Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
Cotton Dresses.

Cotton Dresses.
action dresses made up for both
psrg and afternoon wear are Of the
n 1nnanrcab.e Chamberys, the per-
,h white grounds. the tapestry
s,I cambrics. batistes, the Oil cali
r' ,hst arc turkey red, white, or
olor. the zephyr ginghams, and
ua,taens that look like India silks.
anwcst French abrlc is the Cham
oo,,on shot with two colors pre-
W. the changcable silks are, and
Wv be had with plain grounds. or
l IL ro3poht all over with little figures
omey.. birds or fruits. One Frenchy
y bas p~eacoclSs of tiny size in blue
+. hro.adcd on changcable red and
y, Ground; this is trimmed with
~ u rows OF creamy Valenciennes lane
Icons of blue velvet ribbon. Another
n and blue pla n Chanbery. though
,o,v q cotton facFic, is made up
~c.b,nreable six of the same shades,
ia trimmed with fine pleatings of
m,,erjal arranged in four rows
The front and sides, covering all
art of the skirt not hidden by IL
wrinklcd over-skirt. Some yell
In lace forms a square plaStron on
hasI,e with Il co lar and frills on
sleeves. nc of the favori:e trim
lrs Tor such q dress is ecru embroid-
1oae on muslin about three inches
> laid plain from the collar low
h OF, the bust to represent Il Pom
onr square, and above this is q BY
callar made entirely of the en-.
iery. On the sleeves there is a full
Of The embroidery falling toward
(baad. beaded by plain tand or cuff
,c embroidery turned back on the
ye, with the scallops on the upper
ome of the newest percales have
he OF cream grounds with a colored
re. and the fancy is to trim these
%tlounces of the same, scal.oped
the lower edge with b,ue or
to match that OF the flower or
re; this is very pretty with blue corn
Icrs strewn oyer the white ground,
the gathered ru lies needle. worked
NO shades of blue to make double
lops these percales with smooth,
surfaces are sent out by Partisan
ilstcs in preference to the co ton
eens that have been in favor Of late
Of the prettiest has a pale blue
and with bright, many-colored Per-
figures on it, and another has
ms that appear to be done in the
IS sashes of tapestry, though the de-
b is pr nlcl, not woven. Another
' cay p rcalc dress has a Turkey
ground with birds nests printed
ka it, into which small yellow Llrds
l'ying; this is made with two deep
mes fold ID in Il Gordon pleats, and
kcd with crcam-tintcd Valenciennes
f. The overdress isa polonaise with
fronts and festooned drapcry OF
grac full design; it is really a
ne fit, d to the figure straight
bnnd the hips, and the drapery is at
he'd TO this; the full gathered vest is
ked At the top w tn a standing red
vet collar, and this vest is continued
ow to form q tablier in n piece
(h it, which falls like a very deep
ION in front, and is caught up on the
sd by a velvet bow; just back of
/ bow on the left side q short fes-
ned drapery is added and lis in the
ee between the apron and back
psry. making the hips sufficient y
ant The back drapery is also at
nd ia tho nasuuc, being sewed upon
n ever a roll: there is a cushion
to serve as 3 hustle, and a small
Nor pad of hair is place in each
" Just around the armhole. There
s!so dresses of plain Turkey red oil
60 deliberately embroidered with
e palms. and there are plain white
Goes with wrought borders OF brown,
i1lropc violet or dark red. One Of
sly ish printed cottons has a cream
md with q design of interrogation
BITS done in poppy red, and another
light blue has lunches of streaked
Pies in I'd and yellow shades. The
istes in yellow tints with red horse
|cs woven upon them make st list
sses when trimmed with the cert
bro d rics that have red of the
g shasic in them. Wide stripes
two shades of u color Or else
contrasting colors + on the i'm.
ted gingham dresses, both of the
inch <ephyrgirghams and the Scotch
CHAINS. The stripes are two inches
te. and are used differently in diff
nj parts OF the dress: for instance.
Y are arranged a.ound the skirt in
atS a !ourth OF q yard bro ID. and
? enough to cover all the foundation
It below tile oser-skirt. The over:
{, Oh the contrary, has the stripes
slhwise, and forms Il fan by beng
atcd a sholt space below the belt,
y spreading out in fan shape, anc
fheled up on the sides to meet The
X drapery. Tee basque is OF length
pl ats with wide white I'm
lidnry. forming Il POmpadour square
led collar, and turned-back cuts
pt4er gngham dress has the stripe!
4 only in the washer-woman over
t, while the basque and lower Skin
Of Fla n gingham; the latte is of
Pwbcrry red shade, and the trimming
n" wi';c pleats Of the skirt is cream
Fel embroidery; the striped over
IS in strawberry and cream shades
F07pers Ba@u7:.