The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-05
HOUSE DRESSES.
Economic Fabric for Summer Wear i'm Al
most Endless Variety.

ECONOMIC FaDrlc Tor summer wear IN Al
most Endless Variety.
The thin fabrics for midsummer wear
are shown in great variety. Many of
the so-called canvas goods are classed
among them, but since they must be
made over satin or silk, they can not be
considered cool. They will help utilize
old satins and silks that are good for no
other purpose. Unless this canvas is of
a superior quality it will fray and cut
on the seams. The extreme close-fit-
ting style is observed in making all thin
and delicate materials. This really
seems to prevent their design, since
any thing clinging or close is uncom-
Portable in hot weather; yet they look
cool with low Innings and no sleeve lin
ing, and comfort must be extracted
from appearances. 1t will be well for
women making their thin dresses on
their own responsibility to remember
that any fitted thin material not placed
upon close lining should be made
with French seams-i. e., the cutting
should leave space for two narrow
seams to be sewed first upon the light
side, near the edge, then turned and
sewed on the wrong side, thus forming
fell, Yet Fashion S laws allow wide
latitude fortunately, and there arc easy
and graceful designs that give the free
dom that is ALWAYS graceful in warm
weather, and at the same time pre- serve
the general outline figure, robbed OF its
sharp angles. A useful dress is made
in the following manner and is easy
laundrled, which is one important point
in maklngu up wash goods. The goods
should be plain on the shoulder and
fulled at the waist as much as the I'M
cut darts will permit in front, and al
lowance made in the center bAck-seam
for a corresponding fullness in the
back, and all to be sewed into a belt
The SKIRT should be plain and full, with
a deep hem; the sleeves scantly fulled
at the shoulder and rather short at the
hand is a style pcetty in itself, and forms
a basis for elaboration that may give
wide variety. The waist may be laid in
perpendicular Plaits, and the skirt
hnlshed by group of tucks
above the hem, with the
sleeve matched, as a fall of lace, broad
or narrow, placed around the neck and
extended to the waist line. This style
is by no means new, but affords a COM
promise between a morning wrapper
and something more elaborate, and re-
tains its popularity for ginghams, cali
Goes and cambrics. The above design
is the tirstremove from severe simplicity.
Even i'm wash goods low peasant waist
may be added; this is very pretty made
of gingham, sateen or chambery in solid
colors-tpink, green, blue-in contrast
with or matching, which is better, the
hgures'Of the body material, the same
being nsed for other trimming, bands OF
side panels, in which case these are
gored, or the front is entire, made o.
the sdlid colors. Draperies are as buf
FAINT las ever and tournours as large
Sleeves for thin fabrics begin to show
more generous proportions. Elbow
sleeves broader than those worn for q
longtime are promised. Sleeves mad,
in pntfs from shoulder to wrist, bepweer
which the fullness is drawn ON cord
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lengthwise, are made occasionally.
IT The old fashion of white waists witt
colOred skirts is revived. These ar
commended for economy and useful
ness. .Basques of thick white-fgure,
3 goods like vestings are provided TO
, home and street wear These ar
ornamented by large buttons of lit an
, other metals. Stripes are conspcuousl
prominent in all the new goods; some @
the8triped ginghams are beautiful, bot
in texture and colors. Elabro dere
l gipghams are among the novelties c
7 the season. Embroideries and laces ar
the most desirable trimmings for all mic
t wash goods, and never was the marke
so well supplied with these as now
, Both arctic be had in widths from tn
narFowest edges to those sufficient
broad for skirt depths. These are mad
full, with gimp waists, the lace ITO b
worn over unier-slips of color wit
broad sashes, having belts of ordinar
width to match, and made over sti
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