The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-28

Oh unuse whose means VIII not permit
them. / hope shall not belong To the lat
ter class when the time comes. These ma
terials are now in the hands Of the swell
dressmakers and are being made up for
the wise ones among the Four Hundred.
These goods are for the most part mix
lures of silk and wool. The wool Is q
dead fine" weave, with heavy cords at
Intervals Of from a thirty second to six
tespth q an ineh, and thcse cords are of
silk. The pres5nce 81 The silk through the
body Of the wool and OF the wool through
the Silk cord gives to each luster and
bloom that are indescribably rich. In black
1t is the most beautiful fabric that have
ever seen. There are other superb stuffs
In wool and silk where It Is all smooth
with no everything cords, and others where
the cords 6fe waved and zigzagged across
The prunella is one of these new fabrics,
and already one finds in these swell houses
elegant tailor gowns made Of 1t. 1t is
very glossy, even more so than the finest
farmer satin, being mixed of silk and fine
natural Australian wool. This is also
cravanetted or rendered waterproof in the
weaving or some .rocess Of It's manufac-
ture This makes It impervious to all
changes in the weather, and that means
that 1t never FUCKERS or draws at the
seams or Says or bedraggles, no matter TO
what rough storms IL may be exposed
Some OF the handsomest of these black
tailor made costumes have oombipation5
of plain or ribbed waterproof poplins and
silks, for silks--some Of them-are riade
waterproof too.
For instance, there is a skirt Of the pru-
nella reaching to about 16 inches Of the
bottom. The rest is sprung founoe, with
q heading Of fine passementerte, or In
some cases design In the thick stiff Vene-
tian, Genoese or Irish point lace. One
gown being finished for Mrs Oliver Fl. p.
Belmont, who is now in Newport having
| a good time while the rest of us are hav-
ing anything but a good time in New
York, is made in this way. IL is of dark
gray prunella and trimmed, as said, with
heavy lace. There Is a Close bodice of
cerise plush pointed deeply IN the back,
but rounded of short in front The gray
Is cut in shape Of an open jacket, scalloped
along the front and cut away in the back
| in two scallops to show the plush. The
edges are trimmed with the lace applica.
ton. The sleeves are very tight To the
top, where the shoulders are squared
with scalloped caps and two ruffles Of very
dark gray taffeta Ruffies of taffeta arr
put along the fronts of the bodice and q
fine point lace tie made into jabot filled
In the front. The sleeves extend to tht
point so much liked by many women, a:
| it makes the hand look smaller A paraso
Of ceriSe silk with white applique lace Dor
der goes with this gown, which Is intend
ed for some special outdoor use, probably
coaching or ceremonious visiting.
Some Of the prettiest of the new blacl
goods are duplicated in colors and som'
where there are thick cords have blacl
cording over a colored surface. This Il
exceptionally handsome where black ant
plum, black and rod, black and green ol
black and pale sky blue are the eombina
tionA The diagonal twill in the blaci
waterproofed wools makes up beautifully
for useful gowns, and az they catch nj
dust and cannot get wet they are extrs
valuable Rough and ready gowns arr
made Of these, and they may be untrim
med or garnished with braid OF any pre-
| ferred kind.
That reminds me that all the best braid
are now shrunken, and so II they do &c
wet they do not puoker the garment the!
trim. Several rows OF heavy soutache wer
put around the skirt Of one black twill
gown and several more on the waist an'
sleeves The waist was left open with fla
revers OF black faille, 10 wear over whit
vest and chemisette.
Another black gown for a young lad,
had q trimming Of lighs tan mohair braid
Part Wide and part narrow. Tho ioos
waist waa opt away - The esck se show