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antor for summer wear than gros grain
silk; it lends itself to ATTY sort OF drap-
ing or trimming, being supple. vet firm
in texture, and is much less liable to
crumple or grow limp than lawn or mus,
lin, and the silk is SO light that it proves
happy medium in dress for our titful
climate.
White and cream-tinted Spanish net
will be much employed this summer foy
dinner and evening dress, made wholly
of lace. This net is cut in plain prin-
cesse style over Il foundation of white
merveilleux. The skirt and bodice are
then draped with ruffles, scarf and
bertha of painted Spanish lace These
exquisite dresses are among the most
beautiful and becoming of summer tot
lets
An English novelty in collars is called
the Drectoire,'' and is made of white
Renaissance lace, with very open-work
insertion bands of white chenille dotted
with pearl beads The very large cape
like collar is formed of three rows of
lace, which is very deep; at the head of
each rutfe is a band of the insertion run
through with black velvet ribbon. This
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throat, which is drawn up and brought
together in front with cluster of broad
velvet loops and long ends of the same,
which fall far below the waist.
White China Grape shaWls are beng
utilized for polonaises, and are made up
over underskirts of silk or satin. A
very simple yet elegant one made up
over an underskirt of peach blossom
satin had the front of the polonaise cut
ina long point, thus showing the rich
embroidery of the shawl corner to fine
| advantage. The narrower embroidery
formed a border all around the polo
naise. The fringe of the shawl was re-
placed by wide lace of the creamy tint
! of the Grape. A portion of the embroid-
cry upon the other half of the shawl was
sacrificed to decorate the, short sleeves
and bodice.
An uncommon and exceedingly ele-
giant costume for child is made of rus
set brown velvet and golden brown satin
sublime, edged with English silk en-
broideries. A model formed of these
materials showed French redingote of
line, showing the lapels of handsome
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The fronts of the redingote were crossed
and open at the foot The deep Charles
II. collar of velvet was cut in squares
and faced with satin. In suit was a
soft Moorish cap of russet-brown satin,
trimmed with velvet, with psme and
tips of the same dark hue, shading to
gold. This suit was designed for a
carriage dress for cool weather at the
seaside.
Comparatively few women can APP
propriately or becomingly wear the hair
in Greek style with its accompanying
tilet of ribbon Or silvered bands. In the
first place, the hair should be very
abundant; in the second place, the feat
ures should be classic in outline, and,
lastly, the face should be beautiful, or
at least attractive enough to bear the
test of this severe style of couture. The
women of Greece, who adopted this
fashion of banding down the waves of
hair. did so to keep in position their
overabundant locks; but when one sees
"thinly settled" wisp-like head of
hair tightly banded down q la Roman
dame or woman of the French Direc-
toire period, one is led to suppose that
the wearer of the filet has determined
by this means to secure what few re-
naming locks ungenerous nature has
left her-N Y Eueniag Post.