Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-01

near together. These bands are Jet galloon
or else guipure insertion, and the material
upon which they are sewed is black CASH
mere or Sicilienne; a row of lace or fringe
edges the Sacque, a ruff of lace and flaring
silk are around the neck, and the sleeves
are the loose ugly square, japanese shape,
formerly called Ia refigleuse.
NEW ENGLISH JACKETS.
The jaunty English jacket with its high
shoulders, double breasts, pockets, coat
sleeves, coat collars, and other masculine
features, remains the standard shape for
feminine jackets for general use. The
latest impOrtations among these designed
for spring wear in the city and country wear
in summer, are made Of invisible plaids of
the darkest blue and green or grey and
black mixtures. Wide Hercules braid and
brown bone buttons are the trimmings. A
new cloth Of German wool, called Kaum-
| garten, a basket woven fabric, is also used
for such wraps.
BLACK SILKS WITH JET GARNITURE.
Black silks will be more worn this spring
than at any time since its long reign began.
No other dress so universally pleases whe-
ther for street costume, carriage toilette or
good dressing at home, nor is any other so
economical. With one O. at the most two
new black silk dresses a year a lady's ward
robe is prepared for any emergency, and
she can be well dressed on all occasions
from funeral to weddings, for the black
toilet need not be sombre when relieved by
garlands Of roses of every hue, cut jet beads
fine laces, crepe lisse, tulle, and diamonds.
Women Of experience do not now select
thickly repped black silks that have a fac.i-
tious weight from being charged with sugar
and other foreign substance. The fayorite
brand Of Lyons manufacture is row the
light flexible bonnet silk sold for s. a yard
instead Of the ponderoas POnsOns at s. that
creaSes, cracks and cuts before it is worn a
season. Above all things else jet is
the favorite garniture for these
as it enters into all kinds of trimmings,
laces, fringes, galloOns, and passemeuteries,
and is stuck about on every conceivable
part of the costume. The custom now is to
make a basque and heavily trimmed skirt
! for such dresses, and to add various little
cOquetrieS, such as an apron OF jet embrOid-
cred lace, a fichu of the same, or 4 chate-
laine BAG, for Frightening up the dress for
dinners and afternoon receptions, while
full garlands of roses or cOayOlyuli or black
tulle or Chambery gaze overskirts give the
touch of lightneSs requisite for evening en-
CCAIaAilulculS- tut pAaiiCi hiCoorSo tic
Henri Ill basque, with its pointed from and
armor pulled sleeves, is worn with the
Grecian Overskirt with diagonal front, max
ing one side droop below the knee, while
the other is caught up to the waist. Heavy
fringes trim these upper garments, while
the skirt rustles with shirred flOunces and
finely plotted ruffles.
GLOVES.
4 chapter would be required, instead of
this paragraph, merely to mention the
thousand shades that the artist in color
prescribes here for the Alexandra kid
gloves that are made in Psris-the brand
with which Stewart gloves New York for
five millions OF dollars annually. Apleas-
ant study in color are these, Is box after
box Of gloves lies open on the counter |
shades so near akin thai the eye must
study long and compare them we'll to de-
tect any difference. Silvery gray and sill
very drab are to be the hues of the season,
hence gloves are imported in untold guam
titles in these silvery shades, to match cos
tunes. For seml-dreSs, visiting and car
rage tOilettes, especially when Of black
silk OF grenadine, pale lemon, tea rose and
griS-peTte gloves will be worn; for morn
ing, travelling and general Wear, the soft
undresSed kid gloves in gay, buff or
brown are commended; for fun evening
dress are white or tinted pink,
or fesh-colOred gloves, very : long
armed and fastened by five or six
six buttons. Ladies in mourning are ad-
vised to wear dark, invisible ~plum-cOlOred
gloves, as they do not rub of. To give the
hand a slender, aristOcratic appearance the
glove should be Of one color with selfcOL
Ored stitching and without embroidery,
and should have long wrists fastened by
three buttons for general wear and by six
for full dress. OF the fabric gloves so cool
and pleasant for summer wear, those of
French Isle thread are considered best, as
they are woven without seams, just as Bal
briggan hose are, while the English thread
are fashioned as kid gloves are, with four
seams In each finger. The black net nit
tens of former days will be revived, it is
said, for summer use.
Miss kNICKERBOCKER.