Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-16
How Dresses Are Trimmed.

There are mauy nov aud pretty skirt
trimmings, many IT which may ho
easily made ut home. Newest ol these
Is the shrrcd plating. For this n
straight tlounce i cut twelve inches
deep and three times the length of the
skirtS breadth. Ii is laid IN iuChwide
kilt plaits, and each plait is stitched
(hkc u tuck, indeed, more than n plato
to within n fingers length ut the hot.
tom, when they are pressed fatty, The
tucks, or plaits, above this are shirred
on the edge hya single row OF fine hand
gathering, and this draws tho shirring
up into n succession OF scanuly pulled
phts. The tlounce is then stitched ON
an inch from the top, aud again at the
head Oftho PLAIN plating nj the bottom.
Shrrcd plating mr.. also made IN clus-
ters, three III n cluster, and space be-
fan plating, This is cut straight also
To the depth required and then plated
in clusters of five plails, piled one ON
another. The plaits are pressed and
| stitched across near tho top, aud again
a few inches from the bottom, so that
the lower part spreads out in sue
cpssi0n Of opon fans Nrry
much liked but scarcely new, is the
Nnndyked tlonnco with only fullness
enough To allow ii to set smoothly
around the skirt over a fan plating, the
fans Of which come in the open spaces
between the Nandykes. Another popu-
lar heading for llounoes is shell trim
ming formed OF II strip Of the dress ma
tcrial piped on both edges and box
plated into triple plaits. Between the
boX.plaits the edges of the band are
caught together To form the shell.
Scarf draperies are much worn both ON
short and long dresses. For walking
dresses they are still folded in uplurned
plaits across the front and knotted be-
hind. Some tanies are slit straight up
through tho middle OF the front breadth
for from six inches to halt yard. The
sides Of the opening nre then faced and
turned back IN levers. A bow is placed
~ the apex OF tile triangular opening
thus formed, and the plating IN lrOnt
extends high enough to cover all that
part Of the lower skirt disclosed by the
opening.
Perpendicular trimmings ARC very
fashionable. Long rpvers, extending
from the belt to the edge Of the over.
skirt, Or where the dress IN in one to
the trimming nj the foot, APP
pears on many suits. A great deal
OF fine shirring is fused, especially on
thin dresses. Shirred plastrons Of silk
or satin are favorite trimmings for
black grenadines. The shirrlng il
| IL Il
bands Of horizontal shirring twelve
inches apart, from the top TO the bot
tom, drawing the plastron into long fiat
pull. a great deal of Pckin il used
All material in alternate raised and fiat
stripes Is known as Pekin, whether il be
velvet, satin, silk, wool, or cotton; or, ms
IL often the case, mixed fabric. This
forms bands rcvefs, folds, vests, etc,
upon solid-colOrod materials. Usually
the Pekin matches tho dress in tint
violent contrasts having lost favor. The
fancy Just now IL to nse il IN cfoss-cut
bands from three 10 eight inchcr deep
a fashion which affords IN easy method
Of lengtnening any bodice left over and
Intentionally short A stylish suit
noticed recently had two folds, one Of
plain satin, the other Of satin Pekin
edgng the basque as far as the back side
seams; then they were let loose and ex-
tended 10 form knot with long ends
rather low on the dress. Above this
the back OF the basque WIS finished with
loops Of satin, forming double fringe
FestoOned ll0nnces are much used on
the front aud sides Of trimmed skirts.
] e.. fec
are cut on the bias and edged top and
bottom aith lace, anticipating, or a
fold 81 silk or satin. Brocade Is much
used for trimming handsome silks, and
is put on il the some way as the Pekin.
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