Current Fashions and Lace Trends in Summer Garments
The article surveys late 19th century style notes including lace dominated accents on hats and boleros, front pieces in bolero styles, and reimagined Victorian elements. It highlights materials like grenadine, muslin, and linen, with emphasis on lace, puffed lawn fronts, bodice coverings, and decorative tucks and cords shaping summer gowns. It also discusses color contrasts in fabrics under canvas and garb detailing such as cravats and collars.
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Outing Costumes Show Varied Summer Sports Attire
The coat and skirt style of summer dress remains popular for tennis, yachting, golf, and outdoor recreation, with ejon and bolero jackets and fitted coats with varying basque lengths. A gray cloth model features a zouave jacket, flat gray braid, and pale green silk belt. White kid finish coats with black satin reverses are shown, plus a plaited bolero in white serge trimmed with embroidery. New York Sun describes serge mohair and linen yachting suits as serviceable options, and a seaside model in white mohair or serge with a red braided bolero trims completes the array.
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Yacht dress styles with braid and belts described
Blue braid enhances a gown with gold buttons, red serge trimmed with white or black braid creates a stylish yachting dress featuring box plaited bands on the skirt. Black taffeta ribbon forms the belt, though leather belts are also worn with this dress style.
Hints for Singers from an Old Treatise
Advice on singing posture breathing and practice from a historic guide. Emphasizes natural head position, deep chest breathing, avoiding shoulder elevation, and gradual daily intervals. Warns against overstraining, practicing while ill, or forcing difficult notes, and suggests facial expression and clear articulation in public performance.
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