The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

broidery or heavy lace in string color.
This curious style Of inset trimming
on skirts was multiplied on several,
mostly fine batiste, yelling and grass
cloth. 1t gives a touch of lightness to
a skirt.
Soft and diaphanous materials are
preferred to silks or any other mate
rial for nice wear. The delicate and
dainty French wooden lawns are among
the prettiest of all the dresses. The all
over black laces and the black silk
mulls are also among the newest and
most desirable of summer costumes.
Many of the black lace and silk muslin
are made with interchangeable skirts
beneath. Some are of white silk and
others of different colors, and as the
color is shown through the meshes of
the outer dress the effect is very pretty.
An Illustration of this kind of gown
will show its good points at a glance.
This has plain skirt save for the mar
row double gathering at the bottom,
but | also saw one with three skirts,
one above the other, so that one might
have called 1t a triple skirt. l did see
several triple skirts, but all the others
were Of lawn with lace along the edges.
This handsome gown Is intended for
garden party or some other equally
grand occasion. The skirt is rather
plain. having only some folds down the
front to break the monotony. There are
a few plaits at the hips to fit it to the
figure. The underdress is of taffeta
glace, black. of course. The waist is
made Of folds and has a deep revers Of
white lace over the black and a wide
belt Of lace. as well as a v shaped
piece where the gathered null leaves
1t open. The elbow puffs and the chate-
laine forearms make of the sleeves
something new and very dressy.
A large parasol to match Is a feature
In the outfit. and. in fact, it belongs with
it. The body of it is of taffeta, and the
wide ruffle is of the silk null hemmed
three times over to make it stiff so that
1t will set out wen. The shirrings are
fitted to the parasol and put on so.
One silk null dress had a deep chan
lilly founce headed by a ruching of
narrow black velvet ribbon. l do not
know how the waist to this was made.
for the bodice was covered with a tai
Tor coat in black taffeta strapped and
corded. The shape reminded one Of the
Louis XVI in that the skirt was short
and full and the fronts set away and
were faced with white satin daintily
embroidered in light colors and few
pearl beads. There was an inner collar
of black velvet standing high and a
small but rich white lace cravat.
Pure white and cream white wool
grenadines. with much black lace as
are among the neatest and
best liked dresses for swell occasions,
such as viii be going on every day now
at one or the other OF the watering
places. Whiteyeiling is also very suit
able and is wen liked for afternoon
dresses where the wearer is expected
to sit quietly.
The strong denim which is now dig
nified by the name of foile national is
In for a run of favor. 1t comes In, dark
blue ar' dark red. It has different
shades on the different sides The dark
Is The right side, and the Right is the IN
side. It is quite as sppetty. Strapped
with white or with .bsaids in, black.
white or mixed cclors. It Is neatly trim
med. One darine hnodiste has applied.
rretonne flowers on a denim dress. and.
after all, it does not look n bit bad.
OLIVE HARPER.