The Democratic advocate., 1897-05-08
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Washable Street Gowns New Wool
Dresses White Dresses Lace
In Profusion-New Hats.
lFrom our Special Correspondent

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New York, May 4, 1897.
While new wool gowns for street wear, show
at times the utmost eccentrieity in garniture,
stylish out door wash dresses are models of
severe. simplicity Suits OF linen, denim,
duck, canvas cloth or pique present simple
outlines and close precision that is a con-
trast not only to fancifully trimmed cheviots,
cloths and kindred thick fa ries, but to thin
materials both washable and otherwise, that
are often finished in most elaborate style.
When summer heats and dusty streets shall
come. cool suits that may easily be freshened,
will prove most attractive and they are now
being rapidly purchased by provident buyers.
Short Jackets cut in conventional shapes, are
a foregone conclusion; and blouse vest or
trim waistcoat with narrow skirt hemmed,
complete the outfit Pretty contrasts are
usually given by the vest or walstcoat; most
of these suits are in ecru though some show
effective bars or dottings and quota IN blue,
are extremely attractive. Although
WOOL GOWNS
for street wear, are generally cut IN severe out
lines and have no trimming other than strapp-
ed seams or occasional modest braiding, yet
others setting at defiance all previous ideas
and modes, appear trimmed by delicate lace
and with combinations of white or colored
satin. An example in ecru wool, has rows
Of thin white insertion laid on the corsage
which is gathered to a belt; jacket fronts ana
shoulder frils are finished by lace to match,
while tucked white satin guimpe gives COM
pletion and It may be added that in general,
corsages of the heaviest materials may show
gathers. Great fancifnlness arises from the
placing together of the three leading colors,
red. green and purple dark purple wool
street gown has short, fancifully cut jacket
Of red satin deep red wool dress has fancy
Jacket of green velvet. Velutina also is much
used for Jackets and other combinations, be-
cause its soft surface is so velvet like.
WHITE DRESSES
are reckoned extremely stylish and ONE
ornate and expensive examples. have the en-
tire skirts consisting of successive rows OF lace
insertion alternating with narrow strips OF the
material, while finish is given by lace rutiies
around the bottom. The eorsages show quite
as much lace as fabric and many other gowns
not so richly combined as those Just quoted.
show lace in profesion. In view moreover OF
lace being now so much used, its proper wash
ing becomes quite a consideration, the more
so, as inquiries have been made on the sub
iect. A lather of Ivory soap and lukewarm
water should be made. Avoid rubbing and
rinse in cold water To dry, place it smoothly
in clean, dry cloth, rather than to iron.
The same rules apply to art embroideries. In
MILLINERY,
birds and plumage are used to an unusual ex-
tent Crowns are sometimes completely en-
circled BY narrow, darling wings; they form
chosen completion to full garnitures OF flowers;
single quill feathers rise sauciy as ever; birds
breasts are used to some extent; entire birds
embedded in flowers are placed on turbans or
may form the sole trimming, typical tuFban
in rough, red straw, having red bird with
partly outstretched wings, seated on the IN
dented crown. A unique yellow straw has
two long wlite ostrich plumes laid underneath
the brim; ostrich tips nod everywhere and
fancifully shaped straws often have ostrich
tips as the sole trimming. Sometimes also
wide brimmed hats have number Of rich,
nodding plumes as the only garniture
LUCY CARTER.