The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-07-06
Grenadines.

BROCADED grenadines trimmed with
thread lace is the fashionable choice III
black grenadine dresses. If a velvet
lOWer-Skirt is used instead of silk, the
grenadine has brocaded or an armure
stripe, alternating with il broad stripe
of velvet. The arabesgue brocades are
most liked with the figures thicker
than the thin arlG,re or lace-like
ground on which they are woven.
French lace is used for trimming such
dresses evenly the most fastidious, yet
ladies who have fine black thread laces
have an opportunity now for using
them. The design of such dresses is
usually a basque, with an oyerskirt of
the grenadine draped on the lower silk
skirt to which the hounces are at
tached. This drapins takes the form
OF scarf aprons on the front in diago-
nal or else Tapped tabliers, and nearly
always differs ON the sides. The long
pocket is seldom omitted. a light
quality of taffeta silk is used for the
lower skirt, which is merely Il founda-
ton, and is covered by the Oyer-Skirt
drapery, lace and lounces, that are
partly grenadinc and party-gros grain.
There are also graceful polonaises of
grenadine, trimmed with jabots of lace;
FOR instance, the polonaise is velvet
striped grenadine, the lace cascades are
of thread, with loops of velvet i'll the
curves, and the skirt is of black vel
vet.
For the plain and serviceable black
grenadines that are made at home, the
MeNicaine cheeks and larger pIaids are
chosen. The basque has silk lining
throughout, and is merely piped on the
edges. Its front buttons in straps
across Il silk vest, or else it has a shield
front of silk corded on the edges, and
finished with Il row of small buttons
ON each side, or else French lace
slightly full is placed down the
fronts to outline Il vest. If silk
shield front is used, the coat sleeves are
also Of silk, with cuff or pleating of
grenadine tied around with band of
gros-grain ribbon. The oyer-skirt of
grenadine is deep and round, edged
with Il cluster pleating of the grcna-
dine, or fringe, or lace; it may be
draped slightly different on the sides.
and one side Ornamented with a
pocket. Many folds OF wrinkles across
the front add to the style of these
grenadine aprons, or else the apron
must be trimmed across OF diagonallv
to relieve its plainness. Very little of
the lower skirt is visible, and that is
covered by cluster pleatings of the
grcnadinc, or, if the skirt is to serve
with other suits, with silk pleatingS.
One stylish way Of trimming Il gren-
adinc skirt is first to put around the
bottom straight knife plcating three
inches deep of grcnadinc; above this,
and four times its depth, is a straight
grenadne ilounce divided in three
partS-the first forms an erect head
ing, the second is puff caught half
way down the tlounce, and the third is
a frill. and all three are in clustered
pleats three knife pleats in each, placed
three inches apart.
Among very handsome dresses are
myrtle green grenadines, trimmed
lightly with gold or with silver braid.
These are used for visiting toilettes,
for day weddings, for driving on the
Avenue, and will also appear at the
Watering-places. There are also polo
naises of cream-colored armure grena-
adineS to be Worn over skirts of navy
blue silks, and cream-colored damas.
Gene silk over dresses, with skirts of
black velvet.-Harper's B0zar.