The Portland daily press., 1878-05-30
lHarper's Bazar.l
New York Fashions.

New cravat bows are long and slender, and
are OF embroidered or brocaded ribbon loops of
very bright colors down one side. while the
other half is of white lace, either Valencennes
or duchesse. Others are many clustered looms
of doubled satin ribbon all of one color, or else
in cor 7asts, such as pale blue with Jacoue-
minot red, or olive green with pink. China
Grape bows of pale tints are embroidered on
rich dark colors. The fancy now is to wear a
great d. al of white lace or lawn at the throat,
aud the long iabots, fchus, and round collars
often form the only trimming for handsome
corsages. Silver braid is also used to trim
China craps bows.
Silk and thread stockings are chosen to
match the dresses with which they ara to be
worn. Black silk stockings have come into
vogue again, and are ornamented across the
instep with bars of pink embroidery or with
dots of cream color, or else they are wrought up
the sides with garnet or pale blue Another
fancy is that of having the leg of one color and
the foot of another. Pale blue and red are
combined in this way, or thread stockings have
bars of blue on white, or else colored stripes on
the insteps.
Modistes who make specially of white goods,
lingerie, etc., import white dresses for the
morning and for summer afternoons in most
beautiful designs. The finest lawns and French
nansook are used for these and the trimmings
are embroidery, lace and tucks. For the morn
ing are white lawn dresses with deep pleating
in the skirt, while drapery arranged in simple
yet most graceful fashion forms an overskirt
that is easily laundried. This consists of
sort OF scarf front put straight across in easy
folds and trimmed on the top and bottom with
vide embroidery. The lower edge reaches
about to the knees and conceals the top of the
pleating on the skirt; this stops on the sides,
and the back has hanging drapery of two
widths of lawn trimmed all around and peated
on the tournure somewhat in fan shape to
spread out on the skirt The waist is basque
of graceful shape with the front tucked in
diagonal rows to represent vest, and edged
with embroidery. For the afternoon are more
elaborately made dresses with longer and more
ample drapery. Young ladies have rosettes of
narrowly folded satin ribbon of five or six DIFF
ferent c0lors to wear with white dresses. Ladies
ir mourning use bows of black or purple China
Grape.
The lingerie imported by these modists con.
ssts OF tichus and collarettes for low-throated
dresses. Shirred lawn collars and cuffs are
edged with Valenciennes thread, or else yery
fine torohon lace. Crepe lsse folds make beau
tiful fchus edged with point duchesse lace;
some OF these are in vest shape, some are
square for Pompadour dresses while others are
three-cornered and crossed on the bosom.
The long slender scarf pin is now the fashion
able brooch, and is the most important article
OF JeWelry. 1t is sold separately, or else 1t
f9rms part OF set with earrings, and perhaps
sleeve. buttons to match. Something unique
10 design ID sought for in these pms, and an
tique styles are most liked. Bars OF pale yell
low gold are ornamented with Etruscaa work
in fine twisted WIRE, or the word Roma, or else
pendant vases. Indian, Turkish and Egyptian
designs are ornameuted with rams horns.
erescents, serpents, scarabei, or lotus leaves.
and are richly enameled with dark red, blue
and green Japanese designs are more light
and fancif1l. showing open fans of gold in lace