New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-04
VdLENCIENNES RETURNS.
WELCOME TO A BEAUTIFUL LACE.


The revival Of vaenciennes lace is one of the ac-
complIshed things Of the season. Not only Is this
lace used In narrow widths. but in broad founces.
and especially In Insertions from two TO four inches
vide sheer organdie musins In pale Pompadour fig
ures plain white mus and white tafcta silks. strewn
with Louis XVIII feurette, and other small patterns
are all trimmed with this lace. figured null gown
with a pale ground, strewn with faint roses ana
bordered with garlands Of roses Is shown among the
recent French mportation,. The skirt Is held full 20
belt In front and gathered closely at the back max
ing skirt OF about five yards in width at the bottom
Three ruffes OF handmade Valenciennes lace. about
five inches In width. trim the skirt and are each
separated By the garland border of the goods
full ruche OF the Valencennes lace heads each hounce
The bodice OF the dress Is made full and Is arranged
in the effect OF large Marie Anoinete fchu. draped
around the shoulders, crossed In front, and edged
With deep fall OF lace. The large sleeves are made
in three distinct puifs and reach merely TO the elbow.
Bv one OF those startling innovations which French
dressmaler only would attempt the Empire S1rdle OF
ths gown Is In marked contrast TO IT, II Is composed
OF twoinch osepnk satin ribbon, combined with
eminence purple velvet the two colors passing around
the waist and ending In large rosette at the left side
with hanging ends Like most Of the ecru muslin
gowns Of this this dress IS made over lemon
yellow foundation. which does not show through the
muslin but to give creaner tint 10 the ground
OF the gown.
In most Of the handsome French gowns OF sheer
goods the bodice and the slip skirt OF silk are attached
To the outside. but this Is not desirable plan In
making up dresses Of null muslin. The eject Is
inst the same II the outside gown be made separately
and simply caught down temporarily where II Is
necessary In parts OF the bodice and the skirt OF
muslin or null attached to the skirt Of silk or lawn
by basting them together at the belt. In this case
tho gown can be easily taken of the foundation and
Numbered.
A charming example Of an india null gown IS made
with five insertions OF Nalencennes lace about two
nche, wide. let In the skirt and separated BY spaces
about double the width OF the Insertion. The round
waist Is gathered full from high round YOKE formed
OF alternate pufs Of the null and Insertion. and the
large dropping sleeves drawn In to tit the lower
part Of the By bands OF insertion and close puffs
An Empire belt composed Of two white ribbons about
two inches wide. ending in rosete aud hanging ends
at each SIDE completes the cOrsagc II IT Is desirable
n Introduce color In the dress one OF ribbons
may be of violet velvet spanish yellow. or pale
rose color
Some Of the prcttiest gowns made of tafeta ak
Of sheer almost gauze-like quality striped with lines
Of satin and figured between the stripes with tiny
buds or other flowers. \ French dress Of this kind
l. trimmed with Nalrnccnne, lace Insertions ana bead
ngs of lace run with narrow ribbons tn" bodice Of
The gown Is finished with round Yoke. composed az
four pulls OF Nalenciennc, Insertion, separated bv
bands OF beading. run with pale rose cc;ored ribbon.
The elbow sleeve Of the gown /, completed by inll
underslee Of Nacnclcncs lace, WHlrh II chuGht III
H., a band of ribbons and lace AT the wrist The
Empire SKIRT Is trimmed across the front and sides
s,rons Alternating with band, of four rows Of mar
row beading. run with No. ribbon some Of the
Stream with tiny dnshes Of color In pink blue. yellow
or violet and these dresses arr especially effective
when trimmed with Vaenclcnnes lace. shoppers
shonld be chary OF purchasing the imitation Nalen
ciennes which Is now found In market. THIS lace
should h. either handmade the finest quality OF
machine made, n quality which may be found Oh fine
imported French underwear. but which II Is almost
limos ,ib,e To find now at the lace counters OF our
shops The present demand for Vaenciennes lace
may induce importers TO bring over the sam" quality
Of mi, lace by the yard, which may be easily found
I'm (haniy and some other lsces. some OF the best
OF these machine Chantiy laces actually defy de-
tect ion, except by an expert. -,
Thanks are due TO Mcssrs. stern Bros. ana Arnold,
Constable Co.