The record-union., 1897-08-08

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This use of simple colors is one of
the distinctive marks of the season.
There is an immense choice this sum-
mer both in utility costumes and dressy
toilets of washable goods. The French
zephyr ginghams are really beautiful in
coloring and texture, and make charm
ing beach and mountain dresses. The
plain and fancy linen ducks, the fancy
mohairs, Teviot suitings, grass linens,
and piques are especially suitable for
morning wear, and the pale-blue duck
suits, dotted or striped in white, make
very neat and pretty costumes for gen.
eral day wear, with sailor hat en- suite.
These ducks, linens and drills, appear IN
tan, ecru, pink, cream, blue, and pu
white severally, figured or in solid Cd
ors. They are made with plain CORD
skirts, open jackets with trim clos
sleeves, but very little trimmed on the
shoulders; and in youthful costumes the
suit is completed with white braid in
rows around the neck and at the lower
edge, fitted without darts, and fastened
at the back under the jacket.
The present fashion is to omit breast
pockets in all coats, whether Prince Al
bert, frock, cutaway or sack. Even
oVercoats are now made without breast
pockets. The handkerchief is carried
in the lower pocket, the trousers pocket
or the inside coat pocket. The rule is
now to keep that article hidden as much
plain white, hemstitched.
1t is a well-recognized fact that all
the wash material now, as well as the
heavier fabrics, look best when the
skirt is separate from the lining, and
just a little wider. Muslins and
gauzes so soon lose their stiffness and
freshness that it is best to slip a piece
of featherbone through the hem or
binding, as the skirt will then have all
the flare that can be desired, and yet
will not be disfgured by being too stiff
and cumbersome.
Fashion demands that bridesmaids
should be dressed in some of the faint
tints, and also in white in honor Of the
of course, out of which a picturesque
costume can be designed, is counted
good form. A toilette which might be
worn when there are several brides
maids has a foundation of pale green
China silk; over that is a plisse skirt
and blouse bodice of coarse fish-net,
which has baby ribbon Of green velvet
run through the meshes diagonally.
The yoke, which is full, is Of white chif-
ion, and, like the fsh-net, is over the
green silk. The sleeves, full and fin
ished with pretty frills, have ruffies of
chiffon over the shoulders. At the top
Of the blouse portion of the bodice is a
puckered heading of the chiffon, each
little row of Fuckers being finished with
a narrow velvet ribbon. The pictur-
esque hat is of fine white Leghorn.
Black lace on light muslin gowns Is a
particularly effective trimming. A
mauve muslin made up over yellow has
ruff1es on the skirt, each edged with
black lace; the waist is almost covered
with bands of black lace, while belt and
collar are of yellow mirror velvet.
Mauve and yellow are always a good
combination, and the black lace seems
to highten the effect most artistically.
Fine soft wool suitings and pale-col-
ored French fannels for children's wear
are extremely attractive this year.
Beautiful shades of blue, lighter than
We have Of late been accustomed to.
make lovely little gowns, and these
same tints in chambray lawn, dimity,
and batiste trim beautifully with open
white embroidery, which is a much
more effective and appropriate con-
junction than lace. These handsome
embroideries simulate Irish point, Ma
deira work, Honiton, old Breton, and
Flemish patterns, both in edgings, all
overs. and insertions.
Very dainty and pretty are the Anne
Boleyn cape collars of India null, edged
with medium wide lace, that turn down
in double frills below the collar of the
bodice, These collars have long scarf
ends that, when tied, fall low on the
dress skirt. These additions to the
midsummer afternoon toilets are cooler
and lighter in effect than are the vol
uiAinOuS. u1uCu- piSaleu, UNDERSTANDING
neck ruffs of net or chiffon, that are SO
very unbecoming to the women with
short necks and high shoulders who
have persistently worn them.
In pale yellow dotted muslin a
charming gown was made with ruff1es,
each edged with narrow Valencienne
lace, and put on TO overlap one another
from the waist TO the hem. The waist
was made tight-fitting in the back but
in the front was loose and like a blouse
and trimmed with narrow ruff1es edged
with lace. At the top Of the sleeves
was a puff. but the lower part was
shirred in clusters of infinitesimal tucks
and bands of Valenciennes insertion. A
broad pink moire sash and a collar OF
pink moire covered with yellow lace
gave a note of color that was exceed
ingly good against the yellow The
Innings were of pink silk.
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