Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-08

The prettiest overskirts for wash dresses
of linen, bingham, muslin or batiste have
all their fullness held by shirring on the
sides, and this shirring is arranged in
drawing cases that can be loosened and
easily laundried. Gray undressed linen
is preferred to buff, but ecru batiste will
still be worn, and associated with black
velvet bows and skirts, also with shir-
rings of black silk let in the sleeves, and
set on the corsage In vest shape or as a
Pompa lour square in the latter case
the lower skirt should also be of black
silk. Ecru muslin wrought all over in
open Hamburg patterns is also offered
again for polonaises and overdresses.
This will be worn, even during midsum-
mer, over brown or black velvet skirt.
Postillion pleats in the back of basques
are revived.
Byron collars and other turned-down
shapes are shown ON imported suits.
Thus a costume partly of plaid and partly
black silk has regular sailor collar of
black silk on the plaid basque. There
are also white duche sse lace collars of
sailor shape sewed on the basques OF
light cream and flesh pink silks. This
at least suggests change from the
standing Medicis collar, which is still
pretty, though it has been worn a great
while. The new Byron collars, however,
are rolled so high and so closely against
the neck that they have very much the
same effect as the Medicis frills, and are
quite as warm.
knife pleating is very tastefully used
to trim basques. 1t is first made as fine
as crimping, and is then placed in rows
across the front, graduating to shorter
widths as they reach the waist. Four OF
five rows of pleating trim the wrist of
each sleeve. There is a pointed cuff on
the inside of the sleeve, and the rows of
insertion are narrowed to point on the
outer side
Black cashmere aprons and basques
will be worn again until the weather is
warm enough for grenadine. They are
richly embroidered, sometimes beaded,
and always edged either with fringe or
lace.
New cloaks for wearing on board
steamer or for protecting the dress while
travelling are made of light quality and
invisible English checks. They are very
long, with loose double-breasted fronts
secured by belt, while the English back
is slightly loose and extends quite long,
in Gabrielle fashion.
Poppies promise to be used to excess
as trimming for summer bonnets; in
deed, all deep rich scarlet shades are in
vogue for scarfs, for gros grain pipings,
and for flowers.
Sheer white neck-ties of the finest
organdy are preferred to those of thicker
Swiss muslin. They are trimmed with
two rows of Valcenciennes insertion and
lace, and cost 81. Palmer ones have a
fiuting of lace in two scallops, then an
insertion. Very rich and snowy ties are
made of crepe isse with a square of
point duchesse lace sewed in each end,
or else with points Of applique lace.
The pretty trouleau'' collar of linen
is a new exaggeration of the popular En-
glish collar with its points rolled over.
OF plain linen, with collarette attached
merely to keep the collar in place, the
price Is 40 cents. Some more orna-
mented have a border of blocks hem
stitched, and each block is raised. A
favorite fashion at present is that of rails
ing by the futing irons fine needle-work
and the heavy la'terns of laces. The
new Madame Angot collar is turned over
alike all around. Byron collars very
open at the throat and deep round OF
square cuffs are ornamented with en-
broidery that has been carefully raised
by the punching iron of the laundress
Lace sleeveless jackets, high-necked
or else surplice, are made of stripes OF
Valenciennes insertion, and are shaped
In beautiful patterns.
Point duchesse lace is fashionably used
again, and is brought out In combina-
tions with round point.
Valenciennes lace has not entirely sur
rendered to it's rival, Malines. 1t is
brought out in new designs, showing
convolvuli, forget me-nots and quantity
wrought ges.-Harper Bazaar.
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