The herald., 1897-07-11
THREE CHARMING COSTUMES
TO INTEREST THE FASHIONABLE
SUMMER FOLK
The Bicycle Enthusiast in Fashion.
able Fancies May Now Wear
the "Wheel Sleeve"
Special Correspondence to The Herald

charming things to wear this year. Or
dinarily we are supposed to be satisfied
now with what the season has brought
forth. but this year that aff1iction is al
together omitted There are any guam
tity of beautiful toilettes, but to me one
of the most charming is a gown made of
ecru cambria, with garlands of vine
leaves and punches of grapes in white
hatiste placed thereon. 1t is positively
charming, and the beauty Of it all is
that it need not be at all expensive, for
the idea can be utilized with any ma
terial desired.
For those of US who are so fortunate as
to be able to regard the question of
expense as comparatively unimportant
this same original and strikingly beau
tiful design can be carried out in more
costly, though not more dainty, mate
rials. For instance, Yet the ground work
of the costume be of silk, with applica-
tions of lace. An especially effective ar
rangement of this sort has foundation
Of white taffeta silk, with an iris pattern
in black Chantilly lace appliqued on to
the skirt, bodice and sleeves. The flow
ers appeared to be thrown carelessly
over the entire costume, but were really
placed with great care in order to give
the best artistic effect. The materials
were in themselves so rich and decora-
tive that the only other trimming on the
gown consisted of two tiny frills of
black tulle which finished the bottom
of the skirt
Lace now appears on all our gowns,
and it seems as if Dame Fashion were
determined that every one should be
suited, for novel ways of arrangement
are constantly appearing. The very lat
est Is to have the lace tied in knots and
placed on the dresses in such way as
to completely trim them. One costume,
arranged after this style, was made of
batiste covered with mauve gauze, the
decorations being entirely composed of
great Louis XVI knots of lace. These
knots are 80 very large that it requires
only one to trim the front Of the skirt
while two are sufficient for the sides and
back. This Is entirely new, and for our
fortunate sisters who are tall, is par
ticularly graceful style.
There is such a wealth of beautiful
dresses to be seen that the great diff
Guilty is to choose from among them.
Perhaps the palm should be given to q
coral pink and white mousseline de sole
made over white silk, and circed from
hip to hem with soft yellow insertions of
old Malines lace. The upper part Of
the body was softly bloused and caught
In at the waist with betting of white
satin, trimmed very prettily with trans
verse lines of lace. The hat which was
worn with this lovely gown was made of
yellow straw, turned up boldly on the
left side. 1t was trimmed with white
gauze, white feathers and raised high
with large black velvet rosette CEN
tered by a small, artistic Rhinestone
buckle.
One very pretty costume, made espe-
cially to be worn at the races, was of
white silk muslin, hand-painted with
punches Of hydrangea and foliage. The
soft mauve pink and blue green peculiar
to these blossoms made the prettiest
coloring imaginable, especially when
shown at its best by the waving sheen
of the silk material on which the flowers
were painted. The skirt fell softly and
separately from waist to hem without
trimming of any sort. The corsage, in
blousette style, was composed of two
panels, back and front, hand-painted
with the same blossoms and,very origin
ally Unframed with scroll work lace in
sertion Of white Chantilly, following
closely the lines Of the figure. At the
neck it formed a shallow, arching yoke,
descending on either side with gradually
narrowing effect to the waist, where it
was confined by white satin ribbon,
gracefully tied in a bow. The hat was
entirely Of white, the material being
white chip and the trimming WHITE os-
trich plumes.
Another really delightful drees was of
tender blue taffetas, entirely yelled with
black Chantilly net, and belted with blue
satin. At the neck was large bow of
fluffy white tulle which proved singu-
larly becoming The hat worn with this
costume was of pale blue straw, in
graceful toque shape. 1t was trimmed
with black tulle, lightly yelling the tur-
quoise feathers that surmounted'it. The
blue was of just the right shade to be
brought out by the black net, and the
whole effect was excellent.
The most recent addition to the sum-
mer girls outfit is genuine one anl
may really be said to fill "a long felt
want" 1t is, apparently, a cape that
may be worn as such on any occasion
when capes are desirable, but it pos
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sleeves when sleeves are wanted. These
sleeves are inside, and are entirely hid
den, whie not in use, by the lapels which
decorate the side fronts of the cape. For
driving, fishing or cycling, or in fact
for any out-of-door pursuit where one
needs to have the use of ones arms and
yet have them protected from the ele-
ments. this cape would be invaluable.
We are destined to wear ruffies or boas
or ruches Of some sort this season. vary
ing them in accordance with tha degrea -
of caloric with which we are favored
The chief difficulty is to decide. Just what
kind they shall be, but certainly either
Of those two would be suitable for most
occasions The first is ruching OF
black lisse with pendant ends of lace
and lisse in sort of corkscrew appear
ance, which exactly resembles the ends
of feather boa. The second is OF white
lsse, worked all over in a pretty de-
sign with lace braid stitches. having
couple of ends in front. This latter
one would be coed accompaniment to
a white cape and entirely of white ruch-
Ing ard mousseline de sole.
"Fireworlr' foulard, or foulard silk
with a sort Of lightning or f1rework ef-