The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-12
Summer Evening Dresses.

WHILE very gay colors are again fash
ionable in costumes for the street and
for day wear, it is q subject of remark
that white and black toilettes predomi-
nate in the evening, when full dress is
worn. Young ladies wear dresses of
soft cream white India muslin, or else
of batiste, which is pure white, and
has more dressing than India goods; or
else they choose white barege, or the
new fabric called nuns cloth, which is
all wool, woven irregularly like French
bunting, and as transparent as gauze.
For india muslin and batiste, embroid-
cry and lace are the trimmings, with
many loops and panier sash of bro
cade or satin ribbon. These dresses
are usually made up over white silk, or
perhaps satin, and sometimes colored
silk is used for q foundation. The
pointed waist extends slightly over the
hips on the sides, and the panier full
ness stands out almost abruptly from
the plain smooth edges of the corsage.
The neck is either square or in surplice
shape, If high; but if low, it is round.
Sleeves of lace reaching to the elbow
are worn with both high and low
waists. The panier drapery begins un-
der the fiat points in front, and rounds
out very full and ample on the hips
and behind. II q puff is used in the
back, it is very soft, irregular and
dropping, instead of the stiff heavy
puffs formerly made to look as round
as if stiffened with crinoline. The flow
ing skirt is not very deliberately
trimmed if the material ID rich. With
satin skirts q single border flounce, or
q cluster of several narrow f0unces
forming a border. or else fans or pyra-
mids at intcrva' 5, trim the foot Of the
dress, and in many cases the satin skirt
is left entirely plain; indeed, striped
satin skirt is considered most effective
without trimming. There is little more
fullness in demi-trained skirts, the mar
rowest measuring three and fourth
yards; for full-trained skirts four yards
IL the average width. The short dresses
Of muslin made for ball dresses are
only two and half yards wide. A
great deal of Breton lace is used on
batiste and India muslin dresses. APar-
isian dress Of creamy white batiste has
. short apron made Of an embroidered
panier scarf, which drapes the back
also. Color il introduced prettily in
this dress by making it over pink silk
lining; below the short apron the
remainder OF the front and side cores
Of the pink silk are covered with CROSS
wise pleated frills alternately Of Breton
lace and Of the batiste. Large long
looped bows Of pink and cream-white
satin are on the sides. The pointed
basque Of silk covered with batiste has
the front and sleeves almost entirely OF
lace. A lovely evening dress of the
sheer white nuns cloth has its soft
drapings edged with fly fringe.
Bare9e and grenadine dresses are
partly Of the plain fabric and partly
satin, striped or brocaded. They are
trimmed with knife-pleatings Of the
material, or else with blonde lace,
which is sometimes beaded. They are
invariably made up over silk. The
lustrous Paris muslin, called silk mus.
lin. ID used for dverdresses, with en-.
broidery on tu1le and lace for trim
ming. White foulard dresses have
SHRED full fronts 10 the waist and on
the 'ovsrskirt, with light frills Of Va
,lencienues, Malinss or Breton lace. The
black dresses so much used in the
evening BY older ladies have usually
satin for : foundati0n, q IL luster Il
needed t0 brightSn the effect and white
laoe = again in favor for trimming
black. Thus. Tie wsst and the front
-gorsd beeadths viii; ~ 1eexly eoysesd