Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-27
VACATION WARDROBE
POINTS FOR MERRY WOMEN ON AN
OUTING.
Ways and Means Of Gowning 0as's Self for August
With a Small Ouilay-Blsck
Stockings and Nit.
From ne C2arie Journal.

From ne C)Uric Journal.
1t costa pretty penny to dress nova
days, when Radtern will not put scissors
into a gipgham short of S65, nor build you
simple wool gown to travel in for less
than 500 or 800. and yet there is many
sweet girl who cannot say to the ladies'
tailor, Good sir, here is my Saratoga
trunk; fill it ard let my wardrobe BIOS
som rs the rose" bu. whose small bush,
il il buds at all, must do so as the result
Of her own trOweliug and spTinkling, and
who gees forth o. her summer VACATION,
nevertheless, decked with her bOnny
breast knot, that Is TO say becOmipgly
clothsd and in her happiest frame OF
mind.
For the women immersed in that most
studied of ell sciences-hoI to dress as
nicely as the next one on one-fourth the
money-no greater benefactOr than the
sash has yet arisen. II is the SSH
which makes over the wool dress
which had the place of houor in
the wardrobe last winter as the substantial
besis as an expensive clothes supply for
August at the seaside. Suppose that the
same wool gown, green or tan or brown or
blue, no matter what its color, has bod
ice too short for beauty. A white sash OF
soft folds Of harmonizing or contrasting
contrasting surah will lengthen the waist
as many inches IS may be desired ana
| iresher il wonderfully. Suppose that this
last seasons standby was made with one
Of those plain, untrinmei basque bodices
Which are relegated for the present to the
background. A little res6justnent Of its
seams and those of the upper Part of the
skirt will give you, with a each, two
gowns. instead Of one, for your outing, the
conventional bs- for rainy days and foe
travelling, and, the skirt being fastened
above this and the silk or ribbon lengths
Drettily knotted, g modeTnizsd affair for
small social occasions and afternoons.
Many an economical woman hTI had one
more dresses purpOsely built on this I'D
Unstable principle.
The detachable vest shares with the
sash the heart of the woman to whom a
dollar always means 100 cents, and often
seems 10 mean 125. In her rummsging of
the dry goods shops she Is sure to come on
remnants Of delicately cOlored silk or bits
! of lace which can be- bought for little
money. One breadth Of silk will make q
dressy vet, which should have q collar OF
medium height fitting about the throat and
| hooking behind. The vest itself should be
slopsd - ft the curve of the neck and then
gathered on full, shirred. shocked or laid
In fine side plaitings. If the plaits are
chosen. pointed belt Of ribbon makes
dainty finish, drawing all down smoothly
To- the waist line. If the silk is long
anouoh the loose YES. makes the prettier
finish. pnlled 70 the waist line and the re-
mainder drawn to the right hip aad al
llowed to fall in fringe. The lacs vest is
lent on a silk foundation and he's a jahOt
collar with front Of figured lace failed at
the throst and again at the waist, where it
is confined by ribbons. In any case the
vest is adjustable and may be worn with
any gown, turning the object OF all this
confederation, that serviceable wool dress
which It is e1sumei has already been re-
5raped aud provided with new faciugs,
into last the costume wanted for the cool
days and chill evenings sure o diversity
| .eashOre or mountain sojourn. 4 soft
crowned felt hat OF corresponding color,
trimmed with g silk cord or band of rib
bon, viii make you pIesentable anywhere.
II you have loose blouse or
shirt Of silk or lluuel and straight gath
erei fl ,n1el OF serg3 skirt 10 20 with it, by
all means take these thipgI for pleasure
parties on TIE water, t1unis or camping
No material and no cut Of gown is so COM
Portable aud so las.iug. If you are not Of
~. L la no Oh
20 ginghams for wear on the plszza of q
morning From 81 to - at this time Of
rear will buy You ten or twelve yards Of
the shade OF old blue china with tiny hair
lines of white running through it, and an
equal sum will procure as many more with
a ground Of light tan, striped in Indian
red, mingled with white These two
made mp with entire simplicity, one per-
harl with gathered skirt, round waist,
with broad collar embroidered with red
turned salorwise from the throat, and
white tan surrah sash falling in one long
lcOo and end, and the other relieved b. a
little the point de gene lace recently i'm
ported TO sell at twenty nine cents a yard,
which come fully three inch, wide and IS
one OF the NEST effective Of garnitures,
will give you two seryicesble low cost
gowns, to be worn with a little rough
straw white sailor hat with smooth gtos
grain ribbon band and fist bow.
Fer the necessary afternoon or calling
gown You can choose a sateen, n challi-
the daiutiest material ever woven for poor
folks who ike pretty things linen lawn,
a wash silk or a gloriosa, which will give
the same effect SO pOplin or silk warp Hen
rietta at comparatively small figures. This
seasons sateens, especially the Japanese
designs, are exquisite, and nothing can be
prettier than one Of them made up
| with pointed vest of white null. The
gloriosa is rather a wiry fabric and makes
up bet in the Directory style, in soft
gray OF greeu-if you can wear the fashion
able opening for an aocOrdiOn-plait-
ed front Of white glOriosa or white nuns
yelling. A long muslin fichu in pink or
pale or desp yellow makes pretty throat
finish loosely tied or loOpsd to one side.
Washable silk in narrow stripes Of gray
blue and white at sixty cents yard makes
a not expensive afternoon costume. The
waist is laid in loose folds from either
shoulder over q pointed yoke of white su-
rah. The fulluess Of the waist is confined
BY a wide surah sash kn0ttlng az one side.
The straigt skirt is gathered very full snd
the halt long sleeves are puted at the
shoulder, then laid in accordion plaits and
allowed to flare at the elbows. Ten yards
of wash silk and two and q half of surah
are the required materials. A black linen
lawn, cut in Directory fashion over blouse
If white India silk, makes a cool and fresh
August robe.
With any one of these afternoon dresses
A black hat will be in order, and the girl
who counts her pennies must remember
| that il will outTear three in any light
shade. One of the new wide straws with
crown raised barely On inch above the
brim. and a band of openwork insertion for
effect of GOODNESS, is much more durable
than the pretty bat frail lace hats so much
in vogue. Black ribbons snd gay field
a,werp make suitable trimmings. Ii one
does 70. wish to coun.enance extraVa.
gauce. a single pirasOl will answer in q
dark green or cool eoru po0gee or black
with plain, bqs handsome wood handle.
For informal evening occasions, such as
a modest wardrobe can be made equal 10,
a cool light India silk or ehalli ars the
best materials. The India silk is a bit OF