Evening journal., 1899-05-01
POPULAR STYLES IN APRONS.
COlored SILK and Net Are the Fa-
vOFite Materials just at
Present.

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
ron gown, is of black net with velvet
bowlknots. 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 a bow,
with two long ends reaching a short
distance below the apron on one side.
Black and white lace aprons have the
center of biack, with n strip of white
lace insertion on the bottom and sides
edged by n frill Of black lace. When
made in more than one piece the white
insertion is used TO connect and outline
the cores. Some very dainty aprons in
both black and white are made of 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 a
pointed yoke. The three-cornered peck
ct is also shirred and trimmed with
ribbon bows, the belt being Of a wider
ribbon. The bottoms of these aprons
are trimmed with ruffles of lace headed
by fcstoons 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 aud q pocket ten inches deep set
on just above the hem and reaching
across the entire apron. This pockets
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
hons 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
j 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 q 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-
y liantine is made Of three cores with a
/ rounded edge. The trimming is OF
p 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 quilting OF
9 braid, as is also the bib, which is quite
d long and fastsns on the shoulders. The
T. 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 and pockets are cut to,
. gether, and sometimes the bib over the
! shoulders is buttoned at the back.
: For younger girls and children apron.
(. are, as n rule, of washable materials
4 and for obvious reasons. The styles arc
a almost innumerable, but the preference
J. seems to be given to those made IA
miliar by Kate Greenaway. But il
makes little difference what the pattern
Is, it must be deliberately trimmed with
a lace or embroidery and ribbons. Thii
h introduction of ribbons is a new fea
s. ture, and gives a decidedly smart ap
II pearance TO the garment. A pretty anC
z useful style is made Of fine checked
n muslin trimmed with n rufile of narrow
/ embroidery put on by a beading
l. Through this beading are drawn mar
II row satin ribbons that end on the shout
u derS and around the low neck will
y fluffy little bows. The belt is of two
, rows Of beading an inch wide and IN
ribbons which are run through then
are of course wider than those used OF
-, the skirt and body of the apron. Tw,
= full bows ornament the front, bein.
= sewn on the belt an inch or two from
- f1a middle Of fbp fronf-N Y Cun