Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-05
FOR THE LADIES.

New toiietlt uasktts Tor InMniS
are round
Grenad,ne basques are now lined
throughout with silk
The Louisine plaid silks are very
stylish and very expensive.
Infant robes are~till made with
high neck and long sleeves.
High crowned Normandy caps
for children are entirely out Of
fashion.
Chip honneis Iblack trimmed
with Grape and lnstrcless silk, are
worn for mourning.
Dolnlans ofall yak lace insertion
are very stylish aud made in many
pretty styles.
Vests are again used ia blsques
ia the way Of shirrings and pleats,
aud all have them plain.
Solid blue, brown, black and
gray stockings are To be worn With
slippers this summer.
Many ladies prefer to ilonnae
black grenauine than 10 have q
whole skirt OF grenadine.
The atylish walking boot Is now
made with low square, heel, which
il much more comfortable.
Shepherds paid IL tiny checks
Of black and white make pretty
blouses FIR boys from three To sew
en- years old.
Some Of the most stylish bvnnets
have long Scarfs Of roiored Grape III
the back and some nave white III
fusion.
Many OF the bonnets are inade
very becoming by covering the
|sinside Of the brim with shirring
Of gyos grain silk.
Dagger fans are again in use, but
the newest design In fancy fans
il the pistol fan, They are used by
children.
Grenadines IN large square Hooks
different coIors, are now In the
market, and promise to be very
| fashionable.
Crimped tapped fringes, narabout
ruches of crimped tape and lustre-
less wool braids are all used for
trimming mourning wraps.
A novelty for littlegir'ls dresses
IL thick linen batiste, buff, blue or
pink, richly wrought, with Eng
fish embroidery in white.
The sailor hat will return to fa-
vor wnen the warm days come.
1t Is the most girlish OF all shapes,
and the most generally becoming:
When you first put your little
one in short dresses use nainso0k
and soft cambria. Piuue Is consid-
cred too heavy for them.
The braids used for trimming
pique are the figured pique bra!ds
put on in rows and lines, these are
pulled to narrow s0utache In intri-
cate designs.
The box-pleated blouse Is Il FASH
ionable design for both boys and
girls. The kilt skirts are also worn
by both. The dresses are usually
made OF pique.
Close cottage caps of Valencien-
mes lace or Swiss muslin 0versiIk.
trimmed with gros grain ribbon
and small flowers arc fashionable
for little folks.
Handsome ceru and black yak
lace aprons and sleeveless sacQueS
can be purchased for So These
are to be worn over black velvet
and silk underskirts all the suns
mer.
The skirts OF grenadine should
he not lined, AS that destroys their
beauty, which consists in their tran
sparency. They are made separ-
ate, and worn over q black silk
skirt.
If you wish to get a handsome
sash for little girl, get the dam
ask figured soft Lonisine silk.
Three-eighths OF a yard wide,
three yards long and fringe Ii al
the ends. This will make the rich
est kind Of a sash.
The dress elevator is something
every lady should have. It is fix
ed on the inside Of the dress, and
keeps 1t from the filth. 1t loops
the skirts Ia a tasteful manner,
and can Exchanged from one dress
to another.
A pretty design to make up q
checked silk is to have the lower
skirt trimmed with alternate check
and plain fiounces. A checked
overdress with pulled back Of
plain and checked puffs, and the
basque checked with plain black
sleeves. Al black or white chip
bonnet trimmed with a checked