The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-24
FOR FEMININE READERS
INFINITE VARIETY IS SHOWN IN THE
STYLE OF SUMMER GOWNS.
94e of the Small Nuisances That
Night BE Abated-The Ingenuity
of the ImpecuniOus Girl.

The prevailh7- style of bodice in thin
gowns is the plain back with a little fullness
81 inc belt, a medium blouse front and the
guimpe neck of white chiffon or lawn tucked
end trimmed with lace insertion, says the
Iasnion writer of the New York Sun. A
Tr1ll of lace. embroidered batiste, or ruches
Of the muslin finish the shoulders.
Skirts arc cut in various ways, with six or
seven cores, with the gored front and circu-
lar sides. and the deep circular fiounce
which certainly cannot be recommended for
the gowns that are to be Numbered, unless
the material is pique, heavy linen, or duck
which are very smart made up in this way
and trimmed with braid or bands OF the
same goods in some contrasting color.
short Jacket with wide revers is the usual
accompaniment to this sort of skirt, but
other gowns are made with the blouse waist
with basque frill, if you like, and guimpe
neck Of tucked lawn.
The jackets are worn with fancy vest
of colored silk or lawn, finely tucked and
striped with lace insertions, or shirt waists:
but it is the neckgear which stamps the
costume as modish, quite as much as the
cut. Stocks with four-in-hand ties or sailor
knots of the same material as the waist are
especially good style, while other fashion
able stocks are of white pique with a COL
Ored silk four-in-hand or narrow tie, which
forms small bow There are black, white,
and colored silk ties with knotted fringe on
the ends, and soft ties of net chiffon and
Liberty gauze will be very much worn with
the cotton and linen gowns. Added to the
long list of strictly feminine neckgear which
seems sufficient for all needs is the entire
assortment of mems neckgear so irresistibly
cnfYN sfr.rr
customers to this department.
Among the new organdic gowns you find
some very effectively trimmed with heavy
embroidery or lace One special novelty
shows yoke of heavy white embroidery
around the hips, while the deep founce
which forms the skirt is sown on to this
The sleeves are of the embroidery, and d
1ichu, with long ends which tie in a knot
at the back and are edged with ruff1eS of
embroidery is the only trimming the
waist except the fine tuclSs which form the
yoke. The newest organdie gowns are made
OF the plain colorS over a contrast. such as
plain gray over pink Or yellow. trimmed
with white. Plain red trimmed with black
Is also very fashionable.
Sashes are very pretty addition to the
thin gowns, but they are not a positive ne
cessty, as many OF the muslin gowns have
in front. directly at the back. The
chiffon sashes in black, white colored
are the prettiest of all. They are cut fully
three-quarters of yard wide and trimmed
on the ends with ruffles of the same ma
terial or frills of lace. Ribbon sashes are
made of both plain and fancy striped and
plaid ribbons, and some of the former
crossed dag onally at intervals FOR the en-
tire length with ruffies of black lace edging
four inches wide, each one finished at the
head with a ruche of narrow lace. Another
dressy sash is made of two rows of seven
inch ribbon Joined together leng shwise with
black lace insertion, and ruffled across the
ends with lace edging.
The neck finish on these gowns is usually
of ribbon with little frill of lace at the
back If you sew one or two rows of black
velvet ribbon on the edge of the ribbon you
will find it very pretty and becoming. Some
of the gowns have wide collars of embroid-
cry or lace, and, again, they are cut out "
st is almost impossible to get really out of
the fashion in this sort of dress, whatever
mao n of plain oai hemstifched bandkerchiefs
are a feature of the new bingham dresses.
and by using the points of second. hand
kerchief for the cuffs the effect is very
good. Some very stunning summer gowns
are made of linen crash, which looks very
much Ike a dish towel; and they are
trimmed with bands of linen lace inser-
ton.
The first model shown is of figured or
candle. with lace-edged ruffies on the skirt.
Ruffles trim the waist and the yoke neck is
of tucked white organdte striped with lace
insertion. Another muslin with a .puffed
yoke shows q series of narrow rucheS on
the skirt, edging the front of the bodice and
striping the sleeves. A wide sash of black
chiffon is the striking feature Of this gown.
Rows of gathered white satin ribbon trim a
white organdie, and the guinpe neck is of
dainty white lace. Another model of white
pique is trimmed with bands of butcher
blue linen. The revers are also of blue. and
the skirt waist worn with this is of white
elk with a blue tie. A model for cotton
gTenadine. thin silk or any of the transpar-
ent materials has a trimming of embroid-
cred linen on the skirt and a scarf drapery
the bodice which is very novel.
Separate waists are certainly one of the
chief and leading features of dress. and the
variety shown in the shops and at the dress
makers is beyond precedent in any other
kind of garment. Plain glace tafteta and
lace waists seems to have the lead Just at
the moment and If you would follow the
latest fad invest in three or four plain tat
feta waists in different shades of the same
color. 1t is a simple matter to vary the
style of making with Jokes. guimpes, re-
Vers vests and so many admissible con-
trasts of color to help out.