The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-04
SUMNER FASHION HINTS.

The large, sensible pongee parasols will be
de riguer this summer.
A novelty this spring is the handkerchief of
unhleached linen, to match the ecru linen
dresses. They are exceedingly fine and
very elaborate, but not pretty enough to be-
come very fashionable.
Parasols this summer are trimmed with mar
ow ruches of white silk, or with deep fat
folds of Grape, or in plain black, lined with
sa me color. For light mourning they are oc-
casionally used in pure white. with lace cover,
but this is scarcely in keeping with the cos
tune.
In making founces with fiat pleats turned
all one way for cretonnes and cambrics, it
must be re membered that they should be very
full-at least twice the fullness Of the dress at
the bottom They should be stitched on or
near the top, and the pleats are merely press
ed, not sewed.
Among the novelties shown now are some
very pretty jackets, of peculiarly soft and
downy looking worsted. They are of blue
mauze, pink and white, as well as of black
and white-and those of black with but little
white are used for carriage costumes, though
they seem much more suitable for the house.
Widows caps are small, three-cornered
pieces of tule, or fine Paris material OF wild
owls mite, redged with black ribbon run
through the centre They are often not fast
ened at all, but allowed to rest lightly on the
ton of the hair while the strings fall easily at
the side. They add much to the tout ensemble
of fashionable mourning toilet.
Every possible kind Of trimming is worm
even beads, so lately ''gone out" seem to be
''coming in" again, and the stylishness of a
dress Sc ems to depend more on hoao the trim
ming is used than on what it is composed Of.
The poplins and other worsted dress goods Of
the brown or gray shades should be trimmed
with black, as black silk bindings or rlchings,
or narrow black velvet ribbons, or else with
silk of the same color, but in darker shade.
A new way of using white muslin is very
charming, and an old blue, green, pink, or
mauve silk dress, may be made to look quite
new by its use. Large flounces, or plaitings
of white muslin, edged with plain ''ioot-
ing," or with an excellent imitation Of Valen-
ciennes, are put on the skirt. and long tu-
mic, trimmed in the same way, falls like court
train over the skirt, and is looped up with
bows of black velvet, or with ribbon Of the
color of the DRESS Sometimes these muslin
founces are put under silk ones, reaching only
a few inches below the knee.
Bonnets and wells are made high, of pufrs
of Grape, divided with Jet or with plain bands
of the material. The veil is, in some instances,
tied straight across the forehead, just on the
edge Of the bonnet, n1akipg aperfectly straight
fall from the top of the head, and giving Pc
culiar and stylish effect. The cottage bonnet
is particularly appropriate for widows. The full.
ruche is the most becoming, with white tulle
strings, hemmed and tucked but many prefer
Just the ruche over the top. The veil is worn
very long-a yard and quarter at least after
the hem Is added-and string is run through
it to tie on with. 1t is ofheayy English Grape,
selling from IS to 81 per yard. and often as
high as sl2.