The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-05
NEW ORLEANS FASHIONS

Killed suits are becoming extremely popu-
lar in our city. and arc very stylish when
handsomely made To lessen the weight OF
the skirt. worry deep yoke, to which the kilt
Is attached. takes the place of the original
model very graceful costume made after
this fashion was Of steel gray wooden goods.
the skirt Killed ali the way down and all
around and without train. Above this
skirt deep scarf was draped across
the front, terminating into two short,
pleated ends. Tho bodice was pleated
also, and put on to a square, plain
shoulder piece; it was finished with plain
band round the waist, and buttoned in the
middle of the back.
sends out a half-long princessa nolonaso with
a kilt skirt for short suits. The skirt is not a
genuine kilt but is trimmed far above the
edge OF the polpnaisc with plcats broader
than the kilt pleats used here and each pleat
h ornamtntcd on the bottom with q
band of bias silk about three inches
deep, and cut off elanting across tho
top. This skirt has q narrow front gore
side gore md etr,ight back breadth, with q
drawing string to hold back tho fullness, the
kilt-pleatjng hcgi,s at this drawing string
The font OF the pnlonaiso is plain without
wrinkles: square fanel pockets are on the
side; the back Is long ami slender, with drap-
ing, or else pl"at9; fringe Is on the side. and
the waist may have % vest of silk laid on
andsbordered with trimming, or olse it may
be bordered with side seams.
VERY HANDSOME DESIGN
was made up in beige c,lored wool. with
darker brown silk for trimming, and another
In navy blue barege de Luz, with white and
HI pfrif f,r.,r inf I NC
pretty model will be found in the cut away
coat with vest, sheath ov"rskrt and walking
skirt. Light summer huntings will make up
in this way very stylishly with vests of silk
silk folds on the overskiit, and silk bound
nounees on the lower one, Black silk or
grenadne suits made after this model will
have vests OF brighter cOlors, viz: black satin
stripes an inch wide, alternating with velvet
or with silk Stripes or even vests of old gold
or cardinal. or vet Of pale blue with olive
green stripes. which latter is still u favorte
combination. When these colors are used.
double pipngs of blue and green trim the
edges of the coat, the sleeves, tho upper
skirt, and appear in the loops of the bow and
III the hem Of the pleated fIounce, This hem is
turned up upon the right side an inch wide,
and piped with blue and green folds When
made OF
the coat is either bound on the edges with
fine linen tape, or has bias fold of the ma
terial, ornamented by several rows OF sewing
ferent material, such as Of white Turkish
towelng, pquc, or of white embroidered
goods, or it may be of solid color darker than
the percae Of the cont. Tho long sheath
overskrt has clingng front and sides. with a
dropping puff behind clasped very low down
by bow Of ribbon or OF the material. The
lower skirt Of the solid pcrcalc (f the vest is
OF SUCH has u deep kilt-peated flounce
ANOTHER TASTEFUL DESIGN
for calicoes. percales and lawns is the long
sacuue with plastrtn overekirt 1t fits grace
fully to the figure, and both sacque and over
skirt have a plastron front merely stitched
on outside. Few new suits are made solely
of one a A beautiful novelty is tho
nabob melange-an open. woven silk gau2e
in stripes of quaintest c"lors for ovordre~ses !;
blue, green, red and gold stripes prevail in
one, while another is grey, crimson, yellow
and myrtle green, or els" pale blue with old
gold, red and olive. The bouri cite gauzts are
very handsome, with baya,icre stripes in In
dia colors, separated with narrow stripes Of
thin silk, either pale blue, cream or green that
is nearly black.
BEIGE BEADS
in graduated shades are the novelty for trim
ming black silk dresses; shot goods Of mixed
silk and wool, specified or busted over, are
used for combination dresses; changeable
blue and gold or else beige and green, or blue
and olive, are very handsome For plain
short suits are the finest beigcs and camers
hair; for morning at watering places are
zephyr ginghams IN pink and blue cross-bars,
or else solid blue Char berys, with vests Of
contrasting color; or prettier still. the beige
tinted linens with enhroidertes III rich
Roman colurS.
CAMEL s HAIR GOODS
seem to be the favorites Of each successive
season, aud particularly Of this one, if one
may Judge from the quantity Of soft wool
fabrics seen on the counters Of the various
Canal street establishments. There are many
names given these gods, but no doubt they
are merely manufactured Tor the occasion. as
they belong principally to the bpurfette FAINT
". A serge-like material has a brown
ground slipped Win in Two shades and
colored silk. arranged 50 as to
form prominent marrow stripe, and a wide
delicate one. each being on dark stripe, and
the two alternating with third stripe Of the
darker shade alone. similar pi,c', with a
thrown up from the lighter shade, which is
almost white In comparison with the darker
color. These goods are elegant when com
bned with silk as facinga, revers, pipings, or
BOWS In union with fringe as finish. Mara
bout cloth is a handsome lmrortation, to be
used with supplemental trimmings of silk
which must match the light shade Of the
ground, In lieu of the dark tints Of the raised
figure upon the cloth.
INDIA CASHMERE
in soft, delicate tnts, and in combination with
faille, Will be very popular fashion. into
elaborate TOILETS SUNNI r resorts. Besides
the plain In'iia cashmere there is charming
variation Of the fabric called Singapore. It's
a dark-eolortd cashmere covered on the out
side with tiny loops OF floss silk of some
bright shade such as cream-white over
blue, gold over b own, rase-cplor over green
and pale blue nv. hrunze olive. Anof her
rich material Is bon9rette perles Its texture
much reseH hles bead embroidery, and it is
OF varied shades Of bronze, old gold, steel,
amber. ETC., still heightening that effect For