Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-05
THE SHIRTWAIST SUIT.
As a Trir Mourning II WIN Have No
uivnls This SUM
1ner.

goods in the large shops Is now com
plete, and one is struck by the pre-
ponderance of white silks. Mercerized
fabrics, almost like silk; zephyrs and
muslins, with color designs on white
grounds, are made into fascinating
gowns, full of suggestion of airiness
for sultry days. Organdies, Swiss mus
lin and soft pique Of clear white are
asserting their claims to attention,
with every certainty of being heard,
and when color is employed white is
freely used in combination, says the
New York Tribune.
The popular colors are blue, pink,
oXblood and sage green. There is
every probability that reds, dark and
bright, will be worn at country and
seashore places, plentifully combined
with white. a pretty blonde who will
summer at Newport is including in her
wardrobe a dainty costume of white
and red. It consists of red India silk
accordioned skirt and bo1ero, embroid-
cred on the edges with white; a white
India silk kaccordioned blouse, white silk
petticoat embroidered with red, red
silk hosiery and red morocco oxford
ties. The parasol is red silk, lined
with white chiffon and covered with
white lace, and the hat is white chif-
fon toque trimmed with red roses.
Whole waists of wash lace are to
be more popular than ever before, and
will be made unlined, as a rule, and
worn over white silk, cut sleeveless
and decollete for hot days, or made
high for cooler weather. Embroid-
cries, too, have an assured vogue, both
in the allover varieties and as fnser-
tion, for waists and entire costumes.
Embroidered "allover" linens are a
high novelty much in demand.
Tuclting continues to hold its con-
spicuuus position in the fashionable
wardrobe, and is seen in linen, chiffon,
mousseline, null and other transpar-
ent and delicate fabrics, as well as in
taffeta.
The shirt waist suit that was in
troduced in an experimental way last
summer is an established feature tfis
year, and has much to commend it.
IT is simply what its name denotes-a
shirt waist, with skirt of the same ma
terial. These suits are to be found.
ready to wear, in many of the shops
in a variety of wash goods A dainty
style is made of colored batiste, with
graduated founces on the skirt,
trimmed with insertion and edge of
"Val" and the front of the waist is
adorned with several rows of inser-
tion. Chambray and linen are ex-
tremely pretty for these suits, and in
these materials a popular mode of
making is the simple founce skirt,
with sailoro waist, permitting the Ne
moval of the V-shaped front of white
pique or other material and the sub
stitution of thinner, as desired.
1t is strongly limited that low necked
effects will be popular later in the
season, in conjunction with elbow
sleeves. Plain japanese silks are in
high favor for shirt waists, and are
usually trimmed with groups of tucks
Insertions are occasionally used, but
the simpler trimming is preferred, as
RUE.
A noticeable feature of the summer
gowns is the general adoption of Q
sensible length-not really short, but
just short enough to swing clear of the
ground in walking. The length is uni
form all around. This applies, OF
course, TO the skirts for morning anC
street, not dressy wear. 1t certainly
is long step toward economy, as the
longer the skirt the longer the laun
dress and cleaners bills.
The sweetest wedding gown imag
Unable was seen the other day in 8
trousseau now being made for an
early June wedding. 1t is of white
liberty satin, made with a deep shaped
flOunce of deep duchess lace in fes
tooned design. At the upper part o.
| each wreathlike section is rosett,
of white chiffon, and a ruching o.
white chiffon finishes the hem. I'll,
bodice is arranged in tiny tucks, slant
ing upward to form bolero effect, tn,
plain part blousing a little to sugges
"a vest. Beneath the elbow sleeves ar,
undersleeves of white chiffon, with
bands of lace insertion.