New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
BLACK SATIN PRINCESS. TRIMMED l.
WHITE SILK AND NULL.

WHITE SILK AND NULL.
about with uncovered head. no French woman
above that class would appear In the city with
ungloved hands, or in shirt waist without jacket
This Is not criticism. for groups Of American girls
looked as dainty and as cool In their negligee as
one could possibly look in the present temperature
Paris has come to be regarded by many Americans
&C sort OF summer resort certainly an unpleasant
one this year. II the season Is TO fulfil Its young
promises.
The weather suggests a chat on the thinnest and
nimsest of toilettes, but so much has been SAID
in recent letters regarding dimities and muslins
that you may naturally think that the Paris sum-
mer maid and matron is TO be entirely an airy
fairy ace-enveloped creature Thin fabrics have
not been so fashionable for years as they promise
10 be now. and the characteristic maid OF the
summer of 1897 will be delightful vision OF COOL
ness. What strange irony 1t would be on the part
OF the weather powers if this should cause cool
July and cold August. with damp winds to take
the pretty crispness from everything! But We Will
not prophesy anything direfu; and, as the
of some years ago. evidently without
thought, appeared TO add many inches TO her
stature, and now, in response TO the victorian
epoch is drawing in supernuous inches to proper
Arabella size may safely trust the manage
ment Of the weather bureau to the smart girl OF
to-day.
Do not Imagine that there are not many pretty
models of silk and thin wool gowns to be seen
here At Ernest Raudntzs this week, perhaps
partly because professed to be tired Of describ-
ing lace and muslin frocks. they displayed dozen
charming things in silk. poplin and thin canvas
wools
LIGHT WEIGHT GRAY POPLIN.
useful and pretty gown is built of light
weight gray poplin combined with plaid silk Of
pink gray and fine lines of black The side seams
and front seam of the skirt are stitched down for
about twelve inches and then open in three clusters
Of fine pleats, giving pretty funess about the
feet and also the close effect the hips that
is In favor now. About the hem is narrow but
pretty trimming consisting Of three-inch pleating
OF the plaid silk, edged with narrow Cluny lace
and two rows of the narrow lace ruffiing above.
The skirt Is lined with the silk that forms the
trimming and the bodice. a pretty fashion The
blouse bodice is Of the plaid. partly covered by
collar of popn. tucked to INT nicely over the
shoulders and descending in front in tucked bre-
eles to she belt. Ruifies Of the silk outline the
inside edge Of the bretelle and the collar is out
lined by the lace and makes square wings
the silk sleeves. A belt rising in points on the
side seams is Of the gray stuff and is trimmed
with small steel buttons.
DAINTY CHECKED SILKS.
coarsely woven checked silk in turquoise blue
and white makes a dainty frock with trimmings Of
black velvet ribbon and yellow Nalenciennes The
hem Of the skirt is cut into scallops trimmed by
three rows OF tho velvet and edged with lace.
deep collar arranged in the same manner trims the
back OF the bodice and the top of the sleeves and
outlines yoke. The little square bib so fashion
able now Is Of finely shirred white null and little
ine OF olack velvet, edging the cnoker, turns over
IN lWo-nch bands OF ribbon outlining the bib and
ornamented by fancy silver buttons. The waist
'aha Is OF black velvet. with two straps trimmed