St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-11
SMART SHIRT WAISTS
Pink and Blue Batiste with St001nD
Of White PiQue.

A'1Mk ana D10e B0V1oUG WIN SUO08D
Of White Pi9se.
The smart shirt waist is this season
quite different from any of the ready
made ones, since the haberdashers have
gone a bit farther than the manufac-
turers of cheap shirts have dared to do.
The fashionable shirt sleeve is set
into the cuff with no fullness at all, and
the top pouching l. bit. but having no
fullness to droop. The cuff is about
as wide comparatively as mans, and
is always attached, while the collars
are detachable and of plain white, OF
course.
The shape of the body of the shirt de-
ponds largely upon individual prefer
ence, several seen of late being laid in
clusters of encircling tucks, the fas-
tcning being down one side with
plisse frill of white linen. The belt of
ribbon holds the shirt with a few gath
ers in front and behind, where is placed
the belt buckle. The four-in-hand worn
with this is of white linen sprigged
with flowers, the ends edged with u
plisse frill.
Collars of stiffened white pique can
be got now. about which any fancy
Ascot cravat is arranged, the piquc
stock fastening behind. These have
the same effect, as the stocks that come
with the white neck band and the
Ascot ends all in one piece, but the
separate arrangements are more con-
veniently kept fresh.
Rumchunda Ascot scarfs in reds and
yellows are stunning worn with neutral
colored shirts, and there are charming
plaided and striped ginghams and
Eatistes that are sufficiently quiet.
Pink and periwinkle blue batiste
waists are very fetching with white
embroidered lawn four-in-hands, and
a band Of white pique down the center.
the batiste fastening across this with
a series of bnttoned square crenela-
tions. Silk four-in-hands are of the
narrowest possible, and the string ties
are shaped to form butterfly bows.
Stocks of white pique with Ascot
ends of the sheerest white batiste are
very dainty, and string ties of this del
icate white dimity, family starched.
arc worn about pique neck bands.
Some French waists have sleeves Of
plain pink. beige or green batiste, the
body being embroidered with white
and perforated, and worn over a thin
clip of muslin of the same color. These
have cravats of coarse white lace, or of
embroidered white lawn, and belts Of
the gayest colored kids with great
buckles.
Slips of plain-colored lawn are worn
beneath many of the shirts of the thin
batistes and muslins, while under light
summer gowns there are the daihtiest
possible little bodices of white china
silk, founce of lace being sewn about
the armholes. the edges gathered up
on baby ribbon to tie about the arm,
making curious little cap that IS
both n pretty and serviceable finish.
without increasing the warmth of the
frock to any extent. These china silk
slips are often fitted very carefully,
and boned, so that unlined waists may
be worn over them with success.
The little handkerchiefs that are so
daintily tied about the shoulders to
protect the necks of gowns arc built
of alternate strips of lace and inser-
tion. tiny lace edge finishing them.
They look very charming beneath mus
lin guimpes.-BostOn Herald.