The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-07
From cur Fashion Correspon dent
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
NE& YoRE ,JrIY

Summer. has set in with its usual severity
and as usual, the butterflies Of f.shion have
betaken themselves to the seaside and the
mountain tops-and taken with them such
quantities of clothing ami It all so new and
beautiful ard stylish. O;candy muslin and
Swiss embroidered muslin Or morning wear
and silk grenadine for r"rning, and the
most jaunty Of ahite pique jackets for COO
days, and muslin hats and hoods-think Of
hoods and hats Of white muslin-and very
charming fresh young faces look in these
same hats and hoods when lined with rose.
colo:ed muslin, and tied with rose-colored
strings, edged with button-hole stitch in
white floss. The shape most approved for
the hat in muslin is that known as the gar
den shape, small crown, large brim. The
muslin hood is Nubia shape shape as in-
de6nable because as indefinite as shape
can we'll be-the lining is generally turned
over in front, thus forming pretty revers,
and if of becoming color to the complex
ion, brightens up bright face admirably.
In the same line but much prettier than
muslin hat or hood, is the white Cashmere
Summer Bonnet. This charming fancy is
of English origin and deserves to be con
sidered an indispensable appointment Of
the wardrobe of every lady who spends her
summers, or any part of them in the coun-
try. 1t is as simple as it is elegant being
first round piece of cashmere large en- ough
to cover the head well-that is to droop a
little on the forehead and fall as low behind
as the nape of the neck; another piece
somewhat smaller, cut butteray-shaped, is
laid over this, and from under the wings
fall two bands of cashmere for strings.
All the edges on every part of the hood
are scolloped and worked in button-hole
stitch with white needle-work silk.
White is very much worn this summer.
Morning, evening and visiting dresses are
made iu the various white material suitable
for each. We have seen at the Metropoli-
tan Furnishing Rooms, an elegant morning
dress in wtite cashmere made en- Watteau !;
that is with pleat falling from the back OF
the neck to the train-it is delicately en-
broidered in fern leaves with gold coored
silk the leaves are in clusters on the cor
nerS of the front, but are continued singlv,
and sparingly up the points. This is em'
broidered on the Grover L Baker machine,
and worn over white silk petticoat. en-
broidered in the same partern, but in white
silk, instead of gold colored silk thread.
The petticoat may be of white muslin if
very fine, and rendered sufficiently expen-
sive by excess of rufaing, tucking, putting
and embrodering-I say excess, because so
much ornateness is required, that it ap.
proximates very much nearer an excessthan
the mere suficiency. Since ladies have
discovered, the merits Of this machine in
doing embroidery, tucking, rufdings, and
putting, as we'll as all kinds of bias and
rIain sewing, they have flirly revelled in
dry gooos, mace pin the showiest man
FER i,narinab'e-a chiiiia. .sow-a days goes
with more stitches on its ll,:..e pin. 'ofe tnan
its grandmother had in who!c suit o.
clothes, ,&nd prettier stitches too than she pu.
on her rufned Sunday cap, even though she
Was the neateSt sewer Of all the country
round. Bat then there is no end TO what
people will do for. their children. A visit
to any Of the city Parks where children are
out with their nurses for an airing, will
CRAFTY any one in quest Of ideas. We no.
lice among the most ariStocratic children
eradua! ret RI to old shapes, especially TO
the ever interesting corsage known as the
"Infanta Wais'." it looks Infinitely better
than tight fitting, pan!er-humped or gored
dresses The late style seems to be left
almost entirely to small boys who have not
vet arrived at the dignity of Knickcrbock
ers. Before a small boy is INDUCED with
KnickerbockerS, lie wears drawers just
reaching 70 the knee and edged with nee
dle-worked rufles. The boots for boys re-
main high-the Polish shape-but for little
girls and ycung ladies, the Marie Anton-
cite is the most admired; it is as yet very
new and is even regarded by some as an
innovation quite decent" Why =?
Because it does not cover the ankle. Yet
those same ladies wear the Pompadour
waist, which is cut very low upon the bos-
om-wear it on the street too, with only
the thinnest little bit of 4 lace chemisette-
and that no higher than it ought to be:
Since the Empress EHgcnie has returned
from Jerusalem, burnou> have taken the
place in Paris of all c:her outside wraps,
and that "innovation has just been in
troduced here-wherS.r it will "take" here
or not will be deri;:ci before my next
letter. JAPONICA.