The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-07-29
NET OR LACE GOWNS.
Light and Stylish Costumes for War;
Weather.

Weather.
Ths newest black lace gowns are of
dotted net of light quality, like that
used for wells, made over rich royale-
ribbed silk-pearl, pale gray, or stem
green. The waist is full round bodice
of the net gathered over silk, and striped
lengthwise with black satin ribbon.
The ends of the bodice are slipped in
side the skirt under a belt of satin rib
bon fastened with bow in front. The
high collar of satin ribbon is quite
plain, and is hooked on the left under
belt of satin ribbon fastened with a
bow in front The high collar of satin
ribbon is quite plain, and is hooked on
the left under small bow. Mutton
leg sleeves are of the satin, without
being covered with lace, and are
trimmed with two bow-knots of jet
or of gold passementerie. The
net skirt is gathered all around
the top, and is bordered at the foot
with applique gold-lace, or with jetted
lace or passementerie in design of
waving ribbons tied now and then in
bow-knots. This skirt is further trim
med by many lengthwise rows of satin
ribbon three inches wide attached under
the belt, and falling to the foot in fork
ed ends, tackled occasionally and invsi-
bly, to the net. A touch of color is
added by pale blue satin ribbon set in
side the neck of the bodice of such a
gown over pearl royale when it is cut
open below the throat. Pink ribbon of
the palest shade is used in this way with
gowns lined with gray or green royale
silk.
Simpler gowns are Of skirting lace,
either msrquise or Chantilly, with scroll
or basket design, and vine border
along the nearly straight edge; or else
they are of piece lace, with the raw edge
at the foot finished with leaves of lace
sewed on. Black satin merveilleux
is the foundation of these gowns, and
the trimming is gold galloon laid on the
satin before it is covered by the net as
with a veil. The fitted bodice of satin,
with round back and pointed front, has
gold galloon three inches wide spangled
with silver, forming V on the top Of
the back, crossing over the shoulders
and descending in, a point to the waist
line in front. The net then covers the
back plainly without seam. The
shoulder seams of the net are not taken
in with those of satin, but are Tapped
and darned together almost invisibly;
the fronts are then drawn down with
out darts, and are Tapped at the point.
A frill of lace standing around the neck
above inchwide gold galloon is pointed
alike in front and back. Similar galloon
trims the lower edge of the bodice.
The satin leg-o'-mutton sleeves have a
deep point of galloon coming down from
the top under the fuller sleeves of lace,
and frill of lace is set around the
armholes, and also around the
wrist. The satin skirt of five
gored breadths is quite long in the
back and is tied by three sets of ribbon
strings; box-plaiting of satin edges
the foot, and a balayeuse of gathered
pink silk is on the inside. Four length
wise rows of the gold galloon are set
down the satin skirt-two on each side
beginning eight inches apart at the
top. Over this falls the lace skirt. three
yards and half to four yards wide,
gathered in at the top with the satin
skirt, and given fulness by lace frill
twelve inches deep. which is also gath
cred to the belt all around, and is car.
ried down the back in two jabots that
are made to point at the foot.
Flounces of lace in groups of three or
five are set scantily on skirt of black
or colored silk, covering entirely; such
skirts are worn with various bodices,
either of grenadine, brocade or toulard.
-Harper's Bazar