rn OUR PARIS LETTER. Surely, one cwnnol comnlain of a fear h of novelties, for never, appar- ently, has a scason ever broneht us more extravagant creations F rst on the ligt is the Jacobine redingote, the shape of which is extremely elegant and original. It is not made according to the models with which we are so familiar, for cr rtain peculiurities change it at once nto a garment of an entirely new style. First, it is longer, less of a redingote and more of a jacket. The fronts are crossed and closed on the {eft side by three large buttons. The polor of the cloth ned for this garment is called “chataigne,” a red lish brown which is in great demand this Winter. Two large revers cover the chest and fold back over a pelerine which is pleated at the neck, thus forming the soll r. This pelerine is cut quite straight, hke a | and, and of ample width; the width is then rednced by laying small perpendicular pleats and stitching them to a depth nec. ssary for the heighth of the collar, This gurment has met with great snccess for mcrning outings, prcmenades, ete. 1f a more dressy garment is desired, one has only to choose another color and a different fabio, A model quite new, and which bears tho mark of one of onr prominent mod- istos, 18 a pretty jacket in cloth of a less . prononnocd reddish cast yet of the same tone. It completed a full cos- tame, The straight fronts, c¢ osed at neck snd waist hoe, were open over | the ¢! est on a pla tron or a long jabot | of silk muslin or of guipure. The fronts were ont straight-way of the eloth, but thie back entirely on the bias for: ing n Wattean pleat with the seam mn the cenire, and no more fulness in the basque than there 's in the back of an ordivary jacket. Ove point of im- riance is that the fold touches the Po without being fastened there: a loose stitch nnder the geam attho waist line holds the fold to the jacket, A band of brown velvet ribbon passes beneath the fold, is ¢ ossed in front, and returns forming a reversed V, toe oint of which 1s concealed under the old near the linr. The edge of the jack:t and the botton dress of the skirt are trimmed with a thiek band of silk nud wool marabout, whieh is fre- gqnently employed this season as a gar- niture. This jackot has ul-o proved to be r creas fav 1 ; Elouse corsages are ly woru ne they add vuriely of one’s costumes, ono is m eray ¢ rded velvet with a bi] of bine rl n fastened with an antique silver bn Tue be utiinl bitios which udorn {hese corsages adds to them a jceunliar clegance. i hese | buitons are veritable jewels, sometimes in gold pnd sometimes fancy de- £ o being universal- greatly to tre A charwoing nde of rib in signs. Wo have secn one of the blon-e eorsages in locust-green velvet with | flat gold buttons similar to a gentle- man’s shirt studs. A black velvet buttons in perforated blonse for t corsn.e of white sil tion of Chantilly, with m mond bunitons: these buttons also ns orn s on the sleeves, As 1s well known all bats, or nearly i all, have strings that are wide or nar-| row, and more or less long. A lesd- | irg honse has ecreed that ¢ strings «hall | inrrow, fastened | by » Little t ear aad | ently to tl ‘male of | one had Bavarian | silver. Tue same | r, had an ionper | muslin and inser guificent dia- | appear heatre wera + : meus Just « SRO is I r eo aft Own ma bird m of rarrow knoited npder long enda reaching Ine. The fashion will nndonbtedly | soon | e adopted as the long flowing endr tend to give the fair wearer an added grace, the Frrion Luar, Carvior Gowx axp Vieoaxz Tairon Oows.—No. 1321, is of gray cheviot rimmed with black velvet, and a full vest of figured silk between the open jacket fronts. The skirt, made with. ont a foundation skirt, is lined throrgh with alpaca and trimmed at the bottom itat wo bias folds of cloch foar inone a aa No. 1822, pack view, deep, piped with velvet at the lower ednes and headed by a velvet fold. ‘or the full vest a straight breadth of silk is veed, gathered at the neck end waist and sowed on the right haif of the wrist in ng: tue lower c¢dge is gathered and turned under, aud sewed to the edge of the hung. It is hooked to the leit half of the l.ning, as 18 ahvo the velvet belt, which 18 sewed tO tue lining