The record-union., 1898-05-08

ribbon, except when used for summer
mourning; then the ribbon is of lus-
terless grOs grain. Other exquisite
gowns are. elaborately trimmed with
black lace flounces with costly jet gar
! nitures added to the lace trimmings on
| the bodice.
The very fine Anderson zephyr ging-
| hams in checks and stripes appear in
many odd and dainty color mixtures
this year. Also Organdies and Afri-
| Gaines. A number of the French
zephyrs appear in large block patterns
in cream and pink, ivory-white, and
| Dresden blue, deep purple cream and
palest mauve. and wood brown rose,
pink, and fawn color
Taffeta waists, covered with heavy
cream and black net, either put on as
| applique or as accordion pleats, are
much worn this season.
| Nuns yelling in black, white and
many lovely tints Of pink, mauve,
green, blue and gray. will be a very
fashionable dress material this summer.
On many of the new much trimmed
| dress skirts very deep yoke effect ap-
pears, which is made by the use Of
various fabrics including all-over en-
! broideries, summer brocades, fancy
| grenadines and taffetas, or of lace in
SertOn and tucked muslin, below which
| the skirt is hung, and which may be of
gOred breadths trimmed with flounces
or ruches, or of full breadths gathered
on with>a a narrow heading The full
| bodice has a matching yoke, and very
often the close portion of the sleeves
are of the yoke material, and the little
shoulder-puff or friII of the dress fab
ric.
| Silk waists this season are keeping
! the designers busy, and the result of
their labor is seen on all sides. Among
the pretty conceits are those with many
tucks and finished with a short skirt,
which shows a little below the belt.
The ubiquitous shirt-waist blossoms
out almost daily now, in all sorts of
dainty forms All the early rumors
that this neat and natty article of dress
was to be relegated to the past had no
foundation, as is proven by the count
| less hosts of waists which appear at
house in the country They may in fu
ture seasons pass into desuetude, but
they are beyond question on hand for
the summer of '9S.
The most beautiful hats have for
trimmings an abundance of tulle. flow
| ers and spangled net, the popular flow
| ers being those of the old English gar
den kind.
! Some very smart and novel tailor eff
fects are produced this season, with
the simplest kind of spring and sum
mer materials-notably piques, dimities,
linen crashes, cotton reps, in white and
coIors, sheer wool bareges, veiIings, and
grass linens.
! Bayadere stripes are greatly in evi-
dence among the new fabrics for spring
and summer gowns these pretty effects
| appearing among the dainty textiles
/ like crepe de Chine etamine grenadine,
and batistes, as well as in the line OF
| heavier weaves in light wool, and silk
and wool mixtures, and the diaphanous
muslins, chiffons, and other transparent
| fabrics used alike by modiste and mill
| liner.
|
! All the pretty little diminuendO vari
ations possible to the artistic and in
VentiVe genius of the dreSsmaker are
used upon the tops of the summer
sleeves, which, without exception, are
trim, close, and plain in effect on the
/ forearm The gowns of net, Organdie,
null, and similar transparent mater
! ials have sleeves that are shirred in
spiral or serpentine fashion round and
round the arm, or they are laid in the
minutest tucks or lightly puffed over
/ net foundation. Sometimes the puffs
are used alone or alternating with flat
| bands of insertion.
| Red and white foulards are shown
among popular summer styles. Red is
a trying color indeed when the sun
blazes down day after day and the eye
seeks relief from all things and colors
suggestive of heat. a white and ger
anium-red foulard on a cool summer
afternoon, or worn on the gray sea-
beach, is. however, attractive enough
on youthful form. On Paris model
in red satin, foulard-patterned, with a
struggling design in valley lilies and
anemone blossoms, the loose -frOnted
bodice opens over a full blouse vest of
tucked lsse, with alternating clusters
of the narrOweSt black velvet ribbon in
rows Of three between the tuckng. y
touch of black velvet at the throat,
waist, and the wrists, with pleated lace
frils beyond, completes a very stylish
gown. The skirt is trimmed with
fiounces of the foulard