The Portland daily press., 1895-07-06
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Cool Costumes

materials this season, and are made I'D
very ella borateiy, says fashion writer in
the Boston Sunday Herald. One gown
of linen batiste suitable for garden
party has skirt, very full and exces-
sively gored, made up over a silk lining;
it is quite plain, but around the hem is a
piece of embroidery of a daisy pattern,
which is laid over band of white satin
ribbon, the ribbon coming just little
below the embroidery. The waist has a
deep, square collar at the back of the en-
broidered daisies over a white satin lining
and the front of the waist has narrow
bands of the same The gown is very
simple, but very smart
Another gown of linen batiste, made
for Newport outfit, is lined throughout
with turquoise blue satin. There are two
rows of insertion, embroidered appar
emily on the batiste itself, through which
the satin shows most becomingly. The
waist very full, has deep pointed collar
edged with the same embroidery and
with bands of the insertion showing the
blue satin on the 'front.' A belt of tur-
buckle, finishes this charming frock. The
hat for this costume is of pale yellow,
rough straw, trimmed with big bows of
blue satin ribbon and one deep crimson
rose, with many leaves
The embroidered muslins of long ago
are once again in fashion, and many
stunning gown has been made up that
first saw the light of day 40 or so year
ago Most exquisite is the workmans
ship on some of these gowns, and it seems
pity they should be SO perishable, for
being put away for years does not pre-
serve them entirely, and they show a
most depressing tendency to split and
tear. These embroidered muslins are
made up very simply in full skirt and
surplce waist, the sleeves of course as
large as possible.
Cushions for Comfort.
The more cushions the better We are
lazy in these fin de steele days. as we
lounge in cosey, softly padded conseuses
and deep wicker armchairs, and support
our weary backs and heads with piles of
downiest cushions in endless variety of
shape and covering Ten or dozen cush
ions are not too many for divan or CO.
sey corner. An effective cushion is made
of deep cream satin sheeting, the whole
center of the cushion filed with pea
cock, decidedly conventionalized, some
what in Scandinavian style of design,
delicately embroidered in shades of rich,
hI1f. d1111 A iati
rope Silk, with touches of gold and golden
brown here and there. There is a narrow
border worked in the same colors, and the
cushion is edged with frill of dull blue
satin sheeting.
A very attractive pillow could be large
and square, of a dull blue denim embroid-
cred in black Asiatic twisted embroidery
would be good finish.
A daintier pillow might be made of
white linen duck, finished in scallops
buttonholed in yellow Roman floss. A
double ruff1e of yellow Indian silk is fast
ened beneath the scallops The embroid-
cry on this pillow is done in yellow Bos-
ton art silk in conventional designs.
Tan collored linen makes a good pill
low. Outline stars and scrolls with red
dish-brown Roman floss, and finish round
the edge with puff of the same shade
of silk
One recently seen was of yellow silk,
the pillow being twenty eight inches long
and nineteen inches wide. Over the CEN
ter was placed strip of white linen thir-
teen and a half inches in width, which
was cut in scallops on the edge and
worked buttonhole stitch in Roman floss
Conventional designs done in white orna-
mented the linen center
Canvas rep is an admirable fabric for
pillows; also art denim, linen or cotton
duck, corduroy, cotton Bedford cord and
oretonne are all suitable for the purpose.
A unique pillow is one of dull blue can
vas rep, with conventional design worked
in ecru Roman floss. A handsome ruffie
of ecru silk completes this effective pill
low. The Large size Turkish doilies are
used for the triangular cushions, which
are suspended on the backs of chairs.
The dolly is folded from corner to cor
ner, and arranged half on each side of
the cushion, the latter having been pre-
viously covered and edged with full puff
f1ngs of soft silk. Bows of wide ribbon
matching the silk are used to hang the
cushion on the chair.
Domestic Receipts.
Cream Cake or Pie.-Three eggs, one
cup each of sugar and -four and one tea
spoonful of baking powder Beat the
whites and yolks separately mix the cake
quickly and bake in one good sized tin,
allowing the batter to be three-quarters
of an inch thick. When cold split the
cake and put in a filling made from two
and half cups of sweet milk, four even
talbespoonfuls of sugar, two tablespoon
fuls of flour and one egg. Cook until it
thickens and flavor with lemon or vanilla
Tea Cake Three cups of sifted flour,
one and half cups of milk, one-half
cup of sugar, one egg, two rounding tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Mix the
sugar and eggs together, add milk, then
-four with baking powder sifted in it.
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