Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-07
GOWNS OF LIGHT TEXTURE.
Though Elaborate in Design, They
Might BE Put Through a
Finger Ring.

American women stand preeminent
In one respect at least over their sisters
In other parts Of the world. The French
| demoiselles may surpass them ia dar
ing costumes. the English in neatness,
but for extravaganza the American
woman is without rival. The gown Of
a seaside girl the present season is al
most worth its weight in precious
stones, says fashion authority.
Seven ounces is the least her sum
mer gown can weigh-fourteen and be
quite correct is the most, says one au-
thority-but what she may pay for these
| few ounces is another matter. Her
| modiste's bills will run along in the
| eighties and hundreds for even the sew
en-ounce gown.
You cannot put a gown through a
wedding ring, as you could the proyerb-
ial white null Of your grandmother's
time. but you can hardly feel its weight
as you pick up waist and skirt Of chif-
fony texture, made over chiffon skirts
and worn with chiffony expression.
The object of the ten-ounce gown is,
| first, comfort. In hot weather the less
you wear the more comfortable you are
that is a mere fact. But the texture
this gown is made of determines its ex-
pense and the underskirts play a great
part in the experience as well as in the
expense Of the gown.
A pretty gown in one OF the closets
of Partisan modiste is made of cream
lace net as fine as a spiders web and is
embroidered in the lightest floss with
dainty thistle pattern The embroidery
adds almost nothing to the weight Of the
gown and gives just the touch Of trim
ming necessary.
| Then there are the pineapple gauzes
| that look so simple and are really elab-
crate and expensive and mean deal Of
labor. They weigh scarcely more than
a feather, but their cost would make the
scales dip heavily.
White pineapple gauze and chiffon,
a combination of two expensive
stuffs, made a beautiful gown. The un-
derskirts are made Of the finest Of lawn,
weighing scarcely more than the gauze.
and are RULED with a single thread lace,
effective and light There are no tueks
in the underskirts; they would be too
heavy. The plain rufle without inser-
tioa and only the lace edging is much
In favor.
The pineapple gauze gown may be
trimmed as deliberately with lace as may
suit the wearer's fancy, provided she
does not buy lace that weighs much.
This is prohibited and only the lightest,
daintiest. and, of course, the most ex-
| pensive laces are used.
Chiffon takes the place greatly Of lace,
and, with pineapple gauze, is made over
a drop skirt of white silk. Between the
drop skirt and the outer skirt is an In
terlining of chiffon that falls in billowy
fullness at the bottom and makes lace
ruffies unnecessary.
A yard of chiffon weighs but frac-
tion of an ounce You can utilize good
many yards in making an ounce, and
seven ounces is enough for gown. Ac-
contemplated dresses are being made
in these thin, light fabrics.
Aside from the gowns of lace net and
chiffon there are those made entirely OF
lace. A Cluny lace gown will cost $500,
perhaps, but to the summer girl who
aims at lightweight clothes this is no
objection, and nothisg could be hand
somer than a cream Cluny lace gown
made over a pale pink chiffon, and sure
| ly nothing could weigh less
The young girl is not alone in wear
ing these gowns. The woman who pre-
fers dark colors can wear them too. A
black lace dress made white point lace
trimming is beautiful for dinner gown.
and surely nothing can be lighter in
weight than black thread lace over chif-
fon.
There must not be that tight-ftting
appearance that is permissible in heav-
! Ter gowns. There must be enough full
ness in the soft thin material to do away
with this sort of thing or else the effect
is lost, and the way TO accomplish this
is to use yokes. tucks and shirrings.
A yoke Of lace extending over the hip
4 weighs nearly nothing; it fits well and
on to this may be gathered the soft ma
terial. Three or four deep shirrs accom-
plish the same effect and lend variety.
and a yoke made of little tucks is pref
". The tucks may be as deep or as shall
/ low as the wearer wishes and accom-
plish the same end of giving the full
fluffy effect.
The underskirts must be made per-
fectly plain across the top-almost
habit backed or else there would be
deal too much fullness and Il would be-
come bulky. but at the bottom they may
be rufled and froufroued as much as one
pleases.
/ Baked Peaches.
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