The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-08

accordion plated one, and at the top one
on the bias with gathered heading.
These three ruffles of the same material
made in these different ways are pretty and
give an air of variety and dressiness quite
remarkable under the circumstances.
I notice few new ideas in bodices and
basques. They are new, however, only In
that they are brought together In differ
ent way from the styles in vogue hereto
fore. The norfolk jacket IL now made into
basque, with V shaped opening In front
to show a chemisette Of white linen with
full frill Of white lace or null. Some of
the most pronounced Russian blouses have
the upper part of the front cut out like q
square yoke and lined with pink or blue
silk, with full shirring Of null or lisse
over 1t. Tuck shirrings are very popular,
Their waved lines are pleasing to the eye,
and they are novel, not having been shown
before last week, but already one sees many
blouses, sleeves and skirts with this orna.
mentation.
Another fancy was a waist to a white
lawn skirt. The waist was snugly fitted
and had n handkerchief belt with the sharp
ends tied up in pert bow. The waist was
of turquoise blue taffeta. Straight across
the upper part Of the bust and across the
back was a shirred piece of the sheerest
white batiste, falling over the belt in front
like a Russian blouse. The sleeves had
mushroom puffs of silk covered with ba-
tiste. The lower part of the sleeves was
of the batiste shirred in mousquetaire style.
Some of the waist fronts Of thin mate
rails are made very full and in the Russian
style. Natty little flgaros hold them in on
the sides and makes them still prettier A
few waists have high dog collars with stiff
battlemented points. These are becoming
to but few persons. Still the linen collars
made in the same way appear to be becom'
ing to nearly everybody, perhaps because
they are white and because of the lace
around the edges. Linen collars and cuffs
are enjoying popularity long denied them.
The handkerchief girdle is another nov
city. A madras handkerchief is draped
around to the left side and made triflt
wider in front than at the Sides On the
left side the ends are tied up into bows.
1t is needless to say that the handkerchief
has to be cut so that there may be the foul
little ends for the purpose. These are con
sidered very stylish. Sometimes silk ker
chiefs are used, but these are Of very soft
stuff like foulard or china silk. The polka
dots In the foulard are very effective fol
white gowns.
Berthas are seen very often, even on thu
thin summer muslins, and even on prints
The newest idea Is to make up percale ant
print gowns with extreme care and taste
treat the material with respect long sine
given only to silken stuffs Silk bids fai
now to grow SO cheap that cotton may be
come the millionaire's gown. One percal
dress, of red figures printed on white, hat
an elaborate trimming on the skirt o
black lace laid over deep red ribbon ant
edged with very full double shirrings o
silk null ON both sides. The sleeves wer
tight to the top, where there was smal
Suff. The wrists were trimmed with lace
severed over the ribbon and ruffles of the
null. The waist was French blouse, cut
away on the shoulders, where there was q
sprung bertha Of Turkey red calico cloth,
edged with black null ruffies. The rest
including the vest front, was all Of the red
calico, only the belt and stock, which were
Of black ribbon. The modiste said, when
asked as TO how such dress could ever b,
washed:
MADAM, my customers never weal
washed dresses"
I said, "Ohl" refectively and walked
sway, feeling very small indeed. Th'
percale IN the gown could not have cos
over 81, but the price on this was $685.
For some tall ladies and some other
who think they are taller than they realll