San Antonio Sunday Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 62, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 21, 1897 Page: 3 of 8
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| FASHIONS FOR t
| THE WOMEN g
In millinery black and green contin-
ue to be fashionable. To woman
who puts herself Into a braided tailor-
made and wears a great dusky hat
plume shadowed and with the brim
faced or overlaid with bright green
mirror velvet is still safe to accomp-
lish a stylish effect though the com-
bination is no longer new. Then if
khe adopts some odd form of trimming
say like the novel aigrette of this pic-
ture hat green again is a sensible
color. This hat was of almond green
chenille and its low crown was en-
circled with a twisted end of liberty
satin in a slightly lighter shade the
satin giving also the frill that edged
the upper part of the crown. The
aigrette was composed of the satin and
a number of ostrich tips several
smaller tips lying at the base.
Cerise may be a little newer than
green but It is not yet established in
favor and there are many women who
prefer to keep entirely free fromaf-
fectation and be fashionable rather
than conspicuous. Black figures on
most of the hats of the hour but the
spring hats seem to rush into all the
brilliant colors that sunsets wild flow-
ers ahd rainbows suggest. It should
be known that in the spring millinery
cerise spells coral in all its shades
and that whole hats are planned in
red of all stages of brilliancy. Rough
straws of deep cardinal are shrouded
in pale cerise tulle and then covered
with great bunches of bright red
poppies while above all a splendid
frilling of flame-colored ribbon stands
a scarlet plume mounting guard still
higher. The most daring combina-
tions of red are risked. Pink and scar-
let do not blend and yet you will see
them in juxtaposition and confess
that the knot of deep cardinal velvet
that binds them together somehow
harmonizes them. The a 11-red hat will
be an established feature of the com-
ing season if early models are to be
considered as straws to show which
way the fashionable wind is going to
blow.
RIDERS AND DRIVERS
Women who drive in their own car-
riages are wearing very handsome
coats of velvet or satin and apparent-
ly as loose as a sacque and belted at
the waist. An especially pretty one
was a black satin. It was double
breasted edged with sable lined with
pale yellow and freely tilled in at the
neck and sleeves with tinted Valen-
ciennes lace. The belt of inch-wide
satin ribbon was clasped w’ith a great
silver buckle set with cabonchin em-
eralds and three turquoise-studded
silver buttons were set along the
length of the belt one appearing at
the back of the belt and one at either
side.
It Should be remembered that she
iA queen is only a
woman after all and
every woman is a
queen if she be a
perfect woman.
The crown of wo-
manhood is mother-
hood. There is no
higher thing than
this. There is no
better thing that
any woman can do
than to be a mother
of bright and happy
children. That is
the best and highest
thing that anybody
can do in this world.
It cannot be achiev-
ed by a woman who
isn't healthy who
suffers from any of
the weaknesses or
disorders peculiar to
her sex. A false
— idea of modesty
which prevents the acquisition of know-
ledge and the carelessness which pre-
vents an application of knowledge are
the most prolific causes of this kind
of sickness. Thirty years ago knowledge
of the prevalence of such disorders in-
duced Dr. R. V. Pierce than as now
chief consulting physician of the Invalid’s
Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo
N. Y. to devote a great amount of time
and study to the preparation of a remedy
that would invigorate and strengthen the
womanly organism — that would cure
perfectly and positively all forms of fe-
male weakness — that would take the
danger away from childbirth and greatly
lessen the pains of labor. This remedy is
called Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription.
That it accomplished the object for which
it was intended is proven by its remark-
able and continued success for 30 years
will gain much knowledge by
■►’ling Dr. Pierce’s great thousand page
Sense Medical Adviser.” A
Hee copy will be sent on receipt of 21 one-
stamps to cover cost of mailing only.
■..ress World’s Dispensary Medical
who rides in a car cannot indulge in
these coats. She must bundle up in
something that will be more appro-
priate for street wear and also of
something with a little more warmth
to It The carriage girl risks no ex-
posure. and a dainty satin coat of no
warmth save in its stylish neck ruf-
fling will do very well. Many of these
beautiful coats are intended to be
nicely pinned down the front and not
removed. When Ihe fronts turn soft-
ly back showing the bright lining it
harmonizes with the color of the gown
or offers a brilliant contrast to it. The
jeweled belt holds the front in place.
In striking contrast to those who 101 l
in carriages are the women who ride
horseback though this contrast is no
stronger than it usually is. The car-
riage women are gotten up a little
more elaborately than in past seasons.
It is true but the horsewomen too.
are doing rather more to relieve the
severity of their habits than they were
wont to do. The artist sets an up-to-
date habit in the accompanying pic-
ture which illustrates this fact. Black
cloth was the material the skirt was
of the regulation sort and the glove
fitting bodice was double breasted.
