Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-20
SUMMER PETrlcoArs.


Fanged-ghoFt UndeEskfts.
Petticoats to be worn under summer
dresses are made Of French percale, OF
cambria, or of domestic muslin Of light
weight Skirts Of two lengths arc now
used, viz, the walking skirt, an inch
or two shorter than tho dress skirt.
and the short under-petticoat, which
with many ladies takes tho place OF the
chemise. Trained petticoats are not
now used. as each trained skirt is sup
piled with inside founces of muslin
and lace, shaped to fit in the facing
and move with the train, as q separate
garment will not. The walking skirt
is two yards and half wide at the
foot; the front and sides are gored to
meet q yoke which is fitted to the
figure there, hut is drawn into shape
across the back by q string at the top;
the back breadth is straight and full.
When the foot is hemmed the trimming
is sewed to the edge. making it full
like balayeuse, and outside trimmings
of founces or of embroidered bands
fall to the end OF this foot trimming.
Tucked nainsook hounces with the
tucks lengthwise. with insertions of
lace or embroidery between the clus-
tiers Of tucks, and lace on the edge Of
the hounces, are the garniture of hand
some imported skirts; some OF these
have a single deep Spanish founce
from the knee down, while others have
two or three narrow RULES. Valen-
ciennes and Medicis laces are used on
such skirts, also the point de Paris
lace with large strong meshes as a
foundation for closely wrought vines
and flowers. These imported skirts
are made by hand, and are much more
costly than the machine-made skirts OF
domestic manufacture. with the trim
mings of fiounces of Hamburg embroid-
cry done in open patterns of bars,
of stripes, leaves, stars. ETC..
with scalloped or pointed edges.
These domestic skirts have a
yoke all around gathered by a
tape string instead of belt. and their
fulness in the back is cut off halfway
below the top and gathered to mar
rover top breadths. Some of these
skirts have the cambria fOunce made
with two or three insertions of Medi-
els. torchon, or point de Paris lace.
and underneath is a narrower flounce
to hold the outer frill in place and give
fulness at the foot. A novelty is the
use of striped white lawn for skirts.
the stripes being woven open to imi-
tate the drawn work now so popular.
Short under-petticoats fall just be-
low the knees, and are closed all
around without placket-hole opening,
the yoke being very large and drawn
in to fit the figure by tape strings
across the back. French designs have
this skirt covered from the yoke down
by fall of tucked nainsook. the
tucks stopping few inches
above the end, and falling open below
as a founce. which is tucked around
and edged with lace. Palmer cambria
skirts have scant founce of Hamburg
which is set in the edge
Of the hem to fall below it. Flannel
skirts worn next this muslin petticoat
are shown this season in the striped
Scotch fannels that introduce clean
blue or scarlet stripes next those of
white. also fine threads of colOrs, and !
small bars. These fannels are half
cotton, and therefore wash we'll. and
as they are heavy enough for summer
wear. they rival the light, solid-col-
cred fannels hitherto used. A seal
loped edge, or a flounce that is needle
worked with wool the color Of the |
flounce, is the slight trimming. For
white or plain-colored skirts some
narrow tucks neatly feather-stitched |
with silk above hem. or an embrOid-
cred edge or founce, or some pretty
torchon lace as flounce. are suitable
India silk or surah petit
coats are made in cream white. rose
pink. or sky blue shades, and trimmed
in the way described for nainsook
B0zar.
CATCHING SHARKS