, 1873-05-04
METROPOLITAN MODES.
FHiseries of the MoutEl..a.The
Rage for Novelties.
Black Silks and Grenadines
Seaside Toilettes.
Bugles and Beads---The' Double
Breasted Gray Redingote.

NEW 1onK, MAy !, 1918.
Whether it is not adding touch Of exquisite
agony to cruci1ed vanity to write Of fresh tot
1ettes On this day, devoted Of decades to the old
est Of old clothes, is question TINT perturbs the
conscience Of the undersigned. That Manhattan,
In the bulk, must move On the first OF every May,
seems necessity so obdurate that the most rad
ical of innovators SCARCE raises more than sigh
drowned remonstrance agninst It, And that the
migratory Manhattanese should wear their most
draggled Of skirts and most buttonless OF coats,
is SO obvious requirement for the duties Of the
day, that to speak OF lace lingerie instead Of limp
linen, or mention new tweeds instead OF ancient
melton, adds an insult Of suggestion to an in
jury Of fact.
TIE Au5ERIEs OF MAY.
It will no doubt DO but a few years longer be-
fore moving dresses" will be q prominent fea-
ture in feminine furnishing houses, and rogu-
lar costume, partaking Of the best qualities OF
the whilom Bloomer, would be \ mitigation Of
the terrors Of the annual hegira- Do tho women
Of Chicago, every twe1vemonth, pack up their
new bonnets, and, with handbag, bird-cage, aud
lower-pot in their arms, and the last forgotten
bunch Of caaters in their pocket set forth to es-
tablish their Lnres and Penates in their neigh
boris house for brief while? No. Considera-
ton compels me to believe that q mania so vast
in its extent, and 80 undetermined in it's origin,
could prevail in not more than ona civilized city
at time. The Carbon Citizens must be guilt
less Of this offense against convenience and CON-
fort so that they will be able to turn apprecia
tive glance On
soMETH1nG NEW.
New York, as town, is victim OF novel;
ties. The new is euco essful, the old tabooed,
no matter what it's excellences- We must have
the fresh il We die in tho sttempt,-for re
abou1d be certain to die without it. Everybody
knows this, from the millinar to the boot-maker,
and each, in his own way, labors ceaHelssBly to
crafty the popular TASTE There are not 80
many novelties in styles as in materials. The
most caphous critic Of fabrics could not fail to
be satisfied with something, II not many things,
that tho large stores offer: For what are gener-
wool, linen and wool, silk and wool the prices
seom to be rather lower than for few years
past; but. for all silk goods tho difference, il
any, fB not noticeable. Had not the greater part
o a 4easn 1ss IN eoS ~
silks would, undoubtedly, have been
largely increased. Is it is, they ere about the
same as usual.
Black Antwerp silks take the lead in gros-
--oAAANe
silks. The latter are more used for summer
suits than any other make, and range in price
from So. so up. On all accounts, the glace silks
are the best for warm weather. They are thin
be readily freed from dust, which no gros~grein
can be. They went 10 thoroughly out Of stylo,
few years ago, that it is taking all tho art Of the
modistes to bring them in again. The new
tafretas have moro gloss than those Of the last
two years, which renders them more readily
n ha
months. And, en- PEASANT, the approved way to
remove dust from silk isto wipe It lightly With
piece OF flannel, the fuzzy surface Of which
catches and sweeps of the particles Of soil, and
brushes will.
Black grenadine, which, to the pera1nbu1atoEy
public, takes the place in summer Of black ailk
suits in winter, comes prottier and, what is even
q hot dresB but ono must have it: all the same
The simple faot is, that it is impossible to do
without black walking dress Of somo descrip-
ton. The satin-striped grenadines are f1mer
than last year, and the lace-striped ones 80 pret
ty that, it Jour purse and conscience permit, you
will be certain to buy one, though the satin
striped or plain viii wear better. Two kinds Of
grenadine, stripes Of two widths, 1ace-striped
and plain, or satin striped and plain,-like every
thing else, are used in costumes, and. if there
would no doubt, be added. Some dressrnakers |
propose to revivo satin as a trimming for grena-
dine, and, as it lights up the dull blaok of the |
stuff, it is pity not to use it. One or two |
handsome evening-dresaes are being made, for |
ratering,place serdEobes, Of black .grenadine !
decorated with pale blue, lemon, ind Ni1e-g1een |
satin. They are extremely pretty, and so Iea~
eonable that their original expense seems like |
an economy In the end.
Muslin will be less used for evening sea-side |
toillettes than usual It has been found 80 |
easily ruined, aud, when delicately finished, 80
expensive, that, although it is the prettiest Of |
the pretty Bummer-fab1ics, it will, in measure,
cease to be used. Tho old style Of trimming it |
with puthngs Of muslin, with bright ribbons run
under, comes back with the season, and it is so
charming one wonders ne should have
spared 1t as long as ne have done. It /
is such strange thing that, when no
do secure a satisfactory mode, ne ahould be
willing, even anxious, to give it up with the
season.
BUaLEs AND BEADS
Of all descriptions are being used On silk and
fine foulard dresses, as well as On lace and gauze
Delicate embroidered vines and bunches Of
in pearl Or jet,. or buglo-heads. Graceful
fringes Of silk are hung with them, and tassels
for sashes arc made OF their frailness. An ele-
CANT pear gros-grain reception dress is nade
With a demi-train, and has single straight
a1s 5Gan'e IN h' gafd dep and laid IN box
:endri1s wrought ii several shades OF gray
1oss,-the stems and tendrils being in
he tiniest Of pearl beads. The dounce is bead
ID by single bas band, si1 inches vide, and
lar to thht on the skirt. The over-skirt il so it
an be called, is little more than uide scarf Of
7hits tulle, embroidered all over with white floss
nd pearl beads. This scarf is drawn over ths
ablier like wrinkled apron, and tied at the left
Il the back in q large, looae bow. The waist is
ut with q single deep point before and behind
nd q scarf Of the embroidered tullo, fastened
y tiny ornament Of pearl fllagree to the mid
10 OF the back Of the waist, is caught again in
Ike manner at the left shoulder, passed across
he bust, is caught once more under the right
rm, and then flows Off lightly over Tho skirt.
Medici f1in Of the silk (this, as has already
cen stated some thousands Of times, is moth
\ The back, and one in tho front where it meets),
18th an inner fril Of tulle, completes the waist
nd . deep, bo1-plaited frill Of silk, with some
finishes the sleeves. This is very
harming and simple toilette, and, though not
would be becoming to almost any
Toman under IS.