Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-08-19


lncomparably 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 well adapted to the short
sacque, which can be DOTTED to show
smart blouse. For example, a short
Killed skirt of Pomona green linen
could be worn with a 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 fax 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 a 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
colored ground and large floral sprays,
will prove very useful for dinner gowns
to be worn at country houses.
Alpacas have taken quite a new de-
parture; beside great variety of fig
ured, checked and shot alpacas, we have
the fiecked sort, which look particu-.
larly lovely in blue and white.
Spotted and fecked materials are
most popular; we have them in delaines
and in all transparent fabrics nd 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 wolfe. 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 jardiQiere embroideries, or the
Paisley silk galloons and drop orna-
ments. No one can dispense With q
black voile skirt. tightly fitting round
the hips, and flaring at the feet into
little billowy frills or fiounces.
Silk challis, with it's old-world Pals
ley designs, its satin spots or Pompa-
dour patterns. makes ideal picture
gowns. f
We have a whole host of fancy silks. |
and taffeta is embroidered with OPEN |
ted. brocaded orsstriped.
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 ilet lace inlet into the
Foulards are, perhaps, most
in poppy red, with spots
Of unequal size. Japanese and all man
her Of oriental designs are fashionable
and so perfectly printed are they that
they closely resemble the real thinR. /"
The lovely shades now worn OF ripe
corn" nankeen. ecru. and blonde. look
heir best in Shanghai silks and glossy
chambery g4uze.
Velours mousseline Is velvet fabric
Is soft as snrah,, and the white en-
,roidered or lace striped lawns are le-
zion. The spirit of the thirties has been
evived in many OF the latest dress
foods.
Skin are divided into two classes
he short and the long: the smart and
he everyday skirt. Hip Jokes do not
uit all figures. - they tend to shorten
he figure when the skirt Il short, %