Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-24

are perishable enough and in tneir
freshness lies their chief charm.
Many omen own a dozen of these
ruches, patching various frocks and
hats. for the ruche should be a part
of the costume with which 1t is worn,
but fluffy white rucEe will do duty
with many summer frocks and almost
always frames a face becomingly.
Scarfs of tulle. shirred and frilled
and of threeyard length, are also
made to match costumes, and scarfs
of antique muslin embroidery are de-
Igntful accompaniments for thin
summer frocks.
This antique muslin embroidery has
become a mania and every woman
who has a bit of it is pressing 1t into
service as trimming. Unfortunately
the idea is abused as are most fads,
and one sees In evidence dirty worn
pieces OF embroidery which. though
they may have been exquisite at one
time. are not worthy of resurrection.
Antique linen is another of the
fads. but this does not, like enrique
embroidered muslin, actually mean
old material. nor is the work upon II
old work If one has the old hand
spun linen, so much the better, but
many of the French models in this
material are by no means old. The
linen selected must be as nearly as
possible like the old linen, thick,
coarse firm but very even and soft,
without stiffening, Worked in Eng
| fish openwork embroidery or in a
mixture of plumetis (satn stitcn) and
| openwork, this linen is used for ev-
erything from frocks and coats to
parasols and hats.
Exquisite robe patterns in the en-
broidered linens are offered at prices
| reasonable, in view of the work Law
| shed upon them, and now these
| prices are dropping to the bargain
| point. More expensive, of course,
are the frocks embroidered to order,
! and a compromise is often effected by
| using the allover by-the-yard en-
broidered linen combined with en-
with plain linens.
Take, for example, charming
French frock of allover linen embroid-
cry of the English type. The linen is
| absolutely without stiffenng. and the
| bodice front is softly draped, the
drapery being caught up on the left
shoulder by knot of deep strawberry
| velvet. A line of inset lace borders
he left front. running from shoulder
| TO girdle, and inside it are set but
tons of strawberry velvet set in gold
rims. Short puff sleeves finish above
the elbow in close fitting cuff of lace
and a fold of velvet TIE full skirt
has a lace trimmed flounce The
frock is not ornate in line and gener-
al effect yet it is dressy enough and
smart enough for any daytime social
function.
The colored linens, especially in the
new blues, crushed pinks and light
| yellow tones. are much used by the
| Partisan makers, but on this side of
the water white and the pale mastic
| and biscuit shades have the prefer
ence. Openwork English embroidery
| frocks of elaborate character are
made up over silk, but in the smart
est models there is an interlining Of
| fine unstiffened muslin the effect be-
ing much better than that of the linen
and silk in juxtapostion. In bodice
and skirt costumes separate prin-
cesse slip of silk is often used and
the muslin lining is made WITH the
| embroidery outside.
| Guipere Irish crochet and heavy
embroidery motins are applied to
| plain linen or to linen embroidered all
over in single eyelet holes. and with
these heavy trimmings lighter laces
are often mingled A handsome frock
of this description consists of
skirt, fitting closely over the alps,
with front panel of heavy inset
| guipere narrowing at the waist and
widening slightly as it descends.
Around the sides and back are set
TWO shaped flounces, each headed by
narrow line of guipere In trailing
| garland design. These fiounces lay
so close to the skirt that the effect is
| almost that of double skirt trimmed
| by lines of lace. and the fiounces are
much deeper at the back than where
they start, at either side of the front.
so that the lines of lace curve upward
sharply toward the back. Heavy lace
is set into the tops of the Snort
sleeves in tabled cap fashion and
form the pointed yoke of the blouse,
| while below the yoke line of the
narrow lace is set Soft valenciennes
may be used to soften the lines at
throat and elbow still leaving tne
whole effect one of elegant severity.
Of elaboration far removed from fus-
siness.
A linen bolero and skirt plain In
line, with heavy raised embroidery
borders and fine trailing raised and
| openwork embroidery running from
these borders into the body of skirt
| and coat, is "A useful and attractive
costume and all sorts OF coat and
skirt costumes in embroidered linen
are well liked provided they are
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