The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-09

! the bust and narrows at the waist line and
! falls nearly TO tho knee at the left side in
a narrowing line. 1t is to be applied only
| TO q princess gown and is made for that
purpose.
Other set pieces are alike on both sides
and so arranged that part falls over the
| upper part Of the sleeves. Some are in
form Of half bertha or yoke, to be sewed
| to the waist in front; others are like brc-
| tellcs both front and back. These arc for
blouses. One taking fancy is q series OF
| bowknots Of passementeric, with trailers
reaching to the belt. A rich piece is made
| of very close beading in an open design on
the front Of basque of heavy Irish pop,
| lin. Some designs are wrought on strong
net, and this is stretched over silk and
made into blouse.
Almost all of the designs are entirely
black, but saw few where jewel effects
| were obtained by colored beads. One very
| delicate pattern was wrought on white
crepe lisse with black beads of three or
four different sizes. The beading was
done in outline, and the crepe lisse was
cut out SO that il became applique work
This is for blouse waists and for trimming
for evening dresses. All the rest is for
day wear may mention here that there
will, from all present appearances and ad-
vices, be quite as much braid used on tho
fall gowns as there has been on those for
the past spring, only there will be more
made pieces in bowknots and scroll and
other devices.
AS all good American women wear the
beautiful colors of Old Glory, so, too, are
they banding together to eschew all French
goods. say all good Americans. A few
say they intend to buy what is pretty and
becoming, no matter where it originated.
We have silk mills, wooden and cotton
mills and no end of other factories in this
country which can give us Splenty of every
thing we need, and If these are not enough
there is Japan and Italy in silks and Ger
many and England to furnish us wooden
stutfs. American woolens, particularly
the standard goods and the fancies, are
just as good as any from foreign countries,
with the sole exception Of the Priestley
blacks from Bradford. Our dyers have
not yet been able to compete with them.
The French goods are certainly good,
and no fault can be found with the dye
and coloring, but when nation that owes
its business prosperity to this country di.
rectly and indirectly shows such an un-
friendly spirit toward us in favor of Spain
1t becomes every Americans duty to show
them that we none Of us care a pea straw
whether they are friendly or not. We
have the money to buy with, anything
from 10 franc bonnet to a 10,000, 900
nobleman, and they have the things to sell
and want to sell them badly, and they
have no other market We have the
money and can buy wherever we want to.
II we do not quite like English and Berlin
styles-and none Is more refined than are
those Of Berlin-why, we have thousands
on thousands Of fine stores in this country,
ana we have plenty OF good milliners and
dressmakers
1t Is all nonsense to think that our pret-
tiest made up millinery and dressmaking
come from Paris. Many ladies go abroad
to have a good time free from the re-
straints of domestic life at home, and they
bring home ideas which their own dress
makers work out here A belt or so with
this name Of some big establishment abroad
judiciously shown TO their friends answers
all purposes.
The movement In favor OF boycotting
Franco by all American ladies win do
more good than would appear at first
glance. Women can do so llttls In great
emergencies like the present, their efforts
being generally directedtoward scratching
lint and making hospital necessities bus
sazat AZ the nresapt hour thew have n graat-