The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-01
sDrinkled Nth salt and allowed to stand
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poured off before the vinegar is added.
M G. M.
Dainty Summer Frocks,

summer is full of good things. Fearing that
large number of our women are not
readers of that paper we clip from it what
we think will give you help in making up
your clothing. 1t tells us that the prettiest
of all summer frocks is the white one. 1t
adapts itself to all ages and by little care
as to material, decoration and design may
be elaborate enough for an evening gown or
simple enough for street wear. Muslin.
plain and embroidered, dimity, pique.
victoria lawn and null are the preferred
fabrics. If a touch of color be desired it
may appear in the ribbon or in the silk
lining. The skirts are oftenest the simple
but wide umbrella shape. Ladies who are
inclined to be large about the hips have
almost invariably the tulIness arranged in
clusters of small tucks on each side of the
front width and on each hip. These tucks
are very fine, and extend about a quarter of
yard below the waist-line. When these
tucks control the fulIness about the waist
line either the decoration of the bodice or
the bodice itself is tucked to correspond.
Tucking in cambria, nainsook, batiste and
fine muslin is sold by the yard, and may
be gotten either with or without a tiny lace
insertion that tends to give it light effect.
This tucking is sometimes used for the entire
bodice, the sleeves alone being of the plain
material like that used for the skirt.
Insertions Of embroidery alternating with
lace insertions, the lace bieng either Valen
ciennes or fine torchon, also make smart
looking yokes and cuffs for white gowns.
Itwould seem as if ribbons were every
where. The heliotrope tint that is in vogue,
ecru, pale bloc, dull rose and stem green
are the colors liked in ribbons for white
gowns, but when one wants an all-white
effect a cream white u.s. oddly enough
chosen to decorate a dead white material
while the dead white ribbon is elected to go
upon the cream fabric.
A pretty white pique is made with one of
the new skirts that fits rather closely about
the hips, but flare widely and are very full
from the knees down There is no lining
and the hem, which is almost quarter of
a yard in depth. is the edge finish. Each of
the two seams at the side Of the front is out
lined at the top for quarter OF yard below
the waist-line by row of fiat pearl buttons
so arranged that there are four lows on each
side of the skirt. The bodice has Eaton
jacket fronts outlined with two rows of
pearl buttons. It is fitted in at the back.
Under the jacket fronts is blouse, soft and
full, of cream white silk; the double box.
plat in the center laps over and closes with
pearl buttons. The sleeves droop, are quite
full and shape into the arms, the outer side
of each, below the elbow, showing two rows
of pearl buttons. A pretty sailor hat, with
the crown draped in white tulle, and very
high bunch of leaves as its decoration, is
worn with this gown. The girl who prides
herself on her figure very often chooses
white pique for gown, because it can be
made, if fancied, with the severity of cloth
frock.
Another white gown suggests that the
trimmed skirt is surely coming. It is of
dotted muslin, and has upon the skirt three
rather full ruff1es of the material each edged
with narrow lace. The bodice is laid in
tucks that are stitched down from the neck
to the bust; then the fulIness is again
gathered in at the waist-line. A wide iabot
of Valenciennes lace four inches in depth is
at the neck and reaohas very nearly to the
waist. The collar is a stock of pale stem
the loops seem to stand out at each side,
although they come from the back. The
very full sleeves are tucked at the top and