbon bows. covered with lace and has a coat skirt | The | | bodice and cont skirt are striped with | narrow bands of jet galioon, while the | plastron in front 1s of bengaline i { The close silk sleeves have lace puffs t looped with ribbons on + shoulders, | | Collar of pleated lace toned { left side by a bow of ribbon. So 1181 Cainp's Arnos, No. 1182, figured sateen with i everywhere, where it be put as little Figure s fourth the soarf When ¢ height and width an been gious f CORTES Wit and give wheels aivisions same time the loose threads left groups. The wheel or spiuning | f eail {ancy won HOWE plain ¥ source of many of our designs, bu { minute elaboration of during the centuries which elapsed, we fear would cause t | in recognizing the origina's. these des { little apron. The front TABLE moany. No. 1. Tame dbeanr,—The work most ad mired for ornamenting table linen is of squares arranged in the style of the scarf shown in figure 1.; sometimes they are placed side by side to form a continued border. The reticells squares are worked with ¢ arse white or yellow thread, for the drawn work gold thread proves the most effective. On table linen, gold and silver thread i and joined to the helping thread. The rav-like algo canght around the threads 43s =n i {4 arse] y a, | Makdl 804 16 2a¥ fa in the second ro follo ag ne, crochet after ont long, upper de a) and 1 cross on ie. The pat withont the top under the i cheted here fo quire 2 snd one ribbon shout an inch The rings ae. on —— The enforcement of the tax on watch light the fact that there are 244 people lo the city who val: e their time pieces at £100, and 49 who value them avove that sum, The greatest manicures In the wor d appesr to be the ~akams of the Congo region in Afriea. Among their tribal customs is the paring of the vals down to the quick with an instrament de. signed for that particular purpose, The Bible has now been translated into 66 of the languages and dialects of Africa.
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