Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1899 — ATTIRE FOE SUMMER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ATTIRE FOE SUMMER.

NEW THINGS THAT ATTRACTTHE LADIES* ATTENTION. Bodice that Seems on the Point of Falling Off—Skirts and Bodices May Harmonize or they May Present a Decided Contrast. New York correspondence:

ANCY a woman outdoors in summcr whose bodice MkKJAI impresses the observer with the r 1 idea that it is goL 1 ing to fall off! ffefak I et th* l4 13 i ust J the suggestion given by a glance ’ SWv at some of tbe ffijßLvm newest and most s-gs jj stylish bodices. These are garffnt/a ments with very '■'wk®? eep y°k e3 » w *th I Waßw sleeve tops to uSmHA match, and rufA' n P hides the joining of yoke and the rest. It MStxgß. is this tumble of ruffles that gives 'VfO* th e suggestion that something is

slipping, though a second glance shows that there is no chance of disaster. Gowns of this order are of any of the stylish summer materials, and the yokes are usually of twisted cord mesh lined frequently with, faint pink. In depth they often ex-

ceed that of extremely low cut-outs to evening gowns. In this specification the gown sketched here was not immoderate. It was a green and white striped organdie, with yoke of wash renaissance. Its trick of carrying the top ruffles of the bodice under the arm was a elever one. It is always a difficult matter to fit ti summer gown well under the arms, b<al cause it will not do to have it cut t< . closely. Where the figure spreads upward ni &D urally and gracefully a becoming empl sis may be given to the fact in the 1 sition of the flat trimmings so popu, now. The second of these pictui, dresses will point this. It was founding pique of white ground and blue rais dots, and was trimmed with bands of e broldered lawn. The collar revers lawn embroidered in blue to match bands, showed a dicky of tucked wh J ,

lawn. Such gowns of dotted pique ▼ery pretty and useful, and are made'yg. as carefully and as elaborately as silk.,. This year’s fashions give general r lve strong indorsement for the gown comr: SR ed of a skirt ami bodice definitely harm’ 1 . ising. The princess and polonaise t>. if prevail, so that a costume with contre ing bodice is not a wise selection. T<r re> rare, women wear pique skirts and <>ids treating shirt waists, or a crash or de „ skirt and short waists that do match, I* ** it is just as well to have a bodice mtr n u to go with the skirt that you Intend* Blt wear with shirt waists. Nor is there' f slightest need in such planning of be. confined to absolute severity. The r' t c gown of those shown here suggests v_ g possibilities in this direction. Its goods was white duck, the scrollings of black cord on the skirt corresponding with that on the bodice. The waistcoat front of white muslin was stitched in all-over scrolls with black, the sleeves matching. The yoke extended to a pofrrt at the waist aad was white lawn with tucks stitched

dewn with black. This same skirt will be excellent wear with a shirt waist, yet the gown as shown is quite as dressy as anything one could treasonably expect from its materials. Crash is almost ideal wear for summer, and in common with other inexpensive weaves is this year made up elaborately. Last year’s fancy for trimming one sort of wash goods with another still holds, and crash benefits by the practice. The most fashionable trimming for it is white pique, which is seen nowadays even on cloth, where it does not seem out of place as one might think. The crash dress in this picture was the last of the three. Both bodice and skirt had overlapping bands of the pique, and with the inevitable yoke of white —tiny frills of mull, this time—the specifications are complete. The round waist is very pretty, and women have learned to dip the belt, to narrow the bodice fullness and to dip the back so that the round of the waist appears tiny and the torso is much lengthened. All this, when height is restored by a train, is good, but it needs a handsome figure. The average woman looks better in a gown that allows a straight line from the bust to below the waist, and jackets cut round and short at the back, with fronts extended in a pair of pointed tabs, are very becoming because they meet this requirement. Then so many of the other sorts of suits are worn—many of them by women to whom they are not well suited —that sin* a jacket is sure to distinguish its wearer ? The suit of this order that the artist shows in the next illustration was in electric blue poplin. The trimming of its skirt suggested the polonaise lines at the sides, while at the back the severity .of the hip fit was modified by the application of further flat bands. White ribbon slipped under black net was used for the banding. The inside of such jacket tabs are preferably trimmed to cor-

respond with the outside. The front of white mull was set on a flat yoke of white silk. A gown of this sort is suitable for the street in town or at any seaside resort, will be all right for an afternoon at a country club and is entirely suitable for driving, though the woman who handles the reins would better have something-

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