Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20


gros grain, poult dc sole, and 'failiei
1 heavily repjed and of the palest hines,
Jars the fRofite Inaterials fOS evening
dresses this season, shel pink, eiel
blue, pearl, chrysoprase green, gnaho
gray, and tire delicate Frou FroH tints oi
bnif are the rolors Shown These choice
eplors in fine qualities ot repped silk cost
! SO 10 81 90 yard. Very handsome
corded silks aae alao Aold for S4 yard,
but the rage shAliias DOw in vogue are not
found among them. Still lower prieed
than this iS line of silks. costing from
81 IS yard No $50, N thin, uneven
quality, detected readily by holding
the fabric before the hgldt sfaim-
FANoH SILMs.--Oi .fha fancy silks
shown the reversible striped gros grains
are the only novelty, These have satin
stripes two inches wide OF rosc-colcx,
alternating with white on one side Of The
fabric, while Che reverse side has black
stripes ON white, OF else tvo shades Of
violet or of purple are used with white.
These are $3.50 yard. Other striped
silks are shown At various prices, begin
ming as low rs 81, rs . yard. All figured
silks, except the novelty Just mentioned
and the rich SATIN brocAdes, are reduced
In price, 50 u yard buys very pretty
white silk with blue. niauye, rose, or
green stripes half an inch wide. Solid
colored silks are still expensive,
and will become more 90. n.nil = stA
MANNER OF MISUNDERSTANDING to
prediction. low corRages are again i'm
| favor. They are straight around The
neck, filling low off the shoulders. I'm
stead, OF the three-qnarter Square neck
with Hholder-straps worn lest year.
RouRd wRists are entirely sup~rseded by
points back aud front. Soy 4mas only
ONE dart and sort of side 4 "a are seen
in the 'front.' OF pointing waists. but for
feAhy figures there are two and even
three darts. The points ars very sharp.
slender, and three or four inches long,
A double cord Is the prettiest finiah for
them. Lace or fringsis often attached
to the points, 20 initiate basques, or
the dounces of the skirt, but this has a
poor effect. A silk lacing fastens the
dress behind. BY way OF variety the
back OF low corsages has sometimes o
postillion basque instead OF q point,
but the pointed front IN de riguer. The
sleeye for such waigt is the mereSt puff
or band The ornAEnant in o berth OF
folds OF tulle, or of the material OF the
trimming. These are called Grecian
folds, and give beautiful roAnd fnliness
10 the bust. mu1t bl
TAAns.-of the imlnoderate Length
worn two years ago have disappeared
Ladies' who refused 20 give them up last
winter are now having demi-trains about
sixty inches long The newest fancy "a
70 cut the three straight back widths Of
the skirt half n yard longer than the side
widths next them, giving square tram,
and trimming the long widths with q
pleased fouHce, which, extending up
the sides 90 the waist, has the eject of
court train. A skirt OF this kind, With
coEsage pointed in 'front.' the back IN
long, slender basque, is very becorn-
ing 70 0 stout person. 49,, h,,r a liu in
TRIhAIrSGs " Yelvet rufles an eighth Of
yard wide, put on in scanty gathers,
trim the hnndsomeSt silks of the season.
The velvet In exactly the shade al the
dress Pink, blue, pearl-color, and cleAr
green velvet honnces are exceedingly
admired hut the shadowF gray silks
and the undafined pale tearrose, apricot,
ec;u tints are not effective in velvet For
the latter there is, nothing SO pretty as
ruffies OF the material of the dress. al
ternating with lace or pleated muslin
flounces. H By"
rHR DUoERss PorST LACE and the
stronger Brugns are generally used fer
trimming colored silks and white muslin
dresses, They have thick Honiton fg-
ures wrought on the hghfest meshes.
CHrSA CRAPE is so fraiI that il is no
longer in first favor for TUNES, but is
retained as garniture IN the way OF
festooned dInpery and founces, with
fringed edges. a ai aea -
TARLATAN, TULLE, AND GAUzE-In
thin fabrics for ball dresses white re-
mains in favor and tnrlatan is the p0Pu-
lar material The prettiest white tar
latans, copied from an imported model,
have deini.trained skirts Of coarse white
met, trimmed with ten tarlatan tiounces
The honnced made double of the tariaI
tan are nearly two fingers deep when
double. and have q white silk cord, or
feathered braid, or satin ribbon near the
edge, 30 suggest hem. They have one
third extra fullness, are gathered IN n
plain seam, and each fioance laps half
way over the one below it. A gathered
ruche OF tarlatan heads the upper
flounce, and n similar one edges the
skirt The long, simply shaped OVER
skirt is draped behind, and reaches to
the upper founces The low pointed
corsage liz Of white silk plainly covered
with tarlhtun. w - .aif les i1a
WRrTR CHAMBERY GkuzE. Trimmed
with black lace and decorated with Grim
SON roses, describes handsome design
ball dress. Some white gauzes eighteen
inches wide and sold Tor Sl n yard I;
wider goods cost from $l,75 to $3.50.
The striped Chambarys sold last year
for $50 are now offered for $40.
DOUBLE TUNES OF MUsr1N.
double tunics described last week are
made of white muslin, and trimmed with
insertion ofduchess point, separated by
clusters OF tucks, and edged with dueh
ess lace. They are worn over blae or
rose-colored satin dresses, bordered with
wide founces Of pleated muslin and lace,
with lengthwise strips OF bows OF satin
between the pleats. A flower par1tre
worn with such dresses is Of blue and,
pink convolvuh, forming breteIles,
chatelaino, and sash. On garnet satin
the edge of the train in cut i'm square
blocks to disclose a pleated muslin
hounce below. .ra, sst gafa4