New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

Paris. June Z7.-One OF the curious characteristics
OF the thin gowns made this summer is the num-
her OF materials used in their construction For
instance q gown of white English embroidery
was trimmed with strips of heavily spotted point
d'esprit boriered with ruchngs of white satin
ribbon and ruffies of hemsttehed oatiste
edged with Vaenciennes sash of white satin
embroidered in colored silks. completes the COS
tune Much the same idea was carried out in
an ecru batiste made UP with three-inch wide
Talenciennes entredeux. bordered with white SILK
ruchings. This Of narrow SILK ruchings Is
growing and is seen to much advantage on the
thinnest gauzes and muslins. A silk gauze printed
In very faint green design had the bottom of the
skirt trimmed with row after row of green silk
ruchIngs arranged about waving Valenciennes IN
sertion while a deep pelerine trimmed in the same
manner finished the plain, loose blouse The mar
row. fitted belt was covered with the gauze ana
rows Of narrow green ribbon, and was decioeo
change from the elaborate sashes so generally
worn with thin frocks.
In spite Of the effort to make Louisine and
THussor silks take the place Of fouards this sea
son the latter have still a remarkable popularity
The well known dressmakers are including them
among their models although few months ago,
when summer styles were first discussed, they oe-
clared that foulard except as a trimming hao
quite gone out A gown just made for French
nnondaine authority on correct dressing was
q tan fouard, sprigged with brown and trimmed
with a passementerie lace IN tan and dark brown.
A deep pelerine OF shirred foulard was trimmed
with the passementeTie last. and was worn over a
blouse and undersIeeves of white chiffon laid in
deep tuci1s The skirt hung from tiny yoke
of the white, and was trimmed at the
bottom by several deep tucks. The hat that nm
tshed this simple but very modsh costume had a
wide brim of chiffon folds. white against the face,
with tan chiffon top. the crown being OF straw.
with points OF straw laid the chiffon brtm.
II was trimmed with white ostrich feather and
smart knot of orange velvet.
So many linen gowns worn this summer that
much ingenuity required TO give them necessary
character. An effective trimming ecru linen
consisted of pastelles of red and black linen ap-
piled pairs, with overlapping the other.
They were stitched and embroidered In contrast
ing colors, black stitching being used on the red
pasfeIles and the black. Light linens
striped with spotted linens and spotted foulards
are among the smart models. and foulard trim
ming is by no means common as yet. An ex-
tremely attractive suit was made Of one Of the
thin coarsely woven linens showing large black
spots on a white ground. and made up with pleat-
ed skirt and short bolero. The belt and vest
were OF a strawberry red linen. closely woven and
finely spotted with black, and few narrow bands
on the skirt were Of the material
Among the materials for thin gowns is a linen
hatiste printed in rows of flowers separated by
hands OF openwork English embroidery. A frock
of this material made up with lingerie
rufies trimmed with Valenciennes and finished
with sash Of Pompadour ribbon. Charming chill
dren's frocks are also made of this batiste
The fashionable English embroidery is nowhere
more conspicuous than in children's frocks. The
little short dresses for girls of four to ten
made entirely of this material over colored slips
or of the embroidery combined with hemstitched
batste hounces and Valenciennes. Many Of the
little frocks have cape pieces TO the sleeves in
stead OF the very common bertha. The little skirts
seem shorter and more umbrells-like than ever,
and for tiny girls they stand stifiy out, with few
folds The linen frocks made in a straighter,
more boyish fashion
Skirts appear in many forms and dimensions
the tendency in the models intended as a guide
for autumn fashions being to make them very
deep and close about the hips and back. quite the
habit back A very pretty deviation from this rule
shown by a reliable Paris house had a pleated
skirt attached. except for few inches in front
q corselet piece that descended sufficiently the
sides and in the back to be termed yoke This
skirt I'm a lightweight WOOL was completed by