The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The Home Dressmaker 
Winter Approaches. —The long-con¬ 
tinued mild weather has been rather hard 
<01 the retail stores, stocked lip with Win¬ 
ter clothing, though balmy days did not 
prevent a display of fur coats. Styles 
have changed ipiite considerably, however, 
and the less expensive fur garments nf 
last Winter are quite, easily recognizable. 
•Taunty short coals, both bloused and box 
models, are greatly favored, and a striking 
novelty is caracul, not in its former 
black, but in shades of brown, mode, tan 
and gray. A short box coat of biege 
caracul is very smart. These short coats 
have brought fur cloth back in favor, and 
there is a great variety imitating lamb, 
broadtail, caracul and other furs, Old- 
Dark Blue Serge and Black Tic-ill 
fashioned fur- cloth was very heavy, but. 
these new weaves are much lighter. It 
is not uncommon to see a wrap of fur 
cloth with large sleeves of contrasting 
real fur. The more expensive cloth coats, 
are made of fabrics with a deep velvety 
pile, and are trimmed heavily with fur, 
sometimes with fur sleeves. Fox in a 
variety of dy< s, sable, taupe or platinum, 
is often used for large collars on such 
coats. 'Plm useful Australian unos-uim 
still holds favor. Kacvoun i< still 1 iked 
lot coat collars, us well as for sports 
coats. To one accustomed to former 
prices, ousts arc si ill very high, An old- 
fashioned woman fcds.thet $7i> tv. .S1 oO 
for a cloth coat or wrap is exorbitant, in 
spite of soft, velvety panvelaine. silk lin¬ 
ing and big fur collar, but a surprising 
number of women who are not at all 
wealthv are quite willing to pay around 
y100 for a Winter coat, and say they 
have “just got t“ have it. 
Blue Snail- with Kvn.ti Trim.mi no. 
In the first picture the figure at the left 
shows a very plain one-piece dress of 
blue twill, which really had very little 
“making," and yet pave a very smart ef¬ 
fect. The dress -itself was absolutely 
plain, narrow, and in one niece, reaching 
about to the ankle. Ir was a slip-on. 
with a round neck and short opening in 
front, nil edged with black cord. Two 
black buttons, attached to a cord link, 
slipoed through buttonholes t.< dose the 
neck. The. long, very dose sleeves were 
finished at the wrist with elaborate and 
unusual cuffs, which flared a trifle ab tlie 
hand, and then flared more widely into 
a gauntlet above. These cud’s wore of 
l lack doth, embroidered in openwork, so 
as to show a lining of American Beauty 
satin. Tin belt of black doth had a 
dasp <>r buckle made of the embroidered 
material dined with the American Beauty 
color. At each side <<f the waist the belt 
sli'-oed through a slot, so as to pas- under 
a short section of cartridge pleats, which 
gave fullness at the hip. This dress was 
unusually simple, hut the color combina¬ 
tion was good, ami the gauntlets were 
very novel iu effect. The Ipit was velvet, 
a simrde combination of black and Ameri¬ 
can Beaut v. 
A t’li.u l»ui:ss. At the right is shown 
a black coat dress of a style now yery 
popular, but this was given ft novel touch 
in the trimming. The dress is. as shown. 
tin 1 plain one-piece coal shape, fastened 
at the side, witho-if any draping. The 
long collar, folded over at the one side, 
and coming down to the waist, was sand- 
( obued cloth. This collar Mas edged nil 
around bv three cords as thick as a lead 
oeneil. covered with ninth, the outer cord 
-and color, the next cerise, and the last 
s-uie green. The long, slightly Haring 
•b eves were finished at the edge by three 
< ords in similar colors. The skirt had 
at one side a very narrow panel of the 
sand-colored doth, pin-tucked across, 
i-dged with a cerise cording, the skirt 
being apparently fastened at the top by 
six hall tuitions of dull gold. At the buck 
•he cording was repeated, the three cords 
smarting under the collar at the left side, 
end being earned i<> the waist, where 
they were carried at right angles part 
way across the back at the waist line, the 
ends being finished by buttons. This is 
also a very simple pattern, but the color 
combination and method of primming gave 
it a good deal of style. The little tricorne 
hat worn with ir was black panne velvet, 
edged with a silver cord. 
