The Republican journal., 1900-06-14

State. J, F. II.
East Thorndike, May, 1900.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
| Wedding Costumes. Light Weight Fabrics
| in Great Favor. Graduating Dresses. Mo
! Neapolitan and Silk Null Hats. The Lady.
smith Hat.
Correspondence of The journal.
Materials for wedding costumes GER
tainly afford contrast-satin Oh one
hand. and soft, snowy crepe de Chine.
chiffon OF organdy on the other. For
an inexpensive, yet lovely dress the last
mentioned fabric has no equal. the skirt
trimmed with numerous rutfles or bands
of lace insertion. with lace yoke and
sleeves. Chiffon is another ideal fabric,
made up in similar style. except that
preference is given to rutfies, as they
possess peculiar beauty. Chiffon
tlounces are also the preferred trimming
for plain crepe de Chine, and if addi-
tional display is desired. hand embroid-
cred crepe de Chine is very handsome
literally bestowed upon an overskirt
falling over deep tlounce of plain
crepe de Chine.
THE SATIN WEDDING COSTUME
will never lose its charm for some per
sons, therefore it has not been out of
style for May but now lighter ma
terial appears more in keeping with the
season. Seven seams are now used for
satin skirts, as with a smaller number
the all-important flare around the feet
cannot be given. Trains are for the
most part round, and a softening effect
is given by lace yoke and sleeves.
The old time sleeve, full below the
elbow and with cuff, has been revived;
in any case, however, the yoke and lower
part Of the sleeve should correspond.
SOFT FABRICS
are also chosen for graduating dresses
and with the addition of Swiss muslin
those already mentioned are the favor
ties. No peculiar style belongs to these
dresses-many rutfies, lace edged or not,
lace insertion in skirt and sleeves, lace
tied at the side or in front. When an
especially snowy dress is desired, point
d'esprit net over white silk is used
and network of white satin ribbon
and lace in the way of an overskirt, is
an elegant addition; this, however, in
wolves deep tiounce composed of rib
bon and lace, with yoke and elbow
sleeves in harmony
THE USEFUL But HOMELY LINEN
BUSTER
is with us again, to protect the hand
some travelling costumes or cover the
deficiencies of a shabby one, and along
with it comes the sensible alpaca or
mohair travelling dress, made in tailor
style-no furbelows or frills to catch
the dust, with simple Elton or Mess
jacket over a cambria shirt waist. The
highest grade travelling suit is of black
tatfeta silk, also plainly made, but that
luxury belongs to the rich: however, all
women of good taste who seek the
comforts of life, and maidens who per-
sonify the poetry of existence. are
sure to include in their travelling out
tit, the same sweet perfume that has
been delight during the winter, and
are never without Murray & Lanman's
Florida water. They know the sweet
refreshment it will bring them, whether
on the briny deep, at the seashore or
wherever they may spend the summer.
A LARGE NEAPoLITAN HAT
weighed down with flowers has tenn
porarily overshadowed the Leghorn,
but scarcely high-grade carriage or
shade hat is without it's quota of black
velvet-either in broad, handsome
bow under the brim, in numerous loops
and short ends among clusters of flow
ers, or in plain bands around white
straws, the ends crossed at the back, or
in three very narrow rows on the
crown. Too many flowers can scarcely
be put upon large veranda hat, and
ostrich feathers, particularly white, are
in great favor for Saratoga or other in
land resorts. Lovely silk null hats
rival the straws, coming in white, pink,
blue, straw-color and crimson, but are
suitable only for really young people,
black silk null may be worn, however,
by middle-aged ladies. The Lady
smith" hat is new but suffers by COM
parison with the sailor, having slight
fy t<sowd-down brim and bowl crown,
an y oo,m;. than all, the handkerchief
Re oh;nn 8 laid in plain folds around
V Ins 1t ought not to take.
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