Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-08-05
Samner Fashions.
MATERIALS.

Generally there are few novelties in dress
materials on exhibition at this season, the
importers being busy In making prepare
tons for the early fall trade. But one Of
the leading houses has this week brought
out three or four new shades zinrioh silks.
Poult de sole antique is novelty. 1t is
q heavy silk somewhat like the MORE, ex-
cept the surface is plain; and the first i'm
portations of the material are of a peculiar
color, having blue shade. 1t cannot be
worn in the evening, as the effect OF gas
light is to give it a soiled muddy appear
ance, that deprives it of all richness. This
silk will make elegant dinner dresses, the
most effective trimming being rich black
lace. II will also be used for suits, and the
shade viii be novelty in walking cos
tunes or for carriage wear. The price is
So per yard.
Among the very light silhsis new shade
somewhat resembling the ''ashes of roses"
color, which has a pink tint, but the new
shade has lilac tinge, making 1t very at
tractive. 1t will make beautiful evening
dresses and will be much sought after.
Silk, the absinthe shade, is fashionable
and is very handsome. This shade seems
a mixture of delicate blue and white, and
lights up beautifully in wavy flashes OF gas
light.
White Marseilles was much in vogue last
year for suits, and is still more popular this
season. There is a new style of this mate
rial; it is in figured stripes and makes ele-
CANT walking suits. Linen is also used for
suits, but is not as popular as the buff Pan.
anna that looks so cool, and is better for
summer wear. There is q difference be-
tween linen and Panama material, which is
woven of some India fibre differing from
flax. But it is as durable Is linen, and II
carefully wsSha3 looks well until worn out.
| Tho thin fabric for summer wear called
mozambique is well remembered, though
long since out of fashion. 1t has been
brought out again, and is now called "leno
cloth" When tastefully trimmed, these
leno suits are very pretty, and wear well
yet, perhaps, the greatest accommodation
of this material is its cheapnsss; the price
ranging from thirty-fye TO fifty cents per
yard. t--u aif @
| DRESSES 10 f
MANY elegant toilettes for grand occs-
sions have been recently brought out, and
others are in course of preparation. A
pearl-colored satin is made with gored skirt,
the back breadths full. with long train, and
q fiounce Of the same around the bottom;
plaitings of the material cross the shoulders
and neck. Ifr E.-...1--E 90
| A white satin dress is made with low
corsage, and fri of lace around the neck.
4 The skirt, full at the back, is~trained, and
embroidered around the bottom in the
most beautiful designs. This is done by
hand, and so true and artistically that IN
form the flowers are the exact counterpart
of nature.
j A beautiful dress of lavender grenadine
is made over silk, the Same shade, with :.
aaepflounce of Spanish lace, headed with
a puff of satin, the same shade as the
dress. The overdress is trimmed with
pufiings of the same and fiounce of wide
white lace, and Topped up at the sides and
back with satin loops initiating butterfly.
The corsage is made in the Pompadoul
style, with puffngs of lace and satin. The
sleeves are trimmed to match.
i A dinner dress of blue corded silk il
made with wide box.plaited flouncC
around the bottom of the trained skirt
The over-skirt, of the same material, Il
, trimmed with pipings of blue satin anC
narrow blonde lace, and is short in front
with largo satin rosettes looping it up n
the sides. The waist is q plain surplice
with revers of blue silk, ornamented will
!, pipings of satin A Swiss muslin is made
with double skirt-the under one having
seven narrow ruffies, edged with Valencien
T mes lace around the bottom. The uppei
skirt is formed of series Of puffs, eacl
puff divided by narrow band of pink silk
edged with lace, and faster ell with prett,
! flower. This over-skirt is festooned at the
sides with flowers. The corsage is low, an6
trimmed with pink rolls and white lace. A
beautiful ball dress, just completed, If o
white Grape, the skirt full and long, ant
looped UP by satin folds over While satin
skirt The satin, skirt is embroiderec
around the bottom in beautiful white flow
ers and green leaves - ~
SUITS.