Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
DRESSES AND HATS.
Airs and Graces Interestingly De-
scribed by Shirley Dare.
SUMMER FABRICS FOR THE FAIR.
Some Hints on How the Hair Should be
Dressed in Summer.
RED FACES AND HOW TO CURE THEM
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.I

| FOB THE DISPATCH.l
Black lace dresses have been worn in
and out of season, from the time the swal.
low dared and took the winds of March
with beauty. The consequence is, by COM
mon consent they are laid aside, to let the
dust flow out, and give the eyes rest from
their stringiness. The corded Escurial and
heavier laces prove do many nets to hold
the dust and take rusty look, while the
large mesh fisher net looks clear and quietly
Gressy, with borders of inch ribbons, run on
the foot and up the side width. With such
dresses small poke or broader hat of black
crinoline, the old-fashioned NeopolItan
braid, looks pretty, trimmed with scarf of
black net, and bow of fancy black ribbon,
which, with its seven loops and notched ends,
four yards is not too much. Narrow sash
ribbon of plain soft gros grain is used for
trimming, in loops which nearly cover the
hat, and require or admit nothing else, un-
less quill feather of the same color.
Every other woman, no matter what her
age, wears q turban in town, not more be-
cause 1t is youthful than for its conven-
ience. The full trimming of soft, thick rib
bon relieves the turban of extreme jaunti-
ness, and it is comfortable to wear hat that
sits close to the head and admits veil. The
faring brim of the Hading or Directory hat
acts as mainsail to draw the wind, when
there is any, and toque that can be bound
down to the head with yard OF grenadine
yelling is indispensable. The sailor hat
proper is the beauty's hat, and a smooth,
hal hrn Of 70 ~.
rdAgh straw sailor in its smooth gros grain
ribbon band and fat bow takes the eyes up
with her up the street. Blondes choose
black, glossy rough straw, with black silver
edged ribbon, while the high-crowned sailor
hat, with broad bows of many loops set airi-
ly on the crown, and folded band lose their
juvenility, and take the place of English
walking hats or Alpine hats altogether The
newest turbans are colored braids of whole
straw, like braided rushes, in pale green,
gobelin blue and old pink to suit costumes,
and the price of this stylish simplicity is
not less than $40, at the private modistes,
where alone they are found.
THE COST OF BEING FAsHIoNABLE.
It costs trife to dress in the front of
fashion, when Redfern's plainest gowns be-
gin at S65 for sailor suits and S95 Tor walk
ing dresses, and a coaching hat with III
are beginning to look round for WAYS to
economize in dressing, and no longer find it
necessary to pay ruinous bills to swell
tailors and modistes. They leave that to the
new Americans who go to get christened
into good society at the high-priced shops.
while Mrs. Pendennis and her pretty sisters
attend the bargain sales and make up half
price materials behind the portieres of their
own rooms at home. An embroidered
Grape wool at S5, the dress which was S13
two weeks ago, looks just as pretty and
clever woman can make dress in the SIM
pier styles now in vogue In two or three
days at the outside. The China silks at SO
cents yard make up charmingly with
white lace blouse fronts, and a.,
ribbons, and Il white shanghai hang sugfH sIia
at $40 for full pattern, and ecru pongee
from u u to % cents yard is as plenty as
it is fashionable. But pongee is painfully
poor looking made up with plain waist |
and stringy skirt, commonly seen. It
should have the surplice or gathered waist
with wide soft sash, and the full Empire
skirt with narrow rufled and chestnut vel |
vet, or cream and brown embroideries for |
relief White cashmere and flannel soil too |
easily for lasting wear, and ecru in pale |
shades for dark dresses, and the "wet sand" |
color for blondes, offers serviceable |
change. The "wet sand" shade with vel |
low gold, cream and brown embroidery and |
brown silk facings sets off warm blonde |
most becomingly, turning all the red tints
Of the hair to wheat-like, golden effects.
The experience of this summer will con-
vince many wearers that silk of the lightest
sort is not cool fabric. 1t draws and heats
the skin, especially under July sun, in
credibly, and the patent leather shoes which
are so happily going out of fashion, COM
plete the torture. A few wearers of indi-
yidual taste have elegant dresses of black
linen lawn, in directory styles, with
blouses of white Shanghai silk, highly en-
broidered between the clustered gathers,
and with ruffies of mechlin. with feather
stitching of black silk in excellent effect.
The crisp, fresh look of the lawn and Its
feeling recommend it above silk for mid
summer wear Morning jackets of white
oirdseye linen or the fine Barnesly damask,
trimmed with linen crochet point, or Medici
ace last for lifetime and are handsome as
hey are serviceable.
FOB SUMMER COMFORT.
The comfortable addition to the toilet this
eason is the new linen corset Just out so
,ool, so light and well fashioned that women
will covet it at sight. The material Is a
ingle thickness of fine, firm shirting linen.
md precisely like the best French corsets,
md bearing the magic c. P. stamp, which
will assure all good dressers OF its ire
,roachable figure. The steels are easily re-
moved for washing, and as few bones are
lsed as corset of good style allows. The
,rice is 81 75.
Tall walking canes for ladies are juS
hown in highly fashionable shop, the last
of Partisan seaside fancy. The
anes are white enameled wood or ebony,
early five feet tall, thick as a stout walk
ng stick, and finished by gold or silver
eads, and cord and tassel lower down, in
&C simile OF the stick carried by a Swiss
uard or a major domo. The fashion is, |
owever, not wholly to be laughed at. 1t is
great relief to delicate women to have
ome slight support in walking, and I |
ersonally found ones strength wonderfully
ked out by cane or crutch. It is all the !
ifference between coming home tagged out
y walk, or coming with strength gained.
'eople with spinal ailments, not fancy ones, !
ut real, deepseated maladies, will 90 out i
eel1ng fresh and pretty vigorous TOR an
our or two, when suddenly the strength :
ives way. 1t is an effort to stand upright,
nd the comfort of q stick or crutch is too j
.iendly to be told. I have often thought j
writing sonnet to my own crutcif for the
omfort it has been-the best friend. with !
ly pillow and my pen that I have ever !,
nown.
The great trouble away from home with
iris seems to be to heat their curling tongs,
'ithout gas in the daytime or any sort of
re in the country clearinghouse. have 1