The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-24

MAXIM prominent place in dress
RWN3 this season. In blue, straw
MS berry, cress green, or g.
~ ~ delicate shade OF pink it is
incomparably charming. 1t should,
however, be smartly made up, and
trimmed with the new fax en-
broidery which is so very effective.
There is a solidity about linen that
makes it quite the ideal summer tailor
costume. 1t is we'll adapted to the short
sacque, which can be dotted to show
q smart blouse. For example, short
killed skirt of Pomona green linen
could be worn with blouse of white
Chinese silk, amply trimmed with
transparent lace insertion showing the
under slip of green silk. The smart
bolero coatlet might be richly embroid-
cred with flax in design of sham
rocks.
White linen costumes look best with
the blue and red Greek or Russian en-
broidery, but many women prefer the
purity of white, with only relief Of
ecru guipure. Short dresses are indis-
pensable, and nearly all costumes for
walking, boating, travelling or country
wear are built on these lines.
Muslins have attained such perfec-
ton that it is vain to sing their praise.
The very fine chiffon muslins with a
colored ground and large floral spn4Es,
will prove very useful for dinner gowns
to be worn at country houses.
Alpacas have taken quite new de-
parture; beside great variety of fig
ured, checked and shot alpacas, we have
the flecked sort, which look particu-
larly lovely In blue and white.
Spotted and flecked materials are
most popular; we have them in delaines
and in all transparent fabrics ad lib.
Mohair materials meet with favor,
more particularly in black, where their
silky surface shows to perfection.
Grenadine, canvas, and. very loose
woven hopsack share the honors with
others of the same class; and every
make of voile, especially those with a
silk border, have become classical
fabrics which are indispensable to our
needs.
Black is more worn than ever, and is
almost always relieved with color. A
favorite ornamentation for black gowns
are the jardiniere embroideries, or the
Paisley silk GALLONS and drop orna-
ments. No one can dispense with a
black wolfe skirt, tightly fitting round
the hips, and f1aring at the feet into
little billowy frills or aounces.
Silk challis, with it's old-world Pals
ley designs, it's satin spots or Pompa-
dour patterns, makes ideal picture
gowns.
We have a whole host Of fancy silks,
and taffeta is embroidered with open
work, broderie Anglaise, and is spot
ted, brocaded or striped. \
White and colored Japanese silks are
treated much in the same way, except
that some are tucked at intervals with
floral printed designs, or have squares
or lozenges of filet lace inlet into the
material. Foulards are, perhaps, most
fashionable in poppy red, with spots
Of unequal size. Japanese and all man
ner of oriental designs are fashionable,
and so perfectly printed are they that
they closely resemble the real thing"
The lovely shades now worn of ripe
corn" nankeen, ecru, and blonde, look
their best in Shanghai silks and glossy
Chambery gauze. ~
Velours mousseline is velvet fabric
as soft as surah, and the white en-
broidered or lace striped lawns are le-
gion. The spirit of the thirties has been
revived in many of the latest dress
goods :: -, + !
Skirts are divided into two classes
the short and the long; the smart and
the everyday skirt. Hip Jokes do not
suit all figures, as they tend to shorten
the figure when the skirt is short. to
such an extent that they should not be
chosen by short, dumpy women who
wish to dress becomingly. s B.
For long dresses the lace yoke and
trellis-worked yoke Of ribbon are ~
far the most suitable; the pointed edge
Of the ribbon or scalloped edge Of the
lace breaks the hard, straight line 81
the ordinary yoke. Gauged yoke,al
should be made on the same principle
with shaped edges. ...#yss.@ s=53Es
For summer materials the gaueed
bodice, sleeve. and skirt yoke Is 4 yer an
becoming style, provided the figure II
lot slender proport ions. The shoulder