The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-28

pOndent OF TIE ChlcagO hSpUOttC0Ws
in her last letter writes mainly for the
guidance of ladies in the courtyard
for those in the city who, having a
limited number of dresses, wish to get
those which will produce the best ef-
feet with the smallest expenditure.
We quote:
WALKING COSTUMES.
And first it is we'll to say that the
granite and seaside cloths, with their
dark, u~nattractive fabrics, do not seem
so desirable for country yea as the
lighter China cloths and poplinetts.
For a limited wardrobe, unless it is
selected with a sole view to economy,
should be cheerful in %colors; there
are few women whose looks are good
enough to be seen peTpetually Ia iron
gray and mahogany brown dresses.
FOR MORNING DRESSES
The hair striped English print, at
seventeen cents the yard, is as pretty,
cheap material as can be found, and,
freshly done up, is not many degrees
behind printed cambria. The purple
and white lined patterns wash the
best, and with the wood cOlored
stripes, have depth of shade enough
to be serviceable for those who must
busy themselves with homework.
The gabrielle is the form for making
morning dresses, which fasten dag
onally in front, from throat to hem;
but for working dress no pattern is so
convenient as the gored wrapper. It
is decidedly out of taste to wear any
sort of train with these dresses; the
hem of a fingers width should barely
brush the floor; but prettier than
this is the short skirt touching the
instep and clearing the ground all
round by an inch, with a bias rufhe
of three inches placed on the hem.
Rufhes up the side seams of the skirt,
forming a yoke on the waist, and
rufled cuffs for the close sleeves, will
give even one of these cheap calicOes
a tasteful air. Every housekeeper
should have half dozen gored aprons
of buff linen, which comes at twenty
five cents a yard, and keeps clean lon
ger and washes easier than Bingham.
These may be scalloped and bound
with white tape or gay washing braid.
FOR s~ERvICEABLE DRESSES,
Wash poplin is excellent. The best
is in plain brown and white mixtures
OF wool and Isle thread, alike on both
sides, very strong, and will neither
fade nor shrink. The notified pat
terms are not in such good taste as
the plain shades. A neat. house dress
of this material, such as can be worn
by the tidy housekeeper while look
ing after her busting and pantry ar
engagements through the forenoon, and
be presentable at the lunch table at
q o'clock, is made In plain gored
shape, with large points cut on the
skirt, and bound with brown and
white mixed braid, the points carried
up the side seams and graduated TO
the waist, on which they form bre-
telles. Three rows of fine braid fol-
low inside the pattern; cuffs and belt
are braided to correspond. The
buckle Of gilt OF steel is no longer
used with the belts Of dresses. These
are notched, sealloped and trimmed
with roleaux, pointed at the ends and
drawn through a band of the same
fabric, bike a trunk strap, before being
hooked. A collar and cuffs of muslin,
pulled and rufHed, with v-alenciennes
| edging, completes the toilet. These
poplins trim suitably with wide alpaca
braid. The galoon does not wash
well, as it trays.
For walking suits, fat bands Of
silk, some harmonizing color. laid on
with narrow silk braid at the edges,
is as good as anything that can be
suggested. Lattlce-work of alpaca
braid, In two colors, is a novel relief.
suitable for mixed goods. In one de-
sign for a walking suit, the over
dress is trimmed in turrets, with FIVE
rows of inch braid, brown to SUIT the
shade OF the dress, with white SOU
tache between the rows. A brown
and white gimp plating trims effect
lively, and will wash once or twice.
Three rows of points, two inches deep,
cut from the p0plIn, and bound with
various gay silks, are an attractive re-.
lief for skirts and jackets. Applique
of silk In ~crescents, scrolls, or simple
Greek pattern, linked together, form
appropriate relief for dresses of
/ granite and all the stiff poplins. A
neat costume Is of the best quality OF
granite poplin, which comes at 81 p
per, yard, the upper skirt trimmed
with three, rows OF pointed scollops,
faced with Mexico blue silk, forming
crescents IN the points; above these
are set marcaroons of blue crochet
and silk a large u on each side, the
front width terminating the scollops,
which curve IN a scroll to meet it.
Between these two medallions, the
front width IS cut into large points
and bound with blue.
THE SHORT FRENCH JACKET
Has long pointed fronts, faced in
gothic scolLons with sill q larnn -.