The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-04-16
ZOE THE FAIR SEX.


Narrow gathered ruffies may be used
to trim thin dresses this summer with
good effect.
colors and designs OF old tapestries and
are called Gobelin ribbons.
Only very costly fabrics, such as vel
vet and br0ea 'e, can be used for dresses
with plain corsages, sleeves and skirts.
The favcrite cap for small girls is
made Of bands of tucked muslin alter
mating with wrought insertion,
and finished with a full lace fraise.
The bonnets from the best milliners
this year are distinguished by their quiet
appearance. Heliotrope silk, trimmed
with heliotrope, pale-t tinted violets or
lilaes, and made in the simplest, closest
shapes, is more fashionable than any
thing else. Shaded ribbons are liked
for these bonnets.
Plated wool skirts of most delicate
shades are laid in clusters of three
lengthwise plaits that are Tapped closely
upon each other in the same space taken
usually by a single kilt plat; then peep
ing from beneath this full plating. just
at the edge, is anticipating of pale
blue or red silk, of which scarcely more
than the edge is seen.
For girls eight or ten years of age suits
of two pieces are most used, while for
very little people the French use what
they call miniatures, viz. the prin-
ccsse dress or English coat, all in one
piece, very slightly altered from that
worn last season, and suitable either
for dress for the house, or else a long
coat to be worn over a white muslin
dress.
Sashes are greatly used on the chill
dren's dresses, and though not arranged
twice alike in front, they invariably
end IN q very large bow quite low down
on the back. The ends cf the sash are
caught together and made into one or
two great tassels either of the fabric
rayeled out, with shirring at the top,
OF else some shirred silk passementerie
tassels are added.
Dresses fastened behind are made with
six or eight box plaits in front from the
neck down, though they are not sewed
further than just below the waist line.
The back is also box-plaited as far as
the taper of the waist, " here it is cut off,
and a skirt with double or triple box
plaits is added; this skirt is merely
across the back. Wide embroidered
edging is sewed to the bottom of the
plaits and up each side. Strings OF white
muslin are sewed in the side seams OF
the waist line, and tied behind in a large
bow.
Muslin dresses are still made with
box-plaited sack shapes in front,
and back finished with a Spanish
hounce; but others are also merely
gathered and shirred at the neck
and just above the deep hounce, Civ
ing an easy, loose appearance that is
graceful for slender children. Another
pretty feature is that of putting on a false
yoke just above the Spanish fOunce;
this is trimmed on the lower edge and
up each side of the front with lace or
edging, and allowed to fall over the
founee like a little basque.
White pique either corded or in small
bars is used for Walking coats ii prin-
cesse shape that serve either for house or
street dresses, or as wraps over other
dresses of thinner white goods. The
fronts are sack-shaped and single
breasted. Sometimes there are three
seams in the back, while other coats
have the French back with only one
seam. The back is cut off below the
waist line, and the length is finished out
by four or five double box plai that are
edged with an open worked ruffle of
cambri embroidery. Tie deep round
collar is made of embroidery, a narrow
ruffie extends down each side of the
front, and if there are side forms, it out
lines them