Long coat tails finished the back a
tiny strip of white waistcoat showed
and a. black satin stock set off the
neck. Gathered white frills finished
the wrists of the tight coat sleeves
and above all was a high silk hat
trimmed with folds of chiffon that
were formed in a large bow at the
back. Styles in riding habits vary
very little and no greater departure
from the ordinary’ rig than this is ad-
missible.
COLORINGS OF NEW SILKS.
The new silks show a solid ground
in dark color black blue brown of
green and over this ground are thick-
ly strewn tiny dots of a brilliantly con-
trasted color as scarlet bright green
or turqoise blue. A gown made with
a skirt of such material may show a
waist to match the brilliant color
while the sleevse are of the darker
shade of the ground. Lace may be
added stretched smoothly over the
silk matching the ground of the silk.
Stock tips at the sleeve and perhaps
a dash of bright color in facing or at
the belt will complete the effect.
Bright cheerful colors always pre-
vail in house and morning dressesbut
just now there is marked tendency
toward brilliant hues reds taking the
lead. The pretty morning dress shown
today for example was in flame col-
ored nun’s veiling trimmed freely with
bands of white insertion. Besides
vertical bands of insertion there was
for skirt trimming a ruffle of the goods
about the hem and the bodice had a
V shaped lace yoke both in back and
•n front. The collar of the goods was
trimmed with lace and the long sash
was crossed with insertion a huge jet
buckle holding it. Wrinkled sleeves
of the nun’s veiling had small puffs
at the top.
Though attractive shirt waists are
shown in great numbers it is hardly
a good time to buy. The really new
ones are very expensive besides being
in a sense experimental and then the
market is flooded with others that may
be styled new and yet that arouse sus-
picion that they are mussy ones from
last season’s stock. Of course there
will be no keeping the herd away from
the bargain counters that will be or-
ganized to get rid of left aver stock
but don’t join the herd. The new
waists are to be very plain and not
transparent nnd will have collars and
cuffs to mafch rather than of white
linen. and other trimming will
be horizontal and not up and down
and buttons) will either not show or
else be very large pearl ones set far
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apart. Studs will only be worn on
dress occasions.
NEW STYLISH GOWNS.
Very pretty grenadine dresses are
made* in black over green. The bod-
ice of the goods bags in front drooping
over the belt and rows of green or
black ribbon are set round and
round on the dress from the hem of
the skirt to the throat. The rows
droop a little at the front and mount
at the back and sides. Grenadine is
to be so popular a material however
that no one kind of gown can be fairly
taken as typical use of this stuff. The
dress worn by the seated woman in
this picture was grenadine.and was a
brand new dress of fine design yet in
cut and color was quite different from
the one mentioned above. To begin
with it was mauve colored and made
over green silk. A festooned ruffle of
accordeon pleated mauve taffeta trim-
med the skirt and rows of the plated
taffeta crossed the front of the bodice
from shoulders to waist. Belt and
collar were prune colored velvet.
Another material newly in favor but
already well established Is cashmere
which is now being worn a great deal
and is rapidly becoming more abun-
dant. For Lent gray is a favorite
color for it as well as for other goods
and mouse gray was the shade of the
companion dress to the one just de-
scribed. Bands of white satin cov-
ered with steel spangled tulle trimmed
its skirt vest and collar being of the
same materials. The waist was gath-
ered at the shoulders and the surplice
front was carried to the back where
it formed one large loop and two ends
that hung to the skirt’s hem.
Fancy waists are as much worn as
ever. A very beautiful new model
was in handsome white cashmere
with Turkish designs embroidered all
over It. It opened over a satin vest
of petunia satin and a beautiful lace
collar laid flat at the throat and across
the top the cerise vest gave character
to the whole. The bodice was finish-
ed at the waist line by a roll of cerise
velvet. Tucks crossed the bust line
just under the edge of the lace collar.
SILK AND OA3HMERE.
A youthful and novel combination
was effected in the costume shown
below whose skirt was pale gray ac-
cordeon pleated cashmere and whose
blouse waist was biasplaided taffeta
showing white gray and mauve. Col-
lar and belt were mauve velvet liber-
ally supplied with paste buckles and
the tight sleeves had the small droop-
ing puffs that are now deemed just
right. The blouse fastened at the
side and its bolero effect for of course
it must have some Ixtlero suggestion
to be in the hunt was gained by sever-
al rows of narrow black velvet rib-
bon the effect being heightened by
three narrow straps of the same rib-
bon that pretended to hold together
the counterfeit jacket fronts.
The rage for bolero Is unabated and
it allows all sorts of happy expedients
in the way of combination costumes.
