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4058.
LADIES’ TEA GOWN.
OUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
4058.—Sea-green crepon, with full
front, bertha ruffle, collar and lower sleeve
portions of changeable green and pink
silk, dotted with triple dots of green satin,
was the material chosen to make the mod
el of this simple, stylish house gown. The
decoration was dark green velvet galloon,
in diamond shape; and a girdle of green
satin ribbon confined the fulness at the
waist. If preferred, the girdle can be dis
pensed with, the soft folds allowed to fall
to the bottom of the skirt, being held in
place by the fitted waist lining, which de
fines the graceful hip curves. This design
is a very desirable one, and well adapted
to any of the materials used for house
gowns. For thin summer fabrics, or those
that require to be often laundered, the fit
ted lining can be omitted, thus making an
ideal, cool, summer gown. Thin white
materials, or the pretty batistes and zeph
yrs, can be trimmed with embroidery or
lace edging. Cashmere or silk is hand
some made in this style, all of one materi
al, and trimmed with black or white lace
insertion.
Pattern is cut in five sizes, viz: 32, 34,
36, 38 and 40 inches bust measure. Retail
price of pattern is 35 cents; to our subscri
bers,only 10 cents.
4063.—Poppy-red whipcord is the ma
terial here represented, trimmed with bias
bands of red and white shot satin. The
simulated yoke is formed by the bands of
satin, one and a half inches wide. The
Empire puffs of satin are gracefully ad
justed over comfortably fitted sleeve lin
ings, the lower portions of which are cov
ered with the material, and trimmed at
the wrists with bands of the satin. This
is a simple, stylish model for misses from
ten to sixteen, and it affords opportunities
for many attractive combinations of ma
terial or color. For a serviceable school
dress, nothing is more practical than one
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4061 -Ladies’ Night Dress.
4031 -Ladies’ Tea Jacket.
of serge, cheviot, camel’s hair, or tweed,
by this mode. Braid, galloon, velvet or
ribbon, can be used for decoration on these
materials, while lase, insertion, passemen
terie, &c., are used on crepon, Henrietta,
silk or surah. Scarf of satin, tiedin a bow
in front, and finished with lace ends. Cut
in four sizes, viz; 10, 12, 14, and 16 years.
Retail price of pattern, 30 cents; to our
subscribers, only 10 cents.
4035 and 4060.—Plain and fancy taf
feta are the materials chosen in the devel
opment of this charming toilette. The
skirt, basque and sleeves are of plain gold
en-brown taffeta, the ripple bertha, basque
skirt, collar, wrist and skirt tiimming, be
ing of tan and brown mixed silk, having
a small brown satin dot thrown to the sur
face—the newest of this season’s novelties.
This is finished with a decoration of nar
row jet passementerie as shown in the il
lustration. A handsome dahlia rosette of
brown satin, is placed on the right side of
skirt, and in front of basque. Many ideas
for stylish combinations of material or
color will be suggested by the mode deco
ration, of cream Guipure insertion, trim
ming black satin and taffeta effectively.
Basque is cut in five sizes, viz: 32, 34, 36,
38, and 40 inches bust measure.
Skirt is cut in five sizes, viz; 22, 24, 26,
28, and 30 inches waist measure.
Retail price of patterns is 30 cents each;
to our subscribers, only 10 cents each.
4061. —This is a serviceable model that
can be utilized for various purposes. Made
of nainsook and trimmed with lace and
ribbon, as here shown, it is a desirable de
sign for a lounging or dressing gown.
Cambric and Hamburg embroidery are
used to make a sleeping or night gown,
and bath robes or wrappers are made from
outing flannel, gingham, lawn or other
cotton fabrics. It is just the thing for an
invalid to wear during convalescence, and
can be worn loose as shown in the back
view, or confined at the waist by a ribbon
girdle.
Cut in five sizes, viz: 32, 34, 36, 38 and
40 inches bust measure.
