The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-08-02
HOME ~DRESS-MAKiNG.
reasonable Notes and Hints OF More Than
Ordinary Interest.

seasonabls Notes and Hints OF Moro Than
= Ordinary Interest.
Home dress-makcrs are advised that
simple gowns, with gathered waists.
full sleeves and straight skirts. grow
in favor us the season advances, and
are easier for the amateur to mako
than any dresses lately worh. Any
thing like fussy or elaborate drapery
on the skirt destroys the style of the
gown, and many net or lace skirts now
hang perfectly straight all around, II
new Paris fancy being a finish at the
foot, OF a small lace ruffle sewed to the
edge -not upon it-of the net skirt.
Wool skirts, and those Of wash goods,
are quite plain ut the foot, or else have
a fiat border trimming. The front of
waists is the place for drapery or elab-
crate trim ming if the wearer prefers
1t, and unless the material is thick, 1t
Is usually hull on the shoulders and
shirred at She waist line. or Tapped
~diagonally, with n Dircctoire ruitle
cdging it. The fashions of waists at
present suit slender figures best, and
The same is true of the very boutfant
sleeves. Tie very long waist can be
given a shorter appearance by the wide
sashes and hroad-lapped fronts, For
full figures Che smOoth-fitted tailor
waists are preferred, and " lace
bodlces can be made up quite plain.
lind apparently heightened by being
composed Of lsugthwisc rows of inser-
Lion alternating with ribbon stripes, or
else the lace waist has long bretelles
OF ribbons passing over the shoulders
and tapering to a point at the waist
line in back and front.
Full sleeves, especially the mutton.
leg sleeves, with the wrinkles or folds
extending around the arm, are made
very long, covering the wrists entire
ly; shorter sleeves when very full are
out of proportion, and have a bad eff
feet. The yokes so fashionable for
thin woolens and for cotton gowns
are very shallow. not reaching quite to
the arnholes on the shoulders, and are
round in front and back instead of be.
pointed. They are sometimes very
prettily decorated by an embroidered
collar in deep Vandyck points that
cover the yoke. The f~ulness !
below the yoke is attached by an erect 4
'uffle OF the material, doubled, and =
about an inch high above the /,
OF the yoke. Another pretty t
is to trim the neck, the edge :
the yoke, and the wrists with the E
material drawn in a small puff with q
narrow doubled rutlle on each side of "
t; the front Of the skirt then has a 4
spanish %tiOunce, trimmed at the TOP r
With a wider puff, edged each side with "
rutfle; this is pretty for lawns, cam |!
'rics, null and challi dresses. Some =
IT the newest French gowns for sum- B
ler have the skirt quite short, show g
ne the low shoe in back and front r
like as the wearcr moves-a far Il
Ieater fashion than that lately worn, y
flowing the walking dress to touch
he ground in the back, and to be too
ong in front for either comfort or Il
4
French nainsooks Or Victoria lawns s
re made up in separate waists pre-
lsely like those of surah now used. I
nd will be worn all summer with vari-
us cOioFed skirts-a cool and COM z
ortable fashion. They may be tucked fl
'ngthwIse to form a yoke, or elsa d
ley are shirrcd at the top. The e.
.eeves are straight and full, or if pre- III
in coat shape, are quite full and II
Ugh about the armhole. The belt W
lay be OF insertion Or of ribbon, and U
lie space below the belt may be worn Y,
Inside the skirt or thrust under as the
carer chooses.
lMoussellne de sole, as we have al W
lady said, is used for full sleeves Of a
INNER dresses when a transparent "
brio is required, and is newer than
for this purpose. Thus black ia
Tx dresses have full pulled sleeves OF ~
ack mousseline de sole, with a W,
Tired band as a cuff, or else drawn IA
cks with fine ribbons run through ris
shape the sleeves below the to
bow. White China silk waists with ~ ~.
lite mOusseline de sole sleeves in tic
g-of-mutton shape are pretty for So
essy toilettes. New house waists to en-
Ear with black skirts are formed en- to
Of bands of embroidered or ,
mOusseline de sole alternating ad
tn bands Of pink, vieux-rose, or ex
blue ribbons. - Harper's -
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