The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-01


prices in Paris, and the fact is true as
regards provisions, wine, etc., but
dresses appear to me stationary at about
the same prices as during the last DAYS
OF the empire. A very elegant toilette
viii cost from 700 to 1000 francs. but
very tasteful and handsome costumes
may be procured at 400 and 500 francs,
Of course if one adds lace. the prices
may be increased indefinitely. as lace
may cost any price from So a yard up
TO $500, or even more, as witness the
celebrated dress of Mrs. Sprague of
Rhode Island, the lace on which was
said to be valued at $1,000 a yard-s35,-
600 for the single houDce.-MJ-S. Hoop
or, an Philadelphia Press.
SPRING STYLES IN GLOVES. Import
ers tell us that there are l 200 shades
In gloves, which we all takefor granted.
A most important item of the toilette is
the necessity that the gloves should
correspond precisely in color and shade
with the costume. Gray is supposed
to be gray; yet you will be told per-
haps that the lovely gray you feel con-
tident of is simply a spurious drab, a
Hchen, a moss, a mignOnette-anything
but the gray to match the silver-gray
of the toilet. White gloves are per
fectly absolete. as they ought to be, but
there are exquisite tints of silver-gray-
pearl, palest straw, tea rose, an imper,
ceptible drab, Isabelle buff, and no
end of browns. Three-button gloves
Will be worn as usual until the ad-
vent of summer ; undressed kid gloves
are always worn for convenience in
travelling or shopping, nor must the
useful castor glove be forgotten. We
have been threatened year after year
with resuscitation of black lace mitts
and half-fngered gloves, suggestive of
antique relics in daguerreotype this
spring, the lace mitts are really impor-
ted and are certainly pretty frame for
white, gemmed fingers. In fine kid
gloves, for excellence of make and per-
lection in fitting, the Marie Antoipette
gloves are to be highly recommended.
CHANGE IN COLORs.-More noticea-
bic changes have taken in colors than
in materials. The mingled tints of the
last few seasons are disappearing, and a
tendency toward the more positive col
ors which were formerly in vogue is OBJ
servable. Still there are shades and
tints in infinite variety, and the silks
which are exhibited for spring wear are
delicate and beautiful. Silver-gray
predominant, but browns will to great
extent divide the popular favor. Chest
nut and mahogany, which are the favor
ite lines, include all shades from the
deepest and richest to the palest and
most delicate. Bronze and olive tints.
which were so popular, have almost en-
tirely vanished. Fashionable costumes
Will still display two shades in combina-
ton, and few of these which appear
well In unison may be mentioned. In
grays, Girls de Norvege and Girls d.
Acler may be combined with effect SO
also may Girls clair and Girls de Swede ::
Feutre Gelt color and Girls tableaux
are also in harmony. In browns.
NOisette and Bordeaux combine we'll
Blue has been so much worn that it is
now declining in popularity, although
the dark " Napoleon and some kindred
shades, which, however, are true bIues
and not mixed with other tints. will still
be worn. Sage, mignonette, and green
ish grays are quite pasSee.
SPRING DRESS GooDs.-New sprinp
fabrics are not only rich and Desirable
IN texture, but exqu site In tintinps and
combinations. For over-dresses, and
even full suits, the new Mexicane or
Para fabric will obtain great favor when
the weather becomes mild. The pre-
dominating shades are gray. lavender
and straw color, and it initiates both
coarse and fine basket work. The price
is S3 per yard. It is not very wide. con
sequently costume composed of II
will be rather expensive. A new style
OF white Victoria lawn is brocaded in
SATIN flowers, forming a lengthwise
stripe alternating with a plain stripe.
Tins IS exclusively for pOlonaises. An
other new fabric is silk and wool, called
sole de Boulaiy, not quite so expensive
as the Mexlcane but desirable oualitv
OF goods. The principal shades are
lavender. black, white, ecru and the
grays. The most favorite grade of silks
for spring wear is the soft cashmere
finish, and the faille silks obtain. in
combination with other soft materials
as trimming. As a matter of course
the steel and silver-grays predominate
as the standard cOlors; but for the more
fancy evening costumes, violent con-
trasts are in Forder. A dark, indefinite,
lnky-blue IS blended with pale, frosted
SILVER shade of blue, the latter used as
trimming IN bias bands and pipings.
Iorsades combining the two shades and
shell work are the great furore for orna-
mentatIsn of evening costumes. Sage
green IS mingled with Norwegian gray.
the latter shade bearing the tinge of a
scandinavian sky. The steel blue, cold
unge OF Russian sky is combined with
pale lilac hue. Out of the seventy
two tInts that appear in the gray. it
would be difficult to determine Which Is
the most desirable and genteeI for ones
own peculiar style of beauty"
JEwELRY.-New fashions in iewelrv
give Us sleeve studs in small dark-red
gold balls cut in glittering facets, held
together by links and suspended by
short chains four balls are allowed to
each cuff, making eight balls in a set.
The larger size comes in four balls. each
set of yellow Roman gold suspended.
There are large sleeve studs of Roman
gold set with sard and others with a flat
gold surface, highly polished, with con-
veX of red, diamond-cut gold in the
center. Others are like large buttons
IN fine Etruscan laid on a FURNISHED
surface. The hanging sleeve balls are
accompanied by scarf-pins, ear-drops,
and shawl-pins. A new and exquisite
design IN necklaces is of email square
blocks of yellow pierced gold, each fine
perforation edged with minute filigree
set on separately. These are hinged to
gether, and at each hinge hangs a red
ball, cut in fine diamond facets. A
pendant represents a bird-cage with
slender bars of red gold, framed in rich
ly ornamented work of Etruscan set
with large pearls and small diamonds
suspended from the top, in front of the
bars, is golden oval ring, thickIy set
with brilliants /; and in this is poised
with spread wings q tiny bird of Roman
gold, exquisitely chased. The upper
portion of the frame is crescent-shaped.
set with one large pearl and with small
diamonds. Pearls drop from the lower
edge from points of lance-like shafts.
A pendant of oval shape in brown and
creamy onyx bears a cameo cut of Faust
holding in half-embrace graceful Mar
guerite, who shrinks coyly yet tenderly
from his rapt gaze; twenty-six large
pearls and innumerable diamonds are
set in the elaborate dark red gold of the
frame. One pink sardonyx is exquisite