Retail price of pattern, 25 cents; to our
subscribers, only 10 cents.
4031.—This exceedingly pretty house
basque is of pink taffeta, trimmed with
narrow black velvet ribbon. The point
ed yoke and collar are decorated with
bands and tiny bows of the ribbon, the
same mode of decoration simulating a bod
ice effect at the waist. Cashmere, crepon,
Henrietta, and fine flannel, are thus em
ployed to make basques for house wear in
the morning, by the mode, while silk and
lace are handsomely associated to develop
those for afternoon teas and informal oc
casions. They are worn with any suitable
style or color of skirt.
Cut in five sizes, viz; 32, 34, 36, 38 and
40 inches bust measure.
Retail price of pattern, 25 cents; to our
subscribers, only 10 cents each.
4059 and 4050.—A fine wool chailie,
with creamy ground showered over with
violets in their natural color, was thus
made and trimmed with narrow violet vel
vet ribbon. This is a favorite model for
an indoor toilette, And will be shown to
advantage on the street as the summer ad
vances, as it is well adapted to the pretty,
soft fabrics now shown on the counters for
summer wear. Plain black satin, silk or
surah, makes up handsomely by the mode,
with decoration of white or black lace in
sertion. Desirable combinations can also
be introduced by making the ripple bre
telles, the skirt, and belt, of contrasting
material or color, trimming the skirt and
drapery with bias bands of the same. Jet,
or lace passementerie, ribbon in all its
widths, galloons and gimps, are all availa
ble for trimming.
Basque is cut in five sizes, viz: 32,34,
36, 38 and 40 inches bust measure. Skirt
is cut in five sizes, viz: 22, 24, 26, 28 and
30 inches waist measure.
Retail price of patterns is 30 cents each;
to our subscribers, only 10 cents each.
4030. —This pretty design, for a little
girl, was of pale blue cashmere embroid
ered in delicate pink and blue silk. Its
stylish simplicity makes it a desirable
model, as it is just as suitable for the pret
ty wash fabrics, as for those of silk or
wool. Made without the yoke and sleeves,
it can be worn over a guimpe of contrast
ing color or material. It is also a useful
design for white embroidered dresses.
Cut in four sizes, viz: 4,6, 8, and 10
years.
Retail price, 30 cents; to our subscribers,
only 10 cents.
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WOMAN'S WORK.
Ideas in Dress.
APRONS.
In every climate aprons are universally
worn by children and by many ladies, es
pecially those busy with household duties.
Nurses and other servants must also have
aprons.
Long aprons of cambric, lawn, etc., are
finished with long, wide ties of the goods,
and are amply full. The apron may have
a hem of three to eight inches, or the en
tire edge is cutin deep scallops or Vandyke
points. This latter design in cambric is
one of the most popular styles. Others
show clusters of tucks above a hem, or
Hamburg insertion from two to four inch
es deep in one and two rows. There seems
to be a tendency toward rather plain styles,
one of the prettiest having a wide hem
stitching above the hem. These vary in
quality and length for the lady of the fam
ily, the nurse and waitress.
FANCY APRONS.
Short, fancy aprons are of dotted and
striped Swiss, lawn, nainsook, etc. These
are trimmed with Valenciennes and heavy,
coarse lace, as well as embroidery. A
striped Swiss, cut in deep scallops, is ruf
fled around with lace, and trimmed with
rows of ribbon between the stripes. Plain,
shirred and yoke tops are seen with and
without a bib. Ribbon figures largely as
bows wherever they can be placed. A
pointed yoke top is quaintly finished with
a frill of embroidery. Festooned and
straight ruffles of lace trim the edge and,
perhaps, the sides. Young ladies like
these short aprons for afternoon teas, fan
cy work, etc. They give an attractive,
womanly appearance to the wearer, and
certainly do wonders toward saving the
front of a dress from soil and wear.
children’s aprons.
