The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
SNOWY WHITE GOWNSl
Pretty Ways of Making Them Gath.
thered from Those Worn
by Graduates.

White gowns, which are to rage all
summer, are being made up by city
tailors and dressmakers in crebe de
chine, India silk, batiste, mousseline
de sole, grenadine and barege, for wa
tering place dresses, for summer fetes
dinners and evening toilets, and il
plain and embroidered muslins, lawns,
linens, veilings. serges, mohair, piques
and CLEANLINESS for wear throughout the
day. One of the fancies already noted
is that of making white over the very
fashionable Spanish yellow lin spite
of the war;, as, for instance, white
crepe de chine over yellow satin. A
dress of this coloring just made for
a tall, brilliant brunette is composed
of two kinds of the crepe de chine,
one deeply crinkled and wrought with
heavy silky threads, the other plain.
The latter is used for the tucked and
shirred portions of the gown, which
is made up over a very elegent prin
cess slip of Spanish yellow satin, cut
half low in the neck, with only a slight
crescent-shaped sleeve-puff on the
shoulders. The yoke and sleeves prop
er are made entirely of lace of ex-
quisitely fine pattern. The mstrous.
beautiful satin CLEANS through e
lace and the semitransparent crepe,
giving it lovely iridescent effect, a
fine anticipated founce of the satin
is added to the foundation skirt, and
the bottom of the crepe de chine skirt
has a ruche of the crepe and satin
plated up together as finish. a mar
row, very elegant belt of fine cut en-
erald, topaz and onyx stones, trimmed
with creamy mock opals and Joined
by links in gold filigree, will be worn
with this handsome toilet
Nuns yelling, crepe de chine, and
very handsome chiffon, soft as India
silk, but as heavy as crepe, are among
the popular fabrics used for the snowy
gowns for the sweet girl graduates
this year. Full-fedged college girls
have in many cases elected for very
elaborate gowns of mOusseline de sole
over white silk, richly garnitured with
point de Venice. observation-disclosures
or other handsome lace, in the form of
yokes, guimpes, Eton or mikado jack
cts, berthas and the like, with satin
sashes at the waist and shoulder trim
mings of ribbon and lace combined.
But the beauty of these gowns lies
really in their quaint simplicity, and
the wise and tasteful leaders of
famed school prohibited the use of
lace pearled gimps, and all other elab-
crate garnitures, permitting only rib
bon and flower decorations on gowns
for the graduates. White China silk,
white India null, organdie chiffon and
French batiste were among the ma
terial allowed and sashes to match,
carried twice around the waist and
gracefully fastened at the back, ac-
companied very many of these exceed
ingly pretty dresses. A crepe de chine
gown for slender, graceful girl, with
rich, brown hair and eyes to match,
had dainty high waist OF she erepe
de chine made over a low lining of
silk, arranged in mingled tucks and
stirring. The waist fastened at the
back, and was banded across both
front and back with satin ribbon, each
band having a bow with graceful up
turned loops. The unlined sleeves
were pulled and finished with ribbon
bracelets from waist to shoulder puff
The demi-trained skirt was trimmed
with frills, bordered with the satin
ribbon. At the class dinner the pink
and white class cOlOrS We're charm
ingiy in evidence upon the dresses of
white India waists half low in the
neck, but filed out to the fashionable
height, with guimpes of soft Venetian
net and berthas of matching lace. One
class of young graduates, listening to
the baccalaureate sermon, will wear
white India null or batiste dresses and
large, round hats of white chip, with
trimmings of white chiffon shirred
over silk cords, and clusters of pink
tea roses.-N. Y. Post.