The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-05
DAINTY SUMMER FABRICS.
ihss Light as Air, Yet Charming
Enough for Any Maiden's Use.

This year one marvels at the HghtneSS
fnd airiness of every textile fabric, and
thanks her lucky stars for the good for
une which sends dresses that scarcely
eigh more than pocket-handkerchief,
lade of soft, yielding fabrics that may
/ drawn, fold after fold, through wo-
INNS finger-ring, and come out still
Slooth and unwrinkled. Fine silk mulls,
eiher in plain colors or with tiny con-
lasting figures; India mulls, sheer and
ight, China silks, with gay figures on
Nhite grounds, girlish nuns veilings,
ether plain or embroidered, and tiny
Inhead checked silks with figures
pinted upon them. Dainty? To the
lat degree, and it will be such de-
hat to wear them. All these fabrics are
mae over thin, light silk, much like
the old-fashioned foulard in quality,
and ara trimmed with row after row of
the softst filament laces, all adding to
the general lightness and feeciness of
the appearance. The silk is usually
the colr of the fabric itself, although
now and again, when some popularity
of cdoring is desired, contrasting
shades are used; as, for instance, a
light-green nuns yelling has not quite
'he yellow cast desired for the true Nile
green, which is the true shade sought,
and which isinsisted upon. The whole
lire of fabries does not give the required
shade; but what shall be donep VIII
the puzzlel modiste fly the field over
come by tbs struggle with color? Not
bit of it A lining of soft yellow silk
under thepure real pale green gives ex-
actly thetint that is wanted.
These nuns yelling dresses, to be
perfectly stylish, are made with no
other trimming than fine ribbons; the
short, rdlnd skirt has wide pleating g
on. the bottom; the overskirt has in
front theefect of long, much wrinkled
apron, pointed in the middle of the front
breadthand reaching nearly to the depth
of the f,unce, quite short on the side;
the pleas are held by loops and ends OF
self-coloed ribbon about two inches in
width. fhe back draperies are also
quite full and much punched. The
bodies are close basques with elbow
sleeves, the sleeves having lace frills,
while quaint handkerchief-shap fichus
If null are worn about the throat. 1t
is quite the thing to dress bridesmaids
in these simple gowns of nun S yelling,
and for these costumes old pink and
pale blue are even more used than
white.
A wide hat or poke bonnet, trimmed
to match, is also worn, and the flowers
carried suit the costume. The dresses
are not uniform, but alternate blue and
pink. Among the other shades in which
this fabric is shown are cream, buff,
pale, yellow and green. The China
silks are very stylish, and, when pref
tily made, are exceedingly picturesque
and becoming. Usually the trimming is
entirely lace and ribbon, but one model
was recently shown which had trim
ming of garnet. velvet arranged about
the front. and over that fell a founce
China silks the ground was white and
the printed figure was in olive, with g
touch of the deep red that was shown in
the velvet; the overdress, quite full and
intricate, was lace-trimmed, and the
draperies held in place by loops and
ends of velvet ribbon of the same shade
The body was a small, close basque,
with half-sleeves edged with lace and
ornamented directly in front by small
velvet bow. 1t was an exquisite affair
Boston AdUertiser.