, 1876-05-21


Special CoF7<sponde7ce Q| The Trfb7enA
NEW foRK, May 1a-In reading articles de-
voted to fashion, its oddities and requirements,
ladies often complain that they are written only
for the wealthy, and that one dress alone among
those described would absorb the whole sum
they can afford to e1pend on their entfne ward
robe To supply this deficiency aud be Of scr
vice to ladies Of sim purse but great desire, it
Is necessary but to mention some wonderfully
reasonable prices demanded for goods really
durable and very pretty and stylish Promi-
nent among them are the twillcd dc beges aud
varieties Of light woo1en basket-fgured suitings
In stripes or chicks A twilled de bege at IS
cetts yard, all-wool plaids in soft gzays and
browns at the same price, and fine "pin-head"
checks at Is ccnts, are materials and prices that
fill the heart Of the economical shopper and
"bargaiu-sceker with untold delight. For 81
yard, 36inch cashmeres, in every desirable
color and shale, are procurable, and in combina-
tion with handsome, heavy silks for Sl.5o or g,
alake beautiful costumes, costing hut about
onr-ha4f or little more than the price they
brought Last season. Very stylish but mex
peuslve oycr1lresses are made OF the check
Mexicsine- They are intended for black or
colorcd costumes, are not lined, and are usually
bu,dered at the edge with French lace gathered
very full. a pretty and tayorite heading to this
Is tue cinped moss now 50 fashionable. These
ove-slirts aE occasionally seen with narrow
c'sdings Of crean-colOr, but this often renders
them unit to he changed from skirt to skirt.
The new styles ushesel III with MAY are re-
narknbty chaste and pretty, aud are almost
endless III variety.
All house dresses have tho skirts more or less
trained. while fashion again triu1nphs over COM
uou-ss11se and dictates that eyea street-dresses
shall be slightly trained
4 HANDSOME HoME DRESS
iN Ar.u$- 1~Hrk -
deep bins fouuce, which is twice shfrred to sim
ulate large, full puff, which forms the heading.
The overskirt consists Of two rounded tab1icrs;
the lower one resches the edge Of the dress, the
trimmed With deep silk fringe The corsage Is
ight-ittiug. with long rounded frp1 IS. The
sleeves are edged at the wrist and outer seam
with fringe. The collar is quite pretty; 1t is
while tho lower Is round, and lies smoothly;
about the neck.
4 handsome and almost indispensable portion
OF ladv's summer truusscau fs black grena-
dine. One OF the prcmlest models for making
up tlIs farorite material has been seen and en-
yied, at the rooms Of one Of our most fashiona-
ble modistes- To begin with, there is, OF course,
thorough foundation Of silk. The front Of the
dress is il the Princess shape. The grenadines
laid orer the silk in broad, full puffs, which
commence At the bust The upper part Of the
waist Is plain yoke. The puts are separated
By tiny rolls ot sill, and continue to within II
inches of the bottom OF the skirt, where begins
q iiounce @ which Is edged with tiny knite-pleat,
ch'se-d fitting to the belt, where, By the addition
OF extra widths, full wattesu pleat Is formed
THIS Is caught In tSo poufs, and tllen falls IN d
bong, grscefui train The train IS finished witha
6ne silk pleating, which Is headed By bias fold
II greuaaine, and over this is narrow fold of
aliS- The sleeves, which are plain at the shoul-
lers, are iu pulls to The elbows, whence falls
:ather fun dounoe. This toilette is excessively
f.1.