Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
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tons enmeshed in medalions OF lace
The yoke is transparent affair in
tucked mousseline and lace Coming
down over the shoulder seams to the
caps of the sleeves are rather mill.
tary looking straps that are robbed
! OF their severity, however, by being
! carried out in the embroidered lace
| The collar is a band of embroidery
appliqued with lace and finished very
simply at the back with jeweled
stock pin.
Some of the diaphanous plaids are
nothing less than fascinating. A de
cidedly French effect is in white silk
with tiny green plaid in it, The bod.
ice hooks up the back invisibly and Is
| tight fitting, while it blouses some
what in front. being all in tiny tucks
Across the front. coming to a point
Is design in cherries and leaves en-
broidered in silk over 1t. This de-
sign is on the cuffs and forms the col.
lar around the throat. Many of the
Smartest gowns are scantily supplied
win neckbands, the narrowest strips
of lace or embroidery being employed
Tor the collar The fashion is cool
| and besides affords an opportunity
OF wearing OFF the tell-tale dark ring
that high stock invariably leaves on
the throat
Coming to point in the front of
the bodice is crushed girdle The
sleeves are tucked above and have
wide lace insertion caught together to
form the lower part, coming into the
cuffs quite full
The skirt is close-ftting above,
having corded yoke coming round
the hips and then down the front pan.
el. sloping toward the feet From this
panel comes the lace about fourteen
inches deep and then sloped around
below which the skirt flares very
much at the bottom, having a few ap.
pliqued tucks to finish it,
Completing the gown is pinkish.
white straw turning up at the side and
front a trife, with large satin bow
under the brim. while the top is
massed with blush roses.
Mention has been made before of
the new silk grenadines which are
constantly growing in favor. They
are as sheer as gauze and have fine
silky finish. White grenadine with
pattern of strewn roses forms the ma
terial of lovely summer gown The
| design is deliberately trimmed with
squares of tuciings and lace outlined
| with entire deuX. This trimming runs
| directly down through the center of
the front of the skirt and has narrow
pink ribbon run through it. 1t also
extends around the top of the circu.
lar iiounce which finishes 1t at the bot
tom and falls full and long over the
feet, with slight dip in the back
The upper part fits closely over the
hips and is plain in the back
The bodice has a deep yoke formed
of these squares run in with pale pink
ribbon. The yoke comes down quite
long over the. shoulders and continues
down the center of the front 1t is
hooked invisibly at the back and
blouses in front. having a long pink
ribbon sash tied in tiny bow in the
back. with the ends falling over the
skirt.
No wardrobe is complete with a
black hat and a black gown.
The latter may be carried out either
in null, lawn, net or point d'esprt
but the fabric par excellence for a
black hat this summer is tulle, the
very finest obtainable and shirred
from rib to crown petty idea is to
alternate rows of tulle with point
d'esprit using as the only trimming
a tiny wreath OF pink or white, OF
red rosebuds under the brim.
Contrasting sharply. but daintily
with the black hat is the white chif
fon paraso. The height of luxury Is
attained in this accessory this season
shirred and puffed endlessly >on the
outside and finished on the inside with
soft draperies of chiffon. The long
handle is of carved white wood with a
gold tip
With the all-black parasol may be
worn a hat of pure white crepe in
Mary Stuart shape with a rather
sharply pointed front The design is
almost severely plain, being entirely
composed of fiat folds gracefully laid
with the hat goes a white net face
veil with a twoinch band of white
crepe as border.
Speaking of crepe suggests the
thought that one of the most attrac
tive fabrics of the season for shirt
waist suits is a white Japanese cot
ION crepe, embroidered in red or blue
polka dots and French knots. a suit
Of this material is not expensive for
1t costs only sixty-6ye cents yard
and its crinkly surface makes up well
with a touch of white embroidery on
heavy lace.
/, Some pretty separate bodices foI
cool evenings are still seen. Very
pretty indeed is a white satin foulard
( elaborately trimmed with white Irisi
: lace falling quite full in front and
cut OFF across the back with bolorC
effect At either side Of the front are
two bits of electric blue velvet rib
bon run through with falling ends
from the center front; high crushed
girdle of the satin encircles the
waist, coming down to a point in this
front The sleeves are of satin tuck
ed above and from the elbow TO the
cuffs they are Of lace, quite full The
collar is lace, with jeweled crescen
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