Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
IAcea, Bows and Jabots.

IhceH, Bows and Jabots.
Cotton laces in snowy effective pat
terms are much used for trimming mus
lin and cambric dresses. What is called
byzantine point Is liked for such pur
poses, as IL washes well, and initiates the
rich designs of antique laccs. The Rus
sian laces in braid-like patterns ARE still
popular, and cost from twenty cents 10
sixty cents yard. Cluny lace Is again
much used for children's piquc and
bunting dresses. and there Is IA great deal
of fine Irish tatting for trimming. Point
Raguse lace is used on bonncts ~ well
as dresses; this has the fine irregular
meshes of thread lace. with the pattern
applied and held by button-hOlc stitch
ing; the designs are like those Of point
applique lace. This lace and Breton are
preferred for trimming very nice dresses
of white muslin or of the white gnuzc
bunting The black French laccs known
rs limitations OF thread laccs are now
given what the dealers call the thread
finish, by weaving them in irregular
mcshcs that can scarcely lac dis
tinguishcd from those of hand made
lnccs. These are 10 be laid in knife
plaitings. and the designs are mostly
with reference TO this. having a space
between the wrought figures. which ARE
narrow and lcngthwi-e The trimming
widths vary fromonc and IA half to five
inches, and cost from thirty to siNty-iiyc
cents yard. Black Breton larc il
shown in similar patterns, and is very
stylish for cdging wells and nccktics,
anti for trimming bonncts. II is, how
ever. very trail. and the mc-hcs are as
slight ~ those of tullc, SO that it has
not proved very useful or effective for
dress trimmings. Beaded laccs. TO
brighten up plain black chips or tullc
bonncts, cost from = 80 upward. Both
jet and gold beads are used. As the
beads simply outline the design, ladies
can easily modcrnizc laccs they have on
hand by sewing on fine cut jet beads.
Two extreme sizes arc shown as era
watts to be worn in front of the neck,
viz, the very small muslin bow for
morning and plain wear. and the very
large long jabot in the Louis Quatorzc
style for more drcssy occasions. The
small craynt l. merely bow made Of
two rows Of plated Breton lace attached
Ia q bit OF India muslin: these are sewcd
together 10 be round Ike tns-cl, and
nrc tightly strapped in the middle with
q muslin fold: when finished. tho ends
lie horizontally. and the whole affair il
not NOR" than four or five inches broad
The long iabut has just such bow n
this for u beginning while below it the
muslin and lace fall in Irregular shells to
the waist line. No two arr slikc. and
they are 80 capriciuusly fashioned that
The most inexperienced can scarcely 60
wrong in making them. Tho small bows
cost - 10 -. and the larger ones Urc
- TO 80.
Their" az, also yer, wide ian shaped
crayatA, made oi two rows nf plated
shells of lac" with lcngthwis" fnu plait,
OF muslin between \ cluster Of narrow
ribbon loop. hangs from ono side; this
is broCndcd riboun or pl.c plain satin.
For still more drc,sy wear o bunch of
yioieis or of Marshal Neil roses. or some
other hyuritc flower. i- added With
such crayAts. collars oT frill- Of lace or
lissc are worn. Collars arc sometimes
dispensed with. and an India muslin
scarf Is laid in fine folds and passed
around the neck narrow Breton lace
edges this scarf at top and bottom. and
the ends have wider lace plnifc1 across
them. The soft null used for bows and
ilchus i mostly imported from France
and very closely imitAtD- the real India
muslin. II i very sheer. with irregular
threads like linen. and washo. without
,hi,koning; it j. ,~- yards wide and
costs from oighiy-fiyr cents to -. 20 a
yard. The ccru null j. similar 20 this
but Is more deeply tinted
Linen lawn nccktics. or those OF India
null. are made long enough 10 pass
around the neck inside the linen collar
they are not considered stylish II worn
uutsidc-and thc ends form bow in
front; n hem and fancitul stitching
in blocks or bars are aCro>, the ends Of
some. while Others are finished with the
most exquisite" embroidery. For ladies
iisse with footing on the sides and in
rows across the bias ends. .Iabots are
also made Of crepe lissc. either black or
white. closely crimpcd. then laid in
sholl-likc rows - Bd5dT