Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
SUMMER STYLES.
Some of the Accessories Are More I'M
tant Than the Gowns.

accessories
tant Than the Gowns.
Like the representations for spring
storms all signs have failed in regard
to summer styles. The Kaleidoscope
which was to have shown such a COR
geous array has turned out many
shades of somber brown and dull green
and the bouffant skirts and sleeves
have not assumed the gigantic proper
tions expected. On the whole, dress
models are far more satisfactory than
they have been for some time.
Doucet the ''perverse'' is making
nothing but black and white gowns
this season. They have a collar and
sometimes belt of cherry or turquoise
velvet, otherwise one might imagine
they were mourning gowns One that
might easily pass for light mourning
is a costume in dove-gray faced cloth.
with plain skirt and Elton jacket
bodice. The lapels and gauntlet cuffs
are of black moire covered with rich
passementerie. The only touch of coll
or in the whole costume is the upright
glOire de dyOn rose in the hat.
a curious gown, which is decidedly
smart in spite of its oddity, is composed
of three materials-green crepon, yell
low lace and black moire. The under
skirt is of the moire, trimmed with =
fiounce of very yellow lace, with I'M
usually deep points. The overslSirt
and the greater part of the waist is OF
the crepon, with vest of the moire,
trimmed with a narrow lace of the
same yellow. The collar and belt arc
of black MORE ribbon, with tiny rhine
stone buckles
Buckles, by the way, were never
more fashionable than at present. Set
with rhinestones, of chased silver and
gold, and even jeweled ones, are the
usual thing. Even a butterfly bow,
which fastens collar or ruching, musA
have handsome buckle on the cross
piece, and the belts and sashes, which
are to be more elaborate than ever this
summer, will have plain or ieweled
buckles to hold them together.
On every sort of neck gear they ara
in evidence, and there are a great many
sorts of neck gear this summer. Boas,
ruchings and plaitings for the neck ara
infinitely varied and picturesque. Fur
and feathers are, of course. the softess
and most becoming, but as the weather
grows warmer they become intOlerabiy
heating, and ruchings of silk, lace and
chiffon appear to take their places.
OChiffon is the Eghtest and coolest
material that can be used. but it is also
the most expensive, being a very per-
ishable fabric-and one warm day is suf-
ficient to consign it to oblivion. Black
Brussels net with an edging of the mar
rowest white ribbon makes pretty and
fairly durable ruche, but there are
others of black glace silk, and striped
satin and gros grain ribbon which,
without being as pretty, are vastly
more lasting. The collar of colored
velvet, which has been so universally
worn this winter, and whichs ladies'
vary with their black gowns to match
their bonnets and their fancies, must
necessarily be abandoned during thS
warm season; ribbon collars and trim
miugs of white or black lace will take
its place Van Dyke caPes and collars
in real and imitation lace viii be uni
verSslly worn. They have sometimes
two. and sometimes four points. and
give a smart effect to a costume that is
a little worn or shabby
And in conclusion-as the lecturer
ought to say in his last sentence. but
invariably does say in the middle of
his exhortation-the tailor-made girl
is still with US, and long may she stayt
She takes all the advantages of tha
superior workmanship of the tailor.
and she adopts unto herself the most
/ chic patterns of tweeds designed for
mems wear; vet she manages, ky q
ribbon bow, a cambria shirt. a lace
cravat, to soften the Severest style.
and in this, as, indeed, in all other
| things in life. smooths the Pough
edges of the merely masculine by the
sympathetic touch of the purely FEM
inine.-Chicago Times