The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-03
IN THE REALM OF DRESS.
Trains Longer Than Ever-Pretty
Waist Fabrics-ChiffOn Vests
and Delicate Wells,

Handsome Russian and Persian en-
broideries, SO much used on smart win
ter gowns, appear again on some of the
new ,es, grenadines, Examines and
silk and wool canvas veilings, says the
New York Post.
The train of wedding gowns is longer
than ever this season, giving ample
scope for elaborate decoration, if de-
sired, or it may be quite plain, with
soft chiffon frills underneath the sim
ply trimmed edge of its greatly faring
sweep. For the bride who is not mar
ried in the conventional wedding gown,
there are this season very beautiful
models of silver gray crepe de chine,
trimmed with silver and gray lace and
embroideries, the pulled chiffon under
sleeves caught into wrist bands of the
same garniture.
Very delicate black velvet applique
designs, combined with Flemish, Chan
tilly, or other lace and embroidery, is
one of the elegant effects in summer
garnitures. This velvet cut-work is in
very effective SCROLL foliage and trail
ing spray devices, and is applied to the
!! filmy net portions of the lace patterns,
while the embroidery, often in white,
is simple and dainty, serving merely to
give character to the decoration as
whole.
The separate waist, even when the
fabric is satin, matelasse, silk, brocade
or MORE, is this summer very often
without a lining, just like the one of
batiste or India null. 1t is then worn
over very closely fitted and boned silk
underwaist that is, however, in no way
fastened to the outside garment. Bod
ices so made are for some reason light
er, easier, and cooler than when the
same fabrics are used, but scanned to-
gether; and many modistes claim that
| with separate underbodice they can
make better fit of the outside ma
terial.
There are shown some new chiffon
vests in dark colors, which have
French knots in black or white. and
the plain white or black nets with
finish of these tiny silk dots are
equally fashionable. The sheer deli
cate wells without ring dots or spots
of any sort save the complexion some
what from the dust and sun, and they
are woven thin enough not to be very
warm. While the fashion of fastening
them so that they fall loosely at the
back also makes it possible to wear
them in very hot weather. Real lace
on some of the broad French picture
hats. Among them appear the old
style tambour laces so fashionabl
generation ago. Many of these are
genuine heirlooms, and they have the
soft yellowish color that old lace care
fully packed away for years possesses,
and which it is almost impossible to
obtain by any artificial process.
With the sheathlike skirts that ex-
pand around the foot, soft billowy
effect of undulating rutfles that pro-
duce a graceful flare are absolutely
necessary on every style of summer
gown. These frills are made of very
many different materials, and some
of them are placed on the drop skirt,
but often they are seen as well on the
inside of the dress skirt itself. There
is d very general use AIMING al ldsH-
ionable dressmakers Of the balayeuse,
formed variously of lace entire, of
plated silk, organdy, null, batiste, or
fine Swiss muslin, narrowly tucked
and finished with an edge of insertion
and lace or embroidery. Even on
dainty morning dresses of French
lawn. dotted null, etc, we see these
small, immaculate frills, most of them
being so fastened to the skirt that
they can easily be removed and laun-
dered when they become in the least
soiled.