St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-29
WoMAN's KINGDOM.
Some Information About Morning Dresses,
Wrappers, Etc.

wrappers GScs
The pleasantest neglige morning dress
for summer consists of skirt and half
,ong sacque called matinee. The skirt
Is slightly gored in front and in the sides,
and is quite full behind. The sacque is
closely fitted in the back, but may be
straight and loose in front, or else partly
fitted to the figure by dart on each
side. White cambria, cross-barred
muslins, and plain white linen lawns are
used for these suits for general wear,
and the trimmings are ruffies with
wrought scalloped edges, or else strong
linen laces, such as the Medicis lace, the
Cluny patterns of linen thread, and the
liner qualities of torcheon lace. Inser-
lions of linen lace down the fronts of the
sacque are used, and double frill of the
scalloped lace trims the neck and sleeves.
At the back of the basque are some
pleats laid smoothly upon each ether,
and linen buttons outline the waist and
fasten the front of the garment. More
and as parts of trousseaux are of sheer
null trimmedwith jabots Valenciennes
lace in the pretty designs now made by
machine to copy the handmade laces.
Loops, ends, and bows of satin ribbon of
some becoming color brighten up these
dainty dresses. Where warmth is re-
quired, and for seaside wear, twilled
flannel in cream, white or pale blue is
used for matinee suits, and some white
wool lace or else rows of braid are the
trimmings. Many ladies use this suit in
preference to wrappers cf any shape,
while others find the bette the skirt OBJ
iectionable in address made for lounging.
White pique is also made up in this
fashion, but the softer fabrics that are
not easily rumpled are better choice.
Wrappers made for comfort in the
privacy of ones own room are in the
Mother Hubbard shape, and are of in
expensive linen lawns. American cam
brics, or Scotch ginghams, with sprigs,
dashes, bars, or stripes of color on
white ground. The yoke is tucked
lengthwise, and the flowing breadths
have tucks or two ruff1es of the materi-
al at the foot; a Byron collar well turned
over has small tucks on its edges, and
the sleeves are tucked at the wrists,
and edged with frill These wrap
pers made of linen lawn are sold in
the shops for IS, which is much more
than they need cost if made at home,
and two of them are enough in any sum
mer outfit. For those who object to
full gowns the Mother Hubbards are
shirred at the waist line in the back,
and have strings of the material to tie in
front. More dressy wrappers are in
the long princesse shapes with Wat
teau fold from the neck to the foot ia
the back, or else they are cut off around
the hips, and the skirt is sewed there
with an upright frill This design is
wrappers, or those of surah
silk made of white, pale blue,
or rose pink, and trimmed with gath
cred frills OF Oriental lace; velvet
collar, cuffs, and pockets add to the
beauty of such gown. The fronts Of
these wrappers hang straight from the
throat to the foot, but the back is fitted
to the figure, and sometimes belt of
velvet is added across the back between
the under-arm seams. White null or
cambria wrappers are made with vest
of lengthwise tucks, and the middle
forms of the back are also tucked from
the top low down on the tournure; the
skirt is continuous with the waist in the
back, and the tucks hold part of the
added fullness. Embroidered edging is
placed down each side of the tlickfug in
front and back. Laces wear so badly
that sheer embroidery is preferred for
the trimming. Whole wrappers are now
made of the aL-oYer embroidered mus
Inns so much used for dress waists, yokes,
etc. These are of simple shapes, usually
being partly fitted sacque extending in
length to the floor, and worn with or
without asash ribbon. Those who need
wool even in summer gowns buy the in
expensive albatross and challi goods
that may be had for 20 cents a yard and
upward, and line the waist with the thin
silesia that is now as light as satteen and
as pleasant for wearing as a silk lining.
TwilIed Hannels of light quality with
stripes of china blue on white, or of
paler blue with pink, make pretty
wrappers that may be worn all
the year around. The jersey fan
neIs and those of Shetland wool
with thick fleece are pretty for warm
wrappers that have darts and side forms
to fit them close to the figure; these are
pretty in light blue or light red, and are
so firm and substantial looking that no
trimming is needed on them, though
white wool lace is sometimes added.
Dressing sacques are always made OF
the muslin that are embroidered all
over in patterns of sprigs, leaves and
dots or stars. Nainsook and cambria
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