The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-14

er is the flchu of lace, which forms part
of nearly every one of the new gowns.
The sleeves, being cut almost coat tight,
are so long that they form wrinkles all
down the arms. They extend down over
the hand in point and have lace along
the edge.
The new lace makes one think that
some vandal hand had broken open the
tombs of the old doges of Venice, for 1t is
SO rich and heavy that it resembles moth.
ing SO much as the old venetian point.
This is frequently run with heavy cords
in much the same way as the cords are
wrought into escurial lace.
These lace pieces are shaped to the skirt,
and nearly all have the whole front breadth
of them gradually rounding downward in
the back. The flchu to match crosses at
the belt and is sewed to the skirt about
half way down toward the back. Some
are crossed over like sash and left to
hang. Naturally these lace pieces are set
over material Of contrasting color, some
times of light silk, again over pretty Or
candle or null in solid color, but the
fashion will reach far into the fall, and
therefore poplins and other rich materials
will be thus garnished.
fashionable kind. One or two gowns were
made of light poplin with cream colored
escurial deep flounces. Panels and skirt
"pieces" made Of luxeuil is very effective
with its arabesques. This lace is made Of
braid woven for the purpose. Some thin
linon batiste, silk null and dotted net
gowns have great struggling figures
wrought Of this. 1t can be worked in so
many designs that this is boon TO dress
makers. 1t is produced in white, ivory
and eoru. Any one Of these laid over a
thin fabric in pretty design gives beau
tiful effect.
Some gowns of yelling or other thin
stuff have flounces, and these are wrought
with designs of flowers, arabesques, fes-
toons or true lovers knots. Brussels net
also has this lace wrought into all sorts of
| designs, and then the net is made into a
dress to be worn over slip of different
color, lavender being great favorite, and
straw, lemon or sulphur yellow being very
pretty, too, for the slip.
There are panels, shawl fronts and
many other fancies wrought in lace for
the decoration Of different parts Of the cos.
tune. Little boleros of real Irish lace are
among the prettiest things. In fact, In a
whole page 1 could not tell half the new
things in laoes for the summer and early
fall gowns.
/ must not omit the black and white
silk all overs. These are for waists and
sleeves or for panels and other devices
Some of the hand run Lyons laoes have
black cords on the white ground.
The princess shape is graceful one al
ways, and made with the deep lace flounct
and front piece 1t gains still an added
beauty. Blouses are made Of the Irish ol
venetian heavy guipure always over con
Uast 1T inning. Some OF the designs ar
In squares, almost exactly like those tha
we used TO buy and sew together with rib
bons for pincushions.
One lace dress was OF all over design
the whole skirt In one deep piece. ThI
blouse was of the same, and so were th,
sleeves The lace was ecru over a slip o
| turquoise blue taffeta. Around the wals
was a sash made OF one width OF the new
broohe ehiffOn In turquoise blue. Thi
was tied at the left side In double looI
and fell 10 the bottom. There was drape,
collar OF the same. The length Of th
dress In front was fun two inches longe
than the wearer. and there was a tin,
train.
But with the advent OF the sweeping
train and the princess form wa ara nof Il