The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
For the Fair Sex.

dresses for young girls of fourteen or
fifteen years, as they are too tall for
the slender designs used for smaller
girls, while those appropriate for their
older sisters are TOO elaborate for
them. At present the furnishing
houses provide simple girlish cos
tunes made With 3 basque, long
round overskirt, and a lower skirt
that reaches to the slkles. There
are also many dresses for misses
made with trimmed sk thst simu-
late two skirts, but ala. Igh his re-
quires less material, II is no; - eco
nomical as the separate skirt, be-
cause it does not allow so many
changes TO vary the wa Irob'. nor
viii such named dresses ever wash
well.
The trimmed skirts or simple dres-
ses have the back laid ia loose kilt
plaits from the belt down, while the
front and sides have long apron
sewed in with the belt, and fastened
down the side seams; narrOw-plf 3
ed foUnce is below this on the Sor, d
breadths Of the lower skirt The re-
verse Of his style is seen in pretty
wool dresses, and also in the white
muslin dresses sold as confirmation
dresses, but used for Summer even
ings afterward. These have the front
and side breadths laid in box plaits
from the belt down to the ankle,
where they are left slightly loose, are
tucked in a cluster, and edged with
ValencieInes or Breton lace.
The overskirt most liked for wooden
and wash dresses has deep apron
front, simply hemmed, aud q long
draped back. When of double width
wooden goods two bIeadths suffice for
the entire oyerskirt The front
breadth is held in wrinkIed folds hori-
zontally by tape placed down the
middle; only the under part Of the
fold is tackled to this tape, 80 that the
fastening does not show. The sides
of the front breadth are sloped to-
ward the belt, and the cluster of shir-
ring in the side seams adjusts the
drapery on the hips; the back breadth
is then caught up in tke middle in
single cluster of plaiis. The edge
is hemmed or else stitched by ma
chine.
Basques ard polopai,es that button
behind can scarcely be found AT the
furnishing houses, a. these have been
replaced by vest garments that must
fasten 10 front, or else by those that
lap in double-breasted fashion. A
plated silk or satin vest, and fan
of the same for the back OF the basque.
give very pretty finish to wool,
ioulard and grenadine basques. Cling
ham dresses are made with a cool
neglige corsage that hangs lOose like
sacque in front, while The back has
a yoke with plsits extending 10 the
end, aud held il place by an ulster
belt that begins 10 the side seams and |
buttons in the middle of the back.
Eere wool dresses. usually French |
bunting, trimmed with blue or brown I
polka dotted satin are very popular
with young girls There are also |
many gendsrme blue bunting dresses.
and those OF creamy white are liked |
for Afternoon wear The Panama 4
tweeds in small checks. trimmed With 4
shirred satin, make neat dresses for
morning, travelling, etc.
The polonaise most used by young
girls is of the msrquise shape, which
is cut quite long, and the great length
draped in soft plaits around the hips
and lengthwise puff in the back To
be graceful this must be looped but
twice, once in each under arm seam,
and must curve open 10 front Such
dresses are made Of the pretty pom.
padour foulards with ecru or pale
blue grounds strewn with daisies,
rose-buds and garden pinks, or else Of
small-fgured grenadines.
Blue or eeru hsnnel dresses for
girls to wear in the mountains or at
the ses-shore are made with single
skirt plain in front and kilt-plaited
behind, and trimmed around the skirt
with three rows Of Hercules braid
white braid is used on blue hannels
and dark brown on ecru. The JACKIE;
is in Pinsfore style, with loose fronts
and plenty Of brass buttons or else
there il sailor blouse Of the flannel
maize with deep sailor collar, and
worn with a short apron overskirt
and sash These are sold for $40 /
for girls Of fourteen Pretty gingham
dresses may be fought ready made
for s.
Thepretties. white nansook dresses
have psnier basques with elbow
sleeves, trimmed with puifs of the
nansook separated by Breton inser-
tion -Four Of these puifs and inser-