New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-05
SUMMER FASHIONS.
COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS.


Mudins, organizes, and white and delicately
tinted grenadines much vogue this Even
Summer silks losing their prestige favor Of the
cooler fabrics. These costumes mostly made
with the skirt and Jacket, but there also
poionaises and skirts made To order. The skirt OF
lowered organdy ia trimmed with a hOunce seven
OF eight inches wide headed with three narrow
fluted ruffies The hounce and ru1es edged
with narrow tOrchon lace The oyerskirt is opened
in front in the shape OF a triangle and the space
is filed in with a cascade of ruffes edged with
torchon The edges Of the Overskrt Jacket, cuffs and
pocket are similarly trimmed. Linen lawns are made up
after the same fashion, sometimes trimmed with Vaen-
ciennes on Italian edgng. Hamburg edgng and mser
ton The Jacket IL mostly threefourhs fitting with five
seams in the back aud long dart reaching to the
shoulder seamL two, preferred Tie fashionable
caprice places elaborate trimming the back each
side OF the seam, and there great deal Of rib
bon used in OngOoped bows placed about according to
taste and fancy Another pretty and inexpensive way OF
trimming both linen and twill muslns Is with insertions
of vaenciennes fine torchon Lace. Pus Of Lace, vim
pale tinted ribbons under them, and knots OF ribbon ~
intervals, giving shaded effect, attractive and be-
coming.
In addition TO organizes covered with small and ex-
qusely painted flowers, there other styles in pale
grays drabs, beige ecT aud browns, most deliberately
trimmed with ries, ribbons and lace. servian gingham
costumes in dark green. brown. and navyblue, IN
Breton style Scotch and Madras gnghams copy the linen
lawns and organdies The peas OF the ries are gen
orally so laid ~ TO present the regular stripe or figure
TochOn lace and ribbons largely used During the
warm weather more than ordinary attention will be
paid to the peignoir elegant kind OF wrapper.
Ii j. when travelling, or at the seaside,
wherever may be surrounded by strangers.
but IN country houses 1t il extremely popular
for ladies' meet the breakfast table in. They
ordinarily made OF material OF some Hight, beautiful
color white considered elegant than anythng
AT present batste is the most popular. model
made OF creamco0red batIste simply trimmed down
the front with knots Of creamy In the
OF each is fastened cluster Of purple Parnese
scented vioets Tne pocket and sleeves simar, Or
namened The ornaments accompanying these elegant
yet simple morning costumes small and exquisite int
tatiOns OF flowers. tiny bouquet forms the brooch and
sprays the earrings delicate flowers a. daisies corn
flowers, fuchsas. iesOfthe-yaley. campanulas jessa
mine and rosebuds being used They painted on por
celau and mounted in silver In the heart OF the Hover
speck OF rock crystal pearl. Nainsook wrappers
deliberately trimmed with lace, and pink blue edroe
and cOrll-pnk ribbons.
