The Osceola times., 1885-07-18
LATEST FASHIONS.
summer Dress Fabrics and How to Make
Them Up Becomingly.

summer Dress Fabrics ana How TO MAKO
Them Up Becomingiy.
In the multitude of beautiful goods
shown this season there is no class in
VIII ch there is greater variety than in
the ever-popular black grenadine. A
dress made of this fabric always
proves a useful and stylish costume,
and one that is capable, with trifling
addit ons, OF answering as well for
full dress toilette as for ordinary
daily wear. To accompls sh this salts
factorily two bodces 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 tor dressy occasions can have
elbow sleeves elaborately trimmed with
lace and the neck cut surpiice, square
or rounded, as fancy dictates. With
this, handsome flowers or ribbons be-
ing added, the dress becomes all a lady
needs 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 daz-
zling effect; these goods are woven so
tightly as to make them firm and sub
stantial the beads not splitting and
falling off, 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 grenadne 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
tltude 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 grenad mes 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
prefer a different style and reserve the
damasse satin face for altering and
making old clothes look Ike 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. Ii is of a pure
silk mesh, co'ered with tiny dot seal
lops. Woolen laces have not proved
SO great a 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 a ileeting
fashion, aud that it is not at all dcs ra-
bic TO carry over their stock for anoth-
er season. Angora, so popular for
millinery purposes. comes in 1ouncts
and trimming widths. Black not en-
broidered in large gold or jet figures is
very elegant, and is used for plastrons,
fichus and draperics 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 undcrskirt formed
entirely OF rows OF French lace
boa-plaited. 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 a transparent black
lining.
White toilets of all materials promise
to he very popular; for seashore and
mountain resorts flannels 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
d flercnt widths, VIII lie especially eff.
fectiye toilets are trimmed with white
bra d woven or embroidered with gold
thread.
Muslin dresses are tucked and ruffled
10 the waist or simply tucked across
the front and drapery in the back,
with square or round apron in front.
The rufiles can be of Hamburg en-
broldery, the material tucked and edged
with narrow Valencinnes lace or IMPLY
hemmed. 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