New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-24

Paris June II.
The plunetis nuslins come in all sorts OF fancy
designs The dots sometimes form bread bands
separated with a jour work. or are checked on II
diamond patterns or simply form the background
for embroidered designs. These fancy musIlns looA
especially well trimmed with rufaes made OF pam
muslin. Fer instance, a fancy, dotted muslin mas
the skirt trimmed with ruffes OF plain white mus
lin, edged with tut-er-colorei lace entredeJx The
entredeux used in this way instead Of lace edge IS
novel For the bodice the plain muslin is used 10
form a tucked underbOuse. and the fancy 20 make
collar. The sleeves are made Of rows of the
plain muslin. edged with the lace This IS mounted
a pale yellow foundation.
Another nov,I idea is 10 Use lace edge as in
sertion a design with rather deep points being
generally chosen. A most effective trimming on
plain muslin gown consists OF shirred bands OF
inch-vfde white silk ribbon. These used 10
form lattice pattern that almost 10 the top
the skirt The bodice is shirred down the front
give close Marie Antoinette effect and there Is
a deep ficlu collar made of points OF irish lace
headed by the shi-red bands.
The Marie Artoinette modes can be successfully
followed for muslin gowns. The hchu and rutiled
elbow sleeves have always been useful models for
summer frocks and there is no reason why the
open skirt showing trimmed underpetticoat
should he used well. In the case OF dot
ted muslin the petticoat could be or plain Hl1sn'
trimmed with horizontal founces OF lace.
Most OF the important dress;nakers make frequent
visits Versailles these days we'll KNOWN
Couturier tells that he spent four days there
with several OF his designers and special designer
from a silk factory Lyons getting ideas for
one of the gowns sent the St. Louis Exposition
The design of the gown itself, which is in pannter
effect taken from one picture, the pattern OF
the embroideries and lace from another. Even
the design of the silk carefully followed
The dressraakers say that these paunler gowns
will much worn, that they have orders from
London where they promise rage during the
son. and that they sending some TO America.
i beautiful dinner dress just completed Is made
Of Powered silk copied from old design, the
boufaut effect the hips is obtained by pleattng
the silk for short distance. The silk skirt in
front over petticOat OF muslin and lace. and
opens again in the back to show the underpetti-
coat on the front OF the petticOat at the knees
two rows Of black velvet ribbon run through the
shirred muslin and tied one side with long
ends There Is a vest of lace and muslin set in the
pointed basque. and there points of lace about
the shoulders The big puff sleeves have enormous
elbow ruffies
The couturiers are certainly making every effort
to push these gowns de style but they represent
a great extravaganza, far greater than In the
old days when womens duties and pleasures were
both less varied and there were fewer necessary
changes OF costume.
In spite OF the close effect OF tailored suits the
bourfant effect of "dressy' gowns seems only 20
increase In the winter the manufacturers pro-
duced uousseIine velvet that made the volun1inous
skirts practical and becoming. and now they have
furnished the most beautiful kind OF tareta. known
as mousseline tafeta II has the crtspness OF taf-
feta. without being bulky. and yards and yards
of It are used IN one gown Here is a pretty de-
sign for taffeta OF this The silk is yellow
and black check. speckled with pinhead dots OF a
warmer yellow. almost orange. and is trimmed
with hands OF orange cloth. stitched with black
The skirt Is shirred in the back and untrinrled
The bottom at the front and side breadths Is cut
I'D in blocks and edged by the stitched bands. The
TOP consists OF paIetot shirred over the shoulders
70 the elbows with straps OF cloth between the