Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-06-18
WHITE DRESSES.
How TO Mako Up the Elegant Materials
Recently introduced.


Recently Introduced.
White cotton embroidered fabrics are,
~ possible, more elaborate and elegant
than ever. 1t would seem that the pos.
sibilitics of enrichment in this direction
must be absolutely exhausted, but the
ingenuity with which designers bring
out new ideas and keep up continual
evolution of new patterns, combinations
and applications of current styles, is as
deserving of commendation for its un'
tiring industry rs for its charming re,
suits. The new embroidered ilouncings
have been varied in style, and now show
stripes Stimulating insertions that are sci
both lcngthwisc of the goods and across
the ilounccs. They drape very effect.
lively, and are sometimes used for deer
side plaitings. If this is done, the goods
must not be plated by machine, as even
with the most careful handling it is al.
most certain to be cut by the blades as
the pressure is brought to bear on them.
The simplest fashion of making up
white dresses, II these deep ilouncings
are used is to make n plain gorcd skirt
of suitable white goods, that matching
the fabric of the embroidery or grade
heavier is best, set n single plating
around the bottom, and then gather
llouncc and skirt into the same belt.
The front should be quite plain, and the
back very full. The left side of the
llounce may DO loopcd up nearly to the
waist and fastened with bow and ends
of ribbon. The skirt, below the loop
ing, may be covered with three narrow
ilounces of embroidery to match, or with
plain llounces of the goods. One model
has full plated ilouncc of plain goods,
so deep that the loopcd up portion OF
the ilounce does not quite expose the
upper edge of it, set all around on the
lower skirt. This style has its ad.
vantagcs in requiring less petticoats to
be worn under the dress.
The waists of these dresses may be
made in basque fashion or with belt,
according to fancy. In either case, ii
is the custom to lay the edge of the pat
tern for the front upon the edge of the
ilounce and make the goods up with
the two edges meeting. For some
dresses fly or band of muslin is set
under the embroidery on either side for
the buttons and button-holes. Nearly
all dresses are cut close to the throat,
and are finished either with plain
standing strip of embroidery or with a
turncd-over collar. Sleeves for such
dresses reach about halfway from ell
bow to wrist, and have fall of en-
broidcry at the lower edge, anC knot
of ribbon at the back of the elbow.
Other sleeves are made of the embroi-
derry, the edge being left whole from
shoulder to elbow on the back of the
outer half Of the sleeve. The under
half may be Of plain or embroidered
goods.
Some of the finer dresses show alter
nate flouncings of embroidery and lace
around the skirts, and are accepted as a
pleasing variety among the masses OF
embroidered garments. In these dresses
the sleeves are sometimes made of all
over lace to match the flounces, and
some waists have alternate putls of lace
and embroidered insel ton. Very full
plated lace is also set around the bot
tom of the skirt for the lower tlounce
to fall over. A very choice sample of
this combination has the front made oi
alternate tlounces of lace and EN-.
broidery, and the back of two wide lace
founces and single breadth of all.
over embroidery joined together length
wise and slightly looped. The breadth
of embroidery is between the two lace
flounccs, and the lower edge is finished
with very full-plaited ruflle of lace
four inches deep.
Ribbons are plcntifully bestowed upon
all white dresses, being used in every
shape and every available place. They
are seen as sashcs, shoulder knots, neck
bows and bands, long loops, streamcrs
and attached in every imaginable fash
| DemoreSt'S Monthly.