Other Inch and cotton fabrics seen in canvas linen
suits beautifully embroidered by hand; English EN-
brodery in the form Of open done in both white and
ecr fabrics: antique watefed linens and percaes IN
bleached linens and towelng. The trimming upon these
eccentric materials, and the style in which they are
made prove their success. The buttons largely
used on all costumes, and especially upon these, are
of porcelain beautifully enameed, and in all shades
Of mother OF pearl and Others called the rocbus
she'll which ia highly polished and resembles mother
ofpcar. Each shell is made to do duty as a button
Dentee-a soft wool fabric of alternate lace work aud
solid sripes-cobweb cloth and the cambrics and lawns
above described considered sufficiently appropriate
for entertainments country houses. Male up at fash
lonabe establishments they from S4J 20 $50 There
are some Algernes OF delicate ivory aud white
grounds, having stripes OF vivid Oriental cOOFo,
red scarlet, blue carotte nasturtium, and dark blue
They range in price 2j to - yard for the wider
styles. Among the costly imported dresses the
complications of drapery are bewderng. A prncesse
dress composed ashesofroses summer camels hair,
mad a trimming OF brown gall00u, embroidered with
white floss, Stimulating the appearance OF basque WITH
pack and long peplum SIDES. The Breton flOnr ms
a square yoke OF brown silk knife peatng. The back
brpadh OF the laid in in side pleats from the
belt into the long pointed train. wide, rich brown
fringe edge the vest, and brown silk knife peatngs
form the cuffs aud pocket, and placed upright
headings 10 the bias bands and Aounce on the front and
sides OF the skirt
Other costumes are equally elaborate in fine pin-head
wool checks and stripes combined and IN satin strped
Algerines. white bunting dress shows departure
from the conventional BretOu in beng made up in
skirt with long basque aud uversrt trimmed with
five row black velvet 1bbOn placed on straight
grouud the edges Gagonay across the back OF tue
hasore and OF the overskrt. The buttons plain
wnlfe pearl very elegant imported dress OF DLteK
ereuadine also shows originality OF design The part OF
the polonaise trimmed with graduated loops or black
SATIN ribOOn The back falls apart IL two points Bel "eeh
the points tie skirt presents an alternate trimming
OF Spanish lace and line side pleaiing similar trim
ming placed on the TWO trout Dredhs near me edge
when IL unishe With two rows oil Spanish Lace
u,pdsome coaching and yachting Jackets made Of
black and navy-blue flannel ami trimmed with several
rows OF white serge braid and large pearl buttons some
have wastcoat fronts several little pockets Another
sin the Breton style deep indigo blue pped with eul
some have various embems of sea OF land embroidered
in white upon the points OF the collars or elsewhere
There Ii great passion for embroidery. IL appears III
cot on on such goods be aunarrd: ana IN soOns
and fabrics such as cashmere anu iae, anu on jack
ets OF light brgAt-coored cImels' hair done ia point
use scn ORIENTAL colors us SAID lht IL Is scrcey
posslbie mud workers enough 10 supply the uehahd
and that AlsaaD, SWISS and French women set er own
prce upon their work while great deal mas 90 be doue
by machinery. The newest pasOis are also elegantly
e1ibr, red The gram, initial or crest II emOrOld
ered upon silk umbrellas parasols, and parao rttes and
closely inflated upon stockn-s IN brilliant h,ss silAs
dis aged through the medium OF slased sandals OF fine
French aid.
fn,alonable caprice is the harmony between
and perfumes For example, tayorte extract Is White
rose used with creamy white costune; il OF resedd,
M fine most fashionable colOrs, the perfume II
a,te extract violet is used for uauve and lavender
dresses ntwmown nay Tor country cfolie ana garden
narfv costumes Jockey club iur The coaching sul1
mat tor the yacners and the various other taY0rte eX-
sPaI mi "a Windsor buuqIet. the centennial stepu-
,unts mile deuTS uuptr ten, hrnO,rOpe, ana 50 IOrth
with different tones oi color found IL ones
costume
Another fashionable fancy is for plain black and white
su fans elegantly mounted tortose-shell and ivory
sticks Japanese black and gold lacquer work or new
Kind of shell called Leusoc," close and beautiful nI-
ration OF real shell which Is much stronger, is used.
The coatoans or crest Of the owners is painted
these fans By the artists. charming novelty Is the
floral fan This is made Of fashonabe eJlored SILK one
that will accord with the costume, aud mounted ON sticks
~ ebony sandal violet wood. carved ivory, motherui-
arI or Japanese lacquer and gold. Tie edges Oi the
youtes are otnamented WIN shaded rose leaves placed
iu row yOlcl. lIly geruium leaves Another moral
Ian il entirely composed OF tavs representing tropical
slant the banana fr0nd Of che palm, fern Of the
liant Species cactus pine apple, the GRACEFUL tuIedeaa