The record-union., 1897-04-11

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White batiste. silk null and chiffon
blouse vests and loose waist fronts are
made with bands of handsome lace in
sertion that cross each other, forming
blocks either large or small. A pretty
effect is gained by placing pink, blue
or mauve ribbon under the crossing
bands leaving the white blouse itself
with no background of color.
Bow and buckle trimmings Will pre-
vail very largely on spring and summer
gowns, and white pleated frillings, vel
vet bands, braiiing and gimp trim
innings are to rage, they do not displace
but merely vie with ribbon garnitures
in general favor. Loops, knots and ro-
settles of ribbon with a small handsome
buckle at the side or in the center OF
the loops are placed here and there on
the bodice. sleeves and down the side
of the skirt, or indeed anywhere that
best suits the form or the fancy of the
wearer. White evening gowns will
have long graceful loops and ends OF
creamy satin ribbon on the shoulders
the loops alone, or mingled with airy
fairy frills of silk muslin or chiffon;
and again the half-loW bodice Will show
the still popular Vatican bow of me-
dunn wide ribbon placed between the
shoulders at the back, the ends falling
low on the dress skirt Very charming
Sashes, girdleS deep and narrow, cha
telaines and mouchoir muffs, boleros,
vest fronts, bretelle, panel trimmings,
puffs for slashed sleeves, large Empire
bows for Ielerines and fichus, are made
of ribbons of every description, black,
white. tinted, plain, plaided, Powered,
striped Watered and dotted; and in
millinery, ribbon is used by the league
in combination with every other sort of
garniture that has ever in any age or
any country been deemed suitable to
decorate my ladys bonnet.
Loose silk and chiffon waist fronts
are trimmed with rows of gathered or
pleated ruffles to simulate a bolero or
jacket bodice effect. The same garni-
ture is used on the neck, sleeve tops
and at the wrists OF the close coat
sleeves.
When French lawns, organdies and
sheer and beautifully patterned lawns
can be bought for 81 cents 4 yard, it
seems an extravaganza to line them
with silk at nearly three times the cost
of the dress fabric. OF course, if one
can afford it, there is no lining that
makes a dress look and feel and hang
quite as well as a silk one, and there
are many women who would greatly
prefer one or two summer toilets lined
with silk rather than expend their mon
ey on six transparent gowns and Their
be obliged to use a cotton lining fol-
each dress. A very economical plan is
to utilize the silk Innings OF
handsome gowns that have haG
their day for the foundation
skirts and low bodice Innings OF
new organizes and other diaphanous
fabrics for summer. For those, how
ever, who wish fresh toilets entire, but
not silk lined, there are now shown q
number of textiles exactly suited fol-
inexpensive Innings for inexpensive
dresses. Among these are beautifully
tinted dimities and a fine cord and q
1ustrous surface, moired sateen, satin
finished silesia. a fast black cotton su.
rah, and a very good substitute for tat
feta silk, which is so soft and glossy
in it's effect that the manufacturers
claim that it Will this season rival rea
taffeta for lining summer gowns. The
weave and finish is such that it has
the gentle rustic of the best taffeta sill
and not the unpleasant rattle of infe
rior grades. The prices for these lin.
ings vary from - To 81 cents yard.
The stylish spring-like gowns prepar
ed for Easter Sunday and for guests a
the weddings and receptions that fol
low after are of plain and fancy taffets
MORE. and cloth in combination, French
mohair, Venetian silk. Scotch tweed
and many rich and expensive pattern.
in silk and wool weaves. For NOR,
general wear are soft English serges in
very handsome colorings. neat and nat
ty Meltons, French cheviots. and chud
dahs, which are used alike by tailor.
and modistes for spring walking anC
church costumes. There are also new
vigognes, double-fac cashmeres tina.
have proved very popular. and som,
superlatively English looking shagg,
but extremely light stuffs that are use,
for special tailor-gowns, for shopping
cycling and travelling costumes.
Some of the very new dressy model
for summer gowns show the skirt lai,
tn alternate accordion-pleatings ant
narrow braid or embroidered panels
Toilets of plain and embroidered liner
batiste or grass linen are particular,
effective so made up, and in rich blacl
grenadines, satns and moires in com
bination some extremely elegant cos
TUNES are shown.
Draped and trimmed skirts are bein
developed in every possible style
though very many fashionable womel
still elect for the plain gored skirt
which is still IN high favor, the grea
arbiter of fashion being this year ex
trenely liberal to each and all of he
votaries. Double and triple skirts APP
pear, slashed, paneled, bell shaped an
in circular models; skirts with Sigh
paniers, skirts with deep hip yokes
apron -overskirts, and others corded
shirred, Killed or accordion-pleate
their entire length. All these and mum
berless other styles come up for favo
among the seasons new creations. Tn