Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-16
Fashion Notices.

Standing collars pointed IN front are
in fashion, 80
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 understands.
White muslin dresses have a kind of
position oflace and muslin, instead Of a
sash
Lyons poplins are to be much worn.
Tea and Frou-Frou shades are most
affected.
White ground, with penciled stripes
either of black or colors, are to be fash
ionable for summer suits.
Elaborate hounces are the rule this
year, and bias grenadine hounces 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 wherever
room can be found for them The larger
and more intricate they are the better.
Elegant Leghorn bonyets for elder
ladies are trimmed with black gros
grained biped with palest ecru, end
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 covered silk, with
muslin founces on the silk, either EN-
broidered and gathered scantily, or else
pleated and edged with lace, will be much
worn this year.
1t is better by far to make black silk
skirt, and use up one S grenadine in put
ting founces on the silk, making them
extend far above the edge of the over
skirt or polonaise, than to make sepa
rate silk underskrt.
Kilt pleats, alternately of gros-grain
and grenadine, are much used for trim
ming. Many hounces are also edged
with narrow feathery lace, either thread
or guipure, and very often only an imi-
tation 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
clnging grenadine is brought in contact
with the skin This fashion prevails for
organdy muslins.
The latest bonnet is an importation
from Paris. 1t is chip of rare fneness
and Leghorn, much larger than any
gypsy bonnet yet worn, with an indented
head piece brood enough for the brim
of round hat. 1t looks very odd when |
hanging in milliner's room, but is very |
stylish when properly worn.
A black and white organdy, either for
the house or street, has an apron polon-
aise and single skirt trimmed with futed |
rufiies headed by pnffs strapped with !
black velvet. The high, close corsage
is lined throughout with white linen.
Black velvet bows loop the skirt and or
nament the halfhowing sleeves. The |
skirt lies on the ground a quarter of a |
yard These cool. fFesh-looking suits,
are very fraii, and will scarcely bear
but may be worn a long time
without.
Undressed silk is the most fashionable
fabric Of the season. This is fine Lyons
gros-grain, without the dressing that |
gives stiffness and most of its luster to
gros- grain. 1t has the natural demi-
luster of the silk, il very soft, does not
spot or rumple, and will not cookie from
dampness # is admirable for seaside
costumes and elegant travelling suits.
There are two qualities-the Catalan,
and heavier article called Breda silk.
1t is in all the stylish colors Atan, tea
color, fawn, ecru, the frog colors, and
Frou-Frou brown.
A lovely dinner dress, described in q
New York contemporary, was a French
gray silk, trimmed with pale rose-pink
silk. The aemi-train had a graduated
aouneG, outlining a court train. This
Aonnee was gathered in front and box
,~Ieated on the train il was headed
and ,e'nisbed with bias bands piped with
rose.eolor \ tablier trimming Was six
crescentshaped sands finished with
bows, arranged to SHOW rose-eolorea
lining, The basque had deep pointed
back with pleated drapery, also, showing
the contrasting silk. A duchesse collar
Of rose silk edged with black lace com
pleted this charming costume.