Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-05


with scattered apple blossom petals upon
the surface, with once in awhile small
green leaf. This was gathered full from
yoke and hung straight to the bottom
of the skirt in the back and open in
front. There was deep ruffie of white
chiffon which extended around the bot
tom of the barege and mp the fronts.
The edge was buttonholed with thick
chenille of dark green. This set it out
so that it fell in cascades all down the
front and at the bottom made sup
port fer a ruffie of point de Paris white
lace not quite its own width. Above
this were sewed four rows of dark green
velvet ribbon all around the skirt and
up the fronts. There was large sailor
collar of the barege edged with lace
ruffie, and that brought it out so that it
covered the yoke and laid out on the
sleeves. The sleeves were wrinkled and
quite wide at the top. They ended, as do
many others, at the elbow with ruffie
OF lace. At the throat there is green vel
vet ribbon tied in bow with quite long
ends Now, isn't this pretty and a
dainty gown? There was another built
upon the same lines fore aud aft, ="
only the color was lilac and the velvet
ribbons of a deep shade of purple.
There was another one of white taf-
feta with corn cOlored changeable effect
and tiny square dots of the maize. This
was also cut in princess form, tight in
the back and half fitting in front Over
this was full gathered gown of pale
lilac chiffon hanging i'll close folds to
the bottom. There was Il fine tracery
in gold thread which extended all the
way around and up the front, with a
buttonholed edge in the gold thread.
The wide yoke was embroidered in a
similar fashion and had a ruching of
white chiffon without any edging. The
sleeves hung loose from the shoulder.
Some of the summer girls gowns are
also almost too ethereal and yet COM
plex to describe, but we will try one.
There was white organdie with 8
cent lunches of violets upon the sur
face, and the material was cut so that
these cunning little bouquets came in
line on the three deep hounces that
comprised the whole skirt, and each
founce was scalloped and edged with
narrow ruffle of black lace. The sleeves
were long and wrinkled and also seal
loped. The lunches of flowers were
here arranged so that two showed.
There was Il bolero arrangement of the
organdie with the black lace ruffling as
the finish and yoke of black lace over
violet silk. Many of the prettiest of the (
very handsome summer dresses are (
made of plain brussels net, black or
white over some colored silk uDderdress. /
The taste of the weaTer suggests the /
preferred trimming, but hand wrought |
polka dots, large or small, in color are /
desirable. 1t does not require so very .
many, and it is not obligatory to set .
them in regular lines They show up /
very well. These, with little ribbon
where it looks best and as s-much lace as
one can afford, make dress that all
must admire.
Dots are very popular. We find them
on foulards. ON silks of all kinds, on
duck, pique, dimity and percale, and,
above all, on the always pretty and we'll
liked swisses and mulls of all kinds.
Swisses are shown with dots of every
imaginable size from pinheads almost
up to dinner plates.
| must not forget to mention new
fashion that is likely to become fad,
and as ladies can easily do the work
themselves they shall at least know
how There is an outline of large rose
or violet cut ont of the dress or cape or
jacket about three to four inches in
diameter, leaving the Jagged edges.
This is then filled in with close ruch-
ing of pink or violet chiffon sewed SO
that it fills the whole cut out space.
There is naturally hacking to sew
this to- The effect when done is that OF
a real flower sewed on. But would not
advise ladies to cut up a good cape or
lress for this fancy, however pretty it
is now. One or two capcs of silk and
cashmere had green velvet applique
leaves sewed on Ivy the side of these
puffed flowers. Painted flowers ON ba-
tiste and silk muslin dresses are seen.
OLIVE HARPER