The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
FASHION.
The --latest Spring Styles.
Materials for Spring and Summer Wear.

= MATERIALS IOr spring ana summer eal
Oddly and great variety are the chi
! characteristics of many OF the spring fal
RIGS, and without much regard TO beauty c
design, the intention has been to produc
! novelties at all hazards. The bisGIye ha
certainly been attained. In eonformit
with this the camePs hair goods of las
fall are shown again, the tendency bein,
toward brighter colors on quiet groun'
work
Coming to thinner fabrics, it may b.
predicted that great prestige will be ac-
corded to grenadine, inasmuch as thi
popular fabric has been brought out il
such new designs as to almost wholly
change its character. The old standard
grenadine is shown, as there are many
who, whatever the caprice of fashion may
be, will prefer such quiet style, but til,
larger proportions of grenadines display
checks and plaids, showing also not only
perpendicular but horizontal or Bayadert
stripes. These squares and checks are
IN all sizes, commencing with some 50
small as perhaps to be more properly a
coarse meshcd pattern, resembling the
mexicaine of last summer, with finest
possible threads running between. 9th
ers, in combination with fine texture,
show heavy bars running up and down
and crosswise, thus forming squares; 9TH
ers, heavy and light stripes in unison,
and so on until an infinite variety is at
tanned. Beaded grenadines are also
promised, but these came in en- suite
with flounces, cuirass, and tablier. en-
| brOidered in fine cut beads, or with en-
broidered bands for trimmings.
TRIMMINGS.
Fringe will be leading style of trim
ming this season, and is shown in every
grade of quality and an endless variety
of styles. Novelties are numerous.
Trimmings of the material are Us pop
ulaT as ever, yet these can hardly be said
to be any real novelties, although new
effects are sought to be produced by the
combination Of favorite styles. Shirring
has by no means had its day, and appears
on founces, waists and overskirts after
serving as Il means of draping the latter
garments. ''Knife-edge' plating, while
requiring so much material as to be con
sidered very eXtravagant, is nevertheless
still used to an almost unlimited extent,
but always in combination with some
other trimming. ''Crimped" plating is
very much finer, the plaits hardly more
than quarter of an inch deep. This is
used for edging other trimmings.
Much Hamburg work in white and
colored, will also be used. Yak and
linen laces, woven in guipure patterns,
show two distinct shades of the same
color. These will be selected for cos
Ia Of
Mary lines of stitching in coarse sew
ing silk are growing in popularity for the
edges of jackets, Overskirts and basques;
and the effect upon soft, thick goods is
decidedly pretty.
Buttons are especially important, and
arc lavishly used. Shell buttons, in all
sizes pearl tinted in all colors; gray
and white pearl, combined in alternate
quarterings; FURNISHED steel cut in IA
Gets, and also mingled with fire gilt;
PAPER nsdche and pearl in oriental de-
signs; polished wood in various colorS,
some round like knob, and others hol-
l4(lM&edl 10y 9pt LIKE cup solid Jet, and jet
gold, engraved, polished, and, in few,
eXtravagant sets, canoes of shell, onyx,
agate, etc.-all these, and more, are in
the shops waiting to be used.
Passementaries are also used as lavish
ly as ever, whether in gimps, separate
ornaments, or fringe headings. Jet, en-
broidered on net lace, is quite fashiona-
bic. With all these, and the old "'stand-
bys" of thread guipure, French, Spanish,
Italian and Valenciennes laces, we i'm
agine there will be no lack of variety from
which to choose, provided the money be
not wanting.
GLOVES.
Spring importation of kid gloves dis
play innumerable shades of gray and
brown to match new costumes. A chap
ter would be required to mention the
thousand shades that the artist in color
prescribes for the French kid gloves that
are made in Paris. A pleasant study in
color are these, as box after box of
gloves lies upon the c0unter-shades SO
nearly akin that the eye must study them
long and compare them well to detect
any difference. Silver-gray and silvery
drab are to be the hues of the season
hence gloves are imported in untoldquan-
titles in these silvery and brown shades
to match costumes. There are the clear
French grays, steel, blue-gray, and the
entire range from cool, light hues to the
darkest serviceable shades. In brown
are all the nut shades, and many border
ing on green. Instead Of the mong-el
hues of two years ago, we have a revival
of pretty colOrs, fawn, drab, snuff brown,
ashes-ot-roses, and other Old-fashioned
tints Lilac shades have been banished
too long, and appear now with pink and
blue tinges Oak-brown shades that
were once so popular are again imported
for wearing with black toilettes.
Lavender is the conventional name
for host of delicate pearly tints worn
on dressy occasions. Cream shades are
now approved for carriage, opera and
full dress toilettes. White gloves, pure
and simple, are restricted to white tot
lettes, brides and bridesmaids. All pale
yellow tints, such as primrose, straw and
salmon, are chosen for church, visiting,
etc. Black gloves have been considered
very stylish this winter, having been
worn by leaders of fashion at dancing
parties Plain untrimmed gloves without
ornamental stitching, and long enough
to require three or four buttons at the
wrist, are the refined choice neverthe-
less there are peOptc Who want oIhaiuCha
everywhere, and for these are added rows
of black or white stitching on the outside
of the glove.
Those cunning and jaunty additions to
a toilette, sleeveless jackets and fichus,
are made up of any quantity Of new and
odd designs, prettier and more coquet
fish than ever. The fiehus cross in front
and many of them are fastened at the
back over the tOurRure. having quite the
effect of sleeveless jackets. They are
made of crepe de chene and Valen