Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-01

Guipure lace, three inches In depth, and O
q most lovely pattern. Here are also Va
leEciennes and Thread laces in shell, cora
and block.
A beautiful Maltese lace is displayed tina
must be favorite. 1t is about two inches
in width aud very rich.- The line of Gloon
ey laces at this house surpasses anything
we have seen in Columbus.
All these laces are made of the finest
thread woven by hand, and the cost of the
article ranges from $3.50 to $500, and
sometimes rates as high as 50 600 yard
This is Manufactured in collars, and can
only be kept in good condition in a moist
atmosphere. Every thread is carefully ex-
amined and placed upon piece of dark
blue paper to test its quality. If there be
the slightest unevenness, the wheel is stop
ped, and the thread removed. This is care
fully laid aside and used again. No ma
chimes can ever supersede the work OF
these fine spinners. The bobbins, wheels,
and pillows used in the fabrication of this
article are carried from place to place, and
frequently work-woman may be seen at
her labors in the public squares. or at her
own door. keeping her eyes on the chill
dren, while her fingers execute their task.
Lace making Is pursued exclusively by
females, and in some instances woman
works in the same house and street where
her at-great-grandmother patiently
wrought at the same vocation.
In dress trimmings the most fashionable
are bullion fringes headed with folds of the
same material, or with satin pipings and
ornamented with satin nail heads of appro-
pirate colors.
Guipures of new styles in satin are also
used very extensively, as are also silk
fringes. These last are made of such pat
terms as to obviate the necessity of head
ings, and are in every variety of color.
Grenadines are also much used, and we
suppose always will be.
The latest EOvelty in buttons is acorn
shaped and about the size of a red oak
acorn.
This house has very extensive assort-
ment of the most fashionable parasols.
They are In silk and satin, without orna-
ment, though rich bullion fringe is al
lowable. Some OF the satins are lined with
colored silk. The handle is rustic and
elaborately carved.
A novelty is offered in wells. They are
made with swell or forepeice that hangs
over the face, and ornamented with long
tabs that fasten at the back of the bonnet
and fall gracefully to the neck. They are in
black, black and white and white lace.
AT NAUGHToN's
We find splendid stock of fashionable
material for home and promenade dresses.
The various shades of Steel-colOr and
steel effects generally, seem to be the great
rage for spring and early summer wear.
Steel cOlored chene silks, and steel colored
chene popins are, certainly not new, but
they are always clean, fresh looking and
attractive.
Besides these there are fine striped
changeable silks, "chameleonS." which look
as if composed only of two colors, but, in
reality contain four, and are, from a neces-
sity OF their manufacture, always admira-
BILE in quality, the most durable, as well as
the prettiest of silk dress goods.
And, higher still in the range, we come
to the "Pompadours," thick, black rep
silks, with satin surface braided thickly
with small old-fashioned designs in chintz
colors, or the plain failLes, In the loveliest
shades of lemon and tea rose, the last being
the latest, most distinguished, and most de-
sirable of colors, at the present moment.
For suits, there is nothing so much ad-
mired as the fine chenc silks, and other less
expensive goods in the same style.
The best quality of ciene silks can be OBJ
tanned for 81 80 per yard, and large guam
tity is not required tor gored dress, and
cape la Marie Antoinette; so that the most
elegant suit need not be expensive.
The fashionable method of trimming
them is with narrow frills, cross-cut bound
with the same, and headed with satin roul-
eauJ of the same shade.
AT SIMMONS
Bonnets have reached their smallest di-
inc ayav with them aItopether. On the
principle that extremes meet. the next
thing we NAV expect is a return to the Dre
posterous head-gear of forty wears AGO.
the tunnel bOnnets, which, it was said, re-
quired speaking trumpet at one end to
reach woman's ear at the other.
The proposed substitute for a honnet at
present, however, is a lace coifure. The
couture ,oantille. which has already made its
appearance. is sometimes worn al the on
era.
The graceful arrangement of the new
coifure ,unntille depends much nnon the
TASTE of the wearer. The nrettiest method
is to festoon it to the braids with handsome
pins, draw it back from one side of the
face, and ornament it high on the side.
above the ripht temnIe. with q Iarya mini
rose and buds. leaving the o.her side free
to be drawn over tile face as a vail. in the
Spanish fashion.
Nearly all the bonnets of the season have
lace falls, or a scarf of lace attached. which
is carried to the front, and forms second
strings. the first consisting simply of mar
row ties. This has been done to a great
extent during the past winter. and forms a
graceful addition to the small bonnets,
which require some sort of draperv TO
shorten the apparent length between the
chin and the top OF the bead.
very stylish bonnet is of black lace,
with chain trimming of steel and gold
Bandeau of black lace, ornamented with
gilt and steel butterfly. Narrow ties, and
wide strings of black lace. fastened also
Grande Duchesse lat is turned up at
the sloe with rosette OF black lace, In the
of green Rra1;lian 10 hmr. a nnntad p@o,S
A scarf of black lace. with one wide end
floating at the back, edged with fringe and
fastened WIN pins; the heaus to which are
bv Slender goId h chairs eiu oke'nei
Straw lace, or straw-colored lace in gui-
pure patterns, is used most effectively upon
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