The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . ominr to stoutwoman also. Voile, soft silk, and all thinmaterials are effective in these gowns, andplain, flowered, or striped designs are equallypopular. Striped voiles and chiffons are con-sidered extremely smart, and when black andwhite stripes are chosen, a touch of colour inthe girdle is most effective, and veryfashionable. * » # Bands of Liberty satinor taffeta are mostpopular this year as trim-mings are used in all % sorts of different silk and pongeegowns are immensely im-proved by bands of tafFeta,whilst the lustre of Libe
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . ominr to stoutwoman also. Voile, soft silk, and all thinmaterials are effective in these gowns, andplain, flowered, or striped designs are equallypopular. Striped voiles and chiffons are con-sidered extremely smart, and when black andwhite stripes are chosen, a touch of colour inthe girdle is most effective, and veryfashionable. * » # Bands of Liberty satinor taffeta are mostpopular this year as trim-mings are used in all % sorts of different silk and pongeegowns are immensely im-proved by bands of tafFeta,whilst the lustre of Libertysatin bands on an em-broidered or lace gown, oreven on plain chiffon, isremarkably good. Thesebands are on the biasand must not be doubled, but left in the single fold, and are in graduatedwidths when put around the skirt. When puton in horizontal lines, thev are so arranged asto be much narrower at the waist than at thefoot of the skirt. Velvet ribbon bands are stillto be noticed, but just at present, the satinfolds are considered The charming French model gown shewn inthe illustration on this page can be carried outin pink and white striped voile. The pink isa very soft delicate shade. The smart bodiceis trimmed with wine coloured velvet, and thevest and collar are of white embroideredmuslin.
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