Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-16

forms the entire basque, or It may only
cover the basque lining in vest shape in
front, crossing over the shoulders half their
depth from the neck down the hack in the
same shape as the vest. but narrower. Tie
remainder ofahe lining, viz: under the
arms, on the hips, and over the lower half
of the shoulders TO the armhnle, is then
covered with the lighter shade, and the
trimming of lace or pleating edges the
lighter part. 1t is matter of taste wheth-
er the sleeves are light OF dark. The skirt
Is Of the darker shade, trimmed with al
ternate f0unces of the,diherent shades, and
has light overskirt or else an apron and
sash. This is an excellent plan for remod-
cling an old silk with new material, or else
Tor combining two partly worn dresses.
vELvET-sTRIPED SILK.
Cross-grains striped with velvet Of the
same shade are announced by merchants as
among the handsomest fabrics expected
from the Lyons looms for winter DIRE sses.
The stripes vary in width, being sometimes
only third of an inch wide, in Others
half-inch stripes of velvet are set an inch
apart, and a third pattern has alternate
stripes Of velvet aud silk, each stripe an
inch wide. 1t is said that some costumes
will contain stripes Of three different
widths; the narToEest stripes for the basque,
the second size for the apron, and the larg-
est for the side-pleAted fOunceS OF the lower
skirt. An elegant dress Of this velvet
striped silk made by Worth shows some
thing of the novel and odd combinations of
color mentioned last week. It is a dinner
dress, with skirt and sleeves. of drab silk;
basque, tahlier and oTer-skirt of nut
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palest pearl-colOred silk in knife-pleatings
and facings. The bottom Of the silk skirt
is cut out in square blocks that are faced
with pearl six, and knife-pleated founce
of pearl silk sewed underneath shows be-
tween the squares The tablier is formed
Of brown pleatings. showing the velvet
stripe on each pleat, alternating with rows
of pearl-eolored silk pleating. The over
dress drapes the back breadths only, and is
confined TO the side seams BY q sort Of she'll
jabOt frill of the velvet with pearl lining;
bows of the same are down the middle Of
the front breadth. The velvet basque has a
square neck, position pleats showing pearl
silk facing, and plain, piped edges. The
coat sleeves of dTab silk have pleated vel
vet frill around the wrist, and bracelet of
pearl-eolor. White tulle is folded in the
square throat, and Grape liss pleatings
(crimped first, then side pleated) are around
the wrist.
MANTLES. CAPES, ETC.
IL IS said an effort will again be made in
the fall to bring mantles into favor. Al
ready at the summer resorts many day
wraps are fichus of gauzs, or guipure, or
ValleDciennes lace, but these are only seen
on ultra fashionable people. Saclues and |
loOSer paletOts are always in favor with the |
million, and are now being made in |
silk and velvet by such furnish !
ing houses as have commenced their pre- |
partitions for autumn. French correspond |
ents talk of the ''coachman's cape" as late /
invention Of Worth's, and one that he de- |
clares shall become the fashion. Ii is worn /
with polonaise Of woOllen material, Of /
which it is part, and consists of two pO- |
lonaises, one light, the other dark, the low |
er one IA ling just TO the middle of the back. |
A similar double cape has been introduced /
here before, and failed TO become popular,
IS il gives round-shouldered look to the /
figure.
AUTUMN CoLoRs.
Foreign authorities also speak of the ex-
pected success of the dark black-blue l
shades, which have more color than blue /
black, and must not be COMPOUNDED with Il. /
Another promising color is the dahlia, de- /
scTibed as of rich reddish-viOlet hue.
ABOUT PLAIDS AND CHECKS.
Fashion journals also assert positively /
hat plaids, checks and crOss-bars will be |
revived next season. Bdzdr readers were /
last spring that twilled silks Of |
such patterns were imported by leading 1
but the supp ly was small and was
soOR exhausted by leaders Of fashion who /
have appeared in these dresses al the sum-
meT resorts Whether they will be popu-
larized in the fall aud become generally /
worn vet remains TO be seen.