The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-24

nImy stun ana IaUtlceu with narrow velvet
ribbon, the edges being finished with black
lace frills.
Speaking of lace edgings reminds me to
mention the new trimmings for the edges
of the summer gowns. The embroideries
and laces are very narrow, and SO arranged
that part of the design hangs below the
edge of the part where the trimming is
applied. There are some designs where
there are fancy wheels set upon cords, each
wheel about an inch in diameter, though
they are sometimes more. On the cord
between the wheels there is leaf design.
The trimming is sewed SO that the cord
lies directly on the edge Of the goods and
half the wheel shows below. Some designs
have trefoil leaves showing below the
edge and some are simply zigzagged along.
This last Is something like the old serpen.
tine braid, only the points have picot
edges. This is a cheap but wonderfully
effective trimming and is employed on
almost any gown but silk, on the edges OF
any flounces and all waist and sleeve
trimming, also the new, wide flchu sashes.
These are made four yards long and half
yard wide. They are doubled in the
center and brought to the throat, and there
only one point Is fastened, leaving the rest
| to fall in natural folds as the sash Is drawn
around under the arms to the back, where
| Ii is held with buckle pin. Silk gowns
may have this kind of flchu sash in silk,
null or crepe lisse where lightness Is de-
sirable The organdie and other thin
stuffs may have 1t made of batiste. The
taste of tho dressmaker would suggest the
proper combination.
The old fashioned eyelet hole embroid-
cry is among the novelties, and wherever
this can be appropriately employed for
trimming the summer gowns it Is and
will be. / saw one blue and white organ
die dress where the hounces were alter
nately of organdie and these embroidered
bands, set on as flounces 1t looked quaint
enough. The soft and delicate thin bareges
are trimmed often with the wheel or tre-
foil work mentioned above, and quite as
often they have several narrow bias ruff
filings, each edged with half inch yalen-
ciennes set on straight. Valenciennes Is
also used on the fine lawns. Some of the ba-
reyes are shown In regular shepherd plaid
in delicate colors There Is peculiar
beauty about these bareges that reminds
one of the downy softness of child's face
and they make very appropriate dresses
for young people. Some are printed in
shadowy designs, Others are plain, and the
rest are plaided.
Among the thin gowns for summer l
noticed one today for an up to date grand
mother. The underdress was of purple
silk shot In two shades. The front breadth
was gathered from the throat to the hot
tom, and there was a pointed black velvet
belt. Across the bust were sewed three
rows of black chantilly insertion, laid on
fat, and near the bottom were six other
rows. This was an inch and half wide.
| The whole outer dress was OF black chan
| tilly gathered on full, and having full cas-
| cades of u oarrower width of the lace down
| eacn size IN 'front.'. Thsre were stock and
ruffle Of delicate lilac gauze at the neck.
| The inner sleeves were tight and Of the
shot silk while the outer ones were of the
black lace and flowing very loose to the
wrists. Lace gowns always are elegant,
and lace as trimming is always appropri-
ate and becoming.
There was very stylish suit shown at
one house. The skirt was Of very rich
black and white striped silk. The skirt
and draped sash belt were sewed togeth-
or. The belt was made bias, with line
If narrow silk fringe along the ends of the
wide how, which was placed upon the
right side. The stock was made of the
striped silk laid in folds, and had large
bow matching that on the belt set at the
right side. Ihp whist was Of white satin,
oyerlaid with black chantiliy. with lines