Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-06-02
Fashion Notes.

Standing collars pointed in front are
in fashion.
Street dresses are worn moderately
high at the throat.
Plain belts will be more worn this
year than sash ribbons.
Small meshed grenadines are used
this year, with light black silk under
skirts.
White muslin dresses have a kind
of position of lace and muslin, instead
of a sash.
Lyo;.s popIins are too much worn.
Tea and Frou-Frou shades are most af-
fected.
With ground, with penciled stripes
either of black or cOlOrs, are to be fash
iOnable for summer suits.
\ Elaborate tlOunccs are the rule this
year, and bias grenadine flounces are
hemmed on the Outside--not bound.
| Stripes on pOngees are an inch wide.
Plum-color, tea, and London smoke,
are the most fashionable shades.
MOnOgrams are to be placed where
lever room can be found for them. The
larger and more intricate they are the
better.
LicSdll lbilHtt - lpI (l0Ci
ladies, are trimmed with black gros-
grained piped with palest ecrue, and
ostrich tips OF the two colOrs.
1t is becoming more than ever usual
for marriages to take place in private,
and for bridegroom and bride to appear
in travelling dress.
White muslin over cOlOred silk, with
muslin fiouuces on the silk. either en-
broidered and gathered scantiiy. or
e.se pIeated and edged with lace, will
be much worn this year.
1t is better by far to make black
skirt, and use up ones grCnadine in
putting fiounces on the silk, making
them extend far above the edge of the
overskirt or pOlOnaise, than to make q
seperate silk underskirt.
Kilt peats. alternately of gros-grain
and grenadine, are much used for trim
ming. Many tlounce3 are also edged
with narrow fcathery lace, either
thread or guipure, and very often only
an imitation lace.
The Innings of corsage are not cut
down low, leaving the neck and arms
merely covered by grenadine. With
neck pointed low and the sleeves made
open, the dress is not warmer than
when clinging grenadine is brought
il contact with the skin. This fash
ion prevails for organdy muslins.
The latest bonnet is an importation
from Paris. 1t is chip of rare finenes.
and Leghorn, much larger than any
gipsy bonnet yet worn, with an linden
ted head piece broad enough for the
brim of a round hat. 1t looks very
haf,frtrfr i'm Ygzillinnr1.
room, but is very stylish when prop
erly worn.
4 black and white organdy, either
for the house or street, has an apron
poloise and single skirt trimmed with
huted ruffles headed by puffs strapped
with black velvet. The high, close
corsage is lined throughout the white
linen. Black velvet bows loop tho
skirt and ornament the half-fiowinp
sleeves. The skirt lies on the ground
quarter of a yard. These cool
fresh-looking suits, are very frail, and
will scarcely bear washing, but may
be worn long time without.
Undressed silk is the most fashiona-
ble fabric of the season, without The
dressing that gives stiffness and mos
of its lustre to gr0ss-grain. 1t has The
natural demi-lustre of the silk, is very
soft. does not spot or rumple, and vii
not cookie from dampness. 1t is a.
mirable for seaside costumes and ele
CANT travelling suits. There re tw
Gualities-the Catalan, and ? heavie
article called Breda silk. II lin I.
the stylish coIors-tan, ca color. .na q
ecru, the frog-colors and r Nv
brown.