The Republican journal., 1897-06-17
New York Fashions.
Bicycle Costumes, Graduating and Wedding Dress.
eS, YeraRda Hats, Plated Collars.
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Correspondence of The Jour

Bicycle Costumes, Graduating and Wedding Dress
es, yeranda Hats, Plated Collars.
Correspondence of The journal.
! The rage for bicycle riding has intro
duced some very expensive white or light
colored costumes which are, however, only
appropriate to clean roads and sunny skies,
whereas a dress of Scotch mixture will
come unframed through any vicissitude
of weather, and look thoroughly practical
and genteel. Purple cloth braided in
black is very handsome, or dark myrtle
/ green broadcloth, but strange to say the
color least popular is navy blue, while light
blue with white applique work on skirt,
sleeves, revers or pocket straps is consider
ed stylish. Heavy green linen trimmed
with fancy white braid looks very attrac-
tive and can be washed, which is always an
advantage. Suits of white cloth fancifully
trimmed with crimson cloth and gilt braid
look very dashing, and with a white skirt,
crimson blazer trimmed with gilt may
be worn. Usually hats match the cos
tune, and white chiffon vest, white
trimmed with lace, are deemed but fitting
&C cessories to white cloth costume.
GRADUATING DRESSES
may be extremely simple or very much
ornamented, and handwork with scarcely
to+i loI
tUcks OF rutfles. A fine muslin with tuck
ed yokes, merging at the back into a sort
of sailor collar, is new and most appropri-
ate. Other styles, however, show lace skirts
trimmed with many rows of satin ribbon,
with corsage and sleeves to match; or in
sertion and double rutf1es may alternate
may be used diagonally, forming two dia-
monds on the sleeves and one at the back
or front White organdy under muslin
gives a soft effect. and where colCred
lining is desired, organdy may be substi-
tuted for silk. The variety of silk organdy
net, embroidered batiste, braided pique,
leading houses, make shopping the first
consideration; but despite all other at
fractions, no summer list of purchases
ever fails to include a good supply of
Murray 4 Lanman' S Florida water, so re-
freshing and delightful at all times, but es-
pecially at this season of the year.
TRAVELLING DRESSES
are no longer objects of special consider
alton, as any neat dress of plain or mixed
stuff and cambria or silk shirt waist with
a cape or jacket for protection from sud
den changes, answers every purpose.
fashionable wedding dress, buy white
satin, and cut the train round, with a gor-
ed front breadth and circular sides.
Crepe de Chine over t1imsy satin is soft
and pretty with full round waist trimm-
ed with lace and long sleeves with the ma
terial wrinkled over the satin, with tucks
at the edges, if required.-~
THE LARGER PROPORTION
of shade hats are lavishly trimmed with
dropping ostrich plumes and Leghorns as
usual are in the ascendancy. Colored
fancy straws in green, straw color, pink
or white, are really prettier trimmed with
flowers and velvet loops. great deal of
tulle is still noticeable, particularly on
the edge of the brims, but sharp contrasts
are not placed together, and trimmings
not conspicuously high. Null hats show
satin edged rutfles on the brim, with
broad loops at the front where pointed
pieces of null are hemmed and plated in
imitation of wings. High shirred crowns
belong to this style, but with a shirred
brim accordion plated null is punched
around the low crown, forming a sort of
wreath.
MANY NEW SHIRT WAISTS
have standing ruffle (plaited) around the
neck, sometimes almost meeting, then
again only at the back. A velvet col
lar with plated lace and belt to match is
very pretty on foulard silk waists. Velu-
tina is we'll adapted to this purpose, as it
produces softening effect. Full neck