, 1877-05-11

quils, and other flowers of the new
mandarin shade.
Among the most popular thin stuffs
for trimmings are gauzes with bars or
stripes of plush or chenille. These are
newer than the Mexicaine gauzes. and
are used for trimmings, and also for
wells. I'll, veil is passed over the face
and front of the bonnet, crossed behind
and tied under the chin, and is said to
be in Egyptian style One of the rich
est trimmings for fine leghorn bonnets
is embroidered gauze, much of which
has chenille-work upon it. This is
similar to the trimmings impored last
season for evening dresses. 1t is passed
around the crown and forms strings.
The ornaments for bonnets are of pol
lshed yellow giltin Renaissance designs,
or. OF steel mixed with pearl or with
gilt. Small brooches, clasps, rings and
buckles, are most used; but these are
all very carefully prepared by the best
mllllners, as they make bonnet have a
twady lock when they are profuse.
Round hats have narrower brims than
those Of last season, and are less pro-
nounced in shape. The Egyptian gauze
veil or scarf is used for trimming shade
hats for the country. 1t is very pretty
when chosen of cream color and caught
up with carnations or poppies. Other
black chip hats from Virot's are trim
med with bands of gros grain, nodding
black ostrich tips, and single fine or
nament OF old gold or of silver fiigree.
WHITE MUSLIN WRAPPERS.
The newest white muslin wrappers
are made of nansook, trimmed with
bands of Hamburg insertion and plain
or trimmed edging. They are in prin-
cesse shape, perfectly plain down the
front and sides, quite narrow in the
skirt, and are finished down the middle
OF the back by princesse pleating, set in
below the Marguerite waist low on the
tournure, and forming a fan train. The
insertion is placed straight up each
front, crosses over the shoulders, and
is in each of the three seams that shape
the back. In others it has the outline
OF sacque that is longer in front than
behind.
LITTLE GIRLS DRESSES.
The princesse dress is being made up
for little girls summer wear in gray
and puff linens, white ribbed pique,
and in dark blue linens, trimmed with
white embroidery or Smyrna lace. 1t
is fastened in front, is only half fitting,
and is therefore cool, and sometimes
has box pleats down the front. These
pretty dresses hang all the weight from
the shoulders, are in one single piece,
and are as suitable for the street as the
house, all of which are desirable things
in children's dresses.
NEW PERCALE DRESSES.
Imported percale dresses for ladies are
made with fitted basques and demi-
trained skirts, on which the upper skirts
are draped, so as to form two aprons
in front and a square drapery behind.
These are made of dark blue striped
percale, brown or green, and are edged
with white Hamburg-work. They cost
$14 or $15.
PARAsoLs.
Parasols are coming into use again
for the intermediate seasons, for street
and for carriage wear, while the large
sun umbrellas are to be reserved for
midsummer. These, parasols are chos-
en- according to the Parasian fashion, to
match the dress with which they are
worn, and may be made to order of the
dress material. They are richly trim
med with ruffies, pleats, frills, fringe and
also>with embroidery. This embroidery
issometimes self-colored, and in other
cases is of gay contrasting colors; it ap-
pears not only on the parasol, but on
the ruff1e which edges it. Others have
rufies raveled out on each edge to form
fringe, and some have Tom Thumb
fringe set on.-Bazdr.