The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-11-08
FEMININE FRILLS.
New Ideas In Dress introduced with
Costumes of the Sea-

Some of the hats to be seen in the
shops do not look like anything else 50
much as the tops to baby carriages
They are low, lace-covered, with wide
hanging frill of lace over the edge
Almost everything in the way of hat
is large, says the New York Times.
The little white embroidered hand
kerchef stocks are pretty and service
able, and girl can make for herself
any number Of them. They have The
handkerchief effect, but they can be
made of Hamburg of suitable de
sign-simple little straight pieces to
go around the neck and fasten a. the
back More of the Hamburg can be
sewed together into square, punched
togetnrr into bow and sewed In place
with few stitches. 1t is easily laun-
dered at home. and it is no trobule TO
rip the bow to pieces and put 1t in
shape again.
For the women with short necks who
wear no stocks there are soft, straight
pieces Of silk, caught together once at
the back. with n little shirring again
on each side, and brought around the
neck of the gown and fastened with II
little clasp, pin, or bow, the ends hang
ing half way to the waist, and finished
in one of the many popular ways. with
lace or fringe or hemstltchiug. There
are innumerable ways OF dressing the
neck. There can only be an individual
style when one is adopted and made
her own by some one woman.
The bell sleeve, which IS seen so fire.
quently, is pretty ana comfortable with
the neglige gown. The undersleeve,
worn with light gown for morning
wear, with a turned-back embroidered
or lace cuff to the bell-shaped sleeve,
is particularly pretty. Undersleeves
suggest in some way the house gown.
A charming mourning gown is made
Of Grape, with pcau de sole. The skirt
is simply made OF the Grape In long.
soft lines and fitting snugly over the
hips. The bodice is more elaborate.
The bodice proper is Of the Grape, gath
cred with little pouch at the waist
line, which is low in front. There j.
pointed yoke effect Of embroidered
peau de sole, which also covers the top
of the sleeves. The scro,led edge Of
the yoke opens, vest fashion. In front.
and inside of the edges is little inner
vest effect, made with folds of white
lisse. The peau de sole forms n yoke
in tho back, at the lower edge of which
is fringed scarf of crepe de chine,
which passes around the shoulders, out
lining the deep point in front, and the
two ends fasten with knot in the
center, from where hang long fringed
ends some distance below the waist.
The collar is plain stock, the lower
half of the Grape and the upper of the
white lisse. The scarf is caught here
and there to give it draped effect.
Nasturtiums as flowers are not fre-
sssai-s .s'y -s',aasissaIginery, bu: they are
to be seen occasionally. There are
many women who are devoted to their
deep, rich colors, and they are kept in
the milliners' supplies on purpose for
them. The nasturtium L. not an mex
pensive flower, and it does not wear
over well, for 1t is apt to curl in the
dampness, but it has Its devotees, not
withstanding. 1t is one Of the most
natural of artificial flowers. Wall flow
ers are more easily found and come In
the same rich colors, but they ase ID:
90 attractive.
Women can get not only their wool
outing skirts with a tailor finish, half
made, ready for hanging. but they can
get their wash skirts and piques as
elaborately trimmed as they may wish
them.