The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-18
MIDSU NJ MER FