Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-16
NET OR LACE GOWNS.
Light and Stylish Costumes for War;
Weather.

Light and Stylish Costumes for Warm
Weather.
The 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 a 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 belt of satin rib
bon fastened with a bow in front The
high collar of satin ribbon is quite
plain, and is hooked on the left under
a belt of satin ribbon fastened with
bow in front. The high collar of satin
ribbon is quite plain, and is hooked on
the left under a small bow. Mutton
leg sleeves are of the satin, without
being covered with lace, and are
trimmed with two bow-Enots 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 passementeric in a 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 invisi-
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 slzirting lace,
either marquise 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 veil The fitted bodice of satin,
with round back and pointed front, has
| gold galloon three inches wide spangled
| with silver, forming a 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 a 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 inch-wide gold galloon is pointed
| alike in front and back. Similar galloon
trims the lower edge of the bodice.
| The satin lego mutton sleeves have a
deep point of galloon coming down from
the top under the fuller sleeves of lace,
and a frill of lace is set around the
armholes. and also around the
wrist. The satin skirt of five
cored breadths is quite long in the
| back and is tied by three sets of ribbon
| strings: n 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 sllirt-two on each side
beginning eight inches apart at the
ton. over this falls the lace skirt. three
wards and d half to four yards vide,
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
shirts are worn with various bodices.
either of grenadine, brocade or foulard.
l-Harper's Bazaar