Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-17


blue. Wide stripes around the limb are
preferred for such stockings. At first
this dark hosiery was tho ight very inap-
propriate with white dresses, but now
the demand for these warm, comforta-
BILE looking stockings exceeds the supply,
as they cannot be found at the best
stores. The wrap with this white and
brown toilet is brown cloth Polish coat,
or plain, deep, long sacque, with or with
out a cape and sash, or else black or
brown velvet walking-coat bordered with
chinchilla. The cottage bonnet is OF
black or brown velvet to match the wrap,
and is bordered with ruche of gray os-
trich feathers. II hat is preferred, it
is brown or gray felt in the jaunty shapes
worn by ladies, trimmed with velvet of
the same shade, and ostrich tips, with
perhaps gay carnation or cluster OF
violets holding up the brim. Navy blue,
violet or bottle green is used with white
dresses for variety's sake in the way just
described for brown.
The prettiest colored dresses are made
of two shades of cashmere Or else of
camels hair or cashmere with silk. There
are no more polonaises for the little folks
but waist jackets, basques cut square in
stead of position fashion, side pleated
| basques and sailor blouses. Two pretty
suits, one of nutbrown camels hair over
silk of the same shade and the other of
dark cardinal-red cashmere over silk,
were made as follows: The silk skirt
had single side pleating with shirred
pulled heading. The triple apron of the
wool goods had silk pleating edging
each apron and sash breadths behind of
both materials. Square basque of wool
with lengthwise folds of silk and silk
sleeves. A silk bow was on each shout
der and on the end of the basque. Avery
rich dress for girl of ten years has dark
blue velvet skirt without trimming, blue
velvet sleeves and an oyer.dress OF French
gray cashmere with velvet sash; price
$45. A black velvet skirt with French
sacque of velvet simply corded is to have
basque made to fit the purchaser; price
$55. Irish poplin of dark rose-color is
trimmed with shirred ruffies and worn
with black velvet sleeveless cuirass !;
price $50.
Palmer dresses for school and general
wear are of dark invisible plaids, or else
of brown, gray or blue, plain colored
wool goods. The fabrics are usually
twilled and very heavy, and they are
made with kilt skirts and pleated waists,
or else they are the regular sailor-suits
with blouses dropping below the belt.
Very dark blue twilled Atwood goods
are made up in sailor-suits and trimmed
with black braid. For girls from eight
to twelve years old an over-skirt is added
and the price is $12 or $13 Small
er girls, from two years upward, wear
sailor dresses without over-skirts. These
are now often made of serviceable gray
wooden goods that are said to wash well.
They cost from SO to $1,000 and are
newer than those of blue or black; the
latter, however, are still very popular.
Some beautiful sailor dresses are made
of light gray stuff, thick and warm,
yet sold for thirty-five cents yard The
front of the skirt is broad and fiat like
that of boys kits and has bows down
it.; the back Is gathered to belt and the
blouse Is also sewed to the belt to pre-
vent the parting of waist and skirt so
often seen on active children. This
light gray skirt has three bands of
blue cashmere stitched around the skirt
and the blouse has sailor collar and a
sash of blue cashmere, knotted far back
on the left. For girls of five years these
cost 80. Others of Marie Louise blue
camel's hair serge have black cashmere
bindings, buttons and sash, and cost $13.
Kilt skirts with pleated basque or with
sailor blouses cost from $40 to $50 for
sizes for girls from two to eight years
old Made of brown cashmere, with
bows up the front Of the kilt skirt and
sailor blouse, and a sash of mixed silk
and cashmere, this is very stylish dress
Mothers who make such dresses at home
will be glad to know that it is most styl-
ish to put Titan wool braid straight
around the skirt instead of in intricate
patterns; thus there are three clusters of
braid, consisting each of two parallel
rows of half-inch width; or two lunches,
of which the bottom row is an inch wide,
with narrow tabular braid above it; or
else a single group of five rows of mar
row braid is just above the hem. Blue
or black cashmere bands are nearly two
inches wide, bias, quite far apart, and are
stitched on each edge by machine.
The sailor collar and cuffs are of
the dress material with single band of
cashmere, or else group of the braid
ing matching that on the skirt.
Still palmer dresses at the furnishing
houses are made of brown, blue or gray
Melton cloth, braided by machinery, and,
indeed, the whole garment is made at a
factory They are school dresses for
girls Of various ages from fourteen down,
and cost from $14.50 down to quite a
small sum.
Evening dresses for little girls are
light, fluffy trimmed silks, or else al
most all lace, with the waist and skirt in
one, and pretty lappets of lace caught up
by sashes and flowers. Many snowy lit
tie dresses of white muslin are sold for
$40 or $12 but these are not well made,
cannot be "done up" and are merely
intended to be worn few times.
Walking coats for street wraps for
children just IN short clothes are gored
to fit almost smoothly under the large
cape, which is not as deep as formerly.
The most stylish ones are of brown cash
mere embroidered and edged with fringe
Those of white cashmere or pearl-col-
ored poplin are also admired. They are
trimmed with satin bands or embroidery,
always of self-color.-Harper's Bazaar.
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