The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-07-20
Ladies' Department.
New York Fashions.
wuITE MUSLIN DRESSES.

Will AOolsAN OhDCcASO'
Notwithstanding the preference for
white wool dresses, there are warm
days in every summer when white
muslins are the favorite wear with
young and old alike, and this season
such gowns are made up in very SIM
pie fashions, or else they are SO elab.
crate with embroidery that they are
suitable for very dressy occasions.
For simple dresses, either for the
morning or afternoon, soft English
nainsook without dressing is chosen,
with little embroidery or lace for
the neck and sleeves Of the gown.
The belted waist may be gathered on
the shoulders and crossed in front
in surplice fashion, leaving the throat
open in v shape and trimming it
with Swiss embroidered ..edging, or
with gathered Oriental or Valenci-
ennes lace, which may be turned
back from the front. or its scalloped
edges made to meet, as best suits the
neck of the wearer. The sleeves are
then plain to the elbows, with ruff
file of lace or embroidery falling
toward the wrists. The skirt is five
straight breadths, with shirring
across the front and side breadths
just below the belt, while the two
back breadths are gathered only once
and in very small space, hanging
plain to the foot. Some modistes
mount this skirt on a foundation skirt
in which steels are run in cases. but
ladies who have their dresses made
and laundried at home prefer the full
round house. maid skirt just describ-
ed, and wear it over handsomely
tucked or embroidered petticoats
under which very snail hustle 10
placed. A belt ribbon and Rhine
stone buckle may complete this
dress, or else a wide sash of white
or colored watered ribbon is worn,
with loops and ends hanging low be-
hind. Still simpler white dresses are
made of French nainsook, or Of
crossDarred muslin, with the belted
waist high at the throat and full
there, also on the shoulders, then
drawn into yoke shape. back and
front, by two cords run in the mater.
ia1. The sleeves Of such waist are
full. with deep cuffs or narrower
wristbands of embroidery, and there
is a turned-over collar of embroidery
to match. Very sheer null dresses
made in this way-with cords out.
lining the yoke-have also cords
holding the full sleeves in puffs at
the top, and two sets of cords hold
the fnlness below the bell in the
front and side breadtbs. A turned
over collar of wide lace and deep
lace cuffs trim this sheer vast. A
pointed yoke of embroidery, in all.
over patterns of stars; daisies, vines,
or stripes, is also much used for belt
ed waists of nainsook dresses. Tuck.
ed waists OF nainsook have the fronts
tucked in 9 pointed yoke shape from
armholc to armhole, or else the tucks
are only just below the neck in front
and back, and the shoulders are plain
or gathered, as best suits the figure
of the wearer. Many of these tucked
waists extend below the belt q short
distance, and are simply hemmed on
the edges; if made too long below
the waist, or if trimming is added on
the edge, thu style of the garment is
destroyed.
Embroidered Swiss muslins have
a basque OF the striped or all.over
embroidery, to which belt is often
added to give the new full effect
Scalloped embroidered flounces are
taken lengthwise down the front and
back of basques. and also down the
sleeves, showing the scallops in a
straight line. and are then edged
with a narrower scallopped trimm-
ing. Insertions of embroidery are
much used in skirts, either length
wise or else around the skirt above
deep hem. The all.over embroidered
skirts of forty-inch wide muslin, with
scollops at the foot, are made up in
full round skirts four and a half yds.
wide. or else They merely cover the
front and sides, while the back is OF
plain Swiss muslin arranged in full
bnrnoose drapery. Panels of Swiss
EN- oroidery are still liked, one panel
being down the front and one down
each side of full round skirts; some
wide lengthwise pleats separate these
panels, and brides of white wat. cred
ribbon are set down the pleats. The
{ ribbons for muslin dresses are fea-