The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-24
GIRLS IN WHITE AND PINK.
Gowns for Young Women Who Are
About to be Graduated,

Gowns for Young Women Who Are
About to be Graduated.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
White has long been the conventional
commencement dress. but though long
honored by custom and favored by the
taste of many, it is not absolutely essen.
tial that tailet for this occasion should
be white, ifa color is more becoming,
or there is any other reason why it is
preferred. One of two groups of girls
in pale rose or blue make pretty break
in the line of snowy toilets. Delicate
fabrics in light colors are almost always
selected. India null, plain and polka
dotted, and the many beautiful varieties
of nuns yelling, in white, robin's-egg
blue, rose pink, cream, pearl color,
strawberry red and corn-fower blue,
an extremely stylish new colors. Cotton
sateens in floral patterns are recon-
mended for this purpose, and they arc
combined with plain satins. which
have twilled surfaces closely resembling
satin.
The approved style has Sharply
pointed basque of figured Saline in the
beautiful daisy or moss rosebud patterns;
pansies or hyacinths and an apron dra-
perry OF the same are arranged over a
kilt,,pleated skirt or gored skirt trim
med with tucked hounces edged with
lace of the plain Saline in a solid color
to match the groundwork of the figured
goods. Foulards also make up prettily
in somewhat elaborate short dresses,
vatican or draped polonaise style show
ing up the floral patterns most effective
ly. Imported robe dresses with EN-.
broidered hounces are shown in colored
goods.
There is nothing, however, after all,
80 fresh and pretty for young girls as
white and for these effective use is made
of deed founces of embroidery. Often
breadths of solid embroidery of
Irish point or open Hamburg
work are used for the waist and sleeves
and panels for the skirt, the point being
covered by narrow crosswise rufles Of
embroidery. A charming style is called
the Phyllis. On the foot of the skirt is
a narrow killing, and bove this a
founce Of the embroidery, headed by
two narrow pleatings and then anotEH.'
embroidered flounce. Above this is
full wrinkled apron, edged with en-
broidery and which is pulled up to con-
cea' the edge of the plain basque. The
basque Is square, ouSeu Win the EN-.
broidery, which is carried in a full CABOT
down to the front of the waist, the ends
concealed by the apron. This is style
pretty easily managed by home dress
makers.
Quite a number of commencement
dresses of white null or muslin are be-
ing made with demi-trains, and if the
material is very sheer it is made up
over white or colored surah. II ex-
pense is to be considered cotton satins
look almost as we'll. A turreted or Bril-
ton basque and dcmi-train. if white, are
pretty over colored lining with puts
heading each -uff1e of embroidery
across to the front of the skirt and rib
bon of a color matching the lining run
through the puffs and fastened with
bow with long loops, which will form
cascade of ribbon loops on each side of
the skirt. The neck Of the bodice may
be cut low around or high at the back,
with an oval or square opening in front.
Two narrow ribbons are tied about the
throat, with bow and short ends at the
left side.