New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01
MAY FASHIONS.

OF heavy tafean in light colors oncbangeable ground
OF Spring tints Thus surface OF buttercup color and
white will be crossed with emerald. and blue and silver
with sea blue bondine and calOw green ground with
pink These silks are wide and cost a so yard Grenade
dc out has velvet buds raised the thin white
ground in the way as the relo de copt last
Autumn. The effect is lovely. II the fmy robe
strewn with open blossoms and petals. The muslin de
sore both corded aud plain with broad center which
filed with branches OF rich flowers ehinee, bordered by
solid twonch stripes OF cherry blue or grass green about
the center Of the broad white margin The silk robes for
the season are shown I'm delicate coors pearl maize
and salmon cream, with white founce embroid-
cred In gay flowers, ana straps TO trim the
neck and sleeves to correspond. Price $500. Tie
japanese and Canton mixtures, which come from
Manchester, England, not mile further East,
arc admired for their useF ard will be especially ser
yceabe for undersps to wear with grenadne and mus
lin dresses They used for this purpose In England
and even for dancing toilets for which they are better
adapted than for street wear. They come In checks,
bars and stripes OF Spring colors which make charming
dem toilette. The fOulard serges are twled as tho
name Imports In checks and stripes The Indian foulards
show the usual cOmcal ST. in black white, on bun
and dark blue grounds, but the figures small In the
range Of economy nothing that looks well
IL so cheap as q checked India silk for
It will wash and till 1t is condemned for
skirt lining They make the best waklngsuits OF any
light material and trim tastefuly with ruches lined with
grass green violet any fresh color Ppngs OF Alge
rae striped silk and bands OF the cut bias are har
monous with these suits. The new pongee Is mixture
OF silk and unboached huen resembling the lattor
closely but held In the sun 1t has beautiful appearance,
IA II threads OF gold with its tissue lt
firm and useful for travelling or street suits Trimmed
with brown bands and pipngs. 1t may be worn becom
iugy blondes The goods only found IN the hands
OF private importers. ~ ---- -
In cheaper goods tsG imitation nankeen of good finish
a. tlo i,alfop 10
OF cord and honeycomb is shown but is not liked
well as the small cord aud honeycomb alone Nainsook
in wonch crossbars with figure the square is made
up for morning dresses better than the plain
goods PIques for morning have small bouquets,
not so large ones palm, printed in chntz cOlors on
white ground The effect OF the flowers IS dark and rich
Price, cents yard Pque in tiny chntz patterns OF
light color liked for wrappers; and there is small
checked marsecs In black aud white that is extremely
nice for chldrens suits, for the seaside. Imperial
pque is soft thick material with the cord woven In
stead OF stamped in the CLOTH not pretty ordinary
marseile but good for chdrens aprons and trousers
1t washes easily. There two kinds OF pque-the
French and American; the former lighter quality sell
ing 10 yard, while tire latter of no better
pearauce but heavier make, is 90 cents. Pique again
il not heavy Marsees proper; this aud the pecu
liar sofness OF Marseiles makes the only difference.
Scotch gnghams I'm strips and small cro5sOars OF
pleasing color 40 cents yard Tamartnes, cotton
goods, woven with open mesh ike mozambique, IS e1'
tremcly pretty for thin dresses, looking well fine
Ernani which sells 81 a. for only yard. 1t
IN all lively coors and really desirable for Sum
mer dresses.
word rather Of correction than direction about
making dresses The present fashion Is TO wear tho
pulled upper skirt quito short, but day sees
dozens OF dresses OF good material evidently cut
with attention 10 STYLE which ofense TO every
practced eye you don't want TO be fashionable make
your dresses gutess OF rue Ounce, with three or
fonr OF folds round the skirt like the neat old ladies
the country that plod peacefully streets
In a while. But this halfandhalf business Is next
slovcniness in It's discouraging appearance. few
words as 10 outlines will direct tho eye
In future II the lower skirt has founce make the up
per pulled and quito short reaching less than half
way down the skirt Rattle this fringe 70, and don't
make IL too full Oucquarer extra depth Is enough 20
allow for puff. make the backs full two widths OF q
inch stun not too much. Many dresses solled for
want OF this procaution. II you like long upper skirt
without prs II at the sides. betw, tho two side
CORES, only with three pleat and large ir-
regular rosettc broad notohed bows, not little strngy
affairs. and let tho lower skirt De entirely plain.
Another thing a round, plain basque never looks
well over a nicely puGed skirt. have many
spoiled by wearing these the basque should have
square tab fronts and the back much pulled laid in
large fan plcatlng cut OFF at tho belt aud finished by
an upright bow and sash. As the warm weather ad.
vanccs basquos may dispensed WITH short pulled
French walking dresses by the way cut square and
broad in the mock to with muslin chemisottcs,
very pretty fashion. Vatican costumes and plain
are seen In this style.
Two OF three fuLdress bonnets happily
ranged In form and color TO demand description here.
rich black thread lace bonnet bore coronet OF eahery
elderbery flowers. above which standing edge OF
black lace. The back covered by broad barbe in
butterfly bow held by knot and trail OF the foamy
white blossoms broad rich blrbe forms the
strings. high puff OF tullo has coronet OF
lace with humming.brd poised to the right detan-
Ing garland OF rich field flowers, with falling grasses
These par OF flowers large to conceal almost
the entire hat. charming bonnet u white lace has
OF large pink apple blossoms cluster OF which
holds vail OF white net, bOrdered with lace, behind.
shepherdess hat Of crmped neapotan and silk braid,
has pulling rose-coored tulle round the crown and
narrow ruche OF the under the brim. over the
crown fall sprays OF June roses which caught
somehow with the pink tue scarf, and fall have yard
below the brm. The scarf yard long at least aud
bordered with tue ruches fine black straw with low
has the upturned brm lined with coorcd silk,
and peaed half rOottes placed cookade wise at the SIDE
and out Of II seems to grow half blown salmon
tinged with pink. The soping cap shapes have bow,
with short notched ends tied directly the crown. The
English turban OF black straw among tine heavier styles,
and Is trimmed with ostrich feathers and skelc-
ton plumcs. The new seaside hats flexible that
they DO rolled M and put In trunk without injury
Small sailor hats OF rough straw will be stylish 70 adie
well children, with long vail and SIMPLE tie OF
ribbon. All the girls who study fashion in little
things with long grenadne walls tied round the
Of their hats bonnets. and left foatng-a
graceful mode thar the that has been In vogue
long Of tying the head up In vail as II had the
tOOthacho.
Among the costumess OF black silk and color,
which is particularly pretty well elegant The
derskrt is mazarlne blue silk with elghtnch gathered
nounce headed by standing rues bound with black