Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
CHICAGO FASHIONS.
Summer Costumes for the Economies
and Extfuvagank.


hummer Costumes for the Econenicaa
and Extravsgane.
For every -lay wear may be seen lit
tie fine checked ginghalns. and ma
terial called Oxford shifting. which
are made in almost rs severe style
rs the tailor made cloth garments 1t
is even predicted that they will take
the lace of the latter for travelling
Costumes. 1t car be easily seen that
these mater, ais will make u very good
substitut. for cloth. which has always
been considered the proper thing for
that purpose. as the dirt can be SO
readily removed. and the effect is
really about the same. These come IN
all the shades of tan b .rred off with
white. red or blue. aud there are some
clarct co!ors with lines of blue and
white which ara very attractive look
ing. The chal!ies brought out this sea-
SON are superior in quality aud color
10 any seen before. and some of them
are not more than twenty-five cents a
yard, and are 10 be found in dark blue
and medium shades of browns.
both serviccablc colors for or.
binary use. These are usually
made quite simply and have for
a finish velvet collars and cuffs
or sometimes the addition of little
velvet in the skirt d. waist girdle.
There are, Of course. better q ualities
<xf ~hol Nvl,s nj. SOft n nd
durable. and besides these there have
been some old-fasl,ioned materials re-
vived for summer dresses. such as
Bengalin and brilliantine. The
former is lightweight Irish poplin.
and the latter is sim"ly very fine
quality of dclainc. Tie Bcngalincs
come both in plain and lowered and
are freq uently used for combination
costumes. with u pct,icoat Of the flow
cred and the plain above. These trim
themselves and require very littlcelse.
but gowns made # The plain color have
to be more elaboratclv made. One Of
the newest things is to dye lace exact
ly the same shade as the goods and
insert it in lcngthwise bands on both
skirt and waist. r. bbon is also used
in quantities on dresses of this kind.
but only IS Hat trimming and not in
bows or loops. Sometimes there are
from three to five rows If ribbon used
on the bottom OF skirt. put on plain
and afterward plated il with the goods.
and this same is used on the drapery.
The waist may have ayO&c formed en-
tircly of ribbon. or it may start from
the waist line in front ov.r the ShOul-
ders to tho same in the back. These
ribbons are nearly all fancy ones.
either with light or dark colors in
stripes. Powered. or worked in gold
thread. These last are very pretty.
bit are rather gay and only suitable
for home toilets.
There is evidently to be total
change in black co TUNES for this sum-
mer Worth. the dictator of the fem.
mime world. has announced that lace
gowns. both of French or ChantilIy.
are decidedly passe. and that he will!
no longer make them up. OF course
tits will undoubtedly settle their fate.
and other materials will have 10 be
substituted in their place. Brussels
net makes very pretty costumes. a..d
it IS said that the timc-hOnOrcd iron.
frame grenadines are once more comm g
back into favor. and will he par ex-
celence the dress for lunchcOns, teas.
and receptions. OF course they arc to
be deliberately trimmed either with
watered ribbon or it. and some seen
lately have had velvet usc'l on both
skirt and waist. chicago NcWs.