The National tribune., 1896-07-30

pretty frock for Summer girl is made
after a fashion not so very new. There be
ruflles over the shoulders and the rufiies are
lace edged. The sleeves are made leg-o-mut-
ton, W TIL two rows of insertion set ia around
the wrist and a frll of lace falling over the
hands. The collar and belt are OF ribbon, and
are tied in big bows in the back at the neck
and waist The skirt is rather narrow-com-
pared to the skirts of last Winter-and is made
dainty about the hem by ruffie. which may
be of lace, lawn or white wash-net, of the dress
fabric or of its trimming. as one pleases.
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Bird of Paradise plumes are fashionable and
very trying.
Sleeve extenders as usually sold in the stores,
arc too big, and if strong light shines through
them. why the sight of the wire structure COM
pletely demolishes any effect of daintiness that
a frock may have. Organdy and lawn sleeves
do become " slimpsy." and something must be
done for them. Some women make a short
white muslin puff sleeve, just long enough to
reach the elbow. These are we'll starched, ana
then sewed into the sleeves, with happy results.
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Some Of the prettiest Summer hats are the
white sailors, trimmed with chiffon and pink
roses, and with dark velvet facing under the
brinl.
Denim is used often for bicycle skirts Tan
or dark blue are the favorite colors.
Sleeves fitting close to the shoulder, and
capped there by three overlapping rufiies, are
fashionable, but not popular as yet.
Ruffled skirts are worn a great deal, but the
rufiles are all near the hem none of the ugly
ruftles about the knee are to be seen.
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Another dainty Summer frock of dimity is
made with a plain skirt and moderately large
sleeves 1t has dainty waist shirred on the
shoulders and made bit low necked, with a
narrow "V" in front and in the back. grace
full ichu is effected by making it in two parts
these crossing over in the back and front. II
is made of fine null and lace. A fchu divided
thus is much more graceful than one-piece
affair, with clumsy folds about the neck.
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ioliy club of women in Vermont town j!
called the Club of TO-" No woman younger
They meet and have good times, and have fire.
| auent papers on current topics.
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| By vote of the public schools Of the various
J States certain flowers have been adopted as tn,
| embIematic State flower. The golden-rod il
| claimed by Nebraska Oregon, and Alabama
| Colorado has selected the wild columbine
Delaware most appropriately the peach bios
| som; Idaho has taken the beautiful whit,
| syringa sometimes called the brides flower,
from it's resemblance to the orange blossom
New York has taken the queenly rose; low,
has done the same.
Ihode Island and Wisconsin have chosen
through their public school pupils. in lieu o
flowers, the beautiful maple tree; Vermont
notwithstanding its self-assertive nature, ha
elected representation by the modest clover
| North Dakota has taken the wild rose; Maine
the pine cone and tassel; Minnesota, the moe
casin flower; Montana, the bitter root; Utah
the lily; aud Oklahoma, the pearly- fruitet
mistletoe. The lovely wood violet and May
flower or trailing arbutus strange to say, art
still unappropriated. The daisy. passed ove
by the States, has been selected as tho badg,
of the Free Silverites, who wear it as scarf piI
made up with I6 silver petals and = gold center
/ Harper's Bazar.
An effort is being made to erect an organ al
the church at Thornton in memory of thu
/ Bronte sisters. who were born there. There II
| no memorial Of the writers in tho town. Th'
promoters Of the plan expect to receive mael
help from American admirers OF the Brontes.