St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-14
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Reasonable Notes and Hints nj More Than
Ordinary Interest.
Home drcss-makers are advised that
simple gowns. with gathered waists.
full sleeves and straight skirts, grow
in favor as the season advances. and
are easier for the amateur to make
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. a
new Paris fancy being finish at the
foot, OF small lac, rufilc sewed to the
cdge-.Ot upon it-of the net skirt
Wool skirts. and those Of wash goods.
are quite plain ut the foot. or else have
N: border trimming. The front of
waists is the place for drapery or elab-
crate trim ming if the wcarer prefers
is usually ,ull on the shoulders and
shirred at she waist line. or Tapped
iiagonally. with DirectOire ruflie
edging it. The fashions of waists at
the same is true of the very bOuffant
sleeves. Tie very long waist can be
given a shorter appearance by the wide
sashes and hroad-lapped fronts. For
full figures the smooth-fitted tailor
waists are preferred. and even lace
bodiccs can be made up quite plain.
and apparently heightened by being
composed of lengthwise rows of inser-
ton alternating with ribbon stripes. or
else the lace waist has long bretellcs
of ribbons passing over the shoulders
and tapering 10 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 bad eff
feet The Jokes so fashionable for
thin woolens and for cotton gowns
are very shallow, not reaching quite to
she armholcs on the shoulders. and are
round in front and back instead of be.
ing pointed. They are sometimes very
prettily decorated by an embroidered
collar in deep Vandyck points that
nearly cover the yoke. The fulness
below the yoke is attached by an erect
ruffie OF the material, doubled. and
standing about an inch high above the
edge of the yoke. Another pretty
fashion is to trim the neck. the edge
OF the yoke. and the wrists with the
material drawn in a small puff with q
narrow doubled rufile on each side OF
it; the front of the skirt then has a
Spanish ilounce. trimmed at the top
with wider puff, edged each side with
ruffle; this is pretty for lawns. cam
brics. null and challi dresses. Some
OF the newest French gowns for sum-
mer have the skirt quite short. show
ing the low shoe in back and front
alike as the wearer mOves-a far
neater fashion than that lately worn.
allowing the walking dress to touch
the ground in the back. and to he too
long in front for either comfort or
grace.
French nainsoolss or Victoria lawns
are made up in separate waists pre-
cisely like those Of surah now used.
and will be worn all summer with vari-
Gus colored skirts-a cool and COM
Portable fashion. They may be tucked
lengthwisc to form Il yoke. or elsa
they are shirred ut the top. The
sleeves are straight and full. or if pre-
ferred in coat shape. are quite full and
high about the armhOle. The belt
may be of insertion or of ribbon, and
the space below the belt may be worn
outside the skirt or thrust under as the
wearer chooses.
QMousseline de sole. as we have al
ready said, is used for full sleeves Of
summer dresses when a transparent
fabric is required, and is newer than
lace for this purpose. Thus black
silk dresses have full pulled sleeves Of
black mOusseline de sole. with a
shirred band as a cuff. or else drawn
tucks with fine ribbons run through
them shap, the sleeves below the
elbow. White China silk waists with
white mousseline dc sole sleeves in
leg-of-mutton shape are pretty for
dressy toilettes. New house waists 10
wear with black skirts are formed en-
tircly of bands of embroidered or
tucked mousseline de sole alternating
with bands of pink. vieux-rose. or
turquoise blue ribbons - Harper's