The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Dressy Gowns Made of n Variety of Sum-
mer WooIens.

Dressy Gowns Made of n variety OF SUM
mer WooIens.
Stripcd and plain f~annols or serges
are nrettily combined In youthful
dresses for the summer. They are made
with n ia~cket-waist of the plain goods.
with striped sleeves and striped skirt-a
reversal of the plan used in now tennis
gowns. Tho stripes are effective, OF
plain blue an incl or more in width
alternating with white stripes that have
two or three blue lines in them. The
Jacket bodice Of plain blue serge or Han
mel, stitched with white i'll two rows
neal the edges, has a plain habit-back,
with omen pointed fronts finished with a
short reyors collar. This Jacket, when
thrown open, shows bias-striped fronts
set on tho lining in two folds coming
from tho shoulders and meeting at tho
waist line. The V space between these
folds is filled with a plastron OF the
plain blue In a single piece, hooked on
the left side under tho folds The blue
standing collar also hooks o n the left,
but is cut open In front and neatly
stitched with white. The bias sleeves
arc moderately largo at the top, with an
inner band of blue inside no closed
wrist. The striped skirt in English
shape is bia in front, with a broad
plain blue border at tho foot, and is
straight and full behind.
Instead of the white serges OF past
summers, tho preferred woolens arc
rough-surfaced, semi-transparent, soft
fabrics in quarterback stripes or checks
OF white and a single pale color, as lilac,
beige or porcelain blue, made up over
silk of a deeper tone than that in he
checks or stripes. A Felix gown OF this
soft wool in stripes Of white and mush-
room-color is made throughout over yel-
low silk, and has some pleating Of
golden brown bengaline on the bodice.
Tho style is very simple yet effective,
the bodice having a plain habit back
and a dull pointed front slit open where
darts should be, and filled in there with
plated bengaline, similar plaits ex-
tending up the middle to conceal the
hooks and eyes. The sleeves are mod
erately large at tho top, and close on
the lower arm, with cuffs of bengaline
coming from the inside. The high col
lar has a fold of the %bengaline turned
over at the top. The English skirt Is
hung straight over the yellow silk foun-
dalton. and its ~plainness is varied by
having two stiffly lined box plaits, each
ten inches wide, folded down the front
to meet at tho waist, and curved out at
the top toward the hips, the curves fol-
lowed by yellow pearl buttons, with
mock button-holes bound in brown silk.
Very dressy white crepon or cancels
hair gowns for afternoon receptions and
informal dinners nave a Figaro jacket
of white silk, braided with gold or sill
yer in Moorish designs, over a slightly
pointed bodice fastened on tho left side
under the jacket. The bodice is of the
crcpon in the back, and of cross-striped
mousseline chiffon In front, with full
sleeves of the mousseline and deep
braided cuffs; satin ribbon is folded
around tho high collar and along tho
edge of the bodice, with a rosette or
many-looped bow In the back. The
straight full skirt Of crepon has a hem
five inches doep. with eight or ten
parallel rows OF braid above 1t. A gre
lot fringe OF gilt or silver balls edges
the little iacket.-Harper's Bazaar.