The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-13
THE FASHIONS.
POSSIBILITIES OF INEXPENSIVE
 COTTONS FORARTISTIC COSTUME

mer GIOves-Pretty Room Gowns
 Which Have Superseded Wrappers.
 The possibilities of inexpensive cot ton for artistic summer dresses is often over looked, especially in this day of elaborate gowns. At a shop where high prices are asked for all garments was seen a charming red and white gingham morning gown. The pattern was a small checkerboard and the color was bright cherry, very youthful and gay. The skirt was boX-plaited and untrimmed. The waist was cut low and square across, and was supported over the shoulder by six very narrow stitched straps, each one finished with a tiny button covered with gingham. There was a wedge-shaped piece cut in the blouse, back and front, and this was strapped across with four stitched folds Of the gingham. The straps and buttons formed the entire decoration Of the gown. A thin white guimpe and sleeves were worn under the bodice.
 A linen lawn gown, clear green and white, with a small figure, was almost as simple. The full skirt had Eve graduated tucks above the ilem, which answered as a sixth tuck. and there was a broad band of imitation IrIsa crochet lace between the upper and lower group of tucks. The bodice had abroad collar of the lace with points that ended at the top of the high girdle' which was of lawn fastened with several small black velvet ribbon bows. The bodice was cut square in the neck and had a front piece of transverse tucks trimmed with three velvet bows The sleeves were elbow puffs finished with a band of lace and a yeIscs bow.
 A black and white dotted Swiss
 made a pretty evening or ltaner gown. The skirt was very full around the hem and fairly full at the waist It was trimmed with three wide rutf1es, the upper ruff1es just below the hips. The low bodice was finished with flat band of very fine white embroidery banding and a friI on either edge or Ilreal Valenciennes. Below this was ruffle of the Swiss, which was brought down in front in g. double jabot. The sleeves were short puffs finished to match the bodice. A velvet girdle with long sashends added much to the gown
 Very dainty was a dimity gown with small sprigs of rosebuds, on a clear wbite ground. The skirt was tucked except in front in groups of three. The front panel showed two rows of Valen- ciennes with tucks between. There was a knee ruffie, very full, with two groups of fine tucks spearated by row of lace. The waist was a surplice, and had a broad collar of lace banding sewed together and edged
 with a frill ov rne ahise lawn 'afe
 guirnpe of fine Snlts' lawn, lace trimmed, and girdle of white taffeta, Still another dinity gown was palest blue, and was almost entirely handmade. The gown was a princess full shfrrings securing it at the waist line. Three lines of Valenciennes striped the gown from the transparent yoke of lace, and fancy stitches to the hem. The skirt was triple, each part being trimmed with deep hem and a row of Va1enciennes insertion The in- sertion was bordered on either side by a narrow line of fancy pale blue thread while the yoke and high cuffs were masses of needleWork.
 A very elaborate gown for garden party or similar occasion was a most remarkable combination Of organdier lace and linen etanine. The color o1
 the materials was a deep rose shade the lace dyed to match organdie and etamine. Organdie was made the foundation The etamine, elaborately ] trimmed vita drawnwork and pin tucks, made hip yoke and deep hem
 Between the two organdie showed in tucks with band of lace about eight inches in width. The bolero was a very
 much trimmed. affair, principally lace while the blouse was entirely o1 organdie.
 Of course, a gown of this description
 does not deserve to be called a cottor gown at all, although it is of that material. There is something objec-
 tionable about a cotton or linen gowr which is too fine to go into the water No amount of dry cleaning can give Il
 the crisp, clean look of soap and water Among a number of white liner
 gowns offered this week at very moderate prices was one of plain white combined with linen embroidered ir
 large dots. The bodice was square, | necked, and showed a thin liner
 guimpe Almost every gown one sees has 8 transparent guin1pe as matter
 of fact. There was a square yoke ot
 the embroidered linen and row ot
 heavy fagoting to connect the yoke ant
 full gathered blouse. The belt and hir yoke of the skirt were of the em.
 broidered linen, and 8 broad band o1 the same material headed the hem ot the skirt. The sleeves, which reached only as far as the elbow, were of the
 plain linen, and were finished with z
 broad cuff of the embroidered fabric
 The fagoting which separated the em' broidered and plain linen was very pretty feature of the gown.
 One can buy a handsome linen shirt
 waist suit for $15, and if one happens
 to be a small woman she can do ever
 was offering beautiful linen suits fol
 girls under eighteen for 1350. These
 ran as large as thirty-four bust meas ure.
 l There are still many handsome hat' left in the shops. For BIO one may
 have a genuine Paris creation, or { copy of an imported hat, which is usu