Ribbons Vie with Laces on Summer Gowns
I ribbons of unexcelled beauty.
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Dame Fashion, who has dwtwd
that ribbons shall vie with laces
tot pre-eminence on the umraw gowns.
Following the almost universal penchant
for floral effects In dress, flowered rib
bons are much In demand. They vary
In width from three to ten Inches. Some
are In a glace silk; In others the flowers
bloom delicately on a background of wa
tered silk. Still others are in the heaviest
brocades.
Lustrous white satin ribbon, six and
eight Inches In width, furnish the founda
tion for some beautiful hand-painted ribbons.-
Garlands of violets, roses, pink and
purple lilacs, orchids, and the graceful
trailing wistaria are thus reproduced with
the most exquisite skill and fidelity to
nature.
These ribbons are expensive, but It Is
astonishing to see how closely the printed
and woven varieties Imitate them. One
glace silk ribbon has a border of alter
nate stripes of gray and white, and on the
center panel of white are garlands of
moss roses.
There are some pretty pale green and
green and white ribbons, for green Is to
be fashionable this summer. It will need
only a touch of It to give character to a
gown.
Plaid ribbons will be much used. They
come In all the tartan patterns, and In
many others never before dreamed of. Ro
man stripe ribbons are also reappearing.
All of these will make fetching sashes for
UST as June Is the favorite bridal
month. It is pre-eminently the
season of home weddings. The
wtaltli of bloom which nature
offers affords ample opportunity
for nouse decoration; and. If It be a coun
try we-Jing, cramped room space may be
obviated by wide open doors and windows
and the guests spread out Into the world
of out-of-doors.
Roses are the most favored flower for
summer weddings, and June brings them
to perfection In almost every section of
the country. The sweet scented garden
varieties may be cut with a lavish disre
gard of waste till their masret make the
rooms vie in fragrance with the summer
air, A war of the roses occurred at a last
yoir's June wedding In a country town, so
valiantly did the red and white beau'.iei
vie for pre-eminence. They came from all
the neighboring gardens, mingling friendly
wishes with their odors. The gardens aJ'O
yielded a heaping basketful of fresh rose
petals, with which the young couple were
pelted on their departure. These thorn
less roses make a much prettier shower
than the customary rice and are less
disastrous to floors and carpets.
Chicken wire makes a line foundation
for floral decorations and aa a backgrouni
for the floral bower under which the cere
mony is performed. If the bower Is eiectel
along a blank wall, a length of the wire
can bo fastened at its center to the ce'Hrg
and the ends, which reach to the floor In
gontle curve, screened by mow and foliage.
Twined branches of red and white rosea
are frequently used on the trellis, or only
the white varieties can be used. If desired.
If the bower rccup'es the corner of a
room the wire screen rhould take tho form
of a shell, gently curving outward and
anchored to the celling by an Inv'sll la
wire at tho top. Branches of mountain
laurel, with waxy pink and while bl:s-
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Mrs. Isabel Beecher Albert, a grand
Jece of Henry Ward Beecher, has Just,
made -her appearance on the lecture plat- ,
form. ;
Miss Elizabeth W. Martin, whose stories
for children were widely known, is dead.
She was a cousin of. Samuel L. Clemens
and Colonel Henry Watterson.
The national headquarters of the Amer
ican Woman Suffrage association have
been moved to Warren. O., the home of the
treasurer, Mrs. Harriet Taylor I'pton.
Mrs. Mary Duncan Harris of Boston has
offered the famous Buttonwoods mansion
of Haverhill to the Historical society of
that city if funds can be raised to muin
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Mrs. Ogden Goelet is doing what she can
to break up the cruel and ugly custom of
docking horszs' tails by setting the fashion
of banging the talis, cutting them short
and square on her pair of roan carriage
horses.
Miss' Marshall Kiser Is sugar inspector
for the Hpreckles Sugur company of Ha
waii. Miss Kiser Is a Kentucky woman
and began tho study of chemistry at the
State college at Iexingtoa. She -continued
her work under Prof. John 1'rl Lloyd and
In 11 she was elected a member of the
American Chemical association.
In comparing the Increasing employment
of women in the places of men in. the
trades of spinning, weaving, printing,
leather manufacture, furniture making, dye
ing, watch toy und instrument making,
manufacture, of articles of food, drink,
smoke, paper, dress earthenware, chemicals
and gas, in Kngland. It is found that in 1X41
' there were women, against l.cui.tiuo
men; and In 1!W1 there were 1.67(i.l(W men,
against M47.UK) women, making aa almost
equal number.
