Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05


The first importations OF cottons for
the hottest summer wear for the season
Of 1895 are already upon the shelves OF
the wide-awake shopkcepers who make
speciality Of keeping not only up with
the times, but ahead Of them. For the
next few months new invoices will be
received almost constantly, but already
there are displayed sufficient variety
of fabrics TO show what may be expect
ed In the way of dainty, thin summer
gowns.
Among the very prettiest are the
dotted Swiss muslins, with white or the
most delicate pearl and ivory-tinted
backgrounds, and thickly strewn with
natural-tinted flowers OF every kind aud
description. The prettiest Of these
pretty stuffs are either those with very
realistic and accurate tiny rosebuds or
other separate blossoms, or else those In
which the drawing and coloring OF the
flowers are of the impressionistic school,
and the whole presents an indistinct
floral surface instead Of very definite
one.
The organdie musllns are shown In
the loyeliest Of hsrmonies, mainly In
flower designs, which also are sketchily
suggested instead of being boldly drawn,
aud for just this reason are dreamliy
charming. The organdies and the Swiss
effects will make lovely gowns for after
noon gowns and for summer evening
wear, the more elegant ones being made
up over silken Innings throughout. Ii Is
too early to predict just what fashions are
going 10 reign, that Il, which ones will
so catch the popular fancy as to crowd
others TO the wall, but the models sent
over from Psris all cling TO the gored,
flow ing skirt, to the short, round waist
ard very large sleeves, with a promise
OF fiue laees aud many ribbons for gar
nitures, and more or less panier effects
and sashes.
Embroideries are TO be used largely,
and imitation handwork inserted In the
material, forming openwork insertion, Is
| To have great vogue. The sample
dresses are extremely pretty In these
goods, especially line OF satin-smooth
| Chamberys with weave "a fine and
close as the finest silk, and texture as
soft 10 the touch rs chiffon. Every
dress pattern has certain number OF
l NStus VI mctItiuu w NHibt i'ih'tok "h
openwork pattern. A charming pattern
has a two-inch band, with scroll figures
II intervals, the band between carving
gracefully. The trimming Is set far
enough from the sewage on one side TO
allow for hem or deep facing below
the insertion, aud there Is enough OF the
trimming TO trim the entire bottom OF
the skirt, with narrow trimming 10
match for the bodice. These gowns will
be suitable for street wear, and will be
made With boned waists, high neck and
low sleeves, quite after the fashion OF
thin wool dresses, but they will be- de-
lightfully light In weight: and IL care
fully used, can he made tn wear sea-
son through, just ~ a nice sateen was
made To do in the halcyon days OF that
material. There Is no material that
wears better among the cotton goods
than Chambery, and when soiicd. n
tashionably made dress OF it can be dry
cIeansed. IL more ingeniously designed
with regard 10 economical use, dress
OF II can be made 10 look modish, and
yet be fashioned In such way as Ia
make il possible to lsunder IL when
necessary. II spells the looks OF the
material, though, TO make it stiff with
starch. IL is much prettier with Its own
Lott, original finish.