The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-05-01


Jet has become 20 popular In the las'
NV months that the most elegant dress
= imported are jetcmbroidered black
silka The design Of the dress Is sim
pie basque with an elaborate demi-train.
The entire coat sleeves, the collar, the
whole ftont breadth, and part Of the
back Of the corsage are covered with
small jet beads sewed ON IN different pat
terms. The trimming for the edge Is
heavily braided lace. A new and beau
siful material, known as ecru silk "a fine
open.worked fabric which is described as
resembling . piece Of linen with the
theads drawn out at regular intervals In
stripes or squares) ]. becoming extremely
fashionable for polonaises to be worn
over dark frulard skirts, maroon aud
Give green being the favorite colors.
The fashion Of wearing black silk
skirts Unfortunately with over skirt.
and polonaises Of any color, still contir.
ues add is likely to endure indefinitely
- II h 60 convenient Dresses not made
With polonaises. are trimmed with Aounc-
= in iron to about quarter of a yard
from the waist, and in the back the en-.
tire length, being gathered more closely
at the top. 90 as to preserve the outline
If the pouf. which is going out Of fash
ion.
Black and white will be more worn
than eves. beibre. Checks. croa-ban,
end blocks Of white will be used in Gun.
snuction with solid colored silks. These
checks and plsids are Of soft, twilled
silks, such as cravats are made of. The
solid co,or will be used for skirts. basque,
and sash, while the sleeves and overskirl
will be Of the checked.
Feather trimming Is extensively used
on spsing suits. Dresses Ia promenade,
ars still make 70 swee the ground in spite
Of the efforts made to shorten them.
Instead Of the single wide, fat braid
worn on the back Of the head at. present
. double chatelaines braid is newer and
will be generally worn. Smooth hair,
parted in the middle and disposed in
large waves, is the favorite fashion.
, Finger puts are arranged on the back Of
!, The bead instead Of braid for dresses
md coifdres.
Dark blue silk kerchiefs are worn
asopd the neck on bright morning when
TIE bow is too warm for dessy occasions
thess are laid aside for the guipure lace
soarf whirh IL three or four yards long
anda half yard wide. A cluster Of
nsvsrs. very often Artificial ones, is worn
at the throat, bat with home toilettes q
similar cluster Is worn in the belt and at.
.-s.ahed 70 the banging chateiaine pocket.
A erpAt dexror e-i@.Ad -j.s... will Ike
-~ern/ This Summer, ladies' having al
length becom fsconciled to stripped col
lan and cuff. are now almost accepting
colored hosiery also.
= Stripped goods, cut in the bias, has
has entirely gone out" The stripes ia
hounces or bands are always either
straight or horizontal.
The new bonnets are enlarged sizes Of
last years shapes, while there are other
styles entirely new and very eccentric.
A large crown, however. is a feature
common to them all. Strings will be but
little worn, and when worn will be most
ly Of lace. Bonnets will be worn further
forward on the head more like a hat.
Chip, white black, and colored will b.
the favorite material. Flowers will BIZ
used in great profusior, both for outside
and face trimming. Lace will be used
but little. Black braided net will be
used for lace bonnets, trimmed entirely
in jet. Real birds claws mounted in sill
YER and holding silver or jet ball, i,
something new for veil-pins. Wells Of
black and white spotted, or plain net,
are now considered necessary addition
to all bonnets and hats, and are worn a.
. mask across the face.
Those terribly ancient crepe shawls
worn by our great grandmothers, have
been revived for scarf, They come in
pink. white aud hue.
Broche ribbons are very fashionable
for ssshes in ball dresses. The sash
should be either worn under the pruf. OF
slightly on the left side.
The newest Spring costumes have
nainsook waist-coals and aprons covered
with open English embroidery. this EN-
broidery, by the way, is used upon ever,
style Of fabric from the heaviest silk
and cashmeres to the sherest n'uslins
and ornamented with black velvss bow
and hounces Of batiste. y
SHRED Aounces are used extensivel,
in dresses. Thee are made by runnin.
single threads through the upper part o
the Aounce one inch apart for distanc,
Of an eighth of yard this when draw
up gives the appearance of puas. TIL,
Aounce should be almost half yard il
depth. a narr9w standing rufle fnishe
the top. One of these Aounces trains
akirt. Enlls are nut ON 10 stand nm M