Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-02
FEMININE FINERY.
Charming rocks and Accessorfea
That Are Designed for the
Summer Season.


The high ceinture or girdle is gain
ing favor from day to day and taking
on the daintiest of details as finishings.
No summer gown will be quite COM
plete without it, says a fashionable au-
thority.
AS soon as the warmer weather
comes the soft Panama shapes will be
worn again and of these some very in
expensive kinds can be procured which
are not so smart as the real Panama,
but still quite good enough for coun-
try wear. Very little is required for
the trimming of these hats beyond a
soft scarf or oriental silk gauze or
louisine silk ribbon, and a girl who is
clever with her fingers can easily trim
a hat of this kind with perfect success.
A charming fancy of which we do
not seem to tire is that for the little,
short lace coats known as tea or cof-
fee sacks and which are often worn
over a blouse. There is no doubt of
the utility of such garments, especially
for afternoon wear at home. They give
a finish to a blouse and are not difficult
or costly to obtain. A pair of sleeves
put into an exaggerated collar, worn
with a becoming sash or waistband,
will practically constitute one of these
little sacks.
Some charming afternoon frocks are
made in spotted voile, Very smart was
one made in a dull shade of red, with
a great silk spot thereon, the bodice
finished with a shawl-like collar of
Irish crochet lace, held together with
red and gray tatfeta strappings and
tiny tags. This frock was very simple,
having only a few very small box
plaits on the bodice and down the front
of the skirt, finished with a w~ell-boned
waistband of red and gray shot satin.
The hem of the skirt consisted of three
large tucks; it just touched the
ground all round, but did not trail any
where. 1t seemed to be very frou-frouy
at the feet.
Pale blue is one of the smartest col
ors for accessories and for entire cos
tunes. These, however, are for oc-
casions. For all the time there's dark
blue, true blue. In voile and etamine
it is standard. navy and royal blue be-
ing the most favored shades. Some of
the smartest linen dresses are also in
blue, and blue from the most delicate
Delft to the deepest navy. And they
are made rather simply, for they
must wash" That is, the plain ones
must. When it comes to the coquet-
fish affairs, trimmed with contrasting
lace and the like, it's another story.
These, however, are for occasions
rather than all the time.
The white frock is the corner stone
and foundation of this seasons sum-
mer outfit. and if. instead of a white
frock, a woman has white frocks, so
much the better. There are all sorts
and conditions of white gowns. ard,
save for considerations of laundering.
there is no reason why a woman of
moderate income should not go in for
simple white tub frocks, but they must
be frocks that may really be put into
the tub each week. The white tub
frock that will tub is a profitable in
vestment. 1t will stand laundering bet.
ter than any colored material. For the
white morning frock, linen is first ia
%vorite, and, although this season has
seen astonishing elaboration of linen
frocks. the tailored frock of white
linen has a clr distinction of it's own
for morning wear and for informal aft
ernoon wear.