, 1877-04-15

in trout showing low tsht police Of scarlet srart
i'st ri ens 8. as Il the Lett gs ri qss
secured By clusters M Anotses
handsome toilette Of sa1mon- -colored falle had an
oycrlrcss of black china Grape richly emroiderea
in DSe and salmon chenille Ma1 nrnty
dress very lovely and elegant bearing IN every lGo
undcniabe evidence Of its French nativity naa hj tao
tkir Of white ssos grain 9nmsa WIN ~ wo
gauze with beautiful foriatcd pattern IN saiin'
It is tr1nmci with a fringe OF finest stlk'
4 Beautiful toilette was 81 light rose colored silk
the skirt bortere1 By four narrow plisses Or cIePs
1isse. ABOVE this is vine Of wild roses ana
Linnens himself The overdress was profuaion>
Of bilowy crepe lissc, bordcred with lo'vers hut
not everybody was artayed IN a ts lesese o1e
DINNER TOILETTES.
One very elegant wns Of soft biuck silk, tho front
breadth plain UPRIGHT bands of ;;a SoEoaeiy N
the skirt. These bands were graduated IN lengIh,
the two longest being In front and gcttn: shorter
az he ac the d ID e o1
round train, ID trimmed with five rnfiles, cacn
heavily corded on the lower edge, and having
band Of the blue embroidery Ihe waist ,crod Is r"i
With the beautiful bluc work. The elbow sleeves
are similarly trimmed, and finished with houncc
IN ng d tie Esse or Combination and contrast thst is
}sst S!se neE Six, so i R'es'sss sss naSs
i's Is irlmned by two blas pieces each eigat inches
vide These pieces are cut in deep shallow points,
each Of which is lined with deep red gf9S GFa'n fn
on the outside. The upper one OF these oanas
slightly orcres the lower, and has as heading
tu ruche Of red silk There Is 10 g et ana ana
close sleeves In front the waist IS cut 10 point,
and trimmed with points and red 1nehe ta6 Se ; ,he
s The hack is S1t II Gng m sow red es
lining 1t is further ornamcnted by rcd buttons en-;
brodered in blue There is probably no materlal
wth @ h9s to such an ias
ly rcalizn. tlis, and among Silks velvets ana
gauzet, one catches frequently the GUNNER 81 u
and has the admirable quality OF blending well
witt, great variety Of fabrics. hnndsome
toilette worn last night by an elderly lady was o.
and clusters Of pale yellow roses. But satin Is ny
no means restricted to ladies Of questionable age
Young girls and demoiselles affect 1t quite as much,
and in combination. For this latter purpose, nnd
dresses for street or home wear stripes or checks
WITH na'n go9as OF Dotn ~, sae e mla pun
AN EXTREMELY PRETTY TOILETTE
just shown me has underskirt Of violet yelret
Eyean The is o
violet and lavender. A plain hem Is around the
edge Of ts oycrress whsa is cut after ts P!easng sa
three inches long loops Of violet velvet one inch
WIDE sufficiently far apart. to admit Of similar
loop Of lavender velvet, Down the b9ck Of the
is loopcd at two places. The basque is Of the pop
nlar breton style, and is tfin.med 70 match the
oserdrcss. The sleeves have deep relyet snfls and
ssIaesa sIssst 0stiIa! Of ssssa
I'm hott nf+ +hn d.
shaped pieces about q foot and a half deep. These
measure ut the bottom Of the skirt, or rather the
breadth intervencs between each two. The hollow
places thus formed are filled in By e1ght nasEo"
plisses, graduated OF course the top one being tue
The bodice is high in the back, and Is literally
glove fitting. In front it is cut open to the waist
and filled in by ruchinEs Of crepe llsse: ,1 Ihe
three narrow knife -pleatings and scarf
Of Roman ribbon lied in loose bow
at the back Of abe arm This LITTLE
dress The ends are fringed with light ccru fringe
Of 5d dsep E9f ba p
bon and fringe. It is altogether stylish ana love
ly costume and the colors arc beautifully blended.
4 handsome toilette, which at q recent opening
created much admiration. was Princess rooo % Of
DIRK myrtle silk It was so fcartuily elab-
Grated SO wonderfully made, that it oatles ail de-
scription- It was. however, 'combnation
toilette Ia name that covers multitude of de-
tuiis) OF dark green silk and satin brocade or
faconnec done in the pattern and eolors Of m 1n-
diu shawl.
NOTABLE COSTUME
being now made for handsome blonde, some
"rare, pale Margaret - has an underskirt OF dark
blue velvet, with a polonnisc OF white camels
hair. This polonaise, the graceful shape OF which
is the distinguishing feature Of dress that Is all
charming, is cut utter the ''Amantnc" pattcrn:
need not describe this shape TO you because u
you do not already know 1t you soon will, as 1t Is
too attractive long to remain unknown. In the
dress speak OF each seam is heavily corded with
blue velvet. Around the edge OF the garment Is a
double chenille fringe, the lower one, which Is
the longer, is white while tho upper and shorter
one is blue. 4 large bow OF blue vel'etts at the
left side OF the back-> ...
AMONG HANDSOME TRIMMINGS
nre beautiful galoons and embroidered bratds
MANY OF tho latter arc done by hand. and are e1-
uuiste both in work and coloring. 4 lovely ono
i noticed il band Of dark-grecn cashmere, richly
fifth of delicate tilieu The frngcs are In varie-
ty and perfection that is amazing. 4 handsome
parli-colored fringe has m elaborate heading six
inches deep, while the fringe measures eight
The chidrcn's styles daily increase in beauty and
comfort, though already they seem perfect In both
respects. churning dress for very small child,
for from to 3, say, Is the Gala " dress simple
Portable to the 1ast degree popularity
The Gabrielle'' anu Princess" dresses arc
still as fayoraby regarded ever, and it is need
less to recommend them. For making these dresses
for children when they are designed solely fos plav
and home drcsscs, new material is shown. 1t ID
called ''Terry cloth. ~ though many know 1t a3
Turkish towcllng: i CONES brown IN linen, and
Stripes. II is in every way desirable. :,
PARIS.
TIE RAGE OF THE MANDARIN