Rural and workman and "Ladies' Little Rock journal." (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1884, 1884-06-21
FASHIONS.
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tunes donned for tournaments, or garden parties
where tennis is much played The bodies are
plainly made and gathered at the waist The plain
skirts fully gathered at the waist are the most CON
yenient wear for tennis when much depends on abb
solute freedom of limb. Another way is to attach
the gathered skirt to the pointed basque, thus form
ing princess dress. costume of delightfully."-
soft wooden material striped with red and brown,
was made in this manner, and worn with bodice
of brown vicuna, the pointed basque being fringed
all around with pompons of red and brown the
skirt was turned under about four inches from its
edge and below was plating of plain material of
alternate red and brown. With this was worn a
large hat of brown straw, the wide brim edged with
pompOns of red and brown and turned up over the
forehead, showing a red satin lining. A white
tWed flannel tennis dress had half-inCh stripes of
carmine and azure blue. This was worn with q
poonaise of white flannel trimmed with rows off
mixed braid large scarf Of silk of the two coIors
was loosely knotted around the waist, and down the
front of the bodice was cascade of lace mingled
with loops Of the braid. A shady Leghorn hat
wrcathed about with corn flowers, and tied beneath
the chin with narrow crimson and blue ribbon, was
worn with the dress American Queen
HOUSE DRESSES IN WHITE
White lawn dresses for morning wear have the
back breadths tucked to the waist horizontally.
the sides killed to form panels, edged with needle
work band, and then tucked and killed hounces
trim the front. The basque is plated lengthwise
back and front, and trimmed with needIework.
This is belted in with wide, soft ribbon, or the
Newport sash, which is very dressy and effective.
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white and delicate muslin dresses can be gotten M
at home at very small cost, provided the young lad
les make them themselves The expense of the
material is very little and if they will spend half as
much time upon the making as upon "crazy patch
work or making sofa cushion they will certainly
be rewarded for their efforts.
Distinctive house dresses are now COntied to yOung
well-to-do married ladies' whose cares keep them at
home the most of the time, but whose duties do NOT
interfere with dainty toilets. A lovely costume is
of foulard in cloyerea pattern. The draped apron
Of null is embroidered in cover-leaf design. and
square handkerchief crossed upon the breast is en-
broidered to match. With this costume is worn
breakfast cap made of half handkerchief Of fine
sans kind, trimmed with bows matching the color
of the dress which may be pink, violet strawberry
brown or any becoming shade. A rounded muslin
cuff edged with lace finishes the sleeve and is in
keeping with other accessories These handker
chief morning caps were the rage few years AGO.
Then they disappeared and now they appear again
in great numbers.
dress ofwhite sateen has the front almost COW
cred with frills of Oriental lace, showing heavy
pattern, and the finish at the sides and back is a
double box plating of the sateen The poonase
of lace-Ike cambria, has the edges trimmed with
lace, and is looped with long bows and ends Of rib
bon On one side is a cascade of lace, the other
iots of ribbon the same shade, but narrower than
that used at the back. double iriI ofIace finishes
the throat and the only trimming on the sleeves is
q tril OF lace A poke bonnet of rough straw