Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-13
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Among the prettiest of summer gar
inents are the braided gauze Jackets
lined with silk. They are verv short
on the side and deeply fringed with
chenille mingled with jet tassels and
cresoents;, the sleeves come only to the
elbow and the front is mass of fruit
and foliage embroidery, the leaves done
in frayed silk. the fruit in beads.
A high waist, with pointed opening
both in the front and back, and an
apology for n sleeve, is to be that most
in favor for evening wear this summer.
The proper bows for white dresses
embroidered in colors have many loops,
and contain all the colo-s of the en-
broidery. A recently imported French
costume had ornaments of this sort
made of blue, olive, red and pale vel
low ribbons. The embroidery, which
was almost foot deep, was on the two
foulard flounces and on the drapery of
the short polonaise. An embroidered
chemisette, and ruffles of fine silk lace
on the edges of the founces and dra-
peries completed the list of the accesso-
ries of one OF the prettiest dresses seen
this year.
The pretty waistcoats of white cord
ed silk which are worn with black and
dark silk frocks sre called Beau Brum-
mels. They have wide pocket flaps,
with buttons. and are very pretty. but
the significance of the name is not
clearly apparent.
Fawn-colored parasols, trimmed with
lace. fastened here and there by large
yellow pearls, and having a frilling OF
lace set on the lining halfway between
the center and the brim, are liked for
carriage use in London.
Box plaitings of corded muslins are
sewed under the belts of many of the
new skirts. The muslin begins at the
side seams, and the first two plaits are
only folded under for half their width,
but at the back they are very full. This
arrangement has the merit of not being
easily displaced, and is very light.
A very pretty design for polonaise
has each of the two front pieces of
the waist about half yard wide and
laid in folds at the center At the belt
these Grass, and the upper one curves
gracefully and loses itself in the folds.
Worth recently alleviated the sorrows
OF mourning customer by making her
a gown of gray aud black satin and
black velvet. The skirt had panels oil
the first material worked with interlaced
rings in dull steel beads and bright steel
spangles, typical of different depths OF
aifiictiOn; the front was trimmed with
bands of lace embroidered in spangles,
and row of satin bows extending down
its center. The train was of black satin
with central breadth of velvet and a
lining of gray satin, and the waist was
of black satin with steel embroidered
wa;stcoat.
A novel use of ribbon not to be de.
spised by any girl who knows that she
can afford to wear clothes a little unlike
her neighbors, is to knot two strands
on the right shoulder, fasten them again
on the left side below the waist and
knot them there; then take them off,
sew lace all along the lower edge, max
ing all the trimming which either waist
or skirt needs. This is used on the sea-
side suits in which red and blue are
combined, and the ribbon is usually OF
the two colors.
Those who like the pretty curves oi
the zouave jacket, but do not care to
wear two waists, initiate them by lace
headed with velvet set down the front
of plain basque. A pretty ornament
of jet. velvet or ribbon is set at the end
of this trimming.
The velvet and embroidered silk
chemisettes are only intended for street
and carriage dresses, and simulate a
rich gown worn beneath the outer
dress; but for the house the chemisette
should always be of a lighter, thinner
material than the gown itself. suggest
ing that it is part OF an underdresS.
The way of sewing on laces differs
each season. This year they are
gathered, then sewed on the wrong side,
turned and caught down at intervals,
making a puff. Spanish laces for col
laraettes are sometimes laid in flat
plaits spreadin NC at the outer edge.
Four corded squares resting upon a
frill are now thought to be the prettie- {
finish for the back of bias lue. The
fronts are sometimes cut in leaf points
edged with lace frill.-BoStOn Budget