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the rough white linen suits. The Italian
colors red, white and green are attrac
tive when combined In one ribbon. Some
of the smartest hats of rough cream col
ored straw make use of them.
A ribbon which will find more favor as
an applique than for sashes Is one of lace
and satin. Lace flowers are appllqued on it
and the ribbon beneath carefully cut away.
So perfect Is the workmanship that the
wrong side is as sightly as the right. I -ore
Insertion Is also uped for an applique on
the ribbon. It is a novel way of combining
lace and ribbon and has a lighter effect
than the heavy ribbon sashes.
The sash ribbons are tied in unique fash
Ions. The long loops of other seasons have
been done away with. The sash is tied at
the waistline In a number of short loops,
giving the effect of a rosette. Two long
ends extend nenrly to tho hem of the skirt.
They are loosely knotted either together or
In a separate knot one or mtre times at
Irregular distances. To each knot Is fast
ened another rosette of short ribbon loops,
or a tiny bouquet of ribbon flowers.
The season has brought ribbon flowers
to ' the height of perfection. They are
generally made from soft satin taffeta,
which readily lends itself to petal effects.
There are ribbon roses of every size, from
small tightly clcsed buds, which are made
up In tiny bouquets, to great full-blown
beauties, which combine well with foliage
for corsage sprays and wreaths. The rib
bon roses are of every shade. They nro
made from gause ribbon. They .closely
Imitate the crash varieties of roses, shell
Decorations for Summer Home Weddings
some, will -make nn efTertlve screemrrg.
If a fireplace Is used for a background,
the shell-like screen should rise from the
top of the mantleplece. In this case, trail
ing vines may entwine the wire with grace
ful effect. A wooden board, protecting the
mantleplece, should be covered with damp
earth and blooming plants. Vines similar
to those In the screen should also hang
from the mantle nearly to the floor. The
fireplace Itself sftould be completely filled
with foliage and bloom. Flower boards or
shallow boxes might also be placed on the
window sills or on the narrow stands in
front of pier glasses with charming effect.
If a baywlndow must be utilized for the
bower, it is a good plan to screen it en
tirely with the wire. . Wild ferns, Inter
woven to hide the wire, will transform tho
window Into a shell of living green. If the
sweet mountain ferns can be obtained, they
will be fragrant as well as beautiful.
There Is a growing tendency to make
tho summer wedding as much of an out
door function as possible. If the rouse is
blessed with porches, they are generally
mado uso of, if not for the ceremony itself,
at least for spreading the wedding break
fast. An old-fashioned country house was the
scene of an exceptionally pretty wedding.
The ceremony was held In the wide central
hall. The guests were seated In the parlors
on either sld-; and on the porches. The
young couple faced the door and the Juno
sunshine, streaming In through the wide
open portals, seemed to give happ augury
for the future.
Another wedding went a step farther in
the desire to seek the beauty of nature as
a setting. The ceremony was performed at
unset, under a great elm tree on the lawn.
It was a daisy wedding. Ropes el daisies
marked the path through which the bridal
party passed, and the flower girls strewed
.daisies. The green of the turf made a de
lightful contrast with the white dresses of
Frills of Fashion
Artificial feathers are to be seen on some
halo, formed of small ribbon on a long
quill. They are seen only here and there
on some of the best hats.
Detach uble flounces on petticoats are a
departure that tend at once to economy
and variety, one foundation, be it of silk or
lawn, being asked to serve for the support
of numerous additions in this regard.
Pretty -cushion covers are made of square
doilies of drawn work, sewed together or
put together with beading, six of them
forming the top of a small pillow. There
is a silk rover of some fancy color be
neath showing through.
There are genuine stole effects In lace
for the woman's summer wear, ma? after
the order of the narrow fur stoles worn
In winter. The stoles are double, with
the lace on both sides and are reversible.
A short Jacket, In which heavy linen lace
is used, has not more than a deep yoke of
it. while the lower part IS formed of three
deep fringes of linen cord, each four or five
inches in width. The sleeves are of the
Isu-e. with one row of the fringe falling
from the top of the sleeve.
An effective hat of a deep ecru straw, in
a coarse braid, has around the crown,
which is a rather high sailor in shape, a
broad band of orange velvet, wrinkled on,
while on one of the high rolling sides of
the hat is a big ostrich plume of the same
color as the straw.
The suggestion following came from
Good Housekeeping: A hummock hung
firmly accordingly to the following direc
tions will be safe and comfortable: The
rope that securer the head end should be
twelve Inches or so In length, while that
at the foot should measure four and a
half feet. Arranged In this way the lower
part only will swing free and the head
be kept nearly stationary.
pink or pale yellow.
