The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
FASHION As 1T FLIES.
Summer DIesses-C Creations in Bingham, sat
teen and Muslin.


summer Dresses Creations in Bingham, sat
teen and Muslin.
For plain bingham or sateen dresses,
basques are made without lining, yet with
all the darts and forms used in richer fabrics
The seams must not be left raw, or uncov-
cred but should first be seWed as ii the gar
ment were being made wrong side outward,
then the right sides should be turned to-
octher and BY another Seam the edges are
covered. as in the English bag seam; these
seams are necessary for neatneSs on thin and
sheer fabrics. but are also comfortable on
thicker cottOns. and good needie-woman
wishes to have her dress a. well finished in
side as il IS outside. Embroidery set in a.
V in front and back, or a very narrow vest
is used to rim the pretty rose, buff or porce
lain blue ginghams and satteeBs, but there i
no trimming needed ON the simpler basques
Sometimes the basque l. made of plain per-
Gale or gingham, while the skirt has figures
or stripes or the all-oyer embroidered pat
terms. The sleeves are in ordinary coat shape,
but are not as tightly fitted as they were last
year; they are carried up high and round in
the short shoulder seams. but they are not
full enough to require being gathered into the
armhOle.
Some OF the prettiest imported cottondress-
e. are of the wash Siciliennes in stripcs, and
these are made with position basque and Y
of embroidery The skirt has deep apron
low on deep gathered flounce that passe-
around the entire skirt. while two other
hOUnceS cover the back above the lower
fiouHce, and disappear under the edge of the
apron. This style IS not new, but ii IS
Frenchy, and Is found among the importa-
tiOns OF the best houses. Another arrange
ment OF skirts suitable for cotton satteenS.
with flower or fern pattern, has a foundation
skirt in which hangs a iOunce of straight
bTeadths scollOped on the lower edge, and
gathered at the top in three puffs all around.
Above this Is drapery that crosses in front,
and i very bouhfant on the sides, and falls in
to the back breadths that drop quite low
though not to the end oil the scalloped
hounce. The waist may be basque, or else
round and belted; revers are set on from the
throat to the waist line and between these
some Egyptian lace may be gathered on the
edge outside the button-holes to fall in soft
frill: a similar frill droOps over the collar.
The handsomest embroidered muslins this
season are those on which the drapery is
formed from a single deep founce fortytwo
inches wide, the width of the embroidery
thereon varying from eighteen to thirty-siX
inches. The foundation skirt is plain with
an embroidered hounce at the foot, and the
bodice is round baby waist, all embroidery
with belt and broad sash of MORE or satin
ribbon. Sometimes the deep founce is
slightly sloped, making it a little shorter on
the left side than on the right, and here there
are two or three extra ruffies matching that
at the foot of the skirt. The old-fashioned
double skirt IS revived, with two embroid-
cred fOunces, one reaching to the knee, and
the other gathered in at the belt, and falling
over the top of the first hounce. The bodice
is either a round baby waist or a short
basque, all embroidery, and ribbons are used
for sash and throat bows.
very novel skirt has pleated plastron
of plain muslin down the front, with French
bows of white satin ribbon set at intervals
from the belt to the narrow fiounce of EN-
broidery at the bottom of the skirt. The
drapery is deep fiounce of needlewOrk in
roses and rosebuds, put on in broad fiat pan
els on the sides, and gathered into a full
straight waterfall back The basque is made
from part of the same broad hounce, and has
narrow vest OF plain nainsOok, laid in
pleats, TO match tho skirt. There is a full
bow in long loops and embroidered ends, set
at the back OF the basque, and another at the
neck, in the fashion of twenty years ago.
Muslin dresses are tucked and ruffied to the
waist simply tucked across the front and
drapery in the back, with a square round
apron in front. The rutfies can be of Ham
burg embroidery, the material tucked and
edged with narrow Nalenciennes lace or sim
ply bemmed. Fancy can follow its own sweet
will in the decoration of white dresses and
they can be made with the utmost simplicity
or the most lavish expenditure. Yoke waists
have the yoke all over embroidery o. the ma
terial tucked The sleeves cOrrespon |. Close
fitting jackets are also worn tucked from the
neck to the edge both back and front. and
are extravagantly trimmed with Hamburg
embroidery, insertion. and lace OF some OF the
many new varieties. With all white dresses.
unless intended for middle aged ladies' the
infants sash is worn. Ii is of surah. the dress
fabrics. MORE or satin ribbon. Velvet-striped
Bengalne is novel for a sash; the stripes are
of very dark velvet on a pale blue, brown.
and otlIrr ground. woven i'm and arranged in
bayadere or horizontal stripes. The lowest
stripe measures about six or seven inches, but
the Others are only one inch.
Long princesse gowns are revived for eye
ming wear. and black satin is chosen by
blondes. Black lace is very lovely in these
toilets. but often valenciennes yellowed by
time or by weak coffee, is used. A pictures
que gown of black satin had It's front cover
ed with alternate founces of black and
white lace. Aeascade, showing the same
commirsling at each side rested we'll upon
the long satip train. The bodice was high
and sleeveless, a cap like arrangement oil
black. gilt, with pendants resting npon the
arms, making ii appear white by contrast.
The pompadour neck was cut quite low, and
framing of lace. wired to keep il in position.
outlined it, as did also tiny fall of white
lace that lay fat and looked like tucker
beads was worn around the throat, and n
dull gold crescent was slightly TO one side
on the bosom. apparently holding the bodice
and collar together. Long. pale. yellow
gloves, with lace frill, were wrinkled on
the arms and above the elbow. and a fan OF
black ostrich feathers. with amber sticks.
was carried; also boquet of white hsa-