The record-union., 1897-08-15

The French muslins are, If possible,
prettier than ever this season, ana
while the tinted grounds are exceed
ingly beautiful in coloring, the cream
white muslins, dotted or flowered, are
quite as popular. Marrow edgings and
insertions trim the majority of the
muslin gowns, but very wide laces,
very yellow, and exquisitely fine, deco
rate some of the French gowns designed
for full dress uses. A beautiful muslin
worn at Saratoga this season by the
wife of a. noted physician, is made OF
cream -colored organdie figured with
honeysuckle blossoms. It is made up
over pale yellow silk. The undersklrt
has a ruff1e of silk on the outside and a
pleated silk balayeuse on the inside, ana
the edge Of the muslin skirt mas
cream lace ruff1e set on with lace IN
sertions which extend upward on the
skirt in deep points. and the muslin IS
cut out underneath these points. The
sleeves are Wrinkled all over the SIX
lining nearly to the shoulder, where a
short, full puff is caught together with
bow of mauve satin ribbon. The
waist has yoke front of insertion ana
fiohu drapery of lace. The belt and
collar are of the mauve ribbon
Notwithstanding the rumors that the
day of grace was over for accordion
pleated gowns and cOrsages of net,
muslin, China silk, and other light
summer textiles, they appear among
some of the latest midsummer models
received from both Paris and London,
and the most beautiful gowns made in
this style are formed of extremely beau
tiful weaves of crepe de chine in white,
mauve, peach blossom, pink and silver
gray.
Instead of summer satinS and fancy
taffetas, Chinas, and sheer lndias, toll
lets for afternoon receptions, teas, lawn
parties. and similar festive occasions
have this year been largely made OF
pure white or colored and figured or
CANDY. batiste, India null, or French
lawn 1t is somewhat of an innovation
| that these materials, which only short
time ago We're classed indiscriminately
as cottons. are now considered eligible
for even full-dress toilets, andfvery dis
tinguished looking toilets at that
There is a, decided liking for pure
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contrasts are this season sought for,
and, therefore, these transparent fab
rics ''of a hueIess hue" appear as
| dainty background against the scores
of very gay, bright-colored gowns of
mauve, brilliant red, green. blue, etc.
Girdles, bretelles, bows, and choux are
of satin or velvet ribbon, in association
with all light colors, including white
/ Taken altogether, it has proved sea-
| son of thin fabrics, and never have the
fair wearers looked more beautifully
| gOwned.
| Valenciennes lace is used in a very
! lavish manner upon nearly every ar
| ticle of summer dress. Airy gowns,
capes, fancy waists and jackets, skirts,
| collarettes and lingerie are elaborately
| decorated with both wide and narrow
| patterns of this lace. Gowns of this
description are as expensive in strict
sense as the best of silk, for the cost
! of freshening them when solied is ex-
cessive and the process has to be re-
peated throughout the season if much
use is made of the dresses. Laundry
work though high priced, is not in our
| country made the fine art that it is in
Paris, where so many women take
up the work con amore in a sense,
though of course following it as a
means of obtaining a livelihood.
Sashes of every description increase
in favor as the season advances, and
fashion allows US to fasten them where
and how we will. The width. too, is
to a great extent regulated by the
wearer. but, as it is essential that
the ends shall fall nearly to the hem
of the gown, it will be seen that very
| wide ribbon is undesirable, unless the
sash is held exactly under the point OF
| the bodice or the short jacket in the
back In this case the wide ribbons
are used. The most graceful broad
sashes are of soft, undressed silk that
does not rattle like satin nor swish
| like taffeta. Some of these are fin
ished with silk fringes at the ends.
Never before has there been such a
variety of beautiful effects in batiste
embroidery as there is this season. Ev-
| cry tint of ecru, from cream to the
| brownish flax color. is represented in
| these lovely trimmings, and the latest
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| wide insertions, with irregular edges
and open patterns exquisitely embroid-
cred in various colored silks of sub
dued shades, artistically harmonized.
The graceful and pretty Marie An
toinette fichus and fichu draperies
complete the trimmings of very many
of the dressy summer gowns. This
style. as it was presented early in tbs
season, could not fail to become adopt
ed. for it is one that is becoming alike
to small and large women. For the
too slender form it can easily be made
to apparently increase the size, and i
can likewise be arranged in long fla
folds to produce just the opposite eff
feet.
Yellow and mauve form a very pretty
combination on light summer gown:
when the tfnts and textiles are CAREFUL!
chosen. Black net over white satin
and black lace over white transparents
are the hight of style in Paris. The
x-ovryz ORC finished either with Ga Shas