National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-25
THE LATEST FASHIONS.

Each year finds dark costumes more Elm favor
at the summer resorts. We have already spoken |
OF the various ways In which velvet forms
part Of the promenade costume, and we now add |
that dark silks are also worn In the streets and |
drives. These silks are not necessarily heavy, |
but II Ia true that sombre shades Of plum color |
blue gray, rcseda, leafbrown, grisaillc and blue
black have entirely superseded the medium
iight-blue. gray. pearl and green silks formerly
worn at midsummer. Costumes Of plum or
smoke-colored silks, so dark that they are
scarcely distinguishable from black, are made
with two simple gathered nounces on the skirt
and tight-ntting polonalse with plain edge or
fringed, coat sleeve and high run. with such
dress there should be sash OF the same, or else
q unique belt Of some kind, either OF Russia
leather, with silver joints, clasps and chateaine,
or velvet belt fastened behind by pearl or an
tique silver buckle, or else q canvas belt with
binding OF blue or red Russia. II all black IL
preferred glossy tafeta six Is selected, or else
summer gros- grain woven In small reps, with
high lustre. This Is also made simply with a
pr ss basque IN ,ss
JET fringe. the kit piesting in the skirt is
ease q aed IN
There Is fancy also for black and white
checked slks this summer. A French caprice
shown s y, iate ,mportations Is that q using
half-inch bocks-ln q single dress. simple and
tasteful afternoon suits are made OF pin-head
checks alone; the Skirt has two clusters Of three
narrow tapping gathered nounces, plped with
black, and each cluster headed by q pun; the
Apron oyeskirt y edged BY pun and rafi,e, and
BREAKFAST DRESSES.
white suits are not universally worn, as they
formerly were, but are still preferred TO ali
Others for summer breakfast dresses. Fine, soft,
yellow white French nainsook Is now chosen for
these instead Of the heavy pques and stif blue
white Victoria lawns Of last year. The design
trimming, the front breadth Ia formed OF length
wise clusters Of narrow tucks, with . row Of
Hamburg or needle-work insertion between
each cluster; two gathered nounces, with row
Of tucks aud Insertion above q hem, surround
the skirt; the coat sleeves are made Of tucks and
bands OF insertion. Cross-barred nalnsook il
Of plain nainsook trim the skirt, and narrower
kilt-pleating edges the polonaise.
DINNER DRESSES.
trimmed with lace are reserved for dinner
dresses. mastic gray silk half covered with
valenciennes insertion and lace has Just been
scant nounces each three.sixteenths Of a yard
deep, and the middle nounce Is entirely covered
by nounce OF Valenciennes; the shawl over
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many rows OF falenciennes insertion placed
lengthwlse on each breadth, and Q lace founce
es ne On ise
striped downward with insertion, and similar
trimming extends the whole length Of the coat
sleeves. Very narrow lace edging u placed each
side Of the Insertion bands; two deep frills Of
lace, with an inner pleatlng Of crepe llsse, sur
round the neck and wrists.
Light airy pulls and rufies Of grenadne or
gauze should not be gathered on cords, as this
Eives 9 clumsy look. For these very TRAININGS
French modistes use effectively . sort Of gaug-
Ing made BY putting two rows Of gathers quite
narrow rune on each side, so much used for
trimming grensdine poonaises, should be cut
SIX Inches wide; the edge need not be hemmed,
rune, thus making it double, and gathered by
two rows Of small stitches set scarcely q seams
width apart, aud this will leave pretty pun
between.
DARK BLUE LINEN.
Dark blue linen grows IN favor, and can now
be purchased for ntty cents Q yard. These blue
suits are most stylish when made without any
placed down the front Of the polonaise. The
skirt has Q kiltpleated nounce about three
foarths Of q yard deep, and the long. oelted
lar. cuirs and pocket. A morocco belt and bag
usually take the place OF Q sash with linen suits
WIDOWS DRESS AND CAP.
The dresses worn by widows appear ut the
arst glance TO be made entirely OF English Grape,
but upon Inspection prove to be bomOazine COW
cred with Grape. Their design Is q basque and
single skirt, without ruffies or folds. A bomba-
zlne skirt OF ordinary shape Is nrst made; above
this there Is sewed around the hips Grape skirt
made OF widths cut precisely like those Of the
Gs Ss
though naturally falling into the same folds.
The basque Is long enough TO conceal that part
Of the bombazine not covered with Grape. This
smoothly on thick silk Inning. IL Is OF simple
shape. with coat sleeves, piping OF Grape
around &rSInd the bottom and rsvefS collar o.
Around the neck and wrists Ia q side pleating OF