Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
MANY DAINTY DEVICES FOR THE
LATE IN THE SEASON sum
MER GIRL.
ooms Mics Words for eordsrsd Lawns.
-Hsrd 70 Oct Away from Elaborate
DetaIl.

Deason il well advanced there are
many beautiful novelties with which
the summer girl may replenish her
wardrobe. Less expensive designs are
selected now, because there will be on
" 1 short time to wear them. and II
Ii unsafe to calculate upon holding
them over for next season on account
Of the uncertainty Of making over,
This season Ii has been almost next
10 Impossible to do over last years
frock, Tor although they were pretty.
they are little less than archaic now.
a fabric which VIII be apropos late
In the season, however, II shantung.
This il very desirable in natural color
shot with oblong dots Of deep red.
blue and green.
Quite an effective skirt Of this matc-
rial has the fullncss taken up IN tiny
tucks around the hips and IL close At
ting to the knees where Il flares into
! graduated RUNE. Above the hem Of
the nounce medallions OF cream lace
are applIqned and over these are de-
signs OF white lace Of different vari.
ety. Where the foundation medallion,
= II we're. extends beyond the upper
one. the designed II stitched With pale
blue and navy silk threads to gain a
complicated. but very elegant effect.
The same Idea II carried out on the
bodice. which has = round yoke below
which II Vi shirred back and front.
The sleeveA are trimmed In the same
way 1t the shoulders and below the
elbow whore the pig puiis hangs there
I inset the cream and white lace ap-
pliques with the silk stitching.
Lace continues TO be a favorite
trimming, but the select fancy in.
cIines toward the renaissance effects.
These allow almost ultimated variety.
for many OF the patterns are made
from my lady's own designs and are
necessarily exclusive. Linen dresses
have applIIques OF the heavy braids,
while the duches and honIton braids
are used for organdies. mulls and
mouslincs.
It Is noticeable that some form
Of embroidery is almost invariably
combined with the lace trimming. For
instance. with the coarser braid me-
daIlions French knots or petit pois are
used to outline an entirely distinct
design. though al Is interviewer In
the lace. There u not 4 very decided
contrast OF coloring between embroId-
cry and lace-just enough difference
to differcntiate between the designs
Of the two.
A faric which sets on to advantage
the a and white lace trimmings
h black dotted suisse. The very ine
or pinheads are considered the most
chic. An elegant gown IL carried out
In this material. The bodice has 4
solid yoke Of heavy lace With liberty
satin ribbon run through the meshcs.
half way from neck TO the bust limo,
and tied 10 front with ends that droop
to any desired length. though IN this
instance they reached only to the
waistlinc. From the yoke there falls
. deep bertha ruffle Of suisse cut 10
hang In deep points. one over each
shoulder. extending down the arm
nearly 70 the elbows, There Il one
deep point In the back while twoadorn
the front This rufHe IL edged with
= twoinch fold Joined 10 the bertha
proper by finer black silk faggotting.
There T. a shaped eirdlc which is
laid In folds and slipped through mar
row Jet slides. The fullncss or the
bodice Is shlrred on cords over the
hips and the sleeves are shIrred on
similar cords above and below the
elbows.
The skirt, which Is shIrred over
the hips, IL finished with two deep
hounces. each starting from three
cords and each edged with Z deep
fold Joined BY black fagotlng 10 the
rufhes. Under the lower hounce Is