New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-05-13
ABOUT THE WOMEN FOLKS.
INTERESTING GOSSIP AND IN
:, FORMATION FOR THE. LADIES'
New Silks for Summer Gowns
Fashions Fancies--Sunnmer
Millinery--Women as; In
Vent0rS--MOthS.
New Silks for Summer Gowns.

New Silks for Summer Gowns.
Changeable twilled silks, more finely
twilled than surahs, with designs of
dots, stripes, waving ribbons, and
baskets OF flowers, in ecruor white,
promise to- rival the. smoothly woven
India silks as summer dresses. They
are made into charming dresses by
Paris modistes, who delight in color
this season, and add silk of a bright
contrasting hue for their trimming.
Thus a green and red changeable silk
strewn with ecru baskets of flowers is
trimmed with pale blue surah facings,
and has q collar, plastron, and point
ed belt of Louis Seize EN- roidery of
rose-buds and gold done on pale blue
cloth. The seamless bodice with coat
skirts is favorite model. The fronts
gathered on the shoulders Cross dia-
gonally to lap under the blue belt and
the changeable silk laid over pale blue
surah, each frill cut with sewage
finish. The wide back is shirred
at the waist line. The coat skirts are
three loops, ten inches deep when
doubled, of the material showing fac
ings of pale blue. They are slightly
full, and are gathered to the bodice
back Of the pointed belt under a twist
or scarf OF the tWilled silk. The mus-
ton leg sleeves are very long, and
without trimming. The skirt Of five
breadths has the front breadth
turned under at the foot, and faced
with blue to match the coat skirts,
then failing open on each side on a
founce of pale blue silk This design
isnot confirmed to changeable silks,
but is beautifully carried out in foul
ards, as one with gray ground strewn
with large white leaves, made up with
a collar and belt of gold embroidery,
and facings of yellow India silk in the
frlll and coat skirts.
Chameleon silks, as the changeable
silks are called, are imported in glossy
taffeta with tiny dots and figures, to
be used for sleeves, vests, and hounces
OF wool dresses, and also in heavier
faille, with chine flowers and ribbon
stripes for entire gown. Alovely house
dress of yellow silk shading to pink
has chine bouquets of violets, roses,
and carnations. 1t is made all in one
piece, the skirt sewed to the round
waist, which fastens invisibly in the
back under a plastron OF olive green
velvet that extends the length Of the
bodice in front also. Thes is pleat-
ed full on the high shoulders, and
drawn without darts next the velvet
pieces. A single under arm form is on
the side. A standing frill OF velvet
edges the low rounded throat. Sleeves
full to the elbow have a gathered frill
below. The skirt of six breadths has
three breadths for the front and sides,
extending around to meet at the back,
where three other demi-trained
breadths are massed in pleats in
scarcely an inch OF space at the waist,
and spread out widely below. White
embroidery in upturned points is set
at the foot of the skirt.
Fashions Fancies.
Cloth-like fabrics are very popular
this season.
The Louis Quinze coat basque is one
Of the leading styles for house and
street wear,
Effective trimmings for an evening
dress are the ieweled butterflies that
are sold In sets, to be used for the
hair, shoulders, front of corsage, and
amid the drapery of the skirt.
Gilt and black passementeries and
glmps are used for new costumes,
while gilt frog ornaments are used on
the front of basques and there are
flat, open-interlaced insertions of gilt,
and also gilt cord OF twisted strands,
that are used on the edge of seams
and basques.
Green is the favorite color for fancy
articles, and pretty little purses for
young ladies are of green leather,
ornamented with q silver monogram.
Silk is more used than it has been
for many seasons, and panels, waist
coats, and sleeves of silk in most of
the wooden stuffs are now seen.
Bengaline is the particular choice
OF the season, both plain and figured,
because it is soft in drapery, lustrous,
rich looking, and not expensive.
Light shades prevail for wooden
materials, while cheviot, diagonal and
serge willie be employed for travelling
and street gowns.
The hair band, or small coronet, has
been received for hair dressing, and it
is set with jewels, just like the old
fashioned article, and is equally becom-
ing with high or low coiffures.
A new Partisan fancy is to have
small jewels sewed upon the material
OF the dress, and in some cases even
knitted into the stockings. ~-
Yellow is the favorite color of the
season for dressy toilets, and for the
decoration OF palmer gowns, while
white strewn with tiny sprays of pink
roses and forget-me-nots is most ef-
fective combination for waistcoats.
Women as Inventors.
Statistics which has been prepared
at New York for the approaching
centennial anniversary. of the Patent