The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-15
FASHIONS FOR JULY.

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There is great variety, though but lit
| tie novelty In the manner of making sum-
mer dresses for girls, not yet in their
teens. The dress waist is plain, and low
III the neck or else three-quartcrs high,
and cut square. There is not an atom of
sleeve, merely shoulder-straps very much
trimmed. This prettily discloses the
founce worn beneath, or the chemisette
with sleeves, which should be made of
very sheer nansook in lengthwise puffs
separated by bands of insertion and va
lenciennes lace The sleeves are also
pulled, and a lace frill falls over the hand.
White dresses are preferable to all 9th
ers this season they are most child-like
and pretty whenvery simply made, but the
most elaborate trimming are lavished
upon them, making them a vexation to
the child and to the laundress. Twenty
white dresses were recently made at
furnishing house for growing girl Of ten
years. There were sheer nansook and
Swiss muslin for church and for afternoon
at the summer hotels. Others were fully
trimmed with valenciennes lace and worn
over colored silk or foulard slips, and
with piquis for morning and the street;
the entire wardrobe for the summer was
of white. The Hamburg embroidery
made by machine is used almost altogeth-
er at the furnishing house. This is often
objected to as not being substantial. but
the insertions in thick close work without
herring bone, and with but few eyelets
and lace work, will be found to wear
quite as we'll as the more expensive
needle-work. 1t is the edgings that are
most cost complained of. These may be
strengthened by running a thread near
the edge of the scallop on the wrong side
and by having the work washed before
the scallops are cut from the muslin The
designs for this trimming are usually
prettier than those in fine needle-work,
and they are only half as expensive. In
making children's dresses, it is best to
make the whole garment, double skirt
and waist, in one piece, as very few chill
dren have hips large enough to support
their skirts active, careless children often
separate the skirts from the waist. -
Bright colored sashes, of Vatican stripes,
Roman bars, Highland plaids, or self
colored ribbons are selected for white
dresses. Very good ribbons over an
eighth of a yard wide-the edge corded,
are $l,00 to $1,2 yard.
For young ladies white muslin nantes
are worn over silk and organdy dresses
Asurplice mantle without sleeves has the
fronts pointed and crossed under the belt.
The back is short loose sacque trimmed
with five inch plated ruffle edged with
valenciennes. Insertion and lace extend
around the front, neck, and armholes-
ribbon belt and SASH These skeleton
garments are very much worn in all ma
terials, as having no sleeves, they are so
much cooler. CorsageS are of medium
length, and round at the waist Shout
der seams are short and high; judgement
should be used in cutting the shoulders,
for so many figures this fashion is ex-
tremely unbecoming. The two darts in
each front are short, but taper very deep
to make an easy tapering shape. Side
seams are directly under the arm. Open
fronts, with reveres, shawl shaped sur
plice, with fulness from the shoulders
to the belt, square necks, and the broad
more worn than ever this warm weather.
The neck of plain corsage is cut very
low and round if the wearer has a hand
some neck, otherwise the high neck and
ruche is most becoming, and does not
look old fashioned. Sleeves of street
dresses are easy fitting, coat shaped.
They have bows at the elbow, and a broad
trimming at the waist. Silks for evening
wear, and thin mullins have the Maria
Theresa sleeve pulled to the elbow and
tniled. Long arms require pufs around
| the sleeves, and tulle under sleeves puffed
to fill out the frill Short arms look best
IN lengthwise puffs. Trained skirts of
silk or muslin are founced almost to the
belt These founces are either bias or
straight, slightly gathered or box plated.
They are pinked out or bound with satin.
In bonnets we have noticed novelty in
the shape of a tiara, made of black lace
and trimmed with gay flowers. Black
lace bonnets, are the most popular for
general wear. For youthful bride, is a
simple white blonde without lace, large
rose in the centre with dropping side
sprays As the season advances, the
bonnets grow smaller, in fact, many of
| them are almost invisible, being merely a
| narrow band with branches of trailing
foliage. A novelty in handkerchiefs is to
have them match the dresses A waving
pattern or band is placed inside the hem
of the same color as dress. Thus with a
lilac costume your handkerchief must
have a lilac border, ard other colors the
same. For evening, white alone is used.
"A man in Kansas City charmes bees
leads them whit her he will and oon,nalc