The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-06-26

| summer Materials amt Costumes.
| With the exception of the -edingo5es
made of Turkish toweling, with black
velvet mountings, violent contracts are
| not must affected in fashionable costum-
| es. Although white upon dark blue is
used, and dark blue upon unbleached
coutille, these are exceptions to the gen.
| eral rule, and intended for special occa-
| sions and seasons, such as mountain and
boating excursions, or for seaside wear.
Unbleached linens, which form most de-
sirable summer costumes, are embroi-
dered in woods of deeper colors, such as
maroons and browns, with excellent eff
ieet. Startling combinations, such as
black braiding upon white, or scarlet
upon ecr7te, are rarely adopted this sea-
son, except for children. Serviceable
| and attractive toilets for semi-dress oc-
casions are composed of hair-striped
silk. Shot silks have been introduced
for this season, and viii be widely worn,
even on dressy occasions. Swiss muslin
trimmings are altogether discarded for
silks of this sort. Instead, we find them
garnished with founces of black gauze
with laces. A t1lnic or apron of the
game is added to the upper part of the
skirt, while the bodice is covered with
vest of gauze. The silk sleeves are
trimmed at the wrist with game ruff1e,
inside of which is a pleating of tulle.
Bows of the silk ornament the vest and
skirt. Some of the most elegant of the
dresses being prepared for the summer
resorts are of black cause and black net,
pulled lengthwise upon the skirt, the
bouillons widening toward the bottom
Very wide sashes of thin armure silk,
embroidered in colors on the ends and
deeply fringed, are worn with these toll
cts, the bodice and sleeves of which are
trimmed with white valenciennes lace,
with elegant effect
Those ideal costumes of the summer,
the Swiss muslin toilets, come more
beautifully trimmed than ever this sea-
son. The term simple white muslin, so
often heard in former days, can hardly
be applied to the deliberately pulled and
ruff1ed creations in vogue at present. A
dress of this material, which will hardly
be surpassed during the entire season,
had the long trained skirt trimmed with
four gathered ruffies five inches deep.
These ruf1es were set on the skirt at
a distance of lone inch apart, and trimmed
top and bottom with border of valen-
ciennes. The short apron front was COM
posed entirely of Swiss pufings and
lace insertion, and trimming of puffs
and insertion, and trimming of puffs
and insertion six inches deep bordered
the long ample overskirt at the back,
which was tastefully looped with gar
lands ST violets.
The corsage was confined with bolt,
over it being a fchu of Swiss puf6ngs
and insertion, with deep border of valen-
ciennes around the edge. This fchu
used in front and ell in long grace
tul ends over the overskirt behind. C1us-
tiers of violets formed the bouquet de
corsage, while each end of the sash was
ornamented with similar cluster. The
sleeves, which were open to the elbow,
were rounded, and almost entirely COM
posed of puffs and insertion, with deep
lace frill upon the bottom. Violet bou-
qnets on each elbow.
Notwithstanding the preiudices which
is beginning to be felt against pique,
costumes of this material Will be worn to
quite an extent during the coming sum-
mer. Both white and figured piques are
shown, both of which may be tastefully
embroidered cambria founces also trim
piques with good effect.
Suits of white Victoria lawn resemble
those of last season, being trimmed in
the same manner with fine ruching and
klt-pleatings. Some remade with long
polonaise, others with basque and two
skirts. Redingotes grow more and more
popular as the days go on, and, notwith-
standing their being worn by all classes,
seem to lose none of their former prestige
in the eyes of the upper ten"
The Frou-Frou bow is perhaps the lat
est novelty among those dainty accessor-
les of the toilet which have grown to be
considered so indispensable. They are
made of corded ribbon of two contrast
ing shades-fo for instance, yellow salmon
with turquise blue. Nile green with
salmon pink, rose color and turquoise
blue, or of light and dark shade, ac-
cording to taste. These fanciful bows
come in sets of two one for the throat
and one for the couture, the latter being
finished with white atgrette, which may
be worn directly in front, or little to
one side of the high braid.
Sunshine In Dwellings.