The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-11
FASHION NOTES.

celluloid coral bangles are among the
latest novelties. e.
Rainbow glass vasesand 1ower-stands
ara nofeluess -
Raglishmep are Initiating the Russian
fashi0n Of wearing bracelets.
: Lawn tennis ID the CANA which is
destined to take the place Of croquet.
Shepherds plaid is a beautiful mate
rial for ayoung girls travelling suit.
Even batiste aad colored lawn suits
are made with waisteoats and jackets.
Stout and servieeable mountain dresses
sre nade Of Scotch cheyiot shirtfng.
Bunting and debege are the .favorite
materials for plain WOODEN summer
suits. -. % rss = -
."Whers to put the pocket" is the
question with dressmakers at the mo-
ment.
The side-sachel of velvet or morocco
is always Appropriate for travelling cos
June.
For the warmest weather linen and
lawn travelling suits are preferable for
short journeys. .Ess
Percales with bourette patterns on
dark or mastic gray surfaces are sought
| for by fashionables. A4i1g
Large gilt and silver balls are used as
ornaments ON chip hats. The ball forms
the head of apin.
Floral garnittires for bridal toilets are
! composed of white hawthorn and
orange blossoms and myrtle leaves.
The favorite colors for lawn and or
I CANDY costumes are mastic gray, flesh
pink, pale sky blue, and violet purple.
Celluloid cuffs and collars can be
cleaned with sponge and soap and
water when soiled, and need no starch
ing nor ironing.
/. The present fashion of waistcoats
makes it very convenient to remodel old
basques which have become soiled in
front.s,z~p-,...ss-z---..
Swinging side pockets Of velvet with
silver clasps are suspended by silver
chains to the waistcoat of cutaway jack
ct costumes. fr 30 ,r-
Old polonaises are made over by
economical ladies by cutting off the bot
tom and adding laveuse (turned up
overskirt of new material.
Percale and lawn in delicate sole
colors have borderings for the hounce'
either in floral designs or with set Greek
or arabesque figures.
/ Dust cloaks of mohair, alpaca and de
bege are made weatherproof by new
process which coats the threads of the
fabric with celluloid.
Porte-bouquets are made in the form
serpents, lizards, beetles, daggers, anC
scimetars of gold, silver, gilt and steel
and ornamented with jewels. o. =
Ladies' watch-chains are now fastened
in the button hole with a gold bar in
stead of being put around theneek or at
tached to the chatelaine pin as formerly
Crossbarred and dotted Swiss muslin
dresses are trimmed with Smyrna or flint
torchon lace, and are worn for the mos
part over silesia or lawn slips coloreC
pink, blue or mauve. 9. "a
Knitting is the fashionable fancy worl
this summer Ladies knit fancy sill
socks for their favorite gentlemen, fame,
thread laces for their own dresses, anC
wooden laces for fanRels. ..7
Small bouquets of different. kinds, o.
flowers are made to give the finishing
touch to every elegant toilet this season
They are fastened on the left side of tn,
bodice with porte bouquet.
The most substantial and elegant lac
for underclothing is knitted by men il
the prisons of Mexico. 1t is used in tina
country for the one garment worn b
Mexican women in summer. 1t is no
yet in the New York market, and bu
rarely seen in private collections of lace