Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
rAsAloNs FOR THE LADIES.
some suggestions About the L"'eA'
Costumes.

NOHAuNhCAH
White dresses are more popular TINS
GEAR han ever before. Taffeta ana
china silks, foulards and cotton iaor'cS
~ MI kinds are used for these dresses,
and the trimmings are either lace, EN-
,roidery, chiffon ribbons, gimps, paSse'
nenteries and headings according 10
he fabric and the style of making
Wash dresses have lace and embroiu-
Wv garnitures, while the more eiaoor-
ne trimmings are used fordressy waists
# fancy materials, Among the usetul
dresses and those that are the most
,~opular are the suits of white plque'
These have skirts cut after the usual
daring fashion, but not very WIDE Inc
waist NAV be in a cutaway or Eton
Jacket. the latter, properly finished, be
ing extremely stylish and becoming 10
almost every person Of good figure
a stylish pique suit has the skirt
trimmed with braid set on just above
the hem, the braid being turned into
nstterns somewhat after the fashion OF
braids on military clothing. The &c
Jacket is braided and has a high'
straight military collar; the sleeves are
full at the tops and braided at the
wrists. The upper portion OF the sklr'
has a pattern in braiding forming a
point in front and c%urying up over the
hips. Where the plaits come togetherln
the middle of the back, the garnitnre
u entirely out into the belt. An
other dress has the belt and skirt in one
piece. the back fullness being arranged
in deep under box-plaits. Some OF the
pioue dresses have braiding patterns
down either side of the front breadth'
others have this trimming extending
half way down, but the yoke-shapeo
trimming on the skirt is newer and Tor
the moment more popular, The trim
ming is about four or five inches deep
In front, and may be either pointed in
bodice fashion or straight across the
immediate front, then rounding sharp
ly up over the hips.
A dress Of white China silk is an in
spiration in its way, and one that has
been universally admired and is likely
to be extensively copied. The skirt is
made up of three groups of tucks at
equal distances. Each group is headed
by a band of handsome embroidery;
the waist is gathered into a yoke OF m
broidery, and the lower portions of the
sleeves are of the same garniture. Wide
epaulets are of rows of tucks and in
s%ertion, and are edged with narrow lace
TO match; the sleeve tops are full puffs
Of the silk.
An attractive dress is of white mohair
Of very fine quality, The skirt has clus'
tiers of side plaits from belt TO hem on
either side of the front. The waist is
fitted at the sides and back with a loose
front falling from n round yoke edged
with embroidery of fine mohair braid
into which gold threads are woven. The
sleeves are a series of deep tucks, and
instead of ending at the shoulder point
they apparently continue in tucks up
to the sides of the ruby velvet collar.
The ruby velvet belt has long loops and
ends. Especially becoming and stylish
are the dresses of embroidered muslin
that at the present moment are much
liked by young ladies who can indulge
themselves in all Of the luXuries Of life
These muslins have eXquisitely
wrought sprays Of flowers at inter
walls not very close. The material is very
wide and costly, but it makes such
charming dresses that this fact does not
seem to count. Such dresses are made
up over silk, either white or colored
They may be finished with perfectly
plain skirts, but the waists are made
with the utmost elaborateness. In ad.
dition to the embroidered materials
there are puifs. ruffies. plaitings. edg,
ings, insertions and ribbon garnitures
of all sorts and descriptions.-N. Y
Ledger.