The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-09
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
MATTERS THAT WILL INTEREST
THE LADIES.
Black Lace Dresses--New Style--
Midsummer Milllnery--To En-
case Pretty Feet--Women as
Post-prandlal Speakers
Women at the Worlds
Fair, Il.
Black Lace Dresses--New style.

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Some OF the newest black lace dress
es are made up over colored silk-a
very sheer dotted Brussels net made
up over Spanish yellow, mignonette
green, or crimson, is very effective. 1t
may be trimmed with rosettes of vel
vet or of satin ribbon, forming girdle
or plain, high collar. There are other
gowns, trimmed with Marquise lace,
which come in pretty renaissance pat
terms, in flower festoons and baskets
OF flowers, or bow-knot designs. These
dresses are simply made straight full
skirt over satin, and q round waist or
bodice, with the skirts so concealed
under drapery, that the dress has the
effect of a Princess design in which the
waist and skirt are in one piece. Mar
row passementeries Of gold cord are
used extensively on these dresses, as
well as Jet cabochons. The satin skirt
Of such q lace dress is cut in the fash
ionable bell shape, with q thin lining
OF cambria, or without a lining These
skirts are made with q simple seam
in the center of the back, with darts
taken in below the waist to fit the fig
ure below the waist around the
hips, but no other seams, though
there are some bell skirts with gored
seams on either side the front, and it
is considered by some of our modistes
that these skirts fit more gracefully.
Two or three ruff1es, not over two or
three inches wide, are set on the bot
tom of this satin skirt, and there is g.
balayeuse of pleating set under the
edge, which gives the desired bouffant
effect to the edge of the skirt. The
popularity of skirts of black or color
ed silk, trimmed with scant founces
OF Chantilly lace, extending from the
edge of the skirt to the waist in a sue
cession of three or five, is a feature of
the season, when worn with Louise
Quinze coats of Pompadour brocade.
Thus pale yellow satin, founced to
the waist with sheer black net, figured
with baskets Of flowers, is made up
with a Louise Quinze coat OF bengaline
Or satin, powdered with tiny yellow
cowslips. This charming lace gown is
designed especially for a matron's
afternoon dress. It is Of sheer black
net, figured with leaf sprays in black
chenille. 1t is trimmed with light fig
ured silk and black and gold galloon.
The killed flounce at the loot of the
dress is of figured silk, headed by a
band of galloon. A narrow vest of
the figured silk, strapped by three
bands OF galloon, furnishes the bodice.
The high full sleeves are of figured net,
and extend nearly to the elbow, where
they are held by a band of galloon,
and the rest of the arm is covered by
a close coat sleeve of figured silk
Good Housekeeping.
To Encase Pretty Feet.
In shoes, our elegantes now wear
square or rounded toes for the ball;
as for walking, no other style is now
considered chic or CONNIE il fault.
Now the pointed toes are out OF
fashion, it is discovered that they
made the feet look larger, on account
of the extra length they were COMPEL
ed to be.
Square toes also make the foot look
longer. The most becoming shape is
the round-toe shoe-such as ballet
girls wear, and which fits the foot to
perfection, without making it look
extra long or extra wide.
Heels, though still low, are shaped
a. Ia Louis XIV. There is no harm in
this, SO long as they are not too
pointed or too high.
It would be better to have no heels
at all to the shoe. The foot would
then remain elastic and the walk
more graceful; but, alas! ladies will
not understand this, and I can only
record fashion without any hope Of
seeing any advice I may give or sug-
gest followed.
AS for stockings, when not of the
same color as the dress, they are still
worn black, when the dress is of a dark
color. Black stockings, however, are
having the sides embroidered to
match the color Of the dress or elseto
have them open-worked for home and
walking.
Evening stockings are either lace or
SO richly embroidered that they al
most defy the pen to describe them.
Carriers also, when worn, are really
too rich for their object. Their clasps
are of real gold, with the wearer's
initials in diamonds on them. They
are attached to an elastic ribbon to
match the stockings in color.-Young
Ladies' Fashion Bazaar.
For Girls Summer Trunk.
If you wear fluffy bang, you want
your alcohol lamp.
fyou wear laced shoes, you want q
dozen pairs Of shoe-strings.
If you varnish or polish your shoes,
you want new bottle Of blacking.
If you are inclined to sunburn. Won
want u pot OF strawberry cream or
some cold cream.
II you arefond OF reading, you want
your favorite books.
II you ever use pins, you want
block of black ones and paper Of