The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-04
LATEST FASHIONS.
summer Dress Fabrics and How to Nah
Them Up Beeomfnxiy.

Summer Dress Fabrics and How TO NAH
Them Up Beeomingiy.
| In the multitude of beautiful goods
shown this season there is no class in
which there is greater variety than in
the ever-popular black grenadine. A
dress made Of this fabric always
proves useful and stylish costume,
and one that is capable. with trifing
additions, of answering as well for q
full dress toilette as for ordinary
daily wear. To accomplish this satis-
factorily two bodices should be Made
with each costume; the one for use to
be high in the throat and have the
sleeves reaching to the wrists. while
that for dressy occasions can have
elbow-sleeves deliberately trimmed with
lace and the neck cut srrplice, square
or rounded, as fancy dictates. With
this, handsome flowers or ribbons be-
ing added, the dress becomes all a lady
n,,eds for general festive occasions.
/ The handsomest material is that
which is woven with jet beads; the
handsome damasse pattern is out
lined with beads producing a daz-
cling effect; these goods are woven so
tightly as to make them firm and SUBJ
stantial, the beads not splitting and
falling of, as has been the case with so
many of the bead-wrought fabrics.
fronts of dresses. side panels, vests,
cuffs and collars are the parts usually
made of this class of goods. the rest of
the gown being composed of the can
vas grenadine or large mesh silk. which
| Is ever popular on account of being
| endless in its wear. Velvet brocaded
| gauze or grenadine is shown in null
titude of new designs; these are not
made over colored silk or satin as much
as last season, black surah or satin be-
| ing preferred. They make heavy
| costume for very warm weather and
| are not as new as the frise figures,
| which are very handsome. Silk
damasse grenadines are not now the
| first choice by any means All damasse
goods are less popular this season than
| they have been; they have so long been
| on the market that ladies do not feel
as if their gown when made of this ma
| terial was new one So many have
| they before had so closely resembling it
| that for an entire new costume they
prefer different style and reserve the
| damasse satin face for altering and
making old clothes look like new. The
| plain goods are very popular this sea-
son, as they admit of such an endless
amount of trimming with lace. and as
lace is the present rage and fabric that
| allows of indiscr inmate use of it is
hailed with delight.
Espagnole lace is late addition to
the catalogue of laces. 1t is of pure
silk mesh, covered with tiny dot seal
lops. Wooden laces have not proved
so great success here as they did in
Paris. Many now are being sold at
great reduction, as the merchants well
know at the best it was only fleeing
fashion, and that it is not at all des.ra-
BILE to carry over their stock for anoth-
er season. Angora, so popular for
millinery purposes, comes in founces
and trimming widths. Black net en-
broidered in large gold or jet figures is
very elegant, and is used for plastrons.
fiehus and draperies with plain gren-
adines French lace is very popular,
the price having increased very rapidly
on account of the unprecedented de-
mand for it. This is extensively used
both for wraps ana dresses, and comes
in all widths. Some of the qualities
are so exceedingly fine that it is almost
difficult to distinguish them from the
real thread, whose patterns they care
fully copy.
A stylish costume of plain canvass
grenadine has the underskirt formed
entirely of rows of French lace
boa plated. The drapery is short in
front and sides to show this; long in
the back. Pointed bodice, with vest
of lace and sleeves formed of rows of
lace made over transparent black
lining.
White toilets of all materials promise
to be very popular; for seashore and
mountain resorts fannels and light
weight cloths of cream and pure white
are the most desirable, as they are not
affected by dampness and give the nee
essary warmth so often needed by the
changing temperature. Tucked skirts
are still used for these dresses, although
any style that fancy dictates can be
adopted; many are trimmed with the
same material and are simply stitched;
others are ornamented with braids of
different widths, VIII lie especially eff
fective toilets are trimmed with white
bra woven or embroidered with gold
thread.
Muslin dresses are tucked and ruffied
TO the waist or simply tucked across
the front and drapery in the back,
with square or round apron in 'front.'
The ruffles can be of Hamburg en-
broidery, the material tucked and edged
with narrow Valencnnes lace or simply
hemmed. Fancy can follow its own
sweet will in the decoration of white
dresses, and they can be made with the
utmost simpl city or the most lavish
expenditure. Yoke waists have the
yoke of all-over embroidery or the ma
terial tucked The sleeves correspond.
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. 1t is of
surah. the dress fabrics, more or satin
ribbon. Velvet-striped Bengaline is
novel for sash; the stripes are of very
dark velvet on pale blue, brown and
other ground, woven in and arranged
in bayadere or horizontal stripes. The
lowest stripe measures about six or