The Portland daily press., 1877-10-25
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 25.

tefie, there has been invented simple trim
MN &, at once bright and unosteptatious; along
the bems of cloth dresses, on the revers, cuff,
pockets, etc, are three or five rows of stitching
vi or FIX 10 varlous colors. On dress OF nus
san green cloth have seen the stitching
snsued as follows: black, golden yellow 6rown,
ieu, pale Glue. Cashmere dresses VIII hkewlse
De trimmed with stitching, which is irequentiy
worked on bands of the dress material sst on 10
guise of galoons. 10 this case the cloth bands
are pinked on both sides, while those of cash
mere are embroidered in scallops with the dark
est shade of the silk used for the stitching.
Lingerie is entering stage which eurely in
dictates the road in which dresses will travel
The deep cuffs OF linen or lace can only be worn
above tight sleeves, ard such sleeves in fact
will predominate. Already some are in prepa-
ration which are fastened by row of buttons
mountiDg-to the elbow. Lace, which has been
somewhat discarded for several years, will
again play au Important role. Among other
pretty FANCY articles there ale made for tot
Iettes ior the opera or theatre small capes of
wnite lace, called Carrick or coachmeD's capes
that is to say, in three sizes, one above the
other. Broad collars of fine linen with cuffs TO
match are enriched with embroidery insertions,
and incrustatons of lace There would indeed
0e none but ugly women if the deep rolled
linen collars of the dimensions of small
cape were not softened by a little embroidery
aud great deal of lace. Narrow linen collars
VIII be reserved solely for negligee morning tel.
'eues very rev cravats are seen, but ip re-
Tenge there is great variety of cravat bows
The prettiest are a combination of olive pale
blue and pale rose ribGon. Narrow satin rib
bons are most frequently employed for trim.
ming lingerie.
Tue conn ination of several shades is still
IN great favor for dressy toilettes. l have seer
a very pretty dinner toilette composed of olive
lilac ard violet taille and black lace The olive
faills was employed for the princesse DRESS the
corsage OF which was trimmed with the lilac
ard violet fail!e; these two shades of faille
mbined with wide black lace formed the
pleated scars which were draped carelessly or
the skirt OF the dress, and in front covered al
but the two pleated hounces on the bottom
Moreover, the black lace flounces which hav,
been discarded for several years will again bt
used, not as tiounces, hut in combination will
the other trimmings of a toilette. They will
also be employed for quilleS-an object very
dithcult to describe. By qailles are understood
movable trimmings, which are added to sui
the occasion on which the dress is worn, sucl
as fuches of faille mixed with lace, ruches O
lace mixed with faille, gaoons trimmed OF
both sides with 1ounces of faille or ruches o
lace or tnle. These quilles are basted on tn,
front OF the skirt on both sides of the tabl,er
that Is to say, the front breadth. Ladies who
Ike change are very partial to this trimming
which may easily be varied. In every kind O.
trimming imaginable, whether for cloth psletot
or for ball and dinner dresses, let of all color
takes leading place, for the name jet is nov
given to every thing even to the clair de laiqa
beads which fashion has siezed upon With sucl
eagerness