Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
PRINTED MUSLINS.


Old-Fashioned Fabrics Which the whirli-
gig of Time Has Made Again Fashion
able.
Printed muslins, long discarded, are
coming into fashion again. The sam
Piles are extremely beautiful. The tex
ture is close and soft like null and the
coloring is perfectly lovely. The pat.
terms are mostly sprays of flowers most
exquisitely copied from naturc-the
wild hedge rose, delicately tinted; the
bright blue cornhower, mixed with
ripe wheat ears; the scarlet poppy; the
heliotrope; the golden-hcarted daisy,
and the forget-me-not are among the
favorite blossoms, pictured in all their
natural tints, on grounds of creamy
white, pearl gray, pale buff, or the
faintest shade of primrose, These
muslns are to be made quite simply;
the skirt put on in plaits, very full at
the back, much smaller at the sides,
and almost plain in front. The bodice
has the back plain and the front full.
Sometimes this front part will form n
gathered plastron; sometimes the front
will be pleated and crossed one over
the other at the waist, under n round
belt. Wide sashes, tied baby-fashion
at the back, which have come into
favor again, will also occasionally be
worn over muslin dresses For day
wear the bodice, with cross-pleated
piece, will have piece let in between,
so as to be completely high, and fin
ished with a small turned-up collar in
front. Full sleeves will certainly OBJ
tain much success for next summers
dresses.
"Muslin" delaines, or the thinner
"chailles, are made up with surah. A
dress of cream white muslin delaine,
with pattern of small flowers bro
caded in various shades of blue, and
blue surah of medium shade. The
underskirt is of blue surah; it is
trimmed with thirteen narrow-stitched
pleats or tucks in circles round the
foot. The Spriggcd muslin delaine is
pleated into a short drapery across the
top of the skirt in front, caught up
very high on the hips, and falling into
limp puff at the back. This puff is
held up by steel bands run into the
upper part of the underskirt. The
bodice of the sprigged material is an
open jacket with slanted. off fronts and
a round basque; collar and revers OF
surah, opening over n tight-ftting
surah vest fastened straight down the
middle with small bell-shaped buttons
OF silver iiligree. The sleeves of the
jacket bodice are slightly pulled at the
top and finished with long, plain fac
ing of surah. This is a very pretty
model for a young lady's visiting dress
or for toilet for summer fete. morn.
ing concert or flower show. 1t would
be equally pretty in white and pink, or
red.
Sprigged muslin delaines are also
made up more simply with the skirt
put on in full pleats behind, almost
plain in front, and only just a pleated
ruching round the foot The bodice
has pleated fronts crossed one over the
other and sleeves pulled at the shout
ders and tight at the wrists. The very
slight opening left in the crossing is
filled in with white muslin chemi-
settle, finished round the neck with a
ruche of tulle or lace. This ruche il
held up tight round the neck with a
dog collar of black or colored velvet,
fastened at the side with very small
bow with short ends, or else with a
jeweled or artistic clasp. A sash OF
white gros grain or MORE ribbon is
folded double and passed round the
waist, so as to form point in front;
at the back it is tied into long loops
and lapels. Sometimes the sash is tied
at the side. Chicago Inter Ocean.