The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
NEW ORLEANS FASHIONS

Lace wraps are in the forms of fich1s, capes,
or mantles. Very few lace sacques are shown,
and no new ones are imported; nevertheless,
ladies who have fine sacques of thread, llama,
or Ruipure laces will wear them and find them
appropriate for the clinging short dresses,
provided they are not made In the broad SAL
lor saeque pattern worn previous to last year.
The lace sacques brought out last year were
shaped to slope In with the figure and are still
in good style. Very nice llama sacques may
be found at the establishment of d. II. Holmes
e Co., offered OF SIS, that were formerly
marked $50 or $40.
THE FANCY OF THE MOMENT
is for Spanish blonde lace and the imitation
French laees in thread designs. The lace
wrap most largely imported is a Spanish
mantle that may be worn over the shoulders
as q cape, may be tied as tichu, or may be
thrown over the head to serve as couture,
or as q Spanish veil. This Is called at some
houses the Madrilena, and at others the An
dalusia In the popular Spanish blonde imi-
tation lace, either white or black, these cost
from SIS up to $12; in real guipure lace they
are from $40 to $50, those at $50 being very
beautiful; of real thread lace they cost from
$25 to 800. These are In regular mantilla
shape, with round cape back and longer ends
in front; some are called double Andalusia,
because they fold over from the top almost
double: the latter are most effective as Span
ish wells, as they have depth enough to cover
the back of the head and shoulders, and to lap
on the bosom In the picturesque style worn
by Spanish women.
THERE ARE ALSO PRETTY MANTLEs
made up on net foundations that are covered
with rows of pleated French lace. The net Is
cut to ct the shoulders closely, and the fronts
three inches wide, is laid in small knife plaits,
and each row Is made IT, lap slightly over the
row next below 1t. Four or five rows are
sufficient for the back; heading Of jet bead
ing Is then placed ON the upper row, and
above this Is standing pleating of the lace.
In the stores, 81 or $12 is the price of these
shoulder capeS with mantle fronts. There
are also many round cardinal capes, reaching
only to the elbows, made of these pleated
Iaees, or else entirely of jet or of rows of
fringe. Lace points in the large three-cor-
nered shawl shapes are very much reduced
in price, and are capable of being transformed
into graceful wraps by draping them in pleats
at the top; a cluster OF ribbon loops In the
back holds the fulness; the fronts lap on the
breast, and are tied with ribbons. The object
Is to reduce the shawl in size, making it
almost as small as the hchus and Spanish
capes. Some quaint
MANTnEs FOR SEASIDE RESORTS
are OF navy-blue Sicienne, which are trim
med with gold fringe; Others have frtnges of
waved straw, interIuiXed with black silk, that
are exceedingly pretty.
Inc scarfs called "Don Sol" and made OF
Silk chenille, are very bright and picturesque
looking, and there Is new Eastern material
called Griffin" something like Algerian,
which is coming into favor for mantleS and
scarfs.
CHINA GRAPE FICHUS.
Next after lace these are commended for
lightness and Tor dressy summer wear. The
handsomest OF these have insertion and
pleated edge OF French lace, with highiac
frillsf around the neck; they are made to
order in black Grape, or in pale blue with
white Maltese lace, and are priced at from
$50 to $50. The simpler tehus are much
smaller Just covering the shoulders. and are
embroidered in the back, or else quite plain,
and are edged with fringe. These cost from
$12toS15. Pretty little squares OF the French
made silk Grape which is sold under the
name of China Grape, are used for the house
and piazza, or instead of long lace scarfs in
the street They are about the size of gen.
three-comered. They cost from So upward,
and are plain, with fringe, or else embroi-
dered In one corner. Another new fancy Is
Tor martles that seem to be
HORNED WHOLLY OF JET BEADS.
Thes are really meshes of sewing silk tied
by ha i with II jet bead caught in each mesh.
They re trimmed with rows of crimped
cher taseals and wide fringe, which rests
ba nd MANILA fronts a u When nl worn r for