As for instance a black grenadine is
made over an ivory striped silk. The
jaunty short bolero is separated from
the brocaded white grenadine of the
bodice. This bodice shows a perfect
modelling to the figure in the black
and is likely a loosely pleated front
from chin to belt. The belt is simply
a roll of black satin with a handsome
bow at one side for a finish. The lit-
tle bolero turns back with a pair of
jaunty revers and under them is set a
fall of lace that the outline of the
revers may be made clear. This same
little bolero can Ite worn over a black
satin blouse the result being a very
stunning black costume. Of course
the brocaded ivory grenadine can also
be used with something else as
sleeves are provided that hook on at
the shoulder. When the sleeves are
on the brocade is at once a complete
bodice and worn under a green vel-
vet bolero and cashmere skirt the ef-
fect is as jaunty as if it had been
made for use with the green.
Paradise plumes still sweep glori-
ously. A beautiful theatre or recep-
tion headdress is a black jet tiara
frame from the front of which a
splendid paradise plume mounts. This
plume wafts Its airy length backward
and it* is held.by the jet and emerald
buckle. That te all there is to the af-
fair but it simply shrieks exclusive-
ness in every atom of it.
CARRYING MILES OF BRAID.
The braid business must be looking
up for great quantities of it are con-
sumed in trimming dresses. Hardly
a new gown is to be seen either in
black or color that is not braided
if not at the hem or up each seam.
then in imitation of a yoke that ex-
tends over and below the hips. In al-
most all cases the braid is black but
gilt and colored sorts may also be
used. The very fashionable bolero
jackets too are laden with row after
row of braid and frequently circles
and stars are cut out of elaborate de-
signs and appliqued all over the front
of skirts and bodices. As styles are
now the braiding on the gown shown
below is simple yet it bordered all
lue edges of the sleeveless jacket
finished the 81**0X08 at the wrists and
silk cords encircled the skirt at the
hip and the bodice just above the
waist. Cadet blue cheviot was the
gown’s material and old rose silk was
used to line the jacket.
A dressy getup for a little girl is
showh In the picture too. the fabric
being bright red cashmere. Bias
folds of the goods trimmed the skirt
and the bodice was tight fitting both
back and front. Over it came a hand-
some red cloth jacket. Its deep revers
and vest were tan cloth applique in
gilt braid and the sleeves had small
puffs and triple epaulets of the
goods. Reds are very stylish for
adults now so the children cannot
have them so exclusively for them-
selves as they have had them. Bright
ox-blood red cloth is the very swellest
color that can be chosen for coats
and bodices to be worn with mixed
cloth sprinkled with red.
Handsome new shirt waists are of
plaid silk with very high white taf-
feta or satin stocks. These stocks
become more and more elaborate and
the seductive things tempt the fingers
of the ambitious amateur dreasmaker.
but it is only the trained professional
who can make a flare at
that appears impromptu while as a
matter of fact every pleat and curve
conforms to mathematical precision
of arrangement. White satin stocks
are worn with all sorts of dresses
and always tie in soft folds under the
chin while at the back they vie and
spread into all sorts of delicately
grotesque effects.
PEARSALL BUDGET.
Personals of Persons Coming and
Going at Frio County’s Capital.
Pearsall Texas March 20.—Capt.
Rogers of the Ranger force of Alice
Tex. with some of his men was in
Pearsall this week. The object of
their visit could not be ascertained
but ft is supposed they were on the
track of some criminals.
Judge Jim T. Bivens and son John-
nie visited Cotulla Wednesday return-
ing the same day.
Col. Lane of San Antonio was in
our city the early part of this week
on legal business.
C. H. Beever visited the Alamo City
In the early part of the week.
Miss Hall of Cotulla who has for
some weeks past been visiting friends
on the Miguel returned home Thurs-
day of this week.
The young people of the Presbyteri-
an church will give an ice cream so-
cial for the benefit of their church
shortly.
Mr. J. G. Smith of Cotulla paid our
city a few days’ visit in the early part
of the week.
Capt. B. L. Crouch left Thursday of
this week for Cotulla.
The Debating club met last Monday
night at the court house and had as
the subject for discussion: “Resolved
That there is more pleasure In pursuit
than in possession.” The judges de-
cided in favor of the affirmative side.
Mr. Moss of San Antonio who has
recently purchased R. J. Jennings’
stock of goods at this place has finish-
ed taking an Inventory of the same
and after having spent a few days in
our town has decided not to move the
goods to Laredo as was his first inten-
tion.
Magus Smith visited the Alamo City
in the early part of the week on legal
business.
The citizens of this place have mani-
fested more interest in the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons mill than In any other
event state or national since the elec-
tion. The fight has been the all ab-
sorbing topic of conversation for
weeks past and the interest excited by
it has not by any means abated yet.
Everyone now feels it his duty to ex-
press his approval or disapproval of
the termination of the fight and from
opinions expressed one would Judge
that all are not pleased with the re-
sult.
—Finest old whiskies and wines and
rigara at Bull Bros. 11 27 tf
—For rent: Offices between the coun-
ty courthouse nnd city hall corner
Dolorosa ami South Flores streets. Ap-
ply to C. K. Crawford. 8-15-6 t.
—Drawing UM*M*ials. Nie Tengg. 2t
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