EVERY-DAY DRESSES, GARMENTS, ETC.
BY EMILY H. MAY
[Peterson's Magazine, June 1879]

	We give, first, this month, a walking costume of one of the pretty zephyr cloths. These, (the French or domestic ginghams), will be very much worn as morning-costumes for the street, during the warm season, and for country wear. This design has, first, a short skirt, rather full-trimmed, with one knife-plaited flounce, headed by either a bordering of the chintz, or three rows of white braid, or narrow Hamburg insertion, stitched down as borders. The tunic is the turned up washer-woman style for the front, while the back is arranged by taking a length of from three to four yards of the material, divide in the centre, and being the lay from four to six plaits, meeting in the centre, for the middle of the back of the tunic, then turn the cloth on both sides towards the middle of the back, when it is plaited again, and brought up to the waist. After it is arranged, then trim so the braids or borders may come upon the right side. This design will only do for such material, having neither wrong nor right sides, like the zephyr cloths and ginghams. The basque is pointed in the back and straight across the front. A little scarf mantilla may be worn or not with this costume. Trim it to match the skirt, adding a row of torchon lace for the upper border, where it turns over. Coat sleeves with cuffs of plaiting and lace to match. From fourteen to sixteen yards of material.
No. 2 is a dinner or house-dress of striped gauze or muslin, over silk or Silesia, of any pale shade of color. The princess-dress, which fastens below the waist with silk buttons, is ornamented at each side with bows of narrow ribbon of silk or ribbon in the centre. The back is pouffed considerably, and ornamented with large bows in long loops, or else flat ones of the Alsatian style. Cut square in the neck, or Y-shape. Elbow sleeves terminating with double plaitings to match the skirt, tied in the centre with narrow ribbons. Fifteen or seventeen yards of material. Once piece of ribbon for bows, etc.
	No. 3, a little boy of six to ten years, with knickerbocker pants, and a double-breasted jacket, simply stitched, and trimmed with large bone buttons. The suit is of linen or flannel.
No. 4 is a linen costume, of prune-color, streaked with cowslip, yellow and red. Underskirt is bordered with a checked galloon, or else the bordering of the chintz or linen. Under this is a muslin balayeuse, princess polonaise, trimmed to correspond; fastened in front, beneath a piped buttoned band, matching the one around the cuffs and sailor collar. A muslin frilling finishes the slightly square neck. A waistband and buckle is used for the waist; from this belt the dress-holder is suspended by a prune silk cord. Twelve to fourteen yards.
	No. 5, a little girl of six to eight years, with a simple, useful dress, made with a blouse and skirt. The skirt has a gather ruffle, and the blouse is ornamented by a bordering of the chintz, or several rows of Marseilles braid. This blouse is cut loose from the shoulders, and is belted in at the waist by a sash of the material trimmed at the ends to match the skirt. For the seaside or cool mornings in the country, make of navy-blue flannel, trimmed with white braid.
No. 6, a costume for a little girl of three to four years, of white corded piqué, cut in the princess form, with a kilt plaiting at the back, edged with a Hamburg trimming. A wide sash of silk or ribbon is tied in a loose knot, with ends fringed at the back.
	No. 7, of cambric and plaid piqué: we give the back view, showing the plastroon, and how it is buttoned on. The front is exactly like it. The dress itself buttons under the front plastroon. These plastroons, pockets and cuffs are all made of the cambric. A pointed collar in embroidery is worn with the costume. This may be made of gray and dark blue linen. Gray for the dress proper and blue for the trimmings.
The back and front of another paletot, suitable for either girl or boy of three years or under, is of the white piqué, and trimmed with Hamburg flouncing wheel pattern. See 8, A and B.
	No. 9. We give one of the new pannier dresses, a dinner toilet, the very latest from Paris. The basquine with pannier is of black silk, fastened with pearl buttons. The revers and collar are lined with pink silk. The ribbons fastening the sleeves are also watered. The skirt is piped with pink.
No. 10, a design for making trimmings for the skirts of dresses.