These are now made sufficiently elabo
rate to improve a plain looking frock or
to protect a nicer one. Those of dotted
Swiss, trimmed with Valenciennes or
point d’esprit lace, as bretelles and across
the square neck, are very pretty over a
colored frock. Knife-plaited ruffles of the
material, plain or edged with lace, are
worn as bertha and bretelle ruffles. The
neck is square or round, the skirt fully
gathered and hemmed. Embroidery, point
de Genes and finer laces are used to trim
Swiss and lawn models. They all fasten
in the back and are very attractive and
practical.
UMBRELLAS.
It may almost be said of the modern
umbrellas that it is doubtful whether they
are intended more for usefulness or for
ornament. Their stylishness would justi
fy the latter assertion.
It is still to the handle that especial at
tention is given; the rest of the umbrella
not being much changed. The only ele
gant umbrella is silk covered. The silk
used may be plain or may be finely
striped. Changeable silks are still much
liked for umbrellas.
ELEGANT HANDLES.
A beautiful umbrella of blue silk has
the handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl
and gold incrustations, the ends of the
ribs being adorned with mother-of-pearl
points.
Mother-of-pearl and ivory now play a
great role. The former is not always
used in its natural color; and blue, red
and soft-green umbrella handles are to be
seen. A pair of gold stripes, or a bronze
snake which runs round the shaft of the
handle, increases its elegance. Metal
shields or small grating over the top of
the handle also add to its beauty.
For other goods the shaft is covered
with ivory and the carving is in high re
lief on one side. So much artistic care is
given to the execution of these articles
that some of them deserve to be called
real works of art.
LIGHT AND DARK STICKS.
Light-colored umbrella sticks having
predominated for some time, being used
also in black umbrellas, darker sticks are
now coming forward, and, as fashion goes
often from one extreme to the other, light
colored umbrellas are now seen with black
handles. This new direction of fashion is
taken up favorably by many, the black
stick having something aristocratic and
stylish which is missed in light-colored
sticks.
In order to satisfy all tastes, however,
black umbrellas have been made with
black sticks, ornamented with lighter col
ors, and the number of tnese combination
sticks is large, although the designs chosen
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4063— Misses’ Princess Dress.
4035— Ladies’ Basque.
4060— Ladies’ Skirt.
may not in all cases be satisfactory. A
gazelle with its slim feet resting on a nar
row rock; a dog which presents arms; a
monkey at its usual pranks; a loving
couple embracing; a street boy who picks
the handkerchief from a man’s pocket;
and many other laughable and serious
subjects are carved in ivory.
COLORED UMBRELLAS.
Colored umbrellas have still many ad
mirers, the darker shades being preferred.
The handle is sometimes of the same
color, but not necessarily. The umbrella
cover; however, in which the umbrella is
placed when not in use, and which is sold
together with it, must be of the same
color.
Bent handles representing snakes, rings,
goose and stork bills, etc., are mostly seen
with the plainer umbrellas; but if made of
any of the more costly materials, they
are also very suitable for higher grade
goods.
The very latest novelty is a wooden
handle, around which is an ornament in
gold, but the assortments which are seen
of these are not liberal enough to satisfy
all the requirements, and seem to have
been brought out only to test the demand.
TIGHT ROLLERS.
The needle-umbrella, a nice style, in
which weight and size are reduced to a
minimum, and in which the steel ribs are
hollow, has a right to recognition, espe
cially for ladies’ use, although it has a
strong competitor in the new umbrella
canes. These possess the advantages of
the other to an even greater extent, and
close in so small a compass that the whole
has the appearance of a dainty walking
stick. The cloth for these is silesienne or
taffeta, the leading colors being marine
blue, myrtle and dark brown.
When packing gowns, put tissue paper
between the folds, and crumple a sheet and
thrust it into the sleeves. This will pre
vent creasing.
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4059.—Ladies’Basque. 4030.
4050.—Skirt, with From Drapery. Childs’Dress.
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