The Jasper weekly courier., 1882-05-12

FuII-Dress ToiIettes.
The full-dresS toi'ettes prepared a
this season Of the year are much simpler
than those shown In the autumn. For
the midsummer fefes at country houses
and watcring-places short dresses Will
be worn exclusively; hence at the
largest furnishing houses not one 4
trained dress was exhibited in the gas
lighted room devoted 10 evening toi-
lcfteS. Low corsages were also omit |
ted. and the display consisted Of many |
very bouIlant short dresses Of line soft
fabrics. with surplice or square neck
elbow sleeves. The corsagcs fitted the
figure smoothly below the hips. and
abundant draperics were arranged
there. Most Of these dresses were fast
ened in front BY hooks and eyes or
very small buttons that were concealed
by lace frills. and their trimmings were
massed on the neck and arms, or II laid
on the bodice, they were 80 smooth and
| fiat that they added nothing to the ap-
parent size; and in order TO add 70 the
/ look Of slenderness these trimmings
were brought into a sharp point AZ the
waist line or Just below Il. There were,
\ however. some corsages laced in the
! back, fitted by very few seams. having
\ only one dart in front on sharply
\ pointed waists. or with Jersey
polonaises that had no side forms.
\ Pink and white are the prevailing colors
for such dresses. with few pale blue
tints for blondes. but none Of the deep
lemon yellow shades shown last year
(! The materials are either faills or the
lustrous satin merveilleux for the ioun--
dation. with nuns yelling, Embroidered
silk muslin. lowered game and Span
ish lace for the drapery. richly trimmed
with embroidery. lace. innumerablc
bows Of narrow satin or velvet ribbon,
4 and very few flowers Pink satin surah
for the foundation of q basque and skirt,
covered entirely with white lowered
gauze. makes lovely dress; 4 great
panier sash Of the pink satin gives the
necessary boufIant effect. A pale blue
moire basque or close corsage is worn
with white skirts or embroidered null.
or else silk muslin. and this Is arranged
10 conceal the edge of the moire bodice;
the only blue tintS in the skirt are given
by the blue silk foun tation skirt, and its
. many small bows Of satin ribbon with
out ends. or else with clusters Of ends
. OF ribbons cut in forked tongues with
. out any bows or loops. Embroidered
pale blue ganze as a Jersey polonaise
over blue satin is one Of the French fam
, cics. White sheer muslin with small
, dots wrought very thickly upon It 4
I made in panier polonaise that fits the
: waist and hips smoothly over blue
/ lining: the panier fullncss Is shirrtd e
I the edge Of this waist. draped in two
\ deep festoons on the front and sides,
7 and hangs very full and long, yet in .
I narrow space. behind. 10 the foot Of ths
! blue skirt. which Is nearly covered Il
! front with frills of embroidered muslin
I The convenient fashion Of wearing 4
y bodice OF one kind with skirts Of another
remains in style. Moirc and the cling
: inc soft satins are most used for thes'
bodiccs: but instead Of representing thu
= coat basque worn during the winter
\ they are the bodice with paniers like TIL
4 blue moire and white embroidered sill
: muslin combination described above
: Still newer fancy for such combina
. tions Is shirrcd surplice jacket Of satil
z surah worn outside Of full musliI
4 waist. For instance. PariSinn dres
+ has ccru embroidered null for the skirt
2 and for high corsage with deep collar
4 but without sleeves. Over this waist
/! concealing all but the front Of i. y
4 dark garnet satin surah jacket with sur
n plice neck and elbow sleeves and grea
4 embroidered cuffs 10 match the collar
Y This u blouse-jacket without sid
y forms IN the back. but shirred at tn
waist line and also in front, wit
4 sash bow behind. Striped en-
n broidcry i used for plated flounce
4 on the skirt. and arranged 50 that a
4 embroidered stripe is on top Of eac
|: plait This forms two very wide curve
q iIounccs across the front and sides
y with plain null sbirrcd as Ilonnccs BE-
4 tween. and edged with Florcntine lace
u the back i arranged in poufs, and thrc
Il very narrow knife-plailings trim th
u foot Cream white surah skirts are bt
n ing made in the same way % wear wit
n cardinal or blue waists. Nuns vcilin
= for basque and panicrs over sura
II skirt Il another combination that n
,c mains popular especially white or pin
A yelling. with pink satin surah Tor n
skirt. The foot Of such dress Is mo'
~ fluffy trimmed with fine tapping plai
n cd frills three In acluster--with lac
" frill laid over, and wide enough 70 cove
u them; then above this aro other lac
u frills. under which pink tulle i gatl
4. cred TO bring out the pretty pattern I
=. the lace. -Haypcr's B0cdr.
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