, 1876-07-02
Styles and Fabrics in Vogue
in New York.
SomeAfecting Costunes---The Man
tilla~-" Rose Michel"
Bonnotg.
Prominent Partisan Events-.sA
Sudden Alteration Of Red.
NEW YORK.
WHAT FASHION DICTATES.

! tIIcs u Tile uelQ, talt t0ll NOT, nclLte1 Il
they spln,n and yet ure arraycd In beauty ant
splcndor surprising even wise old Solomon
glory. But, unfortunately, In spite Of desire
we remain what VIC arc, and rigorous Is the re
qulrcmcnt that we make ourselves presontable
1t Is part Of my creed that every woman shoul
cultivate and turn to the utmost advantag
every Godgivcn beautiful attribute. We al
know that !" n thing Of beauty is 4 Joy forever,
and to me beautiful woman, artistical1,
dressed, gives Us much pleasure as any snpcrl
picture or statue. and perhaps moro
for In the first Is the perfection O.
both Nature and art. To assist Nature
let us see whit Dame Fashion Is doing. Not
withstanling the many and exquisite fabrics
that ara thin, cool, and tleecy, popular fancy
seems best plcnscd with cashmere and ligat
woolcn suitlnys. For house wear are shown
! some beautiful organdics, in checks und stripes
or with pretty figured design i very lovely
| dress OF this material has white ground over
| which arc scattered clusters Of purple pansics.
The skirt has a deep. gathered rutlle with Il
heading Of three slirrcd putfs. Below the bot
| tom one is full gathered 1ulllo Of Smyrna lace,
| ubout finger deep. The basque is whut il
long ands smooth in front, and the back is slightly
/ drapcd. The overskirt is finished by fall OF
lacc, and the basque also is similarly trimmed.
! The entire suit is nlailc over plain skirt and
| tight-lltting, untrisnmed basque Of violet silk.
The cool and lovely cambrics that arc SO much
! used make up into charming toilets. 4 pretty
| one OF goldet,-brown cumbrlc, so finely finished
Us to look like silk, is trimmed with bins bands,
| corded Oh cach sldr with buff. The polonaisc,
which Is long, Ia fastened its entire length with
| yellow ivory buttons, smooth, round, 1ud fiat,
| in size about u silver quarter.
! Grenadines continue In unabatcd favor, and,
while al-b!ack is worn on the street, for the
| house they are much pretticr, enliVcned with
confectlo,is of cardinal, crcaIn-co1or, peach,
palc-blue. There is new aud pretty color the
name Of which ! do not know, but which
'peachcs and cream " aptly describes, It is Il
soft, rich cream color, with little Skinner of
ccptiblc save In certain lights. Our grand
mothers would have called It "chaueeabe silk"
/ expect.
WHITE poLoNA1sEs
hare been again revived for morning wear over
black or colorcd skirts Of silk Tic chief fca-
lures Of these polonaiscs is the immense guam
tity Of bows used to decorate them. The bows
are made either Of ribbon tho color OF the silk
umderskirt, or else Of black velvet. a pretty
effect IS produced bya tudltious ming1ing Of
blue, rose, or violet with the black.
For the street, various notifications Of the
mantllla =" or lnantalct are much worn. Some
exceedingly pretty ones are OF grcnadine and
hlextcanc, and ere trimmed with double rows
Of French lace, either hox-plcated or gathered
10 secure more elaboration, Il heading OF black
silk moss" often surtnonuts the layc Mex-
canc net is still popular material for dresses.
q handsome costume has an undcrskirt OF navy
blue silk with three narrow knife-plcated
LOUNGES across the front aud u deep shirrcd
rn1ile at the back. The ovcr,lrcss Is of Mexi-
cainc tue sanc shade as tho silk, lis cut in trout
in two long points These are trimmed with
hossy fringe Of bluo above which u rucl,ing of
ravclcd or curlcd silk forms an elegant flash.
fYh. d..
drapcl IN four. places, where square bows Of
blue silk are set. The whist IS tight, without
ends III front, while in the back IS round,
pleatcd skirt, quite short. Down the front arc
four rows Of blue silk buttons, and the waist Is
closed by q cord ctaborAtcly laced around these
buttons. This dress ls extremely elegant.
Fol. THE MORNING AND FOR TRAVELLING
some very pretty dresses Of Scotch ginghan arc
worn. These sre tn color Chiefly blue-5ray with
u tiny thread Of scarlet, or else brown or gray
checks aad plaids. Smyrna lace " most used on
them, and often plaitlngs Of gngham art used
With good effect. 4 polonalsc like ths is SO very
useful, that many ludics deem them iudispeusa
bic, aud they arc certainly very pretty whom worn
over skirt OF black silk.
Little sleeveless jackets OF velvet and lace are
much in vogue aud with good reason, for they
arc both pretty and stylish. In some OF them,
ribbon forms an acceptable substitute. An ex-
cecding}y charming one is of alternate stripes
sertion, each about IN inch aud quarter wide.
Around the edgc is q ruflle OF 1acc gathered
over one Of the ribbon; and very dressy bows,
four in number, serve to fusten the front. The
Grmholcs arc finished with the fall Of luce and
ribbon.
AMONG BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITS or B15OUTER1E
Are some exquisite sctscarved from concll-s1cs.
They arc narvclously lovely. One set has tile
deep rose Of the shell serving rs foundation to
dclicately-esrycd canoes, which havs tint like
reflected sunset Another, comprising the usual
pieces and superb necklace, has The small
conch-shcit highly polished and resting in tiny
dove with folded w!ugs Thirteen Of these, con-
to enclrclc the throat Of the Queen Of Beauty. |
Considering the dclcnteucss Of the carving aud |
the exquisite tns Of the shell, these sets sell
very reasonably, the trst costing only 500, aud
they arc far more beautiful than pearls
Some pretty floriatcel galzee for ovcrdresscs,
arc matlc up over foundation Of silk They |
are quite extensive, selling at IS nlnl sc yard,
and are, bcstdcs quite narrow.
Some Tcry stylish tunicS ar1: Of fine, black |
grcnadine, richly embroidered IN colors. One !
shown at i fashionable emporium In this city is
worked with large leaves Of white jet and huu
ming-btrtls, gorgeous to fault. It is bordcrcd |
by u deep fringe which Is parti-colorcd and Into
which gold bullion enters largely. Another
deep embroidery Of forgct-mc-1aots Still IN
otlur, Of coarse, black net, has an applique de-
sign OF gold bronze leaves and vivid scarlet
flowers.
continue in unlt'ninished favor. A lovely cos
tnne l1us skirt Of rich yellowsll-brown velvet,
with all oygrslTess Of uu,bcr-colorcd gauzc,
tlorlatcd with a shade like the velvet. THIS i
dress, worn with vivid crimson roses at the
throat und In the cotfurc, and jewclrv Of amber
and dead gold, was une Of the most superb
:oilcttes have seen tllts summer. |
Among other pretty things which are not new |
are the handsome Russian leather fans Of car
diual-red, pcarl-gray, and cream and myrtle
ENt1t arr. nsrfftff3v 111ni11 |