Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02

tabs inside is lace and high collar
The sleeves are large puffs finished with
lace bands and ruffies, and a shaped
girdle, deep in front and decorated with
buttons, completes stylish suit.
Another attractive shirt waist suit was
of pastel green material covered with
small white dots within n half-moon,
modelled after the princess mode. The
skirt was five yards and three-quarters
around the bottom but so gored that the
fulness about the waist was easily dis
posed of by means of tucks which extend
ed to the bust where an empire waist of
gathered green chiffon over white silk
fell in gathered tucks. The guimpe yoke
and collar was of tucked chiffon, having
q lace inset and tab in front. The chiffon
sleaves were of elbow length finished with
tucked cuffs and insets on the sleeves to
match the yoke, while white chiffon ruff
nes edged with a smaller ruffle gave
pretty finish. Narrow dark green velvet
ribbon with n bow on the shoulder ana
passing through silver buckles at the bot
tom of the empire waist, back and front.
gave chic air to an altogether stylish
costume.
For a shopping or business shirt waist
gown brown foulard having spots or
darker shade was used. The suit con-
sisted of n simple plated skirt and sur
plice waist with V chcmisette OF cream
linen. Tho hat worn was a peter Pan
in brown hair-braid, the trimming or
which was a fold of brown silk and two
white wings a brown silk parasol with a
cream ribbon chou tied to the wood
handle and brown kid gloves were worm
il gown that is simple enough for
u of goods,
Is vet a charming mode for the most
extensive fabrics in wool and SILK
Tho waist has a high collar and in
front shaped yoke of white EN-
broidery. which extends tab-fashion
almost to the waist line. Inc front
fulncs is tucked in clusters penea'h
this yoke. The back has two clus1ers
of tucks stitched down from the neck
and shoulder seams to the waist line
on each side of the closing. The PACK
has no yoke piece. The sleeves are In
elbow style and have tucks extending
their whole length, and are completed
by a narrow band of embroidery. LII
preferred. however, long sleeves can
be substituted. The skirt is cut with
seven cores and has three plaits
stitched in tuck effect on each side of
the front and is trimmed around the
lower edge with rows of tucks divided
by a deep band OF insertion The orig
inal of this gown was made OF pink
mercerized chambray having a SILKY
finish and decorated with all-over EN-
broidery and edEing of the same. But
a pretty dress could be developed from
a Swiss muslin embroidered in voilets
either in color or in white, with the
bands cdging of Nalenciennes and the
yoke of alternating rows of embroid-
cred Swiss and Nalenciennes lace.
a smart suit was constructed of
Rose linen having novel yoke shaped
shaped with two centre points and
arm-size covered with lace. The front
closes under double box-plait, and
on each side of this were three tucks
stitched down for two inches. The
back is plain except for a box-plait
stitched down the centre. Cuffs Of
linen covered with lace completes the
bishop sleeves, and the belt Is of stitch
ed linen. The four goured skirt has
on each side of the front gore an in
verified plated section. The hat chosen
to accompany this gown was OF white
straw decorated with a pink and white
bow on the left side through which
were fastened two white wings.
white embroidered parasol and white
silk gloves were worn.
A black and white mercerized sateen that
closely resembled silk made natty gown
for morning wear. The yoke is round
and of al-over lace back and front. The
front of the waist is made with a deep
e..f,
ched from the shoulder seam to the belt
line and has its fulness gathered beneath
the center of the yoke. A row " buttons
is placed on each side of the tack while
the yoke is outlined with a stitched band
of the sateen. The closing is made under
the left tuck. The skirt is a fve-gored
model tucked in inverted seam effect. over
which there are stitched pointed tab
pieces reaching to the knees and finished
with a button in the point. The belt Is Of
black silk fastened with n silver buckle
A striking costume made from
white linen. the salient feature of which
was its decoration with beading run with
back velvet ribbon. The waist had a
yoke of allover lace and stock Of the
same trimed with beading through which
the ribbons were run. The fulness of the
front was gathered in the centre Of the
front beneath the yoke and blouses slight
ly at the belt while the closing It Mt the
back. A bertha having square tab fronts
Is also trimed with the heading and run
with the ribbon: and the SUITS OF the
short sleeves are ornamented in similar
fashion. The fve-gored skirt is decorated
with nuns folds headed by rows of the
beading run with the black valvet ri bon.
The belt was of black silk having
mother Of pearl buckle Black gloves
were worn in kid and Of allow length,
and carrying out the color scheme was
"a hat in white chip trimmed with black
and white striped ribbon and black violets
in the back; but the parasol was the
novel feature OF the costume. of black
silk having a very full flounce OF white
chiffon edged with a gathered ruffle Of
the same.
OUR ADULTERATED KNOWLEDGE.