The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-29

The basque is tight fitting in the back,
but the half loose front will admit of u
white waist beneath. In place of this
embroidery many ladies prefer the
more simple and tasteful knite pleat-
ings of linen. Other linen suits are
trimmed with bias bands piped with
blue or brown, aud range in price from
$6 to $40.
Imported suits of striped ginghams,
showing quantity combined coiors, such
as rose with brown, blue with buff, pink
with blue, and blue with brown, are
sold as low rs $11. They have double
breasted basques to be worn over white
waists, aprons with sash back, and
lower skirts trimmed with knife pleat-
ing. All knife-pleated ficunees made OF
striped goods now have the pleats dis
posed SO that certain conspicuous
stripe will be on top of each Dleat. Pla i'd
goods do not make effective pleatings,
rs the figure is broken and does not
show adyantageousiy; shirrlng Is pre-
terred for plaids.
Ecru over dresses will again rival
black ones when the weather Is warm
enough TO make light colors suitable for
the street. These are no longer confined
to simple baListes and linen, as they
were formerly, but are now made OF elaL-
crate guipure nets in antique designs,
and also of net founda ions nearly Cow
cred with arabesque figures Oh ecru
linen applied on the net. Sometimes
| the arabesQues are of colored silk, law
ender, brown, or violet on ecru grounds,
and are to be worn over skirts OF SILK
of the bright colors Of the applique hg-
ure. These over dresses consist OF taD-
hers ana jackets, edged Win ecru gull
pure lace. They cost rom 500 TO SlO0.
With such costumes flats OF Leghorn,
| Panama, or ecfu chip will be worn,
trimmed with black velvet and Wreaths
ot small creamy white flowers.
| AT the large furnishing houses there
are entire suits of SILK to be had at
prices ranging from $40 to $50. They are
| pretty summer silks oil hgnt quality,
brown shades, and also black
silks, trimmed with p,pings and bind
ings, of checked white and black. There
are also suits OF black glace silk sold for
$62 simply but well MADE. Stylish suits
Of Two shades OF gray silk cost 500.
The princess dress with waist and
skirt in one fails to find favor here,
but is quoted in foreign fashion journals
as the popular caprice OF the season III
Paris. even for wedding dresses. Among
imported dresses exhibited by some OF
the leading mOdisteS there are over
dresses DuItoned behind their entire
length. These have the waist and skirt
in one, and are not unlike children's Ga
Drieiies.
The Ulster, or stremer, or travelling
cloak, introduced this spring for ladies,
is being copied by those who nave long
redlngOtes left over from last season.
Those OF gray wool or linen are most
often altered into Ulsters. The fronts
may be left single or double breasted, ac-
cording TO Fancy; pointed hood or
u square collar, deep III back is added;
tue SKIRT is verify slightly draped, and
loose belt Of the material is worn but
toned in the back or else buckled. This
initiates the new garment very well.
Very soft low coinures are worn IN
PARIS, and it is said nets for the hair are
being revived there; II few ladies have
appeared here Win Jnln, almost lnylsI-
Dle, nets protecting their lovey braided
nalr.
Grenadine wells are very long, and are
arranged in the fashion adopted for
tulle Yeiis last summer. The middle of
the. veil is passed smoothly over the
face, the ends are crossed behind the
head, then brought to the front, and tied
unuer the cnin. Blue, cream-color and
white are most used.