The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-15
The Complete Summer Costume.

Inc complete summer Costume.
4 speciality of the season is the COM
plete dress, black or cream color, with
lace yelling, and accompanied by bonnet
and parasol complete. Tie distinction
is largely due to the depth and beauty of
the lace trimming and the finish and
harmony Of the entire costume. The
foundation is usually satin surah, the
lace, Spanish point, often so deep that
two widths of tone laid across the
front of the skirt tho other in close
paniers upon the sides-will cover it OK
cept the fine killed flowers, and a scant
putting which serves as heading to
these. The lace is also deity and taste.
fully woven into the drapery at the back,
forms the mantle or vigite with its neat
ruff1ed collar and flouncing, and borders
the rich parsol which alone shows
SIX! of old gold or ruby high upon the
inside: The effect Of the lace on the
richest costumes is augmented by fine
embroidery Of jet which is used in broad
bands and panels, and is supplemented
by a small bonnet entirely ofjet. OF
course the costume is weighty, but it lie
very effective, and for lady who de-
sires dark and striking toilet without
much regard to cost there isnothine
more distinguished. A lighter all black
dress, and one whom those ladies would
prefer who do not like and will not wear
Jet, is of black embroidered nuns veil
ing over satin s,lrah used in the same
way as Spanish lace. The hat is a black
chip, large, and of the ''creole" or linden
ted form, and trimmed with proflsion
OF feathers and a facing of silk net.
Nearly all special summer costumes are
accompanied by parasols, and MANY bv
fan to match. The new French sateene
are sent in boxes, accompanied by these
accessions, and have in previous let
ter described the cheese cloths with
cretonne appliqued, or bands embroid-
cred, which were completed by the ad-
dition of bonnet and parssol. The fash
Ion Is a pretty one in cottons, but it is an
expensive one in silks and satins covered
With lace or embroidery, and not
likely to become popular: The "lace"
effect upon and in materials, cotton. anil
WOO, have not had the success that was an
ticipated for them by dealers. UpUn cotton
such effects are thrown away in the sim
pie striped mesh which only diefigured
the surface of the fabric. Had they
been made in lace patterns, and arran9-
ed as borders, perhaps the result would
have been different, but hardly, for
trimming laces are 50 pretty and cheap
that there is no object in so palpable an
imitation which has not the grace Of the
original.
The wooden lace seemed to deserve
success, for as material for oyerdresses
it is charming and obtainable in black.
white, and collors; but it is somewhat
expensive, $3.50 per yard) and being
open requires to be made over silk, so
that it is a costly purchase by the time
the requisite Spanish lace trimming has
been added. The cream patterns are.
however, lovely over pale blue, aud can
be arranged even more gracefully and to
better advantage than lace itself. Itmay
also be used in the cream tints oyer
black, pink, heliotrope, and cream satins,
thus greatly reducing the expense
while the effect is preserved.
and the costume rendered even
more appropriate for summer afternoon
wear, little fetes, croouet parties, and
the like.-Jennie June.