The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-17

moment there is a great liking for all sorts
of hounces, and that triple skirts are
shown in several places.
Also noticed pretty dark blue figured
lawn dress where there was 1ounce of
the material put on straight and six inches
| wide. Above that was white lierre lace
| hounce of the same width, and so on up to
| the waist There was an elegant black
lace grenadlne gown over black taffeta.
| This had plaids of black and white satin
stripes which showed up sharply over the
| black lining. There were two bias ruffles
of the grenadine put on the skirt in shawl
| points, in front and back. The lower
ruffle was four inches wide and set on
with "a cord. The upper one was the same
width, but part of it was taken up with
the Spanish heading. There was a row Of
white valenciennes at the upper edge Of
| this ruf1le, and o row of lace at the edge of
both at the bottom, and line of valen-
ciennes insertion sewed about half an inch
above the edge. The waist had O puffed
| guimpe of white silk muslin, the putting
done very closely. The rest was of the
grenadine, with wide rufiled bertha around
the top trimmed to match the rufile on the
skirt. The effect was very beautiful and
dressy. Valenciennes lace and insertion
are very popular for such trimming
There is, in fact, no other lace that looks
so delicate and summery as that, particu-
larly for edgings.
The early Victorian fashions are GER
tainly to be worn TO some extent though
it does not seem to me that they will be-
come general The idea shows itself most
ly in the wide capes, bretelles and flounces,
bias folds and quillings, also bayadere
fancies. These consist mostly in stripes,
running around the skirts. Where the
goods have no such stripes they are simu-
lated by rows of velvet ribbon, wide at the
bottom and lrrowing as they go up, or
wide in the center with narrow rows on
each side. There is black velvet ribbon
with heavy, round, corded edge In white
or colored silk. When three or five rows
of this ribbon, in graduated widths, are
sewed along the bottom of skirt, the
effect is quite brilliant. Another fancy Is
TO have q deep border of some floral design
printed, embroidered or painted around
the bottom of the skirt. One in this style
was of pale pink silk null, with exagger-
ated violets printed upon 1t in a design
reaching quite to the knees. The skirt
was accordion plated, and had an under
skirt of coral pink taffeta. The waist was
blouse style, with violet applique Of velvet
over the taffeta The belt was violet.
notice another novelty in the making
up of summer gowns, and that is that
many have the entire sleeves made of lace,
and also guimpes and yokes. These have
no Innings. A model in this style was an
ivory and pale pink taffeta in hairline
stripes Three knife plated ruffles Of the
same were placed around the bottom and
near the top, with a narrow, round fold Of
sage green satin as heading. The waist
was or sage green china Grape laid across
the front In graceful surplioe folds, outlin-
Ing rounded point In front and ending
In double bow with long tabs in the
back. These tabs were bordered all around
with narrow ruiile OF the taffeta. Tho
sleeves and yoke were Of cream lace, bor-
dered with narrow plated ruffles Of sage
green silk muslin. The sleeve caps were
also made In the same way, and the whole
was delightfully."- spmmery, If old fash
toned.
Some odd and yet stylish effects are pro
duoed by the guimpes Of shirred and pulled
mulls and muslins. These, as general
rule, have lining Of pale pink silk, which
gives an effect OF coolness as II makes the
white, transparent stuff above It appear
unlined One illustration OF such fancy