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Dark brown is the 1avorlte color for
homespun cloth, especially when there
are irregular red threads woven in it.
Plain kerchiefs, like those of q
Ouakeress, are of null muslin, with a
wide hem, hem-stitched, and cluster
of drawn work in each corner.
Pale pink or blue surah is used for the
crowns of caps, and these are lightly
embroidered in South Kensington
designs of ofsprays and grasses.
The Languedoc and Raguse point
laces come in such large figures that
they do not plait effectively; hence
they are only slightly gathered when
forming frills.
Young ladies wear kerchiefs of muslin
trimmed with embroidery, or else OF
Breton net with a fine pattern through
the center, and vine for border, and
lace frill.
There are collarettes of Languedoc
lace made in full frills and with fichu
fronts, on which row of narrower
gold lace is laid without gathers around
the neck and down the front.
The fine gold lace with threads as fine
as linen is combined with other laces in
fichus, breaAfa caps, etc. It is war
ranted not to tarnish, and is so light
and delicate that it 5rightens up the
white fabric, yet does not look like
theatrical tinsel.
Irish point lace in heavy rich designs
is imported in directoire collars and in
straight, square. or long collar bands,
with deep square cuffs to be attached
like permanent trimming to the waist OF
dark dresses of handsome materials.
There are also cuirasses of this lace
made withoutsleeves.
White foulard, with black or blue
pots, is also used for midsu MINER
resses. Instead of using fringe, many
modistes trim these dresses with long,
narrow loops of foulard lined with silk
or satin of a contrasting color; thus
blue is lined with red, and the Turkish
red patterns are lined with blue.
Plated skirts for walking dresses are
more popular than they have ever been,
and are most variously made. Some
are box-plaited in single plaits, Others
are double kits, while many have three
killed hounces covering them. Most OF
the skirts of one plating fall at the foot
on a narrow plated border, which is
often OF q dark orange or red, in con-
trast to the goods of the skirt.
A fancy in cravats is silk strip trim
med on two opposite sides with lace,
then laid in eight lepgthwise folds close
upon each other; the lace ends are at
top and bottom. The top end of the lace
with some of the silk is then turned
over fatty toward the left side, and the
longer silk and lace part below spreads
omen like fan. This is beautiful in
white surah and fine Breton lace.
White India muslin is used in the same
way.
One OF the favorite caprices Of French
dresses is that of making the front and
sides of the skirt represent five great
box plaits, and these have eyelets
worked in the edges, and are laced
down with silk cords ending in tassels.
A contrast of color is always seen in
these; thus an ecru or drab wool dress
has dark green cord and tassels, while
one of navy blue has red eyelets, cords
and tassels. The latter makes beauti-
full skirt for blue Jersey bodices that
are laced with red. The cverskirt is
then very short apron, much wrinkled,
and with bouffant back drapery. To
wear over the Jersey waist in the street
is short gown and hood of blue wool
shaped like the tea gowns, but much
shorter.