St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-13

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making these net gowns is to have the
whole dress and lining separate. This
allows for much apparent variety, as
all the colors of the rainbow can be
made to add their luster to the plain
black lace with different Innings. Silk
skirts that have lost their pristine
freshness are taken and a pinked
founce added to the edge, and that
makes lining which is still further ac-
centuated by having a touch of the
same color as the lining somewhere on
the waist in the form of a belt stock,
vest or some other clever device.
Some ladies have as many as six diff
ferent Innings. Green and red are the
most valuable when one wishes a
bright effect but one shown me with
golden brown taffeta lining was really
beautiful. White is also very elegant
when the lining is of taffeta or, better
still, satin. Satin shows like silver
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are always the gentlewoman's choice.
In the illustration is shown a black
dotted net with the skirt lined with
black taffeta and trimmed with white
lace around the tucked flounce. Tabs
of the same extend down about four
inches between the tucks. The pretty
waist is tucked at the top and open
with a guimpe shaped satin underpart.
The white satin is closely tucked, and
the waist is trimmed with the white
lace. The sleeves are bishop shape, but
do not reach much below the elbow,
and are tucked half way down.
Tucks are quite as fashionable as
refined and handsome trimming as they
have been for several years now, and
the only difference seen in them is that
they are now put in clusters usually.
Skirts are tucked all around, the sur
plus fullness falling out to form a
dounce. In lace dresses this is some
what of an innovation, for it used to be
supposed that lace was too delicate a
material to treat in that way. But Ell
Their the lace is made stronger than ii
used to be or we were all mistaken.
saw tan colored fishnet gown at a
grand store yesterday, and it was
priced so high that fear to tell what
it cost. But, after all, it was the style
and fashion more than the actual value
Of material that counted. The blouse
was laid in plain box plaits one incl
each side and one in the middle. TIL
sleeves were long and in bishop shape
The center plat in the blouse wa
wrought in small, struggling chrysan
themums in dull red, with soft gree
stems and foliage. This same embroid
cry ornamented the high stock cola
and the belt and cuffs. All the rest wa
plain, and the lace was made up owe
taffeta of the same shade. The ski
was fiared and cut to fit closely Owe
the hips and lay in a number of clos
plaits at the middle. All around IL
skirt to a depth of twenty-five incht
: there was carried out the same desig
: only the pattern was larger, and abo,
eight inches from the bottom the
sign was wrought like a row of mario
- insertion, which made the lower pa
look like snort shaped fiounce. The
9 was no other trimming on this excee
ingly refined and elegant gown.
Pongee and other soft silks would
handsome made after such a mod
and in such a case the embroide
g could be replaced by applique of a
80 preferred kind Of lace, though the ri
point and the renaissance look ratl
n! the best. Some prefer the Arab la
and it is better for some shades Of t
:" pongees. OLIVE HARPER