The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
woMAN.s KINGDOM.
Some Information About Morning Dresses,
Wrappers, Etc.

| WEoPPcrSs Etc
The pleasantest neglige morning dress
for summer consists of skirt and half
long sacque called a matinee. The skirt
Is slightly gored in front and in the sides,
and is quite full behind. The sacque is
closely fitted il the back, but may be
straight and loose in front, or else partly
fitted to the figure by a 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 ruffles with
wrought scallOped edges, or else strong
linen laces, such as the Medicis lace. the
Cluny patterns of linen thread, and the
finer qualities of torcheon lace. Inser-
tons 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 other,
and linen buttons outline the waist and
fasten the front of the garment. More
fanciful matinee dresses for young ladies
and as parts of trousseaux are of sheer
null trimmedwith jabOts ofValenciennes
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-
guired, 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 of any shape,
while others find the belt of the skirt OBJ
jectionable in dress made for lOunging.
White pique is also made up in this
fashion. but the softer fabrics that are
not easily rumpled are a better choice.
Wrappers made for comfort in the
privacy of ones own room are i'm 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 a
white ground. The yoke is tucked
lengthwise, and the flowing breadths
al at the foot: 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 50. which is much more
than they need cost if made ut 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,
md have strings of the material TO tie in
front. More dressy wrappers are in
the long princesse shapes with 8 Wat
teau fold from the neck to the foot in
the back. or else they are cut off around
the hips. and the skirt is sewed there
with an upright frill. This design is
appropriate for foulard or China silk
wrappers, or those of surah
silk made of white pale blue,
or rose pink. and trimmed with gath
cred frills of Oriental lace: a velvet
collar. cuffs, and pockets add to the
beauty Of such a gown. The fronts OF
these wrappers hang s,raigh 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 edTing is
placed down each side of the tucEing in
front and back. Laces wear so badly
that sheer embroidery is preferred for
the trimming. Whole wrappers are now
made of the all-Over embroidered mus
Inns 50 much used for dress waists, yokes,
etc. These are If simple shapes. usually
being a partly fitted sacque extending in
length to the floor, and worm with OF
without sash ribbon. Those who need
wool even in summer gowns buy the in
expensive albatross and challi goods
that may be had for 90 cents 4 yard aud
upward. and line the waist with the thin
silesia that is now as lightas satteen and
as pleasant for wearing as silk lining.
Twilled tlannels 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 tlan-
nels 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, andare
so firm and substantial-lOoking that nc
trimming is needed on them. though
white wool lace is sometimes added.
Dressing sacgues are always made. OF
the muslin that are embroidered. all
over in patterns of sprigs, leaves and
dots or stars. Nainsook, and cambria
sacqpes have lengthwise or crosswise
tuoks in front to. represent vest. and
are finished with embroidery or frills OF
Valenciennes or. Or.ental lace. EDl
reall use white Irish. linen, sacglIes ;sTe
made quite loose. and of the simplest
shape. with a row of insertion either Of
Hamburg work or Of tDreheon lace set
n all around above wide hem.. these
have the Preach back. which, consists OF
only two pieres. and the fronts, have nc
darts taken in theIn;: the sleeves are
straight anal wide, and these. with the
Byron collar, .bave an insertion, bnald fol
trimming. White flannel saGquss arr
made up IN, the same way,. with wool
lace or insertion for trimming. and il
both the flannel and lace are shrnnk be-
fore making. these sacques can, be sent
to the l:Alndress AS often % those OF
linen ard need nd special. aaze.-Har-
per'S B.,zar.
On. investigation tho alleged finding
of hard in the middle Of boiled
potato, by a.laGN at the Highlssnds, turns
out tcbe something like the old story
of the '.Tnree Black CNows.'' The lad,s