The record-union., 1896-07-26

They are effective Overskir@ts Of silk,
brocade satin, shepherds check, gay
Tartan fabrics, fine silk and wool goods,
or, indeed, amy stylish skirt cut in fash
ionalble shape and gracefully hung.
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Skirts have varied in circumference
between four and one-half and eight
yards around, but even in silks, bro
cades and fancy woods the stiff inter-
lining so necessary to correct style for
seasons past is now wholly abolished,
the exaggerated width very greatly
modified, and the stiff lining reduced to
a narrow facing; and where silk Innings
are out of the question, one Of their sat-
lsfactory substitutes, repped suraline
and rustic pecaline, is used by the
modiste, with or without the moreen or
haircloth facing. Four and one-half or
five yards is now the limit Of the best
made skirts
A feature of the importation of
French flowers which are SO much the
rage, is their very artistic branching
and grouping, and some rare and beau
tlful effects are produced in their ar
rahgement on French picture hats for
gafden-party wear. Among these love-
~ blossoms are anemones, snowy lilacs,
silver willow sprays, shaded velvet
maloennalr fern fronds, clusters Of
scarlet pomegranates, hedgeroses and
1ollage, catkins, witchhazel buds, edel-
Weis, four-o clocks, chestnut blooms,
and brilliant tropical leaves and bios
SONS.
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All sorts of gowns for indoor wear and
out-of-door amusements are almost i'm
perat1ve for the summer outfit in these
Gays OF golflng, cycling, tennis, yacht
ing, etc., and. fortunately for the woman
VINO loves pretty gowns for all occa-
slons, but whose allowance is moderate,
the simple gored skirt and jacket suit is
appropriate for nearly every occasion,
ana the daintiest Of lawns, organdies,
batistes, dimities and similar airy dia-
phanous materials are both inexpen-
sive and highly fashionable, therefore
any woman with the gift of needlecraft,
and with artistic taste and judgment in
buying, can this year render herself a
most charming and daintily equipped
person for the season on less than a
fashionable modiste would ask for the
making alone Of three simple gowns.
Recent importations of summer dress
eS contain new foulards and French or
CANDIES. A novelty among these silks
is the introduction of only two or three
tiny gilt threads set about an inch and
half apart, amid small chintz figures.
Onepretty design changes from soft dove
color to rose pink, with tiny crisp little
hgures in green, cream and pink set be-
tween slender lines Of gold. One maker
uses for trimming these dresses a great
deal of handsome ecru guipure lace and
ruches of green satin ribbon that are
only two inches wide, laid on rose ribbon
that is slightly wider to show above
each edge of the green when they are
pleated together. The round waist has
a full vest of plain pink foulard with
pink chiffon above, with bretelles Of
guipure lace very wide and full over the
moderately puffed sleeves. Green and
rose ribbons folded fatty together form
the cednture and full empire bow at the
back. The elbow sleeves are finished
with deep cuffs of pink foulard overlaid
with guipure lace. The skirt Is lined
with gray taffeta with a pink foulard
balayeuse as a finish.
The hardy Scotch tweeds have a ia
vored place among the seasons popular
textiles. These goods are much used for
cycling, yachting and travelling Co.'S
TUNES. The patterns this year are very
handsome, many showing a mixture Of
fine, beautiful heather colors, the sur
face looking one faint hue a short dis
tance away, but showing from three
to five colors on close inspection. This
pretty mixture gives the wearer an op-
portunity to select a favorite color with
which to make UP her costume. The
wear Of this fabric is almost endless,
and for general utility suits it rivals
English serge very closely and ranks
we'll with the cravenettes, which, of
course, have a value all their own in
being absolutely waterproof.
The belted round waists continue in
high vogue, and this summer are made
in endless ways, one of the very popular
forms being the old-fashioned models
seen in portraits of our grandmothers,
with many rows of fine gaugings both
front and back. Many India muslins,
organdies and French lawns arranged in
this way are made up without Innings
The waist is thus more easily and per-
fectly fitted and is worn over a half
low silk underwaist. The dressmakers
as rule prefer some sort of lining
sewed in with the seams to strengthen
them, but this never does well with
wash dresses, as the two different mate
rials seldom or never shrink in the same
proportion after being laundered. An
other pretty waist much used by those
who have slender forms has the fine
brier- stitched upper portion laid in
pleats to represent a pointed yoke. The
sleeves are pleated and stitched to cor
respond, the pleatings laid in the puffs
on the top and at the lower edge also,
giving a full effect just in the center.
They are similarly finished at the wrist
A Realistic Effect.