The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-23
E IN H SHOPS.
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Some well-made waists are guaranteed to
have handmade buttonholes.
The prettiest of little baby sacques are
made of dotted Swiss muslin, with broad.
round collars. Little coats for children a
pear or two old in many pretty designs Of
white piQue and light wash materials do not
reach by half way the lower edges of the
little skirts.
Little nchus make a pretty finish to light
Naists. A simple one Is OF Swiss muslin.
bdged with lace. 1t is folded to show two
bows Of the lace worn around the neck out
Ade the stock, and brought down to the
Into the belt or waist ribbon.
: Russian embroideries on linen or cotton.
when done in the genuine gold and silver
bread, will wash well. But rubbing is
likely to injure them. and the embroidered
bart Of the article cleaned should be
ker In which the whole article Is washed.
Ehe material itself can be rubbed with
New waists with Bishop sleeves and a
eristband finished with a point at the side.
bro buttoned with q single button. Most
q eoso ons I SsSe bsen m seWed IN t snss s.s.e W sflfs
buttons were used as a trimming. The but
bon 10 in some Instances of metal like those
bf flannel. Of pearl IL 1t is a wash waist.
Ind In some silk waists the button is COW
Dred with the material. If II is a striped
waist, for instance. the button will be COW
BRED usually with material from the darker
etripe. There will be q blind opening to
the front OF the waist in this instance.
Among other dainty things in the shops
IRE undersleeves OF lace or embroidery that
can be worn with almost any gown that
calls for them, and which are to be worn
1 n muslin as well as in silk bodices. In
some OF the own Of satin foulard or India
silk appear undersleeves Of tambour lace,
lines lace. or any Of the hin thread iaces.
or shear batistes. these undersleeves look
exceedingly pretty with gowns Of pale blue
india muslin, peach-bl9ssom pink, linen
pure white or colors. The designing houses
have patterns of these undersleeves for
sais; and a clever needlewoman can very
Forms and OF varied materials to last her
all summer, and at a price far less than
she would be Obliged to pay for the same
Experienced shoppers, especially the moth
hrs Of a family of girls. look longingiy at
organizes. batistes. Swiss muslins. midas.
etc, exhibited on every side in the most
tempting Of new fresh guises, their silky
and beautiful designs making them as
charming as summer silks. 1.-THE lovely
summer cottons" sounds very much like the
preston that fabrics that cost but a trifie
Q yard tend to greatly reduce expense is a
Hallacy, Of which we have all had convin-
cling proofs. These simple cottons can GER
tainly be bought at wonderfully low prices:
but get them to the dressmaker's, cave her
simply to ''earnish'' them, pay her bill of
double and often Quadruple the price of the
simple cotton" let the gown pass. in the
course Of q vacation season, through the
aaundresses' or dry-cleaners' hands. and 1t
will be thoroughly proven hat the "inex-
pensive" dress which,. true to former ira
6itions. the mind still associates with a
r'wash Dress is a delusion and a snare,
and that the selection Of yelling. albatross,
French chalIi and similar Ugh woods, at
twice the cost of a cotton fabric. is, in the
snd, the really inexpensive purchase. OF
course, where young people have learned to
make their own pretty summer gowns, as
6av so many even in families Of consid-
cradle means. the case wears quite another
inspect. There Is nothing in which a pretty
girl Cor, indeed. one not 30 pretty. nor even
DO youthfuD looks quite SO charming, in all
the endless list of toilets and costumes. as
Q well-f1tted, daintily trimmed gown Of
transparent or semidiaphanous summer fab
ric, made up over a slip OF either pale pink,
blue, mauve or snow-white.