Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-04
GOWNS FOR SUMMER.
The Growing Popularity OF Fouiarol
Ginghams and Dotted Musilns.

The Growing Popularity OF FOuiAruss
Ginghams and Dotted Musllns.
The foulard gowns to be used Tor
short excursions in midsummer are
gray, brown or dark blue with Diack
figures or stripes, and are styllshly
made up with little Zouave jacket OF
cloth the color of the ground OF the
silk. its fronts turned over in revers
that are widely bound with piack
MORE. The skirt is more fully drapeo
on the hips than are wool skirts, put
is quite straight in the back. Inc
waist is tucked in yoke shape TO Dc
worn with a black MORE belt, ana the
full sleeves are also tucked at top anu
bottom.
Bingham gowns for midsummer e1-
cursions are made with French waist
and nearly straight skirt, and are llKeo
with the new stripes OF sateen lntro-
duced in darker colors than the ground
of the bingham, and in stripes oss-f-
regular widths. Navy blue sateen
stripes on gray-blue grounds make up
well with a collar and cuffs of velvet.
and three or four large velvet-covereo
buttons set each side of the gathers at
the waist line of the front. Inc
French waist shows no darts, but Is
gathered in front and back at the
neck and waist over fitted Inning
of thin white silesia or sateen; IL
may be quite round, but is most often
slightly pointed in back and front. The
skirt is shirred at the top of the back.
but is slightly draped on the hips or
else is laid in plaits that meet in front.
Scotch f1annels of wide or narrow
stripes or crossbars are made just as
ginghams are, and have bands OF MORE
or of faille ribbon on the collar and
sleeves instead of velvet.
Worth is reviving old-fashioned
lawns and dotted muslins for dresses
to be worn at garden parties during
the perfect days" of June, and for
country wear throughout the summer.
The grounds are cream white or light
ly-tinted pink, blue or gray, with
small, thick dots wrought all over
them, and are strewn with sprays or
flowers in natural colors. or with rose
vine stripes showing leaves and I'M
UlOW IL 1ncSO arc lhduC uP IL
quaint ways with long over-skirt
nearly covering the lower skirt, which
has foot trimming of double ruffie
drawn by a cord through the middle.
The top of the Over-skirt also has
thick cords holding its fullness, the
full belted waist has corded yoke,
and there are cords in points at the
~, IF FILL 81 hnft with
flowing ribbons fastened on the left
side or surah sash knotted behind
encircles the waist. The neck has
turned-over plating of the lawn edged
with Valenciennes lace, and this falls
in jabot down the front of the waist.
To wear with these gowns are nearly
fiat hats, with brim of open lace-like
straw and the crown covered by flowers
and vines, usually rose-vines or ivy,
with tendrils dropping at the back.
The japanese cOttons introduced at
Newport last year are again shown in
grayish-blue figures and flowers on
white grounds, for making entire cos
tumes-gown, hat and parasol-for
Casino wear and for al frcsco enter
tainments- The modistes also import
organizes and thicker French muslins
with white grounds thickly strewn
with tiny flowers-blue myosotis hello
tropes, corn-howers, OF carnations
and these are made with belted waists.
tucked full sleeves, and single straight
skirts, the seams of the waist joined
by beading. and the neck fully
trimmed with old-timer Mechlin Lace,
crossing the Tapped front in frill that
falls, in iabot folds.-Harper's Bazaar.