Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-04
Fashions.

It is now considered so necessary
that the various shades of a lady S
costumes shoald match in the smallest
details that manufactures have pro
vIded braids of mixed shades for
binding skirts Of dresses that are
made Of clouded fabrics invisible
piaids, strips, etc These braids
correspond with the several gray,
brown, or other colOrS used in the
dress goods, and binding Of them
is far more congruous than the hard
lines Of color with which skir have
hitherto been finished.
Creamy white French nansook will
be used for summer costumes, richly
trimmed with fine knife pleating
edged with Valencennes. and alternat
ing with ruff1es of Hamburg cmbrod~
cry. The skirts Of these sheer mus
lin suits are made wider than they
have been of late. and now measure
four yards around the bottom, = they
have two narrow side cores, and two
/ fall back widths; the front and the
side breadthS are sewed to a belt, and
the back is gathered by drawing
string. On handsome imported
nansook dresses there are three scant
aounces of Hamburg embroidery,
each edged by knife pleating tnree
inches deep. The overskirit is a
deep apron reaching to the toe; this
has front breadth and side gore,
while behind are two long straight
breadths draped and pulled on the
tournure. An embroidered ruffie
edged with rleating is the trimming.
The basque has one dart in front and
an English basque cut square on the
tournure. Such French dresses cost
from $40 to $45.
Muslin overskirls and sleeveless
| basques are also imported The over
skirt is large apron deeply rounded
in front but squire behind, held togeth
er by Il dark bow on the tourDure,
but with the squire corners behind
falling open, Such Overskirts are
entirely formed of leagthwise box
pleats Of white organdy alternating
with ValencienneS insertion and
edged with lace. Accompanying
this /: a sleeveless basque, much
| shorter behind than iii front, made Of
similar bcX plcass and rows of inser-
tion. Elue or rose colpisi gros grain
| bows Trim the front Of the basque,
and sash bow is on the tournUre,
! For a very rich dress for graduation
dav, this will he worn over plain
dress Of white silk and trimmed with
white gros grain Rows.
French nansook wrappers have Wat,
team backs with tabliers Of trimming,
and little roand eapes made Of en-,
broidery, insertion, and knife plcating
The tahliers are half circular rows
ofinsertion and ruAling, orelse length
wise rows. Some wrappers have
basque backs, and others have a
! Wat'au pielt set on the waist and
widening intJ position blsqae on
| the touTuurl. Those trimmed wi h
! hamburg wor! cost $35,, very few
are seen with hand embroidery.
Morning wrappers for ladies' in INFORM
| in@ are trimmed with bias folds of
! the organdy laid in many parallel
rows, and with knife pieatin9.
PLAID WRAPPERS AND SUITS.
Small plaids are chosen for percalc
wrappers. ana larger p!aids Of the
same color are used as bias bands for
trimming, The back is in Gabrielle
shape, the front has one or two darts,
a belt of the pcrcale is tied by bow,
the neck has Byron collar. and the
sleeves are coat-shape. A bias founce
edged with a bias band of larger
plaid trims the skirt, and there are
square pockets On the front.
Plaid gingham suits of the stylish
pink and blue combination, or of rose
with black, or buff with blue. They
are made with three pieces, basque,
apron overskirt, and lower skirt, and
are trimmed with ruffles. Suits of
the Madras stripes alternately of buff
and blue, with scarlet hairlines,
which will be much worn in the cOun-
try for morning dresses. Dark blue
cambric suits are still very stylish ,
especially when made with plaid
overSbirt and basque and plain blue
lower skirt.