Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-16
MIDSUMMER FABRICS,


MIDSUMMER FABRICS.
Organdies, Muslins, Laces and voiIcs of
the Dantiest Designs.
One sees little but summer goods
nowadays at large shops. One of the
daintiest designs of the sheer fabrics
is the pin point dot Of black or color
on white ground. Ordinary Swiss mus
lin seems to be next il favor, and
makes charming gowns, but all light
and summery goods are in demand.
While white is popular for "dressy"
gowns, the average woman Of good
sense and taste prefers colors for her
ordinary wearing apparel, not wishing
to be dressed at all times as If for
garden party. China or navy blue, let
tuce green or wood brown grounds,
with delicate motifs Of white, may be
as bewitchingly pretty as one pleases,
and infinitely more serviceable than
white. The quantity Of lace that is
now used for trimming makes it possi-
BILE to impart every airy charm to any
color if the fabric is filmy and fine.
The so-called "wash suits" frequent
ly are far removed from the possibil-
fty Of easy laundering, so elaborately
are they made, but the "shirt waist
suit" of dark pique or linen is useful
addition to any woman'S wardrobe.
Neither material is thin enough for
extremely hot days, it is true, but
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are frequent in the summer months,
on which organdies and muslins are
imprudent.
Gowns of guipure or Cluny lace are
highly favored this season, being less
perishable than other laces. A love-
ly costume for a garden fete was made
of a iounce of Cluny on a white taf-
feta drop skirt, with a tunic of all
over Cluny. The hounce and the
tunic's hem were edged with a scroll
design OF narrow gold braid, and the
former was headed with q band of
broader width.
Some of the new guipures have a
touch of delicate color in portions of
the design, and the effect is charming
Some ingenious women have been
known to introduce thread CT color
Into white laces by outlining the most
prominent flower or figure in the pat
tern. The coarser laces may be made
Immensely chic in this way.
In c{r lv,
choice of thin fabrics, as mousselines,
chiffons end all other diaphanous ma
terials, plain or embroidered, are equal
ly liked. Linen and silk gauze, organ
dies, Lyons grenadines and Calais
laces may be selected as one chooses
with no fear of mistake.
Apropos Of the rage for white it may
be remarked that white hosiery, so
long threatening return, has actually
arrived and is begging for admission
to modish wardrobes with such sue
cess that one may expect to see stock
ings of finest white silk and Isle worn
by fashionable women whose gowns
are white. They will be invariably in
the most delicate lace openwork eff
fects.
Wolfe is Of all woolen fabrics the best
adapted to summer wear. A fetching
tailor made costume Of pearl gray
wolfe, lately shown, had q waistcoat of
palest blue taffeta fastened with tiny
silver buttons. The collarless Eton
ri if,,r,, a1 efif ho %
the taffeta, edged with silver braid
quarter Of an inch wide, and the mar
row circular founce ON the skirt was
headed by a similar band applied in
an almost battlemented design. edged
above and below with silver braid.
White voile and tan are popular, also,
for summer tailored gowns.-New
York Tribune.
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