The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
The Latest Fashions.

es is Grape batistes.a thin linen fabric,
crinkled like Grape. This comes in deli
cate shades of blue, beige, pink, lilac and
ecru, and -is made up as deliberately as
grenadines over silk OF the same shade.
These batistes are meant for dressy after
noon toilets, and some Of them are trim
med with embroidery on white tulle,
such as was used during the winter for
evening dress. One very pretty model
of sky blue linen Grape is made up in
princesse design, with long apron and
softly plated black draperY, ornamented
with large square bows of double silk;
the plastron, sleeves and bands near the
edges are o. white tulle, wrought with
silk in shaded foliage, rOsebuds and pale
blue forget-me-nOts. Beige colOred ba-
tistes are trimmed with Smyrna lace of
very fine quality, and insertions to
match.
For costumes to be worn in the morn
ing very thick linen that is at the same
time light and fine is used, and trimmed
with frilis embroidered in high colors,
especially in red or blue with black.
Cream-color and greenish-gray tints are
chosen in these linens. They are made
with yOkes and plated basqhes; the
over~skirts are embroidered scarfs, and a
charming little fchu, also embroidered,
accompanies each suit. Some of these
| linens have light damasE figures which
appear only in the Overdress, while the
skirt is plain, and has deep plating to
suggest q kilt. Striped sheer lawn
| dresses are made up just as these thick
| linens are, but are Ornamented with
knife plated fIills. They also have
pretty fchus or Clarissa Harlowe scarfs,
with a plated frill for trimming.
| The Scotch and Madras gingham
dresses are charmingly cool and fresh
| looking. The bars and stripes are of two
or three coOrs on a white ground, and
| the new combinations of cOlors are
adopted. One favOrite pattern is the
| pale blue and olive green on white; an
| other is scarlet with beige color; a third,
Pompadour pink with blue; and among
| the best designs is bottle green and white
plaid. The trimmings arc IN Russia
| Iaces, lighter than Smyrna, and in colOrs
| to match the dress, or else white en-
broidery is used. Some of these dresses
! have white cambria ruftles scallsped and
thickly dotted with Hamburg embroi
derry, and others have the entire Overdress
wrought with stars IN white on gray or
on blue ground. School girls and blonde
young ladies choose the navy blue and
white ginghams, and make them up
with white vests, Smyrna lace and rutfies
of embroidery. For small girls who have
left off white dresses these ginghams are
made up IL princesse designs, with
simulated sacques and plated backs, and
trimmed with white or colored lace. The
shaded blue Madras ginghams are very
popular, but great care Is required in
washing them. When the dress is of the
plain shaded blue Bingham it can be
effectively trimmed with bias bands of
striped gingham; still palmer dresses for
children are merely scalIOped around the
bottom, and bound with white.
The new ParasOls prepared for spring
have round tops instead of the pointed
canopy top of last summer. They are
of medium size, measuring about Is
inches down the rib, which is slightly
smaller than they have been OF late. The
handles are long and slender, and the
top piece is of simple shape, and only
two and half inches in height, Black
and biege ColOTs are most used. The
iavorite material is the soft twilled silk
called Levantine. and also pOngees.
Most parasols are lined with silk of
contrasting color or with white or else
with darker shade of the outside color;
the lining is kept separate on the out
side, and its edges are pinked. The nm
ish for the outside is large scalloPs
bound securely, and in the indentatiOn
| between the sc4llops is loop and end OF
narrow ribbon hanging the same as
/ fringe. Others are trimmed with plain
silk fringe, and some with whalebOne
fringe. A long looped bow of ribbon or
the top is fastened very securely. Black
Levantine parasols lined with white,
cream-color or cardinal red are very
handsome when finished with whalebOne
fringe. Misses parasols are of small size
in the designs and colors used for ladies.
| Few damask parasols are shown at
present, and the styles generally are less
pronounced than they were last year
| I Harper's Bazaar.