New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-08
THE FASHIONS.
HINTS FOR THE SUMNER.

MER WRAPS, TABLIERs AND BAsoUEs-Nh"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DREssEs-iNExPENslvE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
FrOck coats for visiting, walking, receptlOn'
and church are doube-breasted ana OF meoiun
length and are made OF pque creps, and broadcloth
yess 10 correspond are singlcbreased with notehed
collars Pantaoons have narrow stripes and broken
checks In neutral tints Business suits are made up IN
Engiish Scotch and French cassmere the patterns are
paids and broken checks The most popular styles are
a doublo-br breasted sacquo and one and two puttoheu
walking coats. Tho vests corresponding to these
are cut without collars; the pantaloons are
largo and rather smaller at the foot than
those OF last season Travelling coats are In shap
OF some light fabric White vests are commemorate
end are made OF duck. pique, and striped Marschio
For summer wear blue and black mixed CheViots anu
blue flannel are made or in one
walking coats In hot weather entire SUITS Vi VIM"
auoL will be worn TO some extent House and smoking
Jackets are made OF Melton and cashmere Ill cisn'
shades OF gray. drab. smokecoor and lavender uno'
faced and bound with silk OF bright color IN strohg CON
trast Invalid or dressing are much ionger' ey
made light Melton faced and bound with merho
or cashmere The cuffs and pocket flaps are proau anu
onted they are made OF merno, and are buttoned anu
trimmed with large, light pearl buttons. A hanuSo"o
gown of this kind is Of a dark shade OF RUSSIAN gray
with cord tassels and trimmings OF deep oiue casho
The newest ties Windsor in blacks, purple anu o'
two shades of purple two OF blue others are III STRIPES
.,,< n, L,i The new scarfs are basket-wOven anu vi
thick silk and are to be made up in Wndsors they arc
of all shades of single color Another s'!o nos
broken plaids In quiet colors The harrington s."l-
made up In rather broad shape In light coors an" s
h,olen plaids also in dark silk with satin nhish over
which are scattered white rings triangles, ana sni
,rss The 81 lanes tic Is Of silk and satin IN ngureS
r,ade mn in pain long scarf Handkercheis WIN l"n'9
borders of light tinted silk are again fashiohaoo anu
thore is a later fashion OF plain hemstliched ponso0 anu
,ouard in delicate shades of pink. blue ana salmon -o"
usnepd.rs arc made of watered silk, pearcoored "h'e
and delicate blue; they rendered very duraoe VIII"
trimmings and straps of white kid they cost % oo anu
Sc The fashionable glove for walking comes III su"ueS
of ecru and bright canary; very wide Su'cnnS w '
har IA done in all colors Gloves for evening embrace
all light shades. 1t must be added that luii uieS' ~
ties are of white transparent lawn, made very h0"'
and fine white satin bias band Is sttcheu Oh INC o
The Granville and the Tudor are the fashiohaoie s'
,,g collars The American and Farragut are turned
down but are not deep as those OF last season' Inv
Kenilworth cuff is reversible, round AT one oorhei anu
souare at the other The Walack cuff Is rouhucoinoIo
The English ctf is perfectly straight and the Creedmoor
has the corners sharply cut OIL ShIt oosohS "o 'o!
plain; the only ornamentaton allowed Is 'hreecoiu
plat , l.,
N6gligf shirts for travelling are made OF hanne' III
paids checks. and stripes and also of very dark dso
blue Colored shrting linen, cambria ana Che'iot come
An stripes and larger figures than have been heretofore
Canton hemp linen, plain and danasked' win "loe
uetted fringe They are durable and shed the dust
The hight Of extravaganza in quality OF material recK
le,sly cut up into every imaginable species OF trimming
haseydsntly been reached The weight OF skirts DC
coming without the friendly support OF crnone some
thing formidable The costest fabrics are cut up INTO
shirrs ruches rufes, knifeplaitings, and sldcplat
ings indisciiminately mingled in one skirt. These
trimmings can seldom be used again. The amount ol
work upon silk dress is enormous, particularly WHEN
great deal OF it is done by hand dress just COM
petcd is a combination Of navy blue and hght Due
plaid LOusne silk. basque OF Lousine had a long
straight back which shortened by three deep hori-
zontal plas each ornamented with fiat bow OF navy
blue The sleeves and wore blue, with cuns OF
I,ouisine. The skirt was trimmed Win TWO produ
sArred scarfs laid diagonaly across the 'front.';
AT tho back there were two long, loose, BOWS vi
one side and wide sashes the Other deep nouhce
had box pats at regular distances apart WIN SHIFTS III
the sn,cns The 1ounce was edged with narrow gath
erred rufle more elegant dress was made OF prune-
coorcd silk wide shrred band edged each sac Win
narrow RULES, and formed the front breadth each sue
hrcadtl WAS covered with manifold knifeplaitngs; the
back was finished with two very large pus ana long,
broad sash ends the sleeves coashaped with so'
NM, separated by shrred bands; the cuff was open at
The outey seam for the introduction of pun; the basque
WAS OF a pretty, fanciful shape. simply trimmed Tx
u.usve dresses are made OF damaSk SIX ana heavier
os gain The skirt OF gr0s grain Is mass OF piilhss'
sleeves the abcr Overskirt is of daInask silk trimmed
with one or two OF rich Melted fringe Dresses of this
sort cost from 500 $3.50, and are always OF some so
neutral Unit The only advantage of these exraVagant
dresses that for economy old or worn dresses may DC
frightened in this way. A faded SIX front can DC
covered with pulings and shirIed bands or scahty
paterr can have foundation OF cambria, upon winch
silk or other fabrics may be framed in this way
Trimming can placed around the edge OF the SKIRT as
high as the fancy leads but the latest fashion Is TO nave
the front different the back The shrring or pulling
must then extend from the top OF the trimming UP 10 the
waist The quantity necessary would be TWO DreadS'
an additional breadth in half to be added each side
There are various ways OF arranging this tablcr; one
has been described another device to gather the middle
breadhs that rues meet in the CENTER ana also
at the sides The half breadths are loosely SHRED
making puis lengthwise. There IL graceful ar
rangement at the back Of such dress; II Is formed
OF two sash breadihs, draped in deep loops, hemmed
at the sides the ends either ravccd and frngcd,
trimmed with neted fringe. faded coOred plain sill
or OF black may be successfully freShened III this way
ny a iudiciOus combination. black silk will look
Younger if combined with striped or checked Sik or
even with of the popular Atwood fabrics OF TINS
season. In all cases the sleeves and skirt must be alike
The leading houses constantly receiving fresh I'M
portons OF new and beautiful fashions in the way OF
tabliers and basques Among these unmade shapes
Of ecru, antique gupure net thcky covered with an
applique design in scrolls arabesqucs, vines in graceful
traceries and medieval figures. Other styles come IN
fine white Irish lace pure linen exquistey worked 10
be fashioned into elegant Overdresses tabliers and
basques and be silk or velvet skirts The
latter having been extensively introduced for the past
few seasons European watering places, now find
ing favor here and especially commended for cool
days in the mountains and at the shore. Other
sleeveless basques and aprons made OF coarse
strong net covered with similar arabesques done in fine
cashmere in applique and also in no wool Titan braid
OF several widths This style comes besides, for indie