The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-15


Should come, there might be One who'd
keep
An equal mercy for his child.
BRET HARTE
IMPROVED FIG-LEAyES.
Wraps and Scarfs for the Promenade
and DrIve-A New Color Already Fash
iOnable-Dresses for Children.
1t is matter Of surprise how soon 1t
was found out how necessary wraps
were for the promenade and drive.
Last year the polonaise or basque was
wrap enough; but now one has an un
finished look with these alone.
And the wrap may be the veriest bit
Those worn with grenadine are mar
row strips Of grenadine, with seam in
the back, to fit nicely, and then either
crossed in front and carried to the back,
where the ends form sashes, or they are
knotted low on the waist and the ends
left hanging.
The scarf, or mantelet, should be
edged all around with French lace,
pleated on quite full; and from these
tiny wraps the size increases, until real
mantles are seen. They, however, look
hot and cumbersome for these midsum-
mer days, and are mentioned only to
show what is surely coming for autumn
wear.
Grenadine costumes are made lovely,
this season, owing chiefly to the styles
being neat and not over fussy and to
the quantities of French lace and loops
of ribbon that trim them.
The notion has exploded that the silk
lining must first be covered with grena-
dine, and then trimming put upon that.
Now the grenadine Is mounted on the
silk skirt in pleatings and puffs for
a heading at the bottom, and il this puff
is cut bias, and each edge finished with
a narrow piping of silk, then gagged SO
that each edge forms tiny ruffle, it is
much heater finish. The back is usually
in long, square skirt, finished across
the bottom with fine knife pleating, and
then gracefully Topped upon the skirt.
Bows and ends OF narrow ribbon catch
the looping, carelessly, at points. On
the front side cores and front, the gren-
adine can be put on diagonally,
either shirred or in folds, to simu.
late pleats, and two or three rows
of French lace can be pleated upon it
to form double or triple tabliers. Or.
the side cores can be trimmed, one with
a plain rever Of grenadine, with a long
point at the left, and this edged with
loops OF ribbon, and a cascade of lace,
with loops of ribbon, falling beneath
and among them; and the other gore
alternate rows of pleatings of grenadine
and pleated lace. The front width is
usually made into points, edged with
lace. similar to the one described last
week.
The costumes of the little folks this
season run to founces. Even their per-
Gale dresses may be made with Killed
skirts, while there are two tiny fiounees
on the bottom, edged with torchon, and
the upper one is finished with a torchon
heading.
Percale, marseilles and linen are
usually finished with deep founces of
needlework, and as these are easily
laundried, they prove the favorite dress
up costume for the little folks.
And there are gray linen blouses this
season, for both boys and girls, that are
are made perfectly loose from the yoke,
with belt that confines them at the
waist, IL wished for. The yoke, bottom
or skirt, sleeves and belt, are all en-
broidered, by machine, in red and black.
Two dollars is all that is asked for these
convenient every day dresses for the
children.
The latest wrapper is made in Breton
styie-that is, has square Over-front,
ana Is strapped across the back. We do
not MINK 1t as pretty or stylish as the
Marguerite.
Chemlsettes are largely worn; but we
predict that a few days more of excru-
chatting weather will cause ladies to
throw them aside and adopt full ruch-
ings instead.
It is said there is a new corset made
for bathing. It is waterproof, fully
noned, and thickly pierced with eyelets,
wonder II 1t acts as a sort of life pre-
server, while giving the wearer grace.
ful form in the Water2
Ihere are also bathing shoes, with
metal soles, full of eyelets.
Abroad, just now, green is the rage.
and in every shade ever thought Of.
The newest OF all is cooked sorreI, Our
lady readers in the country can easily
learn what this is, as they have ample
means at hand to experiment.,
Flowers are each day becoming more
OF favorites in the way of trimming.
Even parasols for all joyous gatherings
are ornamented with bouquets of
flowers.
Flowers are used to loop and orna-
ment evening dresses in every conceiv-
able way.
Ivory-white barege or grenadine is
just now the favorite over-dress for
evening wear, and it is usually worn
Nearly all ladies have two bodices
MADE for costumes of this kind-one
nigh for dinner, the other low for even
ing costume.
This color blends beautifully with
ruby, carnation, pale blue and pink, so
that a Mdicious mingling of colors
makes lyory-white favorite color for
both blonde and brunette.
Ladies who crimp their hair over a
slate pencil will be pleased to know
there are now polished slate crimpers,
with rosewood handles, so we may hope
noses, by the use of pencil that will
get hot at both ends, is done away with.
On the other side, they are putting
pleats in dress-skirts at the top in front.