on the right side. The straieht collar and the coat revers are of black velvet. The frouts of the jacket aud the rleeves are irim- med with loops of bruid in which there 18 a thread of steel, with steel buttons at either end. BO Dare No. 1 No. No. 182%, show+ how to dress a! Roman Conta lina. The skirt is of black merino and the corselet of voi. | vet. Whuite linen chemise te embroid- | ered in multi-colored designs like tue apron, Muslin headdress, wit pins. Coral beads around the neck, No 1324, representa a child, The vest inllae clothi with gold 1n keeping ~Niirt h lace pnd gold nd Tuamsian wrougnt with t! vy . sai lt # nubs veiling : € Ll br #R eid No. 132°. Beige -colored vigogme with a white eloth vet is the material | of the tailor gown, The skirt 1s wade | without a foun lation and lined through | with alpaca and trimmed » long the side seams with rows large braad bat- Of The coat ho "ice has a high officer's in addition to a deep 1urned- down collar and revers. The white across with re- vers, and opens on a white linen chemi | No 25. No. 1825. Prax Woon CosroMm,— Our model is of veige and blue pail wool ocross-barred with red and brown pilk lines. T:e bodice is mainly of velvet with a pointed plastron of plaid goods in the back, and a plaid coat skirt ret under velvet tabs, C h'ne, across which the velvet is sirap- pe! with gilt buckles. The sleeves are i i trimmed with velvet bands and a hy gilt buckle on the sides No, 1395, BACK VIEW, No. 1326, Turarne Bovion, Crean white surah lk, black velvet and lace are combine! in milking shia simple “a 3.6 lar are of vo lvet v iled with white luce, belt ard bows of bliek velvet ribbon. P'unfls of lace cross the shonlders snd Jace Inlis finch t! lower § the sleeves, A frill doub ed surah in set along the edpe of the right front, and ness of both frovis lneo peur wast Lue, © edgy 0 of PA in the edpe n a FANCY WORK. In loo¥ing throu: hi some of the fanny stores the other day, I raw a very pretty work pocket which is ewily made, snd would | e useful as a Christ. mas gift, The pocket hongs in a tiny cabinet frome a ont eigh een inches tall snd eigut inch: s square at top sud Lo tem Lins trume enn be bought at any 1aney store in the plain woo i, ur a carp: nter could camly make one sta trifiing cost. Witn a litt e epam-l yon can puint it any col r yon may desire, Some of those 1 saw were pale pivk while others were a faint peacock bine, The bag should be of some pretty flowered silk, and lined with a silk of plain but barmomz ng eolor. If the frame is pink, a yllow flowered silk. lined with pale blue wonld fe pra , Shirrthetop of the bag an inch below the edge, and fasten it to the forr top bars of the frame, letting it hane full below, Bows of ribbon may be tacked to the four eorners both above snd be'ow, By nsing plainer ma erial this bag | conld be need iu the dres<ing room to | hold small soiled ariicles as laces, Lhund- | kerehiefs, ete, A econvepient little pin-cushion to hang by a sewing muchive cin be made of strips ofeilk brail of differenteniors, For this seven strips of braid cach six fuches long are required; harmonizing colors sh uid be selected and the ed es and over, begin- aud a balf from t 11s Thee ends a | me istunes ust ® be raveled for fringe. Work a fancy stitch down each seam with embroidery milk of some pretty i ends just above the fringe and sinfl it | | with hair or wool. Draw up the ends | { and fasten them, tacking on bows of | { laby ribbon with long loops by wich { the enshion is to Le snspende | A bread doiley is very ornaments] to { the tea~table and suitable fur a bride, | Take a preee of fine linen about ten inches square and bemstitch an inen | wide bem all around, Work a small design, as w' eat-heads cr ¢ flowers | in out-line stitch, in one ¢ cinsters here and there, Fivger do less be made in ry 41 ra racer ARS - oii aspen No, 1333, No. 1833. For-Laweo Russian CLoaAx. «This cloak is of dark blue camel's hair, lined with fur and tnmmed with a Russian collar and deep cuffs of Alaska sable. Passementerie clasps fasten the fronts below the waist line. Muff of sable. No. 1882, Croax ro & A Youso Lavy ~The cloth for this garment is gray woven with a stripe of a darker shode forming