The Republican., 1899-04-20
POPULAR STYLES In APRONS.
COIOred Silk and Net Are the Fa-
vOrite Materials just at
Present.

Colored silk, plain and brocaded,
white or black lace and darned net are
the favorite materials for the dainty
aprons worn by the young ladies who
preside at the afternoon tea tables. a
pretty apron, made to wear with a Grim
son gown, is of black net with velvet
bowknots. The rounded edge is
trimmed with an accordion-plaited
ruffle of net, edged with three rows of
the narrowest velvet ribbon. The belt
is of wide velvet ribbon, tied in bow,
with two long ends reaching a short
distance below the apron on one side.
Black and white lace aprons have the
center of black, with a strip of white
lace insertion on the bottom and sides
edged by a frill of black lace. When
made in more than one piece the white
insertion is used to connect and outline
the gores.qO1 1me very dainty aprons in
both black and white are made of a sue
cession of strips of insertion connected
by beading, through which are run col
ored ribbons. Aprons made of silk,
white, black and colored, are slightly
gored, with front and side pieces. The
fullness at the top is shirred to form
pointed yoke. The three-cornered pock-
ct is also shirred and trimmed with
ribbon bows, the belt being of a wider
ribbon. The bottoms of these aprons
,4re trimmed with ruffles of lace headed
by festoons and bows of ribbon.
There are two styles of aprons liked
by women who do fancy work. The
first is made of some dark colored or
black silk having an inch hem all
around and pocket ten inches deep set
on just above the hem and reaching
across the entire apron. This pocket is
divided into three parts for holding the
different articles used in the work The
hem and pocket are often finished by
rows of fancy stitching in silks of con-
trasting colors. The belt and ties are
of ribbon matching in color the silk of
the material or the floss used in stitch
ing. The second style is made of linen
scrim or fine canvas, with meshes so
large that narrow, colored ribbon may
be pulled through. These are not gored
and the ribbons run straight down and
across in several rows. A large, square
pocket similarly decorated with rib
bons is placed on the right side and
wider ribbons form the belt and ties.
White muslin, pique, dark-colored
and black silk and black brilliantine
are the materials preferred by school
girls. Not the little tots we are accus-
toned to see in aprons, but girls of the
boarding school age. These aprons are
gored with either rounded or square
corners. Those of black silk are
trimmed with a number of rows of mar
row satin or velvet ribbon in some
bright color The velvet ribbons are
run on perfectly plain, but the satin is
either gathered or quilted A pretty
and durable apron of smooth, black bril-
liantine is made of three cores with a
rounded edge. The trimming is of
crimson braid about three-quarters Of
An inch wide, quilted in box plaits and
stitched down the middle. The one
pocket, which is on the right side, is
rounded and trimmed by a quilting of
braid. as is also the bib, which is quite
long and fastens on the shoulders. The
belt is of black brilliantine and fastens
at one side under two rosettes of the
red braid. On other aprons of this
style the bib ana pockets are cut to-
gether and sometimes the bib over the
shoulders is buttoned at the back.
For younger girls and children aprons
are as n rule of washable materials
and for obvious reasons. The styles are
almost innumerable, but the preference
seems to be given to those made fa-
miliar by Kate Greenaway. But it
makes little difference what the pattern
is, ii must be elaborately trimmed with
lace or embroidery and ribbons. This
introduction of ribbons is a new fea-
ture, and gives a decidedly smart ap-
pearance to the garment. A pretty and
useful style is made of fine checked
muslin trimmed with a ruffle of narrow
embroidery put on by a beading
Through this beading are drawn mar
row satin ribbons that end on the shoul-
ders and around the low neck with
fluffy little bows. The belt is of two
rows of beading an inch wide and the
ribbons which are run through them
are of course wider than those used on
the skirt and body of the apron. Two
full bows ornament the front, being
sewn on the belt an inch or two from
the middle of the front.--N. Y. Sun.