Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-06

Tasteful dresses for afternoons Al
summer resorts may be made II lhs
pretty chine SILKS al one dollar per yard.
Their trimming Is full plnked ruches ol
the chime SIX, with fat.ags, cullar and
cuffs Of dark velvet garnet, sapphire
or ruby ON these pale Fuse. light blue,
shad1wy gray or brown silks. The
dres, should be- simply made with a
gored skirt, very hunchy oycr-sklri,
aud short basque Of tho plalnosl
shape. Instead ot the hrlslllng ruches.
sof,erlooking nonnccs are also made Of
this silk; they are seanlily gathered,
deeply Tapped, and arr cut oui on the
lower edges Ia leaf points that are also
pinked or nOiehed One of the prtiile-t
of these dresses Is Of tho rose amber
shade 70 becoming 10 clear hruuetles,
trimmed with darker golden brown
satin. The basque u cut out IN the
ionguo-likc sharp scallops that Worth
uses 30 much' these ara on the lower
edge, and aled aro.nh ~. Pompadouf
square neck, reaching forward 90 flill
plastron of dark brown satin that Ills
the open square, and Is gathered at the
top to form two standing irlls that pass
around the neck.
The silk Snrahs and those with satin
face worn last year remain popular, and
are not costly when trimmed with wide
gathered ilounces Of the Surah cut out
on the lower edge In the sharp narrow
scallofs, and with two erect headings OF
the Surah doubled; the soft texture OF
the twilled Surah prevents IL from
"pinking" well. At q little moro cost
there are lovely evening dresses Of pale
blue or rose Suah. trimmed with ecru
embroidered muslin tlounces and dark
velvet. Thus one OF pale blue satin
Surah has q basque, the sash paniers
that are not curved In front, but pass in
straight folds around the hips, and q
gorcd skirt made Of the Surah; for trim
ming, the front and sides Of the skirt
are covered with ecru embroidered mus
lin frills and some rosettes Of sapphire
blue velvet are down egh side The
very simple basque with elbow sleeves
has sapphire velvet collar and cuffs,
with two frills Of the ecru embroidery
down the front, strapped across BY
bands of blue velvet fastened bv
small buckles Of Rhine stones. Dark
green satin Surah, with little ecru
embroidery on the basque, is also q
refined dress that need not cost much
money Another return to the fashions
OF siy or seven years ago is the use OF
low-prlced black silks for travelling
dresses. At the furnishing houses small
repped black gros grains are made
up in severely plain dresses for this pur-
pose, and are worn on short journeys
when q lady wishes to be quietly well
dressed, and on very long Journeys
where sudden changes Of Temperature
are encountered. The skirt for these
has one or two gathered ruilles, or else
a single finely plated ilounce. The
apron oyer-skirt is so deep that il reach
es nearly to the foot in front and back,
is not lifted very high on the sides, and |
is trimmed with wide plating ike
that on the lower skirt The basque is
a short position, fitted as simply and /
as perfectly as those Of tailor dresses;
it is fastened by small jet buttons, and is |
without any trimming. Another style,
slightly more dressy, is that of putting |
three gathered rufles on the skirt, with |
three rows of narrow velvet ribbon on
each ruille. The long over-skirt isthcn
caught up very high on each side, and