The Newtown bee., 1879-08-06
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion's Freaks.

the morning and afternoon are short cos tunes of the sheerest French nansook or else India muslin, and there are also many pique dresses with the skirt neat ly covered with embroidered ruf1les. The muslin dresses are accompanied by large fichu-mantles of the material trimmed with plaitings of Breton lace, and wlTen~the picturesque Devonshire hat is added, the effect is very charm ing. It is the fancy at present to use white ribbons, belt, and sash with thin white dresses, and the Leghorn hat is trimmed with white satin or else back velvet The corsage bouquet is large cluster of white rosebuds not blown, or else of daises, and there is really not touch of color in the whole toilette.
 To vary the white dresses, colored foulard waists are worn with trimmed white skirts. This silk waist is merely a belted round waist, plain on the shoulders and slightly full in the belt. Very rich embroidery in chenille repre- senting pink blossoms extends up the front, round the neck, and the wrists; there is also standing frill of knife plaited foulard, and a great deal ot plaited white lace as frills and cravat bows. The blue belt is satin ribbon folded four inches wide. and falling in front in long sash -snds almost to the foot of the dress. The morning cap is O India muslin very softly folded in many short putfs, and finished with plating of wide Breton lace.
 With the suits entirely of white, black hA oG for instance. the fan is of white wood with black silhouette figures represent ing "Pinafore scenes; the long lace gloves are of black Chantilly, and the head is covered by black Spanish lace veil, or else the bonnet is of white mus lin shirred in Carmen shape, or perhaps fanchon, and the only trimming Is the loops of black velvet.
 For afternoon and evening white dot ted Swiss muslin dresses are elaborately made over slips of colored silk, and trimmed with ruffles of the pretty ma- terial. The blue or rose silk waist will be cut square or heart-shaped in the neck, while the outside will be carried up very high and surrounded with many narrow frills of the muslin or of lace. E This waist is often round, and belted < with blue sash, while the transparent K demi-tIain and apron overskirt show eff ' fectively over the silk foundation. A ' little fichu of blue China cTape is perhaps fastened at the waist by bunch of dark Jacqueminot roses, and the lace gloves and silk stockings are also blue.
 Next after white dresses gingham suits are the popular attire at the sum- mer resorts. Those of gray-blue, in stripes, bars or plaids, are most seen, and are usually trimmed with many ruf1les of the gingham, and with the coarse-tig- ured effective wash laces known as By zantine, Russian, etc. Many of these have the belted round waist that has been restored to favor, and the long round overskirt that continues to be worn, season after season, no matter what novelties are introduced. The ginghams of mixed pink and blue are still very stylish, and are worn both by blondes and brunettes. Color runs riot in these dresses, and the more quaint the Icontrast the better young ladies like it. .One of the prettiest suits is of brown plaid gingham, with trimmings of pink ibatiste knife-p e-plaitings edged with narrow Breton edging. G GA-&aaaA.
 Among the percales, those with cream .colored ground are most used these are strewn with gay chintz figures, or else dotted and bordered with red, white, or blue, in handkerchief patterns. The colored embroderies on white are chosen to trim these in colors to match the figures on the percale. In these dresses the round belted waists are considered more stylish than basques, and are some times worn with a wide belt of the pale creamy leather known as alligator skin. To make these waists more closely copy old styles, they are often shirred just in front of the shoulder seam, making full drapery over the bust that is very be- coming to slight figures.
 For petticoats white foulard is also used. These skirts are to be worn un-. der very dainty short walking costumes, or else with trained evening dresses. They are gored closely in front and back, and are trimmed with two deep knife-plaitings edged with lace.
 White ioufard guimpes, or chemisettes are alSo Demg Imported, ana It IS Salu they will gradually replace vests, though not until next season. They are used to fill up the Pompadour squares or heart shaped threats of dresses. They are laid in fine knife plaits, or else they are shirred nearly all over -Hdrper's Bozar.
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