The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-09-06
Simple Dresses For Summer,

There has been suddenly developed,
says Harpcr'S Ba=ar, fancy for simple
dresses of plain fabrics and n single
color, by the way of giving variety to
the wardrobe, and prominent among
these costumes is the use of plain gren-
ad!ne with groa grain, as opposed to the
rich, velvct-iigutcd grenadines with
satin. When the dress is ColQrcd--
dark red, copper, lapis blne, or golden
hrown-lt is made of the smOEthcst silk
8allZe OF single snade,, or else change
able with black, drapcd over plain gros
grain or taifeta silk. If the dress is
black, the material is the armurc-iig
nred or square-meshed grenadmc and
the silk Is plain gros grain or ottoman
rcpped. Lace il the trimming for all
such dresses, but this may be confined
to the basque, in wEich case only three
or tour yards are rc,, ,uircd for the full
lrllls on the sleeves nee and down the
'front.'. The ccru CmblHIdrrics that arc
| .ione on net foundation, and resemble
ace, are used for colorcC. grenadines,
yhilo for black dresses rhe French.
Spanish, and guipuro laccs are chosen.
At the best furnishing houses there
are black grenadines of nice quality
made up with the dcep-pcatci kilt
skirt, full apron drapcry, and short
basque that constitute the popular &c.
sign this season for the simplest wool
dresses. The greladine killing is in
wide plcats, and may be edged with lncc
which falls at the foot upon ono OF tw"
narrow knife-pleatings that aro needed
to relieve tho long straight effect of the
lengthwisc plcats. Tho upper drapcry
il not cut out by any pattern, but is ar.
ranged in inexplicablo folds on the tor
OF the skirt, III any way most becoming
TO the wcarcr. The lower edges of the
| grenadine arc most often turned under
above kilt-pleating, but if it is meant
that the front should be decidedly in
apron shape, it is edged with lace foturor
| five inches wide; as this lace must pot
on the back drnpcry; only two yards are
needed, and this is put on in a gathered
frill without heading, the edge of the
lace being passed under the wide hem
OF the grcnadmc; Onc.third extra fullncSs
10 all that is added for lnco. Plcntcd
lace is not used.
The trimming width of laccs for
basques is about three inches, while that
for aprons and for hounccs on skirts
varies from three to eight inches in
width; when two different widths are
used they should have the samo design,
and indeed the same patterns may be
had i'll three different widths, the
third width being used for frills around
the hips, which are either laid upon tht
wertugadin puff, where they will appear
just below the short basque, or else thew
are attached to the basque itself under
the slender scallops that nro cut along
it's edge. The French laces that initiate
Chantilly designs are used for such
dresses i'll pretty patterns of shade droses,
rose buds, palms, and feathers: .he prices
OF these begn as low as 25 cents a yard
IN the three inch widths, and increase
up to 81. so; excellent designs are sold
for 30 or 80 cents a yard. 'E d" =
HIS ULSTER. Lord Wolseley travelled
In the Duke of Ednbmgh's euiteto the
coronation of the Czar in his ordinary
attire, and the astonishmert of the
Russians was intense when they learned
that tho quiet looking man in the gra,
ulster was the victor of Tcl.el-Kebir. It
seems to have been in the midst OF
so much splendor capital advertise
mens. Like the Frenchman whose RIB.
bonlaSs hpttonhole made him distin.
gnished, Lord Wolseley's ulster marked
him ont for special observation. where O
blazing uniform would have been lost In
D crowd Of similar trappings,