Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-24
Cool Garments for the House.

Wrapper-gOwns that may serve either
for neglige day dresses or for night
gowns are shown in tho Mother Hub
bard shape made of lawn or cambria;
those with tucked yokes, standing
tucked ruille Oh tho neck, and two ruff
fles Oh tho sleeves. also around the
skirt. arc very neat and inexpensive.
For those who prefer colored gowns.
pale blue or pink Scotch Bingham of
solid color il used for all Of the gown
but the yoke. which is made of white
embroidery in open compass. wheel, or
scar patterns. More dressy prinoesse
wrappers of white null, with n Vatican
fold behind SHRED to the neck. and
falling wider open rs it reaches the
floor. This Vatican fullness Is sewcd
In the middle seam of the back rs far
down as the tOurnurc, and below this II
adds to the width Of the skirt. Instead
of being held in darts, the fronts Of
many wrappers arc merely shirred ut
the waist line, and ribbons inserted in
the under-arm seams are tied ACROSS. A
deep gathered flouncc or two narrow
flounces tucked and edged with tho
patent Valencicnnes lace add u graceful
finish to the skirt of such gowns; these,
however, must not cross the Vatican
plat. White figured sattcen and the
gay figured satteens OH light ecru or
cream grounds are much liked for
Mother Hubbard gowns with tho yoke
and sleeves of embroidery. For silk
gowns fOulard and surah are used ut
this season in delicate shades of blue,
pink. or pale pearl gray, with some
Oriental lace for trimming arranged in
full frill around the neck and wrists
aud down the fronts. The loose Fedora
fronts of soft dropping puffs are seen
on the tea gowns Of white China silk
or of light surah; these are made 10 fit
smoothly in the back, and may be in
princesse shape-all in one piece-or
else they consist Of deep matinee
jacket. with separatp skirt TO complete
it. The Fedora matinees are also shown
of these light silks to wear over white
muslin skirts.
Tucked Spencer waists of white lawn,
linen, or null are again made to wear
with skirts of silk. surah, or grenadine.
These garments are liked for comfort
by elderly ladies and those who. having
to consult economy in laundry bills, do
not wear entire dresses Of wash goods,
and less negligr-lvoking than dressing
sacqles. The white linen lawns with
out figures arc excellent for these speii-
GERS, as they are cool and wash and
wear we'll they are also made of the
new India linens that are really cotton,
but woven of irregular threads that re-
semble linen. French nainsOok, null,
and bishops lawn spencers are made
with eight or ten narrow tlcks down the
back and front, with u feather stitching
for decoration covering tho sewing OF
each tuck. These arc the old-fashioncd
belted waist called by some the French
waist, by others the fan waist, and by
most tho spencer. They arc gathered
to belt that may DO mervly facing
inside around tho waist line, or may b.
stitched on tho outside, and there
is short space below to pass
under the dress skirts. A double
standing ruffle or a square turned
over collar to match the waist
completes the neck. and the sleeves are
trimmed to correspond. All the Oh;
ways of trimming these waists arc re-
vived. such rs inserted embroidery or
lace down back and front, and puffs Of
the sheer lawn. with riboons run under
them. For quite young and slender
ladies yoke and sleeves are made Of
embroidery or of lace, or Of tucks, and
the muslin is gathered to it with an
erect rufIle, and again gathered below
in tho belt; this gives the effect Of
guimpe, and b more dressy than the
plain spencer.
Embroidered muslin in open wheel
anu star patterns, or in stripes that rep
resent rows Of insertion, is made ND 10
easily fitted basques, and edged all
around with scailoped embroidery of
the same design sewcd on without any
fullness. The sleeves and collar are
similarly scallOped. and this garment
is worn in the house with plain muslin
skirts. Or else with those Of surah or
other silk. There arc also pretty
sacques Of sheer null mado with sAire
ring In tho back and front at the waist
Inns. while others src fitted by side
forms In the back, and are loose in
front. with ribbaps 70 tic sewed IL the
side seams q tBe ws!st-8arytr's Ri
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