The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-10
CHECKED MUSLIN,
1t Is Again in Fashion for Night
l.ONnA.

Gowns.
If you have seen the lingerie that
your mother or your grandmother wore
years ago, then you have seen the dainty
little night dresses of checked muslin
The same rather odd but most attrac.
tive fashion has been revived.
The dainty woman-and the really
| dainty woman is the one who cares a
great deal for her white clothes-is hav,
| ing her summer nightgowns made OF
this quaint material.
Strangely enough, the checked muslin
gown has found its way back to us by
way of Paris. This is odd enough when
one considers that the sheer checked
| muslin is mainly cotton fabric.
The new checked muslin gowns-at
least those of Partisan make-are
fulled into short yoke at the back and
| at the neckbaTH in front. The neck mas
| a frill of fine French embroidery. The
| sleeves are moderate bishops, with cuffs
| that turn back and close with buttons
Many of them have little narrow
turned-over collars. An exact reproduce
| ton of the old-fashioned gown is
those with collars and cuffs with tiny
buttonholed scallops Each side of the
front hem is finished in the same way.
! and closes with small pearl buttons.
\ decorative touch is added by tying
the cuffs and closing the collar with
narrow colored ribbons.
Other very pretty nightgowns are
Of Il NoincCn1-
after the Empire model and elaborate
| ly trimmed with embroidery or lace.
| are very charming. White batiste is an
| exquisite material for summer under.
wear. ColOrs, save in ribbons, have no
part in the newest lingerie. In the
various styles of trimming the lattice.
work arrangement of lace insertion is
decidedly popular and is most effective,
though rather difficult 10 do nicely.
As wash frocks will be worn to n
great extent for every day throughout
the summer, white petticoats in almost
limitless numbers are in demand. But
| there are degrees of elaboratenesS in
| the white petticoats. Those that are
| to be worn with bingham and madras
frocks show a plain, deep fOunce, OF
| two narrower ruffles, hemStitched, while
| the petticoats designed for wear with
airy, dressy frocks may have as many
frills of lace as ones fancy dictates, or
ones pocketbook permits. Heavy en-
| brodered linen founces are among the
| white embroidery novelties. Speaking
of cotton frocks, there is a lacelike
weave called grenadine, in very deli
cate colors. y novelty in piques has a
lace stripe in bayadere effect.
Another cotton novelty is called
| mousseline de sole and does not look
unlike the fabric it initiates in effect.
This is an Egyptian fabric and is mixed
with silk.
Madras retains its popularity, while
silk-striped rephyr ginghams have never
| been more varied or prettier.
| Dyalmatta is also a bingham, but sells
| best under the eastern name. am told
| that in this particular fabric there are
| no less than 20 different colorings, SO
being in small checks and stripes, the
balance in block checks and plains of
| modern dimensions. With this variety,
is it any wonder that one looks forward
to a season of much color?
Dimities will be shown later on in
most charming array, while the organ
I dies are, perhaps, even more flowery
and bewitching than those of year
ago.-Cincinnati Commercial-T