The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-16
FASHION NOTES.


The summer dust closks are made
of striped taffeta, mohair, shot silk
and serge.
Tinted tulle makes a cool and beau.
tiful lining for an orenwork lace-straw
bonnet or hat
Very handsome are the silk.em.
broidered nuns yelling toilets trimmed
with ecru lace in rich Venetian gui-
pure designs.
Yellow and white are favorite
combination for this season, super
seding in popularity the always cool
looking green and white effects.
Pale apple green and softest prim-
rose yellow is favorite combination
this season, also lovely tints in rose or
pale pink in combination with deep
cream or pale apricot.
Tho new silk ginghams are very
pretty and popular, and have little
except name in common with the
stout. homely materials usually asso-
ciated with the fabric name.
A yellow crepe de chine, with broad
bands of black lace around tho skirt
and black lace corselet, cut low, with
black lace sleeves, is one of the pretty
garments just finished for o fair
matron.
While there is similarity in pre-
yailing styles of dressing the hair Mt
present, yet it is safe to say that every
woman is a law unto herself in this
matter and while some aim to be &C.
centric, others, happily the majority,
endeavor to choose the most becoming
style.
The seams in the skirt of cloth or
serge gowns are stitched once or twice
on each side, making two or four rows
of stitching, or il ladies cloth is used
band of cloth, an inch wide, is
, stitched over the seams. On black
MORE skirts overlapping jet sequins
| are used in place of stitching
, The girl who prides herself upon
style seldom wears any but dark or
| subdued colors in the street. If she
hss.a-bit Of bSig.htaess on her hat II is
} apt to be tucked away under the brim.
But for house wear even the stylish
young woman may revel in bright
hues and thereby make herself a pleas
, ing object to those about her.
Cav girls and tailor made women
; have the shirt craze. The last straw
is colored English percale in rose,
, pink. blue, custard or lilac with white
, dots, rings or disks, link hole cuffs and
collar bands with them n standing or
turned down collar of white linen Is
worn. The SHIRTS are made by reg.
! ular shirtmaker and so are the collars.
= Both modistes and milliners have
combined III great earnest for ribbon
:. trimmings for the decoration of Their
- own gowns and millinery for the
:. spring season. They make use oi
y watered and plain satin ribbons, Per
sian effects on grounds of black, dark
green, phlox red and amber, of velvet
ribbons with satin or linen back oil
others.
II Transparent materials will bo very
p stylish this summer. Among th'
h fabrics used grenadine, beige, spotted
n muslins, braid and ribbon are about
20 the prettiest. In Paris smart toilets
of black grenadine aud beige are mad
20 up over pink. The spotted muslin
20 are made mp over colorcd silks, surah'
10 and delicate hued tafetas being very
= popular.
i. Handsome white linen dresses ar
d embroidered with sprays and bouquet
B. of flowers in natural colors. Th
i waists of these gowns have sleeveless
u Eton jackets with turned back rever
= of the prevailing color OF tho EN-
', broidery. Grayish blue linen EN-
~ broidered with yellow is the materia
- employed for one OF those dresse
- s made abroad.
y A plain costume of thick navy blu
- serge is not princess dress, but i
n has that effect, opening on the sid
"a - over n panel of satin of emerald green
10 with an edge of fur. This long lin
. starts from the shoulder, and give
~ length to the figure, making it appea
"a slight. A steel buckle fastens tn
:" satin knot at the waist. The larg
=. sleeve of blue serge falls over mar
- row cuff of emerald satin.
I'D Large neck scarfs for summer wea
of are made OF plain silk chambray ne
in in white, black and cream shades, an
or in delicate tints and deep tones c
o. yellow, blue, cardinal. pink, green
of etc. Chiffon, gauze, silk muslin, etc.
.c- plain or accordion plated, are ais
as called into service for these daint
rk bits OF neckwear. The trimming take
the form of edgings OF black, white
cream, beurre or beige lace.
Chatelaine bags, belts, shoes an
Ter sailor hats of white canvas are bein
Oh displayed. The bags are mounte
he with gold or oxidized silver, aud th
re. belts have clasps to correspond. Tf
st. shoes have white kid trimmings an
ear silk lacings, and the jaunty, cool loo
III. ing sailors are finished with XII
af laather or tarnaulin. and trimms