Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-24
WATERING PLACE STYLES.
I'eha"g Dresses - Black Lace--
neads-W White Coslumes-
Notes.

evening Dresses - Black Lace--
neads-White Cosiumes-
Notes.
EDITOR lNTELLIG ENCER: - Lovely
evening dresses are of light colored
foulard in floral patterns or showing
oriental colored bolls. Imitation VAL
enclennes lace in the soft, new designs
IL favorite relief and is sometimes
very wide. Mikado silks arc in ques-
tionable taste, showing enormous pat
terms, tolerable perhaps for the straIglt
falling drapery OF Japanese, but 10
US, suggestive of curtain stuff. Stylish
white dresses are made of canvas,
trimmed with bows of watered ribbon.
while taking first position both for
beauty and cost, are dresses of white
watered silk timmed or oftener draped
With white lace. Black moire dresses
are veiled by Chantilly and the white
by Nalenciennes-both imitation of
course, but the stimulation so refined as
to be very pleasing. Costumes of
bordered foulard are notably tasteful.
Soft falling and plain throughout with
the exception of palm leaf border;
the colorings of the two, carefully de-
signed to correspond. One recently
worn by Miss Astor, was of tan color,
made with kilt plated skirt, having a
border in oriental colors around the
lower edge; deep pointed apron and
the two pointed back draperies showed.
the edges bordered; the yoke basque
with plaits back and front and side
pockets, cuffs and collar bordered.
Other toulards in this style, display
combinations of black and red, blue
and red, ecru and brown, etc. Plain
tOulards are relieved by velvet.
BLACK LACE DRESSES
are things of beauty and a universal
joy, since everybody can wear them.
Almost always combined with silk,
and here the brightest colors can be 90
toned down as not to be too gay. As
word to the economical, let me sug-
gest that the lace be not placed on the
lower side of the sleeve or under the
arm, as it does not stand friction.
Dotted lace net is classed among
materials, and some of the prettiest
costumes are made OF it over silk,
while dresses of plain net are tucked,
side plated, etc., just like any other
fabric. Colored nets or laces fall in
manifold ways. over colored silks, and
plain, bespangled, dotted or beaded,
form leading and infinitely varied
style. Beeded laces are in as great
variety. Fronts and sides of costumes
are trimmed with net bestrewn by jet
pendants OF large and small beads
strung together: jetted net capes with
pointed edges are stylish additions and
jetted collarettes eupersede the necking
of lace. All these things are duplica-
ted in beade of all colors. How many
bellies sit with aching shoulders, am
afraid to say. Leaning back in ones
chair will not answer. A ''just so''
attitude is the penalty paid and the re-
Election that these beads are perpetually
coming off and require perpetual put
ting on again, leaves no doubt that the
fashionable woman pays for her hon.
ors. The
HALF MOURNING
people who come to watering places,
accomplish the task 90 prettily that the
envy of non-mourning people may we'll
be excited. White Grape costumes are
captivating with fragrant bouquet cor
sage of purple violets. Then there are
thin crepon cloths with crinkled sur.
face and silk crepon with intersecting
or parallel lines. Dressy half mourn
ers rotate among these novelties in
white, but as more serviceable, do not
disdain thicker Grape finished cloth,
"snOw flake" cloth with silk wrap and
basket surface or gypsy cloth with also
silk wrap and armure figures. 1t is
not infrequent to see ladies in half
mourning, confine themselves to white,
the more SO as this year there are
special novelties, while even in the
deepest mourning, white can be worn
on some particular occasion, as that OF
wedding or when the weather is
very oppressive.
MIDSUMMER NOTES.
COlored bordered handkerchiefs hold
their own since they give out coquet-
tish peepings from corsage fronts or
hidden away pockets that are some
times very pleasing, to say nothing of
coquettish handling.
Balls corsets with coiled wire elastic
sections on the aides, seem in demand
everywhere, owing doubtless to the
easy fit and fine shape. For those who
prefer it, there is non.elastic section
at the waist
Suits cut open to show a man-like
shirt front are exceedingly stylish; the
more so often if the front is striped in
Il xr,:k
sometimes upright colored collar, but
often the collar is white. The bow is q
mans bow of white lawn. Standing
white collars with the longer dude tie
are much liked, and a mans tie can
grace it.
Ribbon bows ignored for city streets,
are seen at summer resorts, as also the
bias tie and the new tie of white lace.
Lucy CARTER.