The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-06-23
THE NEW PARAsoL.
Il Cones An ola CombinasIons and
Exquisite CoIOrinEB-HOvF to -
Make the Cover.

1t has come to a pass that you buy
your parasol cover as you purchase a
new dress for yourself If you want
your parasol 70 60 out on a cloudy day
you get dark wash silk cover for It
If it is to do all its travelling at the sea
shore on sEnshiny day, you provide IL
with a trOusseau Of many colOrs-
You can get white chiffon cover for
your parasOl trimmed around the fer
ule with a ruf8e, which is gathered with
baby ribbon. Another ruf7e viii trim
the top or outer rim Of the ParasOL
You can also buy a dotted null cover
trimmed with lace ruf3es, the rufles
falling one over the other until the par
asOl is all covered. You can buy silk
covers Of every color to match your diff
ferent gowns, and its cover viii have its
ruf7es Of chiffon and lace.
If you inquire the price Of these par
asOl dresses you may find the figure
rather large. They are not cheap by
any means, but the redeeming feature
is that you can make one at home, and
thus you can have a very nice ParasOl
for very small sum. The shops are
selling now at very low fgures-when
workmanship is counted
But in making your own ParasOl
cover take the advice Of a Fifth avenue
maker, who gets up these covers by the
half dozen for her Newport patrons.
Choose the thinnest material; lisse
is very good. Get it the right width.
This can be ascertained by measuring
your Parasol. Open it and stretch
tape measure from the middle to the
outside edge, or from the end of the
feruIe to one Of the tips; add three
inches. Select goods that width.
"Cut OF a piece at least two yards
long; better three. Sometimes, if ! am
handling chiffon, I use four yards. Sew
it together until it is an endless piece.
Now gather 1t around the top, using
white baby ribbon. Leave a ruffie.
Gather it also around the outside edge,
using baby ribbon for this purpose.
Now dress your parasOl. Slip the
cover over the parasol and tieitwith the
baby ribbon tightly around the ferule.
Dispose the gathers evenly around
the edge and tie the baby ribbon in a
tiny bow.
Next take several tiny pieces Of baby
ribbon and run through the chiffon.
Tie around the ends Of the ribs inyis-
IDLY.
when you have made a deep rufie
Of Hsse or chiffon sew 1T upon the out
side rim Of the parasol in such a way
that it viii fall over the face when one
is carrying it. Many covers are made,
but all the successful ones are upon
this pattern"
It is to be decidedly a parasol sum
mer, the ParasOl being carried as an
ornament like a fan, even when not In
use. With this the case it becomes a
matter OF taste to match the parasol
to the suit, or at least to the bodice.
Some Of them are absolutely bewil-
dering in their variety of trimming.
The parasols are bewildering IN puffs,
rufHes, lace, applique and artificial
fOunces, but white seems to be the pre-
vailing color. You can match your
dresses by adding hounces to CORE
spOnd IN color, but the chiffon ParasOl
must be white.
A dainty parasol was made half way
Of pOmpadour silk; white with festOOns
Of pink roses. The rest Of the parasoI
was covered with smoothly drawn
mousseline appliqued with white lace
and edged with tiny ruching Of nous
seine The wire frame inside was COW
cred with a tiny ruffie Of pink chiffon,
forming a most becoming background.
Another in the same style was half
covered with Pufngs Of white chiffon
above the mousseline, embroidered in
silver sequins.
Handles are Of light natural wood
sometimes, but more often Of mother
of-pearl, carved ivory or Dresden china
mounted in silver. Long, fat handles
are used almost exclusively.
Many parasols are trimmed on the in
side instead OF the outside, but the in
side trimmings prevent the closing Of
the parasol except in a bungling way.
They are used for the afternoon prom
enade. Chiffon ruf1es and soft roses
are best adapted TO the inside trim
ming -Philadelphia Press.