Hyacinths, carnations, snowballs, lilacs
and violets are also made of ribbon. The
violets are surprisingly natural. They are
worn In great bunches, encircled by glossy
leaves and tied with violet cord or ribbon.
The white violets are very dainty. Often
with the violet bunch a choux of narrow
ribbon of the same shade Is combined, the
ends tied In tiny bows, Vianging down In
Irregular lengths.
Charming chrysanthemums are made
from narrow velvet ribbon. The Jonquils
df white satin are a marvel of skill. With
their red and yellow centers they nod on
their long rush-like stems as If they were
growing flowers.
Foliage of every sort Is combined with
ribbon flowers, but the delicate mahlcn
halr Is generally used, with the rosebuds
and similar blossoms.
The'se ribbon flowers have a varied use.
They make a pleasing table decoration. A
rose trimmed lunch table has a basket of
silken beauties as a centerpiece, from
which long ends of the same soft ribbon of
which the loses were made, trail to the
table corners. There they are terminated
In sma'ler rone bouquets laid loosely on the
polished table and tied with loops of the
ribbon.
They will be much used on dress hats,
especially on the fine chips. On shepherd
ess or picture hats wreaths of them encircle
the brim and fall over the hair at the back
In dainty clusters.
But It Is as a dress ornament that the
ribbon flower will be most In evidence.
tho bride and her ettentfamts, and the
golden sunset cast an aureole over all. As
the twilight fell, myriad lanterns began to
twinkle through the trees under which the
wedding supper was served.
The summer wedding feast, whether the
hour names It breakfast or supper. Is sel
dom served In the clore, hot confines of
the house. If it Is a breakfast, the porch
may be utilised, or a large tent or pavilion
may screen the tables from the glare of
the sun.
The tables In the pavilion are usually
long and narrow and the guests are served
boufee fashion. Great bowls of re J, p'.nk
and white peonlos make a striking table
decoration. ,
At a violet wedding a narrow strip of
moss and growing violets ran down tha
center of the table for its entire length.
On cither side many violet chains encircled
the white damask in gnacoful patterns.
If the porch Is the scene of tho break
fast, the guests may be served at small
tables seating four or six. It Is a pretty
fashion to decorate each table In a differ
ent color and with a different variety of.
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Sprays are used as corsage trimming and
their effect against a white neck la good.
Many of the salon gowns of the year had
garlands of the ribbon roses extending
from the shoulder diagonally across the
front of the dress and reaching below the
knees. Others had even longer sprays ex
tending the length of tho train, from shoul
tler to Lem.
In smaller ribbon flowers, combined
with maiden-hair fern or other trailing
folage, will be used In a fringe-like bertha
effect on iow-necked gowns. One silk mous
scllne, with lavender hyacinths printed on
a white ground, has a four-inch bertha of
pale lavender hyacinths. The effect la ex
quisite. The flower fringes and garlands are gen
erally partiul'y screened by lace flounces,
especially when they form a skirt trimming
on the elaborate evening gowns.
Many of the flowers are made from the
changeable silk ribbons so much In vogue
this summer. These shade off so gradually
that the change from one color to another
tint Is almost Imperceptible. Changenbla
ribbons In pastel colorings are used to good
effect on many of the summer hats. Great
soft choux of them often furnish the only
trimming, or butterfly bows perch on the
crown or nestle close to the hair under the
brim.
The same ribbon makes an effective dress
garniture. Caught up here and there
through !oops of Insertion. It enriches the
skirt In the form of garlands. In a simi
lar fashion It loosely bands the front of
the waist, or spans the sleeve from wrist
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flower, or a different shade of the same
flower. At one rose wedding one t&lla
rejoiced In a vase of regal Jacqueminots,
another was strewn with dainty blush
roses and on a third a bowl of waxen ten
roses mingled their fragrance with the
honeysuckle waving on the trellis closi by.
Sweat peas make a pleasing decoration
for a small table. Another pretty plan la
to have In tho center of each tible a small
fern dish filled with growing wild flowers,
the more woodsy the better.
If a wedding supper la served the porch
should be decorated with lanterns, but It
Is far more harmonious with tha hour to
have the supper out under tho lantern
dozknd tree. The half-light adds a touch
of the romantic and the evening air brings
out all tho sweetness of the flowers.
Or a temporary arbor may re eree'ed.
From its roof of interlacing wires lio'ely
covered with vines and branches many
lanterns are hung. The unsightly ride
yard of a city house can thus be trans
formed Into a fairy bower and the guests
escape from the stifling he.it of a bi 11
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