The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16
[FrOm the New York Citizen
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MetternIch green, straw color, and
black have been the most frequent
colors out, and the bright, lovely pink,
the color of a prairie rOse-noW in
vogue-was only seen next the dark
hair of some country girl, who knew
not what was fashionable. but only
what was pretty. A beautiful dancing
dress Is of tulle over white goats hair,
sheeny as soft silk, short, of course,
with five narrow founces of tulle be-
tween. which are notehed with ruf1es
OF pink silk.
A short round tunic comes over the
hips but does not meet at the belti
over this is a smaller one of pink silk,
and a still smaller one of tuRe again.
The waist is fan of silk In the back
over a body of tulle, with straps pass
t= ing over the shoulders, and meeting
In front at the belt with gradated
rufles of tulle interviewed with pink,
forming the upper part of the body,
and giving charming fullness to the
figure; the sleeves are puffs of tulle
over pink silk, Maria Theresa style,
with deep lace ruthes; if the arms are
not fine, close tulle sleeve with very
fine pleats is worn from elbow to
waist, finishing with deep ruthe to
match the upper one.
A dress of white Grape has court
train, covered with four hounces
rounding toward the waist, each
bound with pink ribbon stitched on
with narrow black velvet. The front
has rows of pink ruches, with white
interlaced, and black velvet run in
the center. The chemsette is white
lace, and the bodice white, with pink
and black ruches across the bust,
gathered on the shoulder by bow of
pink ribbon and black velvet, each
two inches. A fine black grenadine
is trimmed for evening in novel
fashion, with plain train, the front
crossed by fOunces headed by narrow
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black silk fold across. Over the
train falls a wide border, fifteen inch
es wide, in puffs hold by large rosettes
Of grenadine with white whalebone
thistles In the center. The waist has
a pinked ruf1e of white silk round
the shoulders. forming a shallow
bertha below, which others descend In
points on the front. The sleeves are
in large puff5 on the upper side with
folds of silver-gray silk centered with
black between the puffs, and large
l0zenges of silk stretched on the
shoulders and wrist. Wide tulle
quillings from the finish at throat and
hand. This is designed for light
mourning, but may easily be adapted
to ordinary wear, and be made a very
striking costume by adding red roses
as a gurniture. ~
oi Black grenadine is made over
dresses In colors, bright blue or sultan
preferred. The silk dress is short
A.
ruf1es, il lo0ped above it to show
nearly half the silk skirt in front
The sleeves have grenadine puff to
the elbow, below which descends the
coat sleeve Of silk. The throat and
sleeves are trimmed with bright silk
rufhea
FIounces and ruehes of silk grena-
dine mixed goods, of which the
warp is silk, are always pinked, notch
ed or raveled, and the edge evenly
- 20, uho cHn 4,rfv, Is
more convenient than the process of
binding thirty yards of ruffiIng for
every dress, which Is too much of q
tax in world where art is long and
time heeting and there are new maya
zines with leaves uncut very month.
Where the suit is composed of two
eOlOrs, the rutfles are interleaved In
the two tints. For thin organizes a
pretty trimming is a white muslin
ruff box pleated on plain inch rib
bon, the color of the prevailing shade
of the dress. A linen lawn with in
distinct small figures of light purple
Is made very pretty dress in which
to welcome ones family at evening by
trimming the ulc with wide box
pleated ruff1e of the same stitched in
the center with knots of No. 6 laven-
der ribbon every few inches between
the pleats with narrower ribbon run
in aud out Of little bars round the
neck and shoulders. Make the
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cuffs edged with narrow valeneiennes
and ribbon like the neck. A rainbow
neck ribbon gives the relief needed to
the pale purple hue, which is of all
others most monOtOnOus without such
touches
The newest parasos have a ruche
inside the edge, and straight polished
slOping handles of rosewood tipped
with gold plate, of gilt or ivory Re
Gently a stock of fine ivory hand led
parasols in silk was shown at 81:
each. They were fashionable il
every respect, large and broad, white
lined with all colors. English sill
rain umbrellas are So. POngee UNI
brellas, with thick bamboo handles
light as pith, are from 81 upward
These also are white, lined with color
Parasols to match the suit worn ar
not such a success as they promised
to be except for those one-ideaed PEG
pie who would like their hair ant
eyebrows dyed check or lavender t.
suit their dress. The white umbrell;
lined with the color which agrees witt
the complexion of the wearer, is har
monious with any toilet A novelt,
is the maraboat parasOl covered en-
trely with down; it looks like carry
ing a snOwbank or dismissed CLIQUE
over the head. The price of the ont
shown, which was really good size
.rt was SD. and it was the most luxuEiou
cheap thing Imaginable. .fsss.. d.
Ladies In the country have takeT
70 wearing the white cambria sun hat
which are so light and fresh 1t i
not difficultto make them with a pat
tern, and they are easily cleaned Will
a brush and soapsuds.
The Century Plant.
The Rochester Express says tn
main stalk or flower stem of the cen
tury plant now in bloom in that cItI
Is fifteen feet nae inches high, an
aa b;ds fair to reach over twenty fee
IL has twantv hranches- and hud