Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-04
MlSSESS' DRESSES.
Pretty and Elegant Costumes for Growing
Girls.

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WeL-grown girls wear dresses model.
ed somewhat after those Of their elders
A costume of India silk in rose pink
with printing of hawthorn blooms in
white, is made with round skirt trim
med with a rose ruching of plain silk in
pink with q frill of white lace. below
the ruching. The lace falls Just even
with the hem of the skirt The waist
is shirred in at the belt and slightly
filed in AZ the yoke, which is of rather
heavy open embroidery. A collar OF the
embroidery stands high about the throat.
Bands of two-inch-wide satin ribbon
extend over the shoulders at the edges
of the yoke and are finished with bows
at back and front. The sleeves are very
full and are gathered into deep cuffs
of the embroidery. A wide sash ribbon
laid in fat folds forms a pointed corse.
let, and has large bow at the fastcn.
ing on one side. This is an exception
ally pretty and girlish costume, and
may be copied in any material not too
heavy. In cambria or zephyr the lace
flounce and ruching at the hem of the
skirt may be omitted, and rutile OF
embroidery may take its place.
A stylish and becoming dress for a
girl of fourteen is made of Henrietta
cloth. The skirt is in bell-shapc, with
| a deep fiounce of the material. The
| fiounce is somewhat more elabora te
than most of the trimmings used on
the dresses of young girls, but Is quite
effective if neatly made and carefully
put on. The flounce is laid in side,
plaits and cut in long, narrow points
each plat forming point. A flounce
of lace is gathered very full and sewed
upon the skirt under the cloth fiounce,
and shows between the long points de.
Bcribcd A shirred and crimped head
Ting is gathered full at the top of the
hounce, then pulled out in little fan
shaped folds. The skirt is gathered il
at the waist-linc and finished by a wide
band of velvet, which has the effect OF
the lower edge of corselct. Tho
waist has fitted lining, over which
the material is drawn without darts
the fullness being gathered in by sew
eral rows of shirring. A collar, made
of very wide lace and points OF silk
covers the shoulders and tops of the
| full sleeves and falls over the front ant
back of the waist. The color is mad,
of alternate points of silk and lace
The sleeves, from elbows to wrists ar,
of lace with bands of velvet forming
puffs of the lace. Wide bands of vel
vet, arranged in a point, form a half
,orselet, with two of the bands drawn
through a large buckle of oxidizet
metal.
A pretty dress of wash silk has ;
plain, round skirt with foot trimming
of velvet ribbon plated in frill which
falls below the edge of the skirt
Above this is fiat band of velvet, anC
n second row of plated ribbon is set
little distance above A Russian blous
with wide, round corselct and full
topped sleeves and vclvct-trimmed cuff
completes this dainty and becoming
dress of green and white silk.
Avery elegant costume for a young CIR
is made of dark blue velvet. The Skin
is rather scanty fat box plaits, and owe
this is worn a very long, almost straigh
polonaise with cutaway neck and clboy
sleeves. A full guimpe of cream whit
bengaline is drawn in around the nee
with rows of shirring, and the sleeve
are shirred in at the wrists The pole
naise is bound all around the edges an
the neck and sleeves with two-inc
bands of cream-white silk, and wide
folded belt is made of silk to match
n. Y. Ledger