Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-08
NEW SUMMER GOWNS.
Taking the Attention OF Fash
IONS Followers.

A pretty featureof GUNNER gosSnsi
the use of fsgot or cross-stitchins
joining skirt cores or groups Of Yer
teal ticking down to the hounce
which is often attached in the SAM
manner. This sort of skirt has Yer.
simple effect, but it embodies con
siderable amount of time and work
The sun-plaited skirt reappears, madt
of various beautiful nets, grenadines
and other transparent textiles, bur
from the knee down its former moder
ate flare is greatly increased, and some
times it falls about a deeply founee,
underskirt that is also sun-plaited. TIN
same plating is used for the bodice be
low yoke of costly lace, the plaits ex
panding toward the bust, and slantini
narrowly downward, giving slende
tapering appearance to the waist.
Among beach costumes the nev
vivid green and rich Huguenot brown
shades share honors with the old stand
ard marine blue dyes. These colors
with cream and gray mohair, and
many styles in duck, Holland and the
fancy piques so popular this year. I'M
part great variety to the list of serv-
iceable summer materials and suita BILE
colors. Every sort of coat and fancy
Jacket is to be seen, the skirts are per-
feet in outline but not deliberately fin
ished; but fancy has free reign among
the blouses, shirt waists, and vests.
from the smart befrilled Beau Brum-
neil of chiffon and lace to the prim one
of thorn-s titched Quaker-gray linen.
The new Empire and princess reding-
otes designed for summer driving,
travelling, and morning walks on the
beach, are much like the Connemara
dust c1oaks worn year ago They are
simple copies of the elegant long
cloaks designed for evening wear,
formed of the richest white, pale blue
and silver, rose and gold, ETC., brocades
and satins. The palmer redingotes are
| formed variously of peau de sole. pom
gee, a new silky mohair, very flexible
| in texture and very light in weight,
and of satin-finished surah and black
| taffeta, trimmed with shepherds check
silk. A few of these wraps are in loose
| raglan style, but more are fitted at the
| back and have half loose fronts. The
more expensive models have yokes of
very handsome lace, or there is Rus
sian collar, with appliqued designs in
| black velvet cut work showing here and
| there, with matching garnitures on
the bell-shaped or box-plaited bishop
sleeves. Brier-stitcheds trappings and
tucking in various forms are other
ways of decorating these garments.
| The paste1-colored bareges and eta
mines, plain, or figured with dots,
fecks, etc., are greatly liked. and pink
is notably popular shade. Strapped
with black velvet ribbon and trimmed
with black point d'esprit founces,
draperies, ETC.. and worn with large
| black picture hat, the effect of pink
gown is greatly relieved, says the New
| York Post.
The vogue of the collarless bodice is
making its way slowly into the realms
| of fashion. 1t would seem almost need
| less to reiterate the fact that this style
of waist is only becoming to those who
| possess round, white. and well-formed
| throats-a charm sufficiently rare
after the twenties to justify this re-
peated caution But at recent gather
| ings it has been noticed that the very
ones who should avoid this trying style
| have elected for it.