Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1898 — Gowns for Warm Days. [ARTICLE]

Gowns for Warm Days.

The present is undoubtedly a season as lace, ribbons and fluffy effects. Black lace over colored silk is onoe more in vogue, and the organdies amd transparent lawns are sufficient to tempt the most austere of women to extravagance. A favorite style shows a skirt formed by two full knife plaitings worn over a silk slip. The greater number of bodices show the bolero idea, and the variety of these little additions to the toilet is almost bewildering. Women of wealth who have stores of costly lace are having priceless shawls made over, or draped, into the popular style. Less fortunate ones have the opportunity to buy lovely garnitures ready made for a small sum. Ilibbons are seen in profusion. Long snsh ends fall over the skirts and bows adorn the belts in a most fascinating fashion. Coquettish one-sided effects are noticeable and allow an opportunity for personal skill and preference. — Chicago Record.