deep points in the contre, It is cut in redingote shape, the back and side backs furn shing ample fulness for the skirt. The fronts cross sand button on the right side; the deap cape opens in the haok and front, with flounces of plain ol th pleat < on the 8 oulders and falliug in folds upon the edge of the opening. Three rows of stitching orpameut the founcea The high collar 1s brrdered with black feathers, and a similar band trims the the enpe and the boitom of the Close sleeves. edge of garment, . works d wool, (Uo re pert a looy oo row, ur © "ob Of 2d loop through the t«ke 8 Joop each 1 the la tm shes of the next stitches in the | fast row, juil a loop through the 4 | loops now ont e ne dle, 1 chain; re- | pest from *, but tuke the first loop | throngh the front mesh of the lest of the loops taken up for the preceding ! stitch. i 8d row.--1 ebain to turn, then a sin- gle crochet into the front meeh of | every stitch. Continue to repeat the | 2d and 8d rows by turn, widening or parrowing as the pattern requires; to give the extra needful width toward the b« ttom. work a short row up to the | waist and down again, thus forming » | small gore. ! Overseam the shonlde got her, Work the sleeves in the o stitch, join them and overseam them into the armhole. Before sewing in the sleeves | | work the cuff. For this make a cnain i of 6 stitches and work in tricot stitch | (take up a loop through each stitch go- jog forward and work them off coming back), 14 rows; at the end of each row connoct to a stitch of the sleeve, and in the middle rows connect to 2stilches Ld og Ler pe oe pe #'% 0 - a I ra smd to full the sleeve; connect the last row with the first and then finish the front edge with a row as follows: a single on the first, ¥ 3 chain, take a loop each theaugh the 21 and 1st of the 2 chain, a loon th ongh perpenlicnlar mesh be- fore the 3 chsin, and 2 loops through the next 2 edge stitches, pil a loop throungn all the loops, work off this lust loop: repent from *. Work a like row of points downward into the front meshes of the neck stitches, then from the back a row of singles on the unoo- enpied meshes of the same stitches, On the singles work to and fro 3 rows, in the first of whieh make’ chain and a single on the next 2d stitch: in the 24 row 2 single around every b chain, then a row of points like those previously deseribed, continuing them down the back edges. A ribbon isdrawn through the 1:.t of there rows aud tied at the back. Join the lower half of the back. Around the lower edge of the waist work first a row of singles, then, for an open row through which a ribbon is drawn, work a chain and a ving e. The skirt is worked on the waist, the last 1a pow 0 chinin, fake a lop each through the 2d and Ist of them, and 2 loops throngh the pext two neles of the row before last, pull sloop through ail these loo g, ul a loopthroagh this last loop, *, ta a loop through the mosh at the top of the group worked I previongly, take a loop turonch the ; | . of the 4 loops Pp i which taken, a sliteh, p ila loop through %.1n the lash ie 1 Ee jast, eo tale anne throu Ops Wel next pail tls last loop; repeat from ther lox fit i in Xo. 4 the { and 4th loops neh the last 2 of the o chiain at the ENTEROIDERED EPREAD, 0 of the Yr Youu {, aloog Povo y through wecceding stiteh, loops, work off at from* Work 4 preceding row. In last row work the “8 a all § BK. 100 rom wre rows ble {ion with the CORLL 40 ” “5 a Pn 4 ry npOIDERED sPRTAD, No. L border crosswise in tricot stitch on & foundation of 6 chain ss for the cuff Below this work 2 more rows as in the ing ns at the sieeves. On the border 4 rows of cross-stitches in contrasting silk are worked as shown in the ilins- tration, Expnomxrep Spagap.—On a square canvas of the desired size, mark out thirty-six smaller squarcs as shown in firure 1. These squares are embroid. ored cotton according to the working details given in figures 1 and 2. The twelve to sixteen threads which have bocn left between the smal squares are made inio drawn work | borders, and te edge of the cover fine ished with a Torchon lace border. The | spraat should be lined with sume protiy harmonizi. g silk. fF 5
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