The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-09
IMPROVED FIG LEAVES.
The baby Drcss-C0eI Lovely Organdics-
Hats and Bracelets.
[Satnrday Nioht.l

saturday Night1
Here we are at midsummer heat, AM
In the midst OF lovely toilets OF the thin
nest and coolest fabrics.
, 10 keep cool seems to be the aim O
everybody, and consequently we fine
grenadine costumes are most worn fol
street and carriage, and in the house
combined with cardinal, peach or cream
tints.
For the street, the mantelet, of which
we have spoken in other chats" Ii
universally worn; and there are none
prettier than those made of the grena-
dine or mexicaine net, trimmed with
French lace, box pleated or in two rows
and if headed by black silk moss, the
beauty is still further enhanced
Ii the wrap is trimmed with lace, the
pol0naise, or oyerskirt and basque,
should be trimmed in the same way,
with pleated lace, edged with moss.
AS so many object to close necks, a
pretty alternative is the square or heart
shaped neck, and this, in turn, should
be edged with frill of pleated lace.
Cool, lovely organdies, with tinted
grounds and tiny flowers, also in check
stripes and striped checks, are also
chosen for house dresses, this season.
They are cool and lovely, and the favor
ite way Of making is the Continental
basque and the long, slightly draped
overskirt. The trimming may be the
now much used Smyrna Iace-either a
broad pattern that is set upon the over
skirt and basque, or a narrow width,
which edges ruffies of the material.
These cambrics are also made in polo
naise and skirt, il one so fancies; and
in this case the skirt is usually trimmed
with a straight fiounce, box -pleated al
tarnnfnlV ia ont
enough to form its own heading.
And, too, white polonaises are coming
In again, worn over black or colored
silk skirts, the novelty being the inn
mense number OF bows that decorate
them everywhere. These ornamental
affairs should be either the color Of the
skirt or black velvet; or, if one wishes
to be specially trimmed, rose, blue or
pink is mingled with the black In all
these fancies the colors in the flowers
that adorn the hair should match the
trimming of the polonaise.
Every fancy seems to have been used
tnree Years ago, JrIaJ wcrv Psv-s>..----
deep pleats, forming their own head
ing, and gradually deepening In the
back, until three flounces almost
covered the skirt.
We have noticed this in several oil the
new silks: Three rows OF pleatlng on
the skirt, not more than hye or SIX
inches In depth in front, and gradually
widening to deep fiounces in the back.
These skirts are extremely stylish
with tabliers, La Boutiese oyerskirts
and polonaises, or the long tablier
polonaise, which has but little length
in the back, and filled in with loops and
ends of ribbon.
Polonaises of white and cream color
ed cashmere are worn with dark silk
skirts. Some of these are made OF silk,
and the loveliest trimming is deep
netted fly fringe.
We saw a lovely pink silk, q night. or
two since, at a reception. Ihe skirt
was trimmed with deep hounce OF
real lace: the back vatican, and it
was ornamented down the centre with
velvet loops each confined with cluster
| of five tinv buttons. The front was in
princesse, and ornamented down the
entire front with five rows Of tiny velvet
buttons.
polonaises grow daily in favor, and,
believe us, autum will bring them for
ward as the costume above all others.
Young ladies, for evening costumes,
are wearing the baby dresses, with low.
square corsage, and in pr1ncesse Iorm,
ali in one piece. The back Is I'D train,
commencing at the neck and widening
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is trimmed with puffings OF tulle.
The checkered and hair-striped white
and black silk are popularity worn at
church, the opera, the races, Tor travei,
and daily drives. One sees these silks
in profusion, and yet they do not seem
common. OF course they can be much
or little trimmed; and some that we
have seen lately, for full dresses, were
combined with pink, blue, mauye, ana
one with cardinal red.
In hats the variety is great. Many
are tiring of gipsies and adopting the
habv hat. or Marie Stewart, with ltS In
dented. pointed front and flowing SIDES,
that are filled in with soft ruchlngs ol
lace and flowers, or with but little trim
ming. The space is filled with the
frizzed or water-curi hair.
The baby-hat has a high crown, with
} a front band fitting close to the head
and this is completely covered with
coronet of fine rich flowers; the PACK L
usually trimmed with hand-netted
: sewing silk scarf, confined with hand
some aigrette OF pearl or steel.
: Steel and silver ornaments are Delns
, fashionably revived, and we see COMB
and ornaments quite like those In Vo9u
twenty and thirty years ago.
Hats for the drive and travel ar
drooping all around, except the lef
!. side. which is looped high to the crown
. and finished underneath with q cluste
t OF poppies, or of some small fruit. IN
trimming for the crown may be a ban
of black velvet, thickly studded VII
= straw buttons, and long droopln
!, plume. or a veil of grenadiene passe
. around the crown, caught mere an
there by straw buttons, and is Ion
enough to wind about the face an
> neck: then a bright wing finishes tb
back, or an ostrich tip is held In plat
= by cluster OF grapes, cherries or Gu
r rants. Au reDoiri BLANCHE
P. S.-YoUNe GIRL.-Use pale blu