The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28
Fashions.

natural brown and gray mixtures of de
beige. 1t is especially admired in navy
blue, made up with silk and trimmed
with galloOn and fringe; it is also shown
in myrtle green, nut brown and tilleul. 1t
measures thirty inchesin width, and costs
seventy-tive cents yard. The wooden
suits necessary at the seaside and nice
travelling dresses will be made of this
fabric. Bunting resembles it in appear
ance, but is more stiff and wiry. An
other wool tissue also to be used for trav-
cling dresses is shot with colors showing
knickerbocker effects by having rough
threads of dark shade raised on the
smoothest surface. Atwood bourrette
IS shown for similar costumes, and is
| more expensive. 1t has raised figures of
tiny leaves or flowers, or perhaps only
dashes Of color. The price is 81 .25 ward
for goods nearly thirty inches wide.
Seaside grenadine is all of pure wool
in lace-like open patterns and in mate
lasse designs. This will be much used
for the country, travelling, mountains,
and also for town wear later in the fall.
1t is shown in eCru, tllleul, navy blue,
gray and green, and is to be made up in
combination with silk, or the entire dress
may be of the grenadine: $1.25 a yard is
the price. Cobweb cloth is a novelty
this season. 1t seems made up of threads
of loose zephyr wool tied in diamond
! figures with silk. This pretty lace-like
fabric IS soft and thin, yet strong, and is
shown in olive, bronze, tilleul, light blue
and ecru shades. It. is double width, and
only four or five yards are required for
an over-dress. The dress beneath must
be Of silk, This will be used for water
ing-place dresses. Drap de Medine is an
Oriental stuff in Bayadere stripes with
alternate lines of silver-colored silk and
wool. Mecca gauze is another wool
fabric with Knickerbocker shreds and
dashes. The genuine Knickerbocker
goods of wool of very light quality for
early spring wear are shown in cream,
navy blue, myrtle green, gray, brown
and ecru, with cardinal red.
New silk goods are soft, like raw silks
thinly woven; they come in irregular
stripes, dashes of color in knotted threads,
brocaded lines, and in tish-scale patterns
in Turkish and Persian colors, showing
much olive and bronze, and quaint green
shades oddly combined with blue and
gray cream color. They cost s. a yard,
and measure twenty-seven inches in
width. Mixtures of silk and wool show
similar designs in larger figures and
broader stripes. These begin at 81 .25 a
yard and go up to So,
Colored percale bands, embroidered in
colors in regular HGmburg-work, are i'm
ported for trimming the fine dark per
Gales and Scotch ginghams. The per-
Gale is myrtle green, navy blue, or seal
brown, and the embroidery is in self
colors and white. They are two or three
inches wide, and cost fifty to sixty-fve
cents yard. Fine Scotch percales with
out glaze are imported in these dark
colors for dresses to be trimmed with
this embroidery. To trim white muslin
dresses for summer is the new Fayeux
open work in Renaissance designs, that
are said to be copied from antique church
lace. This costs from 1925 TO $2.75 a
yard.-Harper'S Bazar.
NOTES.
Shell buttons are still in vogue.
The new red is called Vesuvius.
Amber jewelry is popular again
Pale blue is trimmed with flowers of
pale pink.
There are trimmings of cherry for
brilliant white.
Flowers are arranged in comb shape
on the back of bonnets.
Camers-hair grenadine is the novelty
in thin goods for summer.
Lace pockets to match lace necklaces
are the latest importations.
Bangles of silver and gold are still
considered fashionable.
Guipure lace is said to be gradually
coming into style again.
Dark blue percale striped with buff
and white will be used for suits.
All styles of fringes are to be worn
this spring on all styles of goods.
Embroidered waistcoats are worn with
ladies new Breton costumes.
Bourrette" is the fashionable wooden
goods for spring and travelling dresses.
Rose-cream, II pinkish shade of cream
color, is the new tint for evening dresses.
The new mantles are scarf shaped and
shorter behind than those worn at pres
ent.
1t is predicted that ladies' boots this
spring will, in color, match their cos
tunes.
Outside pockets are still declared fash
ionable. They are too convenient to be
dispensed with
Sleeveless jackets of Torchon lace
will be worn for the house with silk.
Iron gray, invisible greens, indigo
blues and solid browns are the colors in
spring silks.
Box'plaitings and -plaitings are
still in high favor for trimming woolens
and silks.
Among the parasols is one of black
silk, trimmed with a deep f1ounce of lace,
and having a gayly' colored butterfly en-
broidered on it.
The newest style of fancy shirts for
gentlemen are made of white linen, |
double breasted ornamented with a fine
line of red, blue or brown, and with col |
lars to match.
When streamers are worn on bonnets |
they will be longer than ever. Although |
long streamers are the more graceful, by |
being carried to the extreme they are |!
often made to appear ridiculous.
The Grecian knot at the back of the