Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-03

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| gauze over cherry satin; for blonde, trans.
parent white or sea green and blue ovel
gold. Pearl gray and pink, lavender ant
| butter-cup color, and green over rose, are
displayed together, blending with pleasant
effect. These goods come in dress patterns
| we1earria from Headley & Co. sChamber5
qauze will be the favorite material during
the warm season for full dress. 1t has al
| the luster and light gossamer appearance
of grenadine, but is more substantial, aDd
| does not SO soon become limp and stringy
| White is especially desirable for evening
dress, trimmed with satin bands Of bright
| color piped with white. Stripes Of butter
cup color, of violet, wood color, or grass
green alternating with white, are made
with long skirts scalloped at the edge, and
bound with satin of the same shade as the
stripe. The scallops must be faced with
white net to stiffeu them and prevent curl
ing up. The net facing is not hemmed at
the upper edge, as it is held securely by
the binding. blue and white Chambery
gauze has all the widths of the skirt but
the front one, cut in sharp scallops two In
ches deep and bound with blue satin. The
scallops extend up the side seams, overlap
ping the front breadth. A Marie Antoin-
cite founce, widening to the knee in the
center, extends across the front width.
Low waste and dfichu. A solid white Cham
berry has box-pleated flounce, bound on
both sides with lavender. Three bands of
cross-cut satin lavender piped witch white
descended from the belt sweeping around
toward the side. Similar bands put on in
crescent shape form tablier trimming in
front. The low corsage has Grecian folds
on the breast alternately of satin and Cham
berry. Shallow bands for sleeves.
A pale shade of bun, just now in favor, Is
described by fashion writers under several
different names, such as sulphur, corn
color, salmon and, lastly. cOuleatr dIsdbelle,
i've 70 "a unr rscod ine1 no nj cl,
tory of spoiled linen. An imported suite of
this linen is very expensive, costing not
less than 500. The rare color and make
OF the garment are the expensive items,
rather than the intrinsic value of the mate
rials.
The favorite material for summer travel
ing suits is pOngee, and when this is worn
with straw bonnet, a pongee parasol, buff
boots and gloves of yellow undressed kid,
the effect is very odd and striking. Un-
dressed linen suits are alsoin great demand
for summer wear, and when this material
is not worn as suit it is nearly always
employed as wrap, with or without
sleeves, to protect a costume madeofa more
expensive fabric. Buff pique is in vogue,
not only for children, but also for morning
robes, and straw fringe and straw trim
ming are largely employed, both upon
white and thin black costumes.
White used to be the emblem of inno-
have looked Tbewitching in a. ''simple''7
white dress starched by some anxious
mother for that special occasion. We know
better than that now.3 We don't believe
that a heroine could possibly have looked
well in a ,starched dress. We don't wear
white dresses that have been washed and
starched and ironed into a vulgar white
ness and stiffness. or IL a fit of unusual
economy does overtake us, we employ a
laundress whose highest art Is that of dis
guising her art and making her volumin-
GUS white waves and tucks and puffs and
frills look as though they had never seen
the wash tub at ALL White dresses, instead
of forming the simplest of toilettes, are
now, distinguished by the highest fashion,
and the most elegant of these, expensive
dresses are made SO exclusively by the
amount of work put upon them, and the
exquisite fneness of the material
rather than the cost of lace and trim
mings. Very handsome white dresses are
made of alternate tucking and putting fff-
teen narrow tucks forming stripe three
inches wide, and these alternating with
whipped" puffings throughout the entire
skirt with its immense train. Another
style is trimmed with ruffies of the mater
ial plainly hemmed, and this uniformly
made with a Marie vAntofnette fichu, the
a huge poW behind. White short dresses
are great deal worn, but always in linen
pique, or material that will wash. They
are best when simply made with skirt and
short sac, and only trimmed with black
soutdche or white washing braid. They are
fresh and cool looking for warm wealth
er, but not desirable for ceremonious visits
or occasions. Besides the all white toilettes,
there are the trained Victorias and dresses Of
lace and muslin worn over silk slips, which
are very beautiful and becoming and very
fashionable for evening wear. Most of them
are cut q la princesse, skirt and low bodice
In one, but some are made to wear over
high silk body. filling the neck instead Of
the usual chemisette.H y A putting all round
with an edging of Insertion, q Valencien-I
mes lace and bows of pink or blue ribbon,
Is the usual finish, but some are made much |
more elabOrately, consisting indeed of a
mere mass of putting, insertion and lace.
Simply made a couple of muslin Victorias
constitute an excellentmethOd of changing |
and freshening up old silk or satindresses |
that have become a little frayed or discol- |
Ored during the winter campaign, and rem |
der them quite sufficiently elegant for the |
exigencies of a short season at a watering |
place.
The prettiest croquee costume, in the |
opinion of all gentlemen, consists of white |
short suit OF linen or pique, light leather
colored kid boots, and a jdrdiniere hat trim |
med with a garland of field flowers. The |
s.jardiniere " hat is made of fancy straw
with dropping brim bent in on four sides.
A trimming of black lace and field flowers |
suit it admirably. Another pretty croquet |
costume is of unbleached linen shirt, jacket |
with rcuers, white pique vest, and round |
hat of white pique. A little necktie of scar
let netted silk gives color and tone to toi- |
lette, clear, cool, but somewhat fiat.
American ladies cannot 60 the Paniers |
in their absolute enormity, but they make |
concession to them by punching the
IL ~c h-Nl 81, 14,.nr h<
hind, and goring them very straight in |
front. A simple way of producing the pouf
in short dress is to gather the long hind
breadth of the upper skirt to the short
gored side breadths, ornament the seams
with straps and rosettes, and raise the full |
ness into pouf in the centre by narrow
strap fastened to band on the inside and
then to button sewed on the skirt, or the |
sash may be arranged to tie under the full |
ness and form pouf. Care should be taken |
not to have the front breadths drawn too
straight, as the effect, though quaint, is un-
graceful to the last degree.
A great many lace sshawls are worn, a
good many scarf mantilets and thin bur-
nous of striped and plain materials in |
white, black and colors. All of them are
nothing, however, beside the rage for the /
Marie Anioinette fichu which accompanies /
all the new thin dresses, and is frequently |
worn independently in silk and lace. The
fichu proper, crossed in front and tied be-
hind is the prettiest, made in suits and
trimmed with ruff1es. In silk the cape with
square tabs in front passing under wide |
belt and fastened at the back with bow and
wide sash ends, is exceedingly stylish and
frequently made more SO by a small lace
cord. The white muslin f1chus with ruff
fes are very pretty over muslin dresses, so |
are fichus of black lace. In white, sprigged |
or dotted muslin, they may be made en-
s,,,fo with 81 dress Of the same n1aterinl. |
both trimmed with Valenciennes or Cluny |
lace. 7- s.''sA
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