Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-13
FASHIONS AT SARATOGA.


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Evening Gowns = Accessories Travelling |
Dresses-Dr - Corsage Adorn-
ments-Fapcy work-Interesting Talk ON
Woman's Wear. ~
Special Correspondence Of Gazette sud journal
Saratoga, N, Y, Aug. 7.-Some of the
loveiest evening gowns are of crepe de
chine in all over Persian or Dresden
patterns, or in pale shades of pink, blue,
yellow, heliotrope brilliant red or orange.
Black or white unite stylishly with any of
these varieties; many pretty changes are
rung by means of colored silk Innings, or
at times, two colors in the fabric are
placed together. Pale blue and green. is
q favorite combination and In such con-
trast, one follows a dictate of Nature, the
great master workman. An observer has
but to remember the perpetual harmony
of sky and foliage, TO say nothing OF
floral or other blendings.
Elegant accessories for crepe de Chine
or gauze, are Jokes, revers or insertions
of passementerie, heavy lace or fine
beaded embroidery on net. batiste or satin,
or again the onlooker can find it Il problem
difficult to decide, as to whether an entire
simplicity be not the most captivating,
since not few lovely gowns are quite
without other trimming than ribbon and
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for young girls, the latter styles are best
and it may be laid down as an axiom in
dress, that youth and simplicity should
| go hand in hand. Expensive jewelry,
rich fabrics and the like, are never worn
By young maidens ingood European soci-
| ETY., and much refinement in taste has
| been attained by Americans who travel
| and from whom have come educated
ideas. Education in matters of dresses
and social customs, are fully as important
as those derived from school books. and
no one should be too lofty or too wise to
receive benefit therefrom. After all, it
is the travelling outfit which stamps n
wearer The woman of the world. here
lays aside all ornament and attired in her
dress of mixed wool, mohair or linen, Is
chiefly scrupulOus as to fit and finish,
This year. the open jacket and shirt
waist, with trim skirt, becomes the acme
of neatness, though the extreme heat OF
the season sometimes causes even the
most punctiliOls travellers to dispense
with wool jacket and substitute a waist
of light. washable goods. The travelling
skirt. though not short, well clears the
ground and is bound preferably with
DuXbak rainproof bins yelveteen skirt
binding, because it sheds water and does
not turn gray like cheap bindings. hut in
sure genuine article. the letters =. ii
and NJ. must be carefully looked for on the
label.
Cool evening brcczes bring out an as
sortment of capcs ON piaazzas and AZ
guests at leading hotels assemble fol
evening concerts, the passer-by notices
them in bewildcring variety. The fash
iOnable woman, however. tires even o.
her capes and in an outfit of dresses
, provides certain number thick enough
to olviate the necessity for more thun
boa of chiffon or feathers about her neck
, such slight protection moreover, being I
? most becoming accessory as well. Tn
, fit of these closcly-made gowns is oftei
1 an aesthetic study, and il is an open sec
ret that stylish dressmakers here, thinl
/ nothing comparable to featherhone fo
4 waists and skirts. The waist bones he
r ing elastic and light, produce n smooth
D ness and finish possible to nothing else
e feathcrbone tape around the lower edg
r of hasqIlcs, is far better than canvas
4 since stretching becomes impossible; til
: fine cord tape placed below revers, keep
h them in correct position and prevents turn
= ing over, while for stiffening ont the lowe
$ edge of dresses or silk petticoats and rni
v tics as well, the skirt bone admits of N
II substitute.
The ornatcness Of dress in general thi
s season, owes not a little to accessorie
: that have now reached an extreme linn
). in taste and variety. The absence of rul,
IL affords most becoming freedom and til
l. different attractions of lace, net, chiifoi
J. passemcntcrie of different kinds, ribho
n or embroidery, produce without limit,
II very world of Ornnmentation. Stiffness
e a thing of the past: stout women by mean
l. of fiat yokes, can relieve plain GOWNS I'll
IL army of thin girls can revel in bllowy ru
), fles or plaitings and stock collars in col
II sequence of lace or chiffon finishings. NJ
D. transformed in character to iaunty nee
l. ndornments. There is no face not in
$. proved by softness in it's surrounding
e and the present is pre-eminently time
j. softnesS.
lie In noticing ladies who emhroider G
v piaZZas. one must observe that the popl
1t larity IF etaminc, crash or grass cloth, h;
T. extended to fancy work. Such materia
.r are frequently seen and velntina by reasc
10 of its close. soft pile and silky surface,
y also in great vogue, where richer articl,
- are made. Rosalind MAY