The suburban citizen., 1901-08-17
MIDSUMMER EAeRIcs.
organdies, Muslins, Laoes and VOiles Of
the Dantiest Designs.

MIDSUMMER FABRICS.
Organdies, Muslins, Laoes and Voiles 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 ia 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 a
garden party. China OF 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 1t posi-
BILE to impart every airy charm to any
color if the fabric is filmy and fine.
The s0-called "wash suits" frequent
ly are far removed from the possibil-
ity of easy laundering, so elaborately
are they made, but the "shirt waist
suit" of dark pique or linen is a useful
addition to any woman's wardrobe.
Neither material is thin enough for
extremely hot days, it is true, but
either is perfect for the cool days that
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 fiounce Of Cluny on a white taf-
feta drop skirt, with a tunic Of all
over Cluny. The founce and the
tunic's hem were edged with a scroll
design Of narrow gold braid, and the
former was headed with a 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 a thread Of 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.
Que can hardly go astray in the
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 a return, has actually
arrived and is begging for admission
to mOdsh 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. l'hey will be invariably in
the most delicate lace openwork ef
fects.
Wolfe is Of all woolen fabrics the best
adapted to summer wear, A fetching
tailor made costume Of pearl gray
voile, lately shown, had a waistcoat Of
palest blue taffeta fastened with tiny
silver buttons. The collarless Eton
was trimmed with a stitched band Of |
the taffeta, edged with silver braid a
quarter of an inch wide, and the mar
row circular 1Ounce on the skirt was
headed by a similar band applied in |
an almost battlemented design, edged |
nbove and below with silver braid. |
White voile and tan are popular also,
for summer tailored gowns.-New |
York Tribune.