Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03

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is sometimes massed behind, but it j:
soft and carresante instead of stiff anC
pulled In panier fashion. PetticoatE
worn under such dresses have fiounces
up the back breadths to give the only
fullness necessary. These petticoats
are made of coarse cordedlmuslin stifiy
starched, and are covered by single
petticoat of wamsutta. s5-.-- -.
scARFs FOR BoNNETs.
A novelty introduced after Easter
bonnets had been chosen is inducing
the purchase of many more. This is
the new scarf of twilled silk, a fourth
of a yard wide, with pointed ends,
sometimes in plain color, sometimes
figured or in checks: IL there are bias
in the ends it is simply put around the
crown in soft loose folds, and the ends
left hanging behind. If it is plain, the
long end forms loop over the crown.
Imagine black chip corday bonnet,
with white scarf twined around the
crown and almost covering it, pleas
ants wing stuck In the left side, and
long-stemmed pink roses behind, and
you have tasteful and stylish bonnet,
found among the last emanations from
Virot's Partisan house.
Valenciennes lace also meets with
general approval for trimming dressy
bonnets, but requires TO be very care
fully used-indeed, some women of fas-
tidiOus tastes taboo it,. and insist that
they will not learn to admire white
lace for bonnets. The best way to ar
range it is in in spiral ruffies, with silk
or velvet between, or as a shell for
holding rose or an aigrette, or else
as frill on the edge of china crepe
scarfs for trimming chip and block ret
bonnets. --------
The white lisse pleatings inside bon
nets is found to be generally becoming,
and is withal so inexpensive that it is
universally adopted, and is therefore a
fashion that will have but a transient
reign.
SUN UMBRELLAS.
Parasols are almost defunct, and are
succeeded by the useful sun umbrellas
large enough for protection from the
sun, and of substantial silks that are
not injured by exposure to a summer
shower. Violet, chestnut-brown, and
black silk umbrellas arethe colors most
used, as they will harmonic with most
toilettes Their size is "a inches ;
the handles are mounted with silver,
gold, ivory, or cornelian; there are also
beautiful amber-colored shell sticks.
The changeable Venetian silks, dark
blue, green, or plum color, are stylish
for umbrellas. 1t is not economy to
buy low-priced umbrella The best,
and In the long run the cheapest, are of
twilled silk, mounted on paragon frames.
Some smaller canopy-shaped parasols
are Of black faille, deliberately wrought
with jet, and edged with Jet fringe.
They are expensive, and are called
dressy; but l consider them heavy and
ungraceful, and the black absorbs the
suns rays. Lace-coyered parasols, with
carved ivory and corsl sticks. are always
in fashion. Like India shawls and dia-
monds, they do not change, and can
afford to be several seasons old.
--~- MISCELLANEOUS.
The newest drapery of lace for the
waists of dresses forms a regular bib
ike those worn by infants. 1t consists
of a square made of ruffies of valen-
ciennes lace and a high ruff passing
around the neck. 1t has the pretty
effect of a Pompadour neck.
When furs are first left off, the neck
suffers in this climate if left exposed.
Hence silk muffiers are worn in the
morning and for ordinary" while for
dressy toilettes are guipure scarfs three
yards longmade of net with lace edge
Still newer than these are squares of
black net edged with Jet fringe and
worn as the silk mufflers are.
Neckties for undress wear are of
cross-barred or twilled silk. French
taste has the scarf on the hat and that
on the neck TO correspond with the
cross-Jars Of the suit. Plain cOlOred
neckties of twilled silk of very dark
shades with valenciennes insertion in
blocks set in the ends In a frill of lace
on the edge -- ---
The hanging pocket is made to COM
plete dresses of all kinds. 1t is Just
large enough to hold the handkerchief
and display the colored hem.
Dressy aprons of Swiss muslin are
much worn again. They are very long
with rounded or square corners, edged
with lace, striped with ribbon and
fastened by ribbon waistband with
smart bow and long ends tied ION the
left side.
Sleeveless jackets Of black silk are
wrought in every visible spot into
wheels and stars in the new English
embroidery. These are worn over col
ored silks as well as black, and make a
plain toilette distinguished. Later in
the season llama and guipure lace
jackets will be worn also without
sleeves. Swiss muslin jackets of the
same shape brighten up light silk
dresses for evening.