The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-25
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
Some of the Attractions Among
Light Materials for Warm
Weather Costumes.

A novel fashion, which is not alto
gether admirable or artistic, is COM
bination of three or four sorts of laces.
Irish lace will be found trimmed with
Alencon and black Chantilly and NAL
tese, and the whole garlended with
chiffon roses. A desira BILE frock for
evening wear is made entirely of lace,
the only trimming being killings of
chiffon beneath the pointed or seal
Hoped outlines, says the New York Trib-
une.
AS the season advances white is more
in demand, and is to have a wonderful
vogue this year. White cloth, alpaca,
or wolfe gowns for daytime, white silk
or crepe de chine for evening and white
lace gowns remain forever paramount.
White mohair and serge gowns that
are braided with two widths of braid
are smarter than those made with satin
folds or trimmed with taffeta, and are
newer and more eXpensive-two at
tributes which entitle them to the
front rank with all women who can af-
ford them.
Braided piques are classed under the
head of embroidered muslins simply
because they are in the same style Of
design. An effective pique gown is done
in narrow soutache heading a fat braid
of double width. The rows of this
braiding go around the skirt and the
same thing is repeated on the revers of
the long coat-for long pique coats are
now considered smart when finished
to look like gowns of the same style.
The new braiding extends to gowns
of gray and tan chiffon, and of mousse
line de sole, the braiding being of elab-
crate design in soutache braid of the
same color sewed on so as to stand out
in high relief, this peculiar combina-
ton being extremely effective and very
fashionable.
Pongee gowns are braided with a
combination of Herculesa and soutache,
and are considered smarter than the
embroidered ones, although the en-
broidered pongees, both for gowns and
the shirt waist patterns" that come
in boxes, are exquisitely dainty. By
the way, pongee is more fashionable
than ever, and as the hot weather adj
vances the great possibilities of this
old favorite become more and more app
parent. Entire costumes of pongee
are unquestionably the smartest for
midsummer.
Importers are showing many touch
es of green. Some stunning models are
combined with dark blue, others with
white, and Tuscan straws are shown
with touches of green. A hat suggest
i've of the deep green shadows of old
forests was made entirely of green
berries in massive clusters, with bows
of moss green velvet. The happy pos
SCISSOR of it wore a dress of Liberty
satin in changeable black and white.
There is no waning in the popularity
of white. Never was SO much white
shown in the shops. 1t comes in every
fabric and design that is dainty and
beautiful, from sheer muslins and
crepes to the favorite lace robes,
cloths, alpacas and mohairs.
Surprisingly lovely dresses are made
of challies, both plain and figured be-
ing fashionable this season. Stripes
and polka dots on dark grounds are
selected for cool days and general
wear, and the light grounds with
rosebud pattern for the daintiest Of
dress occasions. All the shops are hav-
ing sales of inexpensive but beautiful
1aces that will trim challie gowns
nicely.
An effective model for costume of
summer hopsacking, blue in color, is
made with bordering of silky black
and white braid on the three shaped
f1ounces of the skirt. The deep collar
and flaring sleeves are faced with white
silk edged with narrow "battlement
points, of the blue, outlined with the
black and white braid. The Eton is
belted, and is opened from the waist
over full blouse of white China silk.