Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-09
ATTRACTIVE DINNER DRESS.


to the bottom at the right side. The
sleeves had chatelaine points over the
wrists. 1t was high In the neck with
fancy beaded collar, but this could be
left Off and the fronts turned in, MAX
Ing deep V.
There were what 1 called the three
graces-three dainty ball dresses for
young ladies'. One was Of pure white
taffeta, with an overdress Of white dot
ted net, the dots fine and middling
close, with large coin spots made of
white chenille. These were scattered
sparingly all over the lace on the waist
and skirt. There was one loose founce
at the bottom edged with a row of
ruching. The overskirt Of the net was
also ruched. The low waist was belt
ed in and draped across in a very novel
way, so that 1t looked like puffed
bertha, with a rosette of the same in
the center. Across the top Of the low
neck was twisted row of rush green
grosgrain ribbon. This favored young
wax lady had cape-oh, dear, so pret-
ty that l despair Of painting its beau
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lined with pink wadded silk and fiounc-
ed and ruffied and ruched with no end
of pale pink, white and gray silk mus
lin rufflcs. They We're so full and so
fluffy that they looked like some new
kind Of feathers. The outside of the
cape, which reached but to the hips,
was richly trimmed with silver ap-
pllque embroidery.
Another dainty dress upon blond
wax princess made two of the others
so angry that the color rushed to their
cheeks in two round red spots. Anyhow
the color was there. This dress was Of
white china Grape and the palest posi-
BILE blue crepe de chine. The whole
dress was Of white, but at the bottom
was q hounce of the blue IS inches
deep. with four fat folds of the white
upon it. Upon the skirt were two fiat
folds, put on above the fiounce and SIM
ulating tunic. There were large ro-
settes Of white silk muslin set up the
left side seam-three of them. The
waist was of five horizontal ruffies,
with draped piece over the shoulder,
fastened on each side in front by ro-
settes. A cardinal velvet belt encir-
cled the slim waist, and a cardinal vel
vet ribbon was tied around the neck.
There were no sleeves, and the neck
was cut moderately low.
Prettier still than that because more
simple. was white Grape tissue in pure
white over delicate pink foundation.
The waist was what we usually term
"baby," with white silk draped belt.
At the neck. which was cut heart fash
ion, there was narrow double ruching
Of white lisse. The sleeves were shir-
red all the way down, but fell off the
shoulders. The waist was held up by
a strap Of lace, and that leaves the
round part Of the shoulders bare. This
skirt was accordion plated at the top,
but only as far as the knees. The rest
was left to float loose, and there was a
narrow ruching at the bottom.
There was very beautiful frosty
whitish green peau de sole dinner dress
with low neck and long sleeves. The
waist is what is known as wrinkled,
and that Is certainly one of the pretti-
est Of all the pretty waists, but the
hardest for the amateur dressmaker to
get right. The lining should be made
separate and stiffiy featherboned. The
silk is then drawn to its place on the
person. 1t needs but couple Of plaits,
but try It, sisters, and see how difficult
1t is. You see the picture Of the gown.
The whole gown is daintily trimmed
with flounces of chiffon. set on double,
headed by narrow row Of black vel
vet ribbon run through white lace in
sertion and rosettes Of tine same.
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