Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-07

Fashions for the Country.

Fashions for the Country.
Shirley Dare, the New York fashion cor
respondent of the Chicago Republican, in
her last letter writes mainly for the guidance
of ladies in the country, and for those in the
city who, having IA limited number of dress
es. wish to get those which will produce the
best effect with the smallest expenditure.
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WALKING COSTUMES.
And first it is well to say that The granite
and seaside cloths, with their dark, unat-
tractve fabrics, do not seem so desirable for
country wear as the lighter China cloths and
poplinettes. For limited wardrobe, unless
il is selected with sole view to economy,
should be cheerful in colors: there are few
women whose looks are good enough to be
seen perpetually in iron gray and mahogany
brown dresses.
FOR MORNING DRESSES
The hair striped English print, ut seventeen
cents the yard, is as pretty, cheap material
as can be found. and, freshly done up, is not
many degrees behind printed canblic The
purple and white lined patterIs wash the
hest, and with the wood colored stipes have
depth of shade enough to be seiviceable for
those VIII must busy themselves with house
work. The gabrielle is the form for making
morning dresses, which fastcn diagoAally in
front, from throat To hem; but for working
dress no pattern is su convenient as the
gored wrapper. | is decidedly out of taste
To wear any sort of train with these dresses;
the hem of n fingers width should barely
brush the floor; hut pretter than this is the
short skirt touching the instep and clearing
the ground all round by an inch, with bias
rufiie of three inches placed on the hem.
Rufiles up the side seams of the skirt, form
ing yoke on the waist, and rufiletl cuffs for
the close sleeves, will give even one of these
cheap calicoes II tasteful air. Every house
keeper should have at least half dozen
gored aprons of buff linen, which comes at
twenty-five cents u yard, and keeps clean
longer and washes easier than gingham
These may be scallopcd and bound with
white tape or gay washing braid.
FOR sERvIcABLE DRESSES.
Wash poplin is excellent. The best is in
plain brown and white mixtures of wool
and Isle thread, alike on both Sides very
strong, and will neither fade nor shrink.
The notified patterns are not in such good
taste as the plain shades. A neat house
dress of this maicri i, such as can be worn
by the the tidy huusckecper while looking
after her dusting and pantry arrangements
through the forenoon, and be prcscntable at
the lunch table at one o'clock, is made in
plain gored shape, with large points cut ON
the skirt, and bound with brown and white
mixed braid, the points carried up the side
seams and graduated to the waist, ON which
they form breelles Three rows of fine
braid follow inside the patterns cuffs and
belt are braided to correspond. The buckle
of gilt or steel is no longer used with the
belts of dresses. These are notched, seal
loped and trimmed with roeauz, pointed at
the ends and drawn through band of the
same fabric, like II trunk strap, before being
hooked A collar and cuffs OF muslin, ,puffed
and ruliled, with valencicnnes edging, com
pleies the toilet. These poplins trim suita-
bly, with with wide alpaca braid. The
galoon does not wash WELL as it trays.
For walking suits, flat bands of silk, some
harmonizing color, laid on with narrow silk
braid at the edges, is as good as anything
that can be suggested. Lattice-work of al
paca braid, in two colors, is n novel relief,
suitable for mixed goods In one design
for walking suit, the over-dress is trimmed
in turrets, with five rows of inch braid,
brown to suit the shade of the dress, with
white soatache between the rows. A brown
and white gimp plating trims eifeciually,
and will wash once or twice. Three rows
OF points, two inches deep, cut from the
poplin, and bound with various gay silks,
are an attractive relief for skirts and jackets.
Applique Of silk in crescents, scrolls, or sim
Pile Greek pattern, linked together, from ap.
propriate relief for dresses of granite and all
the stiff poplins. A neat costume is of the
best quality Of granite poplin, which comes
at ! - per yard, the upper skirt trimmed
with three rows of pointed scollops, faced
with Mexico blue silk, forming crescents in
the points; above these are set marcaroons
of blue crohet and silk, u large one on each
side, the front width terminating the scol-
lops, which curve in scroll to lieet it. Be
tween these two mcdalliOns, the front width
is cut into large points and bound with blue
THE SHORT FRENom JACKET
Has long pointed fronts, faced in gothic
scollops with silk, a large macaroon on the
shoulder and cuff the garment fast ening will
flat, blue silk buttons. On the back is {
slender spre Of silk and poplin scollops, ant
the meek pointed in front, has scollopet
blue facing.
THE GRAY STRAW HAT,
To he worn with this, is faced on the rolln.
brim with blue, u very narrow quilting il
curves on the edge. Wreath of aster OF
blue silk band, and blue granadine scar
long enough to cross on the brest and til
behind.
A PRETTY HOME DRESS
Is of pale gray poplinette, or Swiss popln
with bias tlounce of plain silk notched OF
both edges, and apron of the same silk witt
high pointed hin and rutiicd sash. A dres
OF this material in green and white strip,
is fancifully trimmed with deep quilings q
white organdy or tarlaian, headed by ruflie
of the striped goods. Tasteful dancin.
dresses may be trimmed in this manner.
A sERyicEABLE SKIRT,
To be worn with everyday dresses, or un
der thin petticoats, with organdy or muslil
dresses, is of thick pique, or double heav.
cambric, gored flat absut the hips, witt
fluling of the same beginning four inche
from the floor, all round, but made thric
that depth behind. This throws out tn
hem of thin dresses in graceful man
ner. The tluting is to be bound on botl
edges with white twilled braid. Cambri
skirts, with seven pipings stitched on til
hem, not in it, and rutfle with two cord
in the edge also serve the same purpose
Pique for skirts is stamped with blac
borders.