Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-04-22

Very light small figured foulard sill ks
are among the other fresh and pretty
dresses prepared for midsummer. Thus
q white ground with tiny pale blue
spots is made up with a great deal of
plain blue Surah, which forms the col
lar and bosom drapery, and is cut into
many narrow bias gathered ruffies for
trimming the skirt These dresses are
commended for their lightness, as they
weigh less than grenadines, which re-
quire heavier silk Innings. Sometimes
the most dressy foulards in Watteau
eolors are lined throughout with pale
blue silk, and the blue does not appear
elsewhere in the dress.
Lovely dresses of batiste, of the sheer
est qualities, are of pale faded tints,
either pink, blue, cream, or lavender,
and arc ornamented with artistic en-
broidery done in crewel-work of the
gayest colors, in vivid contrast to that
of the dress. Thus pink batiste in
open lace-like patterns has the basque
and the drapery of the over-skirt edged
with lace frills, above which are set
clusters of crewel-work as large as a
lady's hand, representing bouquets OF
roses, carnations, blue-bells, and green
foliage. Japanese blue, olive green,
and dark red colors prevail in this
quaint needie-work, which is cut out
and appliqued on the dress goods.
Cashmere is always in favor with
Parisiennes, and is sent out by Worth
in lighG qualities for spring dresses In
the new dull salmon red and heliotrope
shades combined (in order to make them
still lighter with figured foulards. A
suit of heliotrope cashmere has a skirted
basque with punched drapery behind,
while the fat front opens over gay fou-
lard laid in small plaits the whole length
OF the s irt. Pink, gray and white
cashmeres are imported with polka dots
embroidered with silk, to be made up
with plain Surah silks.
The imported gingham suits are the
prettiest of all wash dresses. A gay
fancy is that oftrimming light blue and
white checked gingham with bands and
pointed tongues of dark claret-colored
gingham. Such dress is further deco
ratsd by a cluster of painted
flowers in the point of the neckerchief,
which is tied sailor fashion. Some
thing unique in the color ard in the
combinations is aimed at in these pretty
cottons- Thus one of heliotrope purple
has pale cream-colored facings. while
another of claret red has plaitings of
intz figures on white ground, very
lch like the favorite patterns of fou-
d.
The novelty in lingerie with which to
ghten up dark toilette, or to give
aracter to light one. is a direetoire
,lar made of dark velvet. either black,
rnet or blue, and edged with n white
Il OF creamy white Languedoc lace.
le velvet collar is about a finger deep,
i'd, extending across the back, slopes
way just in front of the turn of the
houlders; across this front edge scarf
fSurah silk of light blue, pink or gar
1et is sewed on each side in Sight
gathers, then drawn together on the
bust. knotted there, and the ends hang
to the waist, and are finished with lace.
two inches, the lens is placed at that,
but does not focus; it is gradually
moved along, inch by inch, until, per-
haps, it is brought to thirty-six inches.
At this the proper height of center or
focus is attained, and it is then num-
bered thirty-six. The same operation
is OF course necessary with every lens.
This accounts for the numbers which
are upon spectacles or glasses of any
kind when purchased.