The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-10
THE SUMMER WARDROBE.
Apple Blossom and DnRedil Linens
Among the senAOn's Novel;
ties


Linens will be decidedly the mode this
summer, and surely nothing could be
lovelier than the '.bloom" linens, whose
names of apple blossom, daifodil, wild
strawberry, spring woods and haw-
thorne reveal the secrets of their ex-
'quisite tones of faint pink, soft yellow
or tender green. But with all this
poesy of name and color these bloom
linens have a strength of texture which
makes them capable of withstanding
any amount of hard wear, and with ma
chine stitched trimmings, or cuffs and
collar of guipure lace, form an effective
COSTUME at little cost, says the New
York Tribune.
Some of the new organdie muslins
are veritable things of beauty, and at
conveniently low prices, while there is
dainty charm about white muslin
with openwork stripes, where the pat
tern consists of clusters of pink roses
caught together by bows and trailing
ends of pale blue ribbon. Anyone must
fall willing victim to cool looking
all-over design of maidenhair fern in
freshest green and white, to be worn
over a colored slip with ribbons to
match the fern.
So soft and shimmering are some of
the cotton fculards that they would
readily pass for silk if they were not
marked with the price of rs cents a
yard, with finer qualities at 20 cents.
They make up prettily with trimmings
of lace insertion in waved lines, and
'boleros of the same cotton lace.
With summer fabrics at such mod
crate prices it will be possible to in
iclude number of washing gowns and
iblouses in ones outfit, which are an alb
solute necessity to the woman who
would present pleasing picture of
dainty freshness and cool comfort even
on the hottest of dog days.
In the way Of trimming lace reigns
supreme, and on every portion of the
costume that affords an opportunity
for its display there it is in evidence.
Cluny and Irish laces are much in favor,
owing, perhaps. to the recent visit of
the queen to Ireland, and the efforts
Of the Irish Industrial association to
expand the market in that direction.
AT any rate, the lace is beautiful and
effective in fichu, collar, bertha or
Hounce, and many machine made imi-
tations are used to good purpose on
gowns of linen erection. Russian lace,
in the real flax color, is much sought
after for garments Of substantial tex
ture, particularly in light weight cloth
in pastel shades or in black taffeta silk.
Narrow black French lace will be used
extensively for trimming these cotton
gowns. One of this sort designed for
the trousseau of recent May bride was
made of fine white Swiss muslin, with
narrow gathered ruffles of the same,
edged with black lace, and arranged in
deep points about the skirt. The bodice
was made with clusters of fine tucks,
the outer one of each group being lace
edged, while draped about the shout
ders and knotted in front was Marie
Antoinette fichu, finished with the lace
edged ruffle.
Some charming effects are being
shown by the leading tailors in softest
cloths of delicate pastel colorings en-
broidered in an openwork design which
shows the soft simmer of satin be-
meath, in either paler shade of the
dominant dress color or some effective
ly contrasted tone. In all black these
gowns are particularly elegant. with
no touch of color visible, even in the
underskirt. An example of this was
recently shown in black cloth of the
lightest possible weight, with an adj
mirable effect in the well-cut bolero,
which was entirely covered with en-
broidery, which figured again, both as
a bordering to the overskirt and the
closely-plaited fiounce beneath. Palest
fawn cloth over ivory satin is one of
the most fascinating of color effects.
An innovation for summer millinery
is the velvet fruit, just from Paris 1t
is produced in all colors impossible to
nature, such as cherries in turquoise
blue and apple green, besides red, yell
low and black. Small velvet peaches
are delicately shaded from pale green
or yellow to pink and scarlet, while
luscious strawberries in back or
natural shades are studded with pale
yellow seeds and mounted with their
own green leaves.