A Pretty Juvenile. —In the second 
picture the little frock at the left could 
not be simpler, but it is given a very 
pretty look by the way in which it is 
fastened. Instead of the ordinary straight 
hem, it is cut into two large, irregular 
points, with u frill of fine white embroid¬ 
ery underneath. The dress seen was pink 
linen, but it. would be a very desirable 
model for jersey cloth, which is much 
used for children’s dresses. The sleeves 
might he long, -gathered iuto a wristband, 
and the front edge bound with the ma¬ 
terial. Snell a dress of rust-colored jersey 
cloth, with ecru organdie frill under the 
buttons, and ecru linen collar and cuffs, 
would be very attractive. The frill could 
be omitted, if desired, and merely added 
for extra dressiness. Compare this grace¬ 
ful little frock, worn With bloomers in- 
stead of starched petticoats, with the 
ornate costume called for a generation 
ago, and we may realize that there is 
much to he said in favor of modern fash¬ 
ions. 
Bi.ck Seroe. —lu the center is a very 
pretty frock of blue serge. This was a 
plain one-piece »lip-on dress, with a nar¬ 
row belt, which went under a section of 
the dress at both hack and front, giving 
a panel effect. The belt passed through 
bound slots, and was fastened uuderneath 
with snap fasteners. The round neck 
and front of the waist were trimmed with 
cross-stitch iu bright red silk. The open¬ 
ing in front, which allowed room to slip 
the frock on over the head, showed just 
a line of red, a red silk fly being under¬ 
neath, wheic the opening was fastened 
with snaps. The sleeves wore fastened 
into narrow cuffs, decorated with red 
cross-stitch. This pretty little dress io 
very practical, nrul would be entirely suit¬ 
able for school wear. 
Rust and Silver. —At the right is an 
unusually prerty, yet extremely simple, 
dress of Poiret twill. It is quite as 
simple as one of the chemise dresses of 
last year, but has long sleeves set into 
large armholes. This dress was a warm 
shade of rust color, trimmed with silver 
braid. As is shown, it was cur all in one 
piece, with a round neck, having invisible 
fastening down one shoulder. The neck 
had a narrow line of silver braid, while 
tin full bishop sleeves were gathered into 
a deep cuff, which fell over the hand. This 
cuff was trimmed with silver braid, and 
there was e band of lh<- braid around the 
sleeves, above the cuff. The manner in 
which the dvess was gathered in at the 
waist was especially original. A series 
of vertical straps of the material were 
placed between two bauda of silver braid, 
and a girdle of gilve^ braid ran tinder 
these straps, tying at one side. The bot¬ 
tom of the skirt was finished with a baud 
of silver braid, laid under the hem so as 
to fall beneath it. 
.Seen jn tiie Shops.— Pleated silk 
skirts of satin nr crepe de chine, black, 
brown or navy, are offered readymade 
for wear with, contrasting overblouse. 
They cun be worn with a blouse of gay 
printed silk, or with one beaded or 
trimmed with metal lace, making quite 
a handsome costume. 
Velvet ami velveteen avc much used for 
Two Juveniles and a Burl-colored Twill 
handsome dresses. Very little trimming 
is needed with these handsome fabrics, 
and the dresses arc built on simple lines. 
Sometimes the sleeves will be embroidered, 
or sometimes made <>l’ brocaded silk, or 
there may be no trimming except a metal 
or jeweled girdle. Pur is also used with 
velvet, .nrrow bauds finishing sleeves, 
collar or hem. We have seen some dresses, 
both jif cloth and velvet, with high 
choker collars of fur. 
Many \ ew York shops make a specialty 
of “slenderiging" styles for stout women, 
in ready-ni.u!e dresses with a bust meas¬ 
ure of llP-j to o0>.. l ong, straight 
lines, with vertical trimming, and long 
flowing sleeves are Nattering to a plump 
figure. 
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