Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-07

1 the boys make strike for them. Girls can wear tho wide brimmed sailors too.
 I do not think the season has given us @ prettier design in any kind of goods than the polka dot foulard. This is a stuff made of mohair, which is glossy and al most silky in appearance. White with dots, large or small, set close together or far apart, singly or in clusters of three and fine and in any of the season s colors, it is lovely for young girls. It seems specially suited for them. The surahs and printed indias and new crepons, when produced in the same design, are beautiful for young folsk. A very dainty gown for young girl of Is was made of gold colored dotted vii gogne on Q cream white ground The skirt was laid in deep box plaits, and there was a mordore brown velvet ribbon brought down under the plaits to point in front. Windmill bows were set upon the sides and the point. There was vel vet belt with rosette and long ends in the back, and a pretty arrangement of vel vet across the chest made it dressy, fas- tened by rosettes, as it was, across the top of the iabot fall of the material. The sleeves were very large and ended at the elbow under band of velvet
 The gown worn by the mother of the lovely young wearer of the dress just men, tioned was made of pearl gray faille, the waist plain French one, gathered in at the belt and seweo to the skirt, which was alsogathered.
 The skirt was quite plain and not heavily nor stiffiy lined. The sleeves were gigot. There was cape of the silk made full m front and hanging below the waist. while on tho shoulders and across the buck it took tho form of two deep ruffes, and all were produced with white inser- tion laid over maize satin ribbon. There was a full bow of yellow lace and gold buckle at the neck, as finish The bon net was made to match, of butter colored lace, with loops of resada ribbon. The skirt was gauge four rows deep, and the gathers were stroked so that they were like flutings. This is favorite manner of fulling skirt now, but it requires good and true needlework to look well.
 The midsummer dresses are very beau tiful, and each new one displayed has some point that is prettier or in some way bet ter than any that has preceded it. l saw one of the most elegant gowns have ever seen yesterday. It was made here by leading house. The skirt had flounce of white lace headed by quilling- of sscaie
 
 was gored ard gathered, falling in de1ni- train, There was draped apron front, q ..,ss ends of it heinz doubled and drawn up into loops, after which it fell in two long points. The waist was of the material, which was of pale gray and sage green brocaded wool, and was made with bias plaits laid on as if heading to the bretelles of white lace. Around the waist there was corselet of black guipurc over pale blue silk. The collar was of the material, with three narrow blue pipings and small bows in the back. The sleeves were droop- ing gigots.
 Another elegant gray costume deserves particular mention. It was'of slate peau de soie The skirt was cut quite fiaring and was stiffened by horsehair Things so that it stood out in round godets. Around the bottom of the skirt were four milli- ner's folsj of satin two shades lighter, so that it looked like silver lines. Between the inner two was band of cheney ribbon in all its mystical beauty The vest front was made of the same. The basque was plain but for the fine milliner's fold around the edge and the wide puritan rev CTS. The leg O mutton sleeve was not remarkable for size, but it was lined very .stiffiy. The skirt to this gown did not touch the ground anywhere, even in walk ing and it could hardly be prettier. There was a little heliotrope velvet handbag to carry with this, and very dark gray hat of chip with m upturned brim, was in- tended to 30 with it. This hat had deep purple yiolets and several heliotrope vel vet bows The cheney ribbon band was 12 inches wide.
 It is quite fad for some dresslnal1ers &<, n hot bo,1 af fr costume The material costs little, and the clever modiste gets the name of being very generous while she insures that her customer, who may lack taste or eye for the fitness of color, does not wear an un- becoming hat or bonnet and thus destroy the effect of the gown. It would be an in- illrv tn her hlISiness If a hat or hnnnof