Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-06
CHICAGO FASHIONS.
Summer Costumes for tho Economics
and Extrava0ant.

and Extravagant.
For every day wear may DO seen lit
tie fine-checkcd ginghams. and ma
terial called Oxford shiI ting. which
are made in almost as severe style
as the tailor-made cloth garments 1t
Is even predicted that they will take
the place of the latter for travelling
Costumes. 1t car be easily seen that
these mater ais will make a very good
substitute 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 barred off with
white. red or blue. aud there are some
claret colors with lines Of blue and
white which are very attractive look
ing. The challies brought out this sea-
son are superior in quality and color
to any seen before, and some of them
are not more than twenty-five cents q
yard, and are to be found in dark blue
and medium shades Of browns.
both serviceable colors for Or
binary use. These are usually
made quite simply and have for
finish velvet collars and cuffs
or sometimes the addition OF little
velvet in the skirt or waist girdle.
There are. Of course, better q uaIities
of challIes which are very soft and
durable. and besides these there have
been some old-fashioned materials re-
vived for summer dresses. such as
Bengaline and brilliantine. The
former is lightweight Irish poplin.
and the latter is simply very fine
quality of delaine. Tie Bengalines
come both in plain and lowered and
are freq ucntly used for combin al ion
costumes. with petticoat of the flow
cred and the plain above. These trim
themselves and require very little else.
but gowns made Of the plain color have
to be more deliberately made. One Of
the newest things is to dye lace exact
ly thessnme shade as the goods and
insert it in lengthwise bands on both
skirt and waist Ribbon is also used
in quantities ON dresses of this kind.
but only as fat trimming and not in
bows or loops. Sometimes there are
from three TO five rows Of ribbon used
on the bottom of skirt. put on plair
and afterward plated in with the goods
and this same is used on the drapery.
| Tho waist may have a yoke formed en-
iirely Of ribbon. or 1t may start from
| the waist line in front over the shoul
ders to the same in the back Thes
ribbons are nearly all fancy ones
either with light or dark colors il
stripes. lowered. or worked in golt
thre ad. These last are very pretty
bat are rather gay and only suita bl
for home toilets
There is evidently to be tota
change in black co tunes for this sum
mer Worth, the dictator of the fem
mime world. has announced that lac
gowns, both of French or Chantilly
are decidedly passe, and that he vii
no longer make them up. OF cours
tits will undoubtedly settle their fate
and other materials will have to b
substituted in their place. Brussel
net makes very pretty costumes. a.
it Is said that the time-honored iron
frame grenadines are once more comm;
back into favor. and will be par ex
celence the dress for. luncheons, teas
and receptions OF course they are t
be deliberately trimmed either wit
watered ribbon or jet, ard some see
lately have had velvet used on bot
skirt and waist. - Chicago NeDs.