The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
NEW YORK LETTER.
Metal Crlmmings-Out Door Garments
COstumes-ShOes and Stocking
ChiIdrens' Fashions.
METAL TRIMMINGS.

IT'S scarce to be believed how fash
ionable ''metal" of all kinds is at pres
ent. We have bonnets all crusted over
with gilt, silver or steel,or again we find
alterations of metal braids with va
rieties of straw. Metal additions in
the way of trimming are largely used.
AS for example, rows of large gilt
beads, gilt bands, and curiously de-
signed gilt ornaments in great variety.
Metal is employed on costumes like
wise. Dress fabrics are interviewer
Herewith; braidings or bands are
wholly or partially composed OF gilt or
silver, and ribbons placed in band like
fashion show borderings of metal.
Again we see what may be called "me-
talic Effects Over superb costumes
of oriental fabric, seems to have fall
len a shower OF gold or silver. But it
is in seeming only, since, in truth,
there is no thread Of metal anywhere.
Rainbow jets on dark silks are also
conspicuous in many colored radia--
tions.
OUT DOOR GARMENTS.
First comes just the sweetest little
capes and fiichus that ever we're; so
coquettish, so pretty. OF black silk
or cashmere, they are trimmed with
lace or fringe, and the more expen-
slve are embroidered. The burnou's
scarf Is very graceful and stylish
wrap in the form of a scarf, caught by
q buronu's plat at the back and tied
loosely in front. Then we have cut
away jackets of light Mosaic cloth, Ell
Their black, gray or brown, and in
more sober style we find straight
sacques, dolmans and mantillas. The
selika mantilla is a graceful design,
and in dolmans, the regina is distin-
guished novel. Garments made in
silk are trimmed in rainbow jet, and
additi onal finish Is given by lace or
fringe.
CosTUMEs-CoLoRED EMBROIDERY.
Cool wash costumes are of percale
stamped In bourrette patterns COM
blned with solid colored percale, show
ing overskIrt, cutaway jacket and vest.
Knife plaitings are used in trimming;
or again the under skirt is finished
with bias ruffle and white or color
ed embroidery ornament the overskirt
and jacket. On white costumes pref
ty effects are produced by scarlet or
blue embroidery. Colored embroidery
is indeed quite a feature in spring fash
IONS, for we see it used now on sacques,
aprons, petticoats and even night dress
es, to say nothing of collars, ties and
handkerchief. Stylish handkerchiets
are now also stamped with colored bor-
ders woven in scallops. But the most
coquettish intermixtures occur In
breakfast caps which are extremely
fashionable even for young ladies. On
one counted mixture of more than
a dozen colors in the embroidery,
while parti-colored ribbon and bo-
quet of gay flowers gave finish. Then
again they are of fresh white muslin
relieved by a delicate ribbon, while
gaudy ones are of colored silk bareg'
worked in some violent contrast. a
handsome breakfast robe accompanies
the cap, or the cap accompanies the
robe, whichever way you may put 1t
SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
Cinderella might be envious of thu
pretty shoes worn indoors. With del
icaUe straps across the instep, they
show the ornamental stocking below
while bows of colored ribbon give I
finish full of coquetry. One may
choose the slipper, half high shoe o
sandal boot. For street wear we have
the side button boot in French kid, Of
with cloth top, but the novelty Is tn
half high shoe finished in cloth Il
match the dress and stockings. New
stockings are woven in bourrette pat
terms, the ground work being dark u
match dress goods, Surfaces, of course
are smooth. These are novel, but tn
solid colored and hair line striped ar
also fashionable. Finer styles are o
isle thread or silk, and here We hav'
openwork, combinations of various
colors, and embroidery. Let no on
inquire too closely as to the coquettis
devices resorted to, that all this ma
be seen. Certainly it's not withou
purpose that our dresses are short |
front. We make up for the deficienc
by trains-I fear to say how long.
CHIDDRENs' FASHIONS.
Cunning suits of bingham in lare
plaids In tones of brown or drab al
shown for little girls. They are mad
all In one, and finished with kilt plat
lngs or embroidery, white or dolores
Other cool wash suits are of perca
stamped In ordinary patterns. Sprin
suits are of bourrette cloth made q
In one. On all styles, -arrick cap'
often appear.
French kilt and Partisan suits a
the newest styles for boys. Both al
pretty as can be, and are in all class
of goods from the mixed up to fl
dress cloth. The French kilt show
plaitings only at the back. One var
ETY. is plain In front, In another Il
jacket is simulated by braid, and
third has the stimulation of both We
and jacket. The Partisan kits,
which there are also three Yarietie
have all belt and buckle in the bac
while the plaitings appear both
front and back. Overcoats for lit
boys are cunning little sacques-iu
as manish as can be. Oxford Al
Eaton suits are desirable for larg
boys, and for youths the three BUTT
cutaway is fashionable. Assortmen
Of all new styles are kept by the lea
ing clothiers, Rogers, Peet s. Co, 4
Broadway, and on application sampl
20 order from, with directions for 81
measurement are furnished. Goods q
forwarded by express, to be return
at their expense, II not satisfaction
Lucy CAaTHR,