The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

white strir Cd lawn. The same lawn was
used for a collar and from the collar
was "a yoke Of linen with insertion ana
Embroidery. Red ribbons were az the
shoulders The little maid wore black
st0ckins and red shoes.
The other lite one. the horse In
the play. was dressed I'm white dimty
with "a wayy design in red and blue. Her
dress was belted with red and finished
with a loop OF blue ribbon at the side
which hung 20 the foot of the skirt The
dress was finished with "a linen yoke
edged with an accordion plated ruiiie OF
white lawn.
The little one who industriously at
tended o. doll in the background. were a
dress Of plaid Bingham embroidered I'm
every color with a curious running em-
broidory stitch now so much used on
einghams. This little dress Is made low
ueckcd and short sleeves TO De worn
over linen. THESE yokes are 20 be put
ON and buttoncd down the back. They
hang almost to tho waist and if well
lined and well nttod. they keep their
shape nicely. Some of them have sleeves.
They arc n great convenience as they
are so easily 0one UP and yokes OF all
kinds can DE worn.
EMBROIDERED GINGHAMS.
II one material were 10 be named 10
would he embroidered Bingham which
can be either very cheap or very hnc.
You can get very fine silk ginSham az
sevcnty-dyc cents q yard. and can cm-
broider &c iu such a. way as TO bring out
the silky dots as though they were pro
cadcd siIk. when YOU have finished you
have % really elegant little garment SUIT
able for "a Juno wedding. At several or
th. Juno weddings the little maid of
honor viii wear q white SILK sinsham
heavily embroidered IN roses. This IS
considered the latest and the most Gle
CANT Dress 90 Doe worn. The gingham
costs no less than fifty cents "a yard and
about siX yards arc needed. or course
something depends upon tho age ana
height OF the child and the length Of the
dccss.
a child of four who wears a little
gown 90 the floor for % wedding occasion
will need as much material 100 her dress
cut off at the knees. SO far only IS ma"
been spent ON the dress. but the expense
comes in the cmhroidCring. There are
women who make "a business OF emDrold-
crirp these little dresses Or nice occasions
and they get well paid for their work
though not excessively SO. 81 yard Us
about as high as they ask for emoroid-
ering "a skirt with "a band OF roses ana
roscbuCs and surrounding them win
leaves. suitable for a maid OF honor 10
"a Wtuulne.
The stitch used in Bingham cmhroid-
cry is invariably the cross stitch ana
the whole square of the gingham is TAX
On fan at "a stitch. so that the work goes
RAPIDLY ON: but It must Doe done by "a
prlct.sed hand or 10 win fun and not lay
fiat. If well done IL win have the ape
pearance of band of brocaded SILK on
the bingham background.
CHEAP DRESSES.
Cheaper ginghams such as come at ten
cents "a ward can be treated I'm precisely
the same way with excellent results.
Take the common brown and recn
bingham. such as is used in gingham
apron. Make up this Bingham into lit
Tie gown with round waist and gathered
skirt Now take the skirt upon your
Ian. run 10 rapid chain Of cross stitch
embroidery around the hem and you
will find that you have suddenly made
the dress "a pretty and fancy one.
Use for a brown and green Bingham
bright scarlet linen warranted TO wash.
or if there is no other scarlet in the
dress perhaps green or brown linen
would be I'm better taste. If you use the
scarlet YOU must cmbroidor a scarlet
band for the belt and for the neck. This
OF course washes like iron as they say
iu the country. and is neither too cum
bersome nor too nice for the little maid
to wear every day In the week.