Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-04
DaiIu Kenneber 3ournal.
Fashion Notes.

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The overskirt is moribund.
Coiffures grow higher and higher.
Dress bodices are cut to produce square
shoulders.
Corsage bouquets are very large, and
worn in the centre of the bosom.
Sleeves with sagging puff at or above
the elbow are coming in vogue.
Full belted waists grow in favor for
wash dresses. both white and colored.
Wrappers of linen lawn are among the
comforts to be appreciated in mid-sum-
mer.
The latest version OF the gable roof
bonnet is the Judic poke, small, but pro-
nounced and very chic.
Embroidery, flowers, feathers and tin
sci are the combinations found in dressy
summer bonnets.
Large bows of wide ribbon or of piece
goods, generally soft silk. adorn many
summer frocks.
Melvet bonnet strings are being laid
aside for those of lace and gauZy stuffs,
especially gauze ribbons.
The surplice waist, Tapped to one side.
is the most dressy of the belted waists.
and is much used for thin lawns and
batistes.
For plain Bingham or satteen dresses.
basques are made without lining, yet with
all the darts and forms used in rich ia
brics.
A cluster of water green feathers looks
well as the only trimming of a fine black
straw bonnet. the Innings and strings being
of black velvet.
Very simple tailor styles are used for
pique dresses, and these severely plain
dresses have inch-wide linen braid in
rows for trimming.
Dresses composed entirely of black
lace, real Chantilly. Llama. yak, wooden
lace. piece lace or laize and robe dresses,
are all the rage in Paris.
The colored cotton repped goods known
as Sicillienne has the appearance of pique,
and is better liked because it is more
pliable and of much less weight.
High. straight collars and those turned
over in points in English fashion, are on
many dresses. The square cornered, By
ron collar turned over all around is still
used.
Old. fashioned cambrics in half inch
stripes of three gay colors. such as bl lie,
poppy red. and olive and brown, are
again shown for gay overdresses. with
skirts entirely of embroidered cambria.
Embroidery set in as V in front and
back, or as a very narrow vest, is used to
trim the pretty rose. buff or porcelain blue
ginghams and sateens, but there is no
trimming needed on the simpler basques.
For lovers of novelty there are change
able batistes, in which gilt is introduced
in dots all over the fabrics and in stripes
near the selvedge for borders. The sweet
pea color. showing both blue and pink, is
prettiest in this goods.
The cool-lookng white grounds strewn
with clear cut figures in fast cOlors are
preferred to all others, especially when
simply made, as they can be sent to the
laundry without fear of fading, and be
made as fresh and dainty as when new
The spencer waist. or round waists. with
basque below the bett. will also be worn,
made of white Swiss muslin. with length
wise insertions of embroidery or lace, a
ribbon belt, and ruffle of the trimmings
around the part below the belt.
Among the most effective dresses are
those of the old-tashioned organdy lawn,
with delicate grounds of pink, moss green
or buff. strewn with large roses. and as
they are too delicate in fabric to be washed
the French caprice is to trim them
with black French lace.