The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-18
Summer Dresses.

ONE of the novelties for summer
dresses is Grape batiste-a thin linen
fabric, crinkled like Grape. This comes
in delicate shades of blue, beige, pink,
lilac and ecru, and is made up as
elaborately as grenadines over silk of
the same shade. These batistes are
meant for dressy afternoon toilets, and
some of them are trimmed with en-
broidery on white tulle, such as was
used during the winter for evening
dresses. One very pretty model of sky
blue linen Grape is made up in prin-
cesse design, with long apron and soft
ly plated back drapery. ornamented
with large square bows Of doubled silk;
the plastron, sleeves and bands near the
edges are of white tulle, wrought with
silk in shaded foliage, rose-buds and
pale blue forget-me-nots. Beige-col-
ored batistes are trimmed with Smyrna
lace of very fine quality, and insertion
to match.
For costumes to be worn in the morn
ing very thick linen that is at the same
time light and fine is used, and trim
med with frills embroidered in high
colors, especially in red or blue with
black. Cream-color and greenish-gray
tints are chosen in these linens. They
are made with yokes and plated
basques; the over-skirts are embroid-
cred scarfs, and charming little fichu,
also embroidered, accompanies each
suit. Some of these linens have light
damask figures which appear only in
the over-dress, while the skirt is plain.
and has deep plating to suggest a
kilt. Striped sheer lawn dresses are
made up just as these thick linens are,
but are ornamented with knife-plaited
frills. They also have pretty fichus or
Clarissa Harlowc scarfs, with plated
frill for trimming.
The Scotch and Madras gingham
dresses are charmingly cool and fresh
looking. The bars and stripes are of
two or three colors on white ground,
and the new combinations of colors are
adopted. One favorite pattern is the
pale blue and olive green on white; an
other is scarlet with beige-color; o
third, Pompadour pink with blue; and
among the best designs is bottle green
and white plaid. The trimmings are
in Russia laces, lighter than Smyrna,
and in colors to match the dress, or
else white embroidery is used. Some of
these dresses have white cambria ruffies
scalloped and thickly dotted with Ham
burg embroidery, and others have the
entire over-dfess wrought with stars
in white or gray or on blue ground.
Schoolgirls and blonde young
ladies choose the navy blue and white
ginghams, and make them up with
white vests, Smyrna lace and ruffles of
embroidery. For small girls who have
left of white dresses these ginghams
are made up in princesse designs. with
simulated sacques and plated backs,
and are trimmed with white or colored
lace. The shaded blue Madras ging-
hams are very peculiar, but great care
is required IN washing them. When
the dress Is Of the plain shaded blue
gingham it can be effectively trimmed
with bias bands of striped glngham;
still palmer dresses for children are
merely scallopsd around the bottom.
and bound with white. Harper . BaSdr.
IT was about this time Of the year
that Eve made the remark which has
been handed down through 30 many
generations: 1--WE can never be any
BODY Il We don't 70 to some watering
pIace, and you know II, Adam; yet You
have tia audncjty to III there and talk
of-hard times. " Exckonge.