Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
FAMILY FASHIONS.

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As the season advances the pOpu-
larity of figured woods and wool mix
lures becomes more noticeable. The
Atwood challis sold at about fifty
cents yard are in reality only the ALE
wool delaine Of our grandmOthers'
day, under another name. The fig
ured wool and cotton challis which
ranges in price from fifteen cents up
wards is the cotton and wool delaine, a
goods that never was held in Cd times
in repute by sensible women, as it
readily spots and can not be laundried
rs the goods of pure wool always can.
Challis woods make charming gowns
for afternoon or morning. They are
not adapted for street wear except for
children and growing girls. Pale. deli
cate and dull. artistic cosored grounds,
with small figure, or stripe. or ivory,
or cream-white grounds. with an ALL
over design in pale OLD color or flower
tints. are especially popular in these
woods. Gowns of challis are made up
with waist lining and foundation skirts
of white Saline, which is extensively
used in place Of silesia by dress
makers. A marrow panel of dark
velvet on the left side, and narrow
velvet cuff and velvet revers bordering
the vest Of white Grape lisse. give char
acter to these gowns. Ribbon trim
mings are also used. Two Or three
rows OF mOire ribbon an inch wide
serve to border the ten-inch fOunce
that edges the skirts Of ribbon-trimmed
gowns; and rows OF ribbon stripe the
vest collar ind cuff; and clusters of
ribbon in long loops and ends catch up
tho long. full draperies. A girdle Of
ribbons coi1ing from the side and ly-
ing low in front completes the gown.
Challis woods for morning wear are
frequently made up into blouse waists
with round. full, hOusemaids' skirts.
and are then trimmed with plain wool
the color of the stripe or figure that
forms their pattern. Thus a navy
blue challis with a white figure is fin
ished with blouse. with the wide
sailor collar made OF white wool and
embroidered perhaps with an anchor
or Stars in white.
The excellent striped and cross
barred flannel sent over to this country
by English gingham manufacturers in
ths same patterns as the cotton goods
known rs Scotch ginghams. are dura-
ble and promise to be exceedingly pop
ular for mountain and seaside wear,
and especially for athletic gowns for
lawn tennis, boating or yachting
dresses. These dannels offer more
protection than cotton gown, and as
they are partly cotton are easily
laundried and do not become wrinkled
as easily as = cotton gown, For
yachting and morning wear they are
made with killed skirt. high, short
drapery il the figure Of the wearer re-
quires. and an English blouse exactly
like the Garibaldi waists fashionable
twenty-five years ago. but fuller than
the shirt-waist worn dozen years ago.
A few of the new blouses are made
with 3 short. pointed yoke. but they
arc usually gathered from the neck or
the shoulders and belted into belt Of
ribbon betting or canvas fastened by .
buckle of old silver or steel. A feature
OF these blouses is conoeslment Of the
buttons under . b0x-plait or ~.
though the English tailors who intro.
duced the blouse occasionally make
those that show unconspicuOus but
tons. The sleeve Of tho blouse Is ale
ways slightly full top and bottom
where it is gathered into cuh. A
high collar, at least tw0 inches and
often two and . half inches high. in-
ishes the neck. and in some cases
second collar, Of sailor shape. is added.
Glngham printed linens and cambrie
dresses are made in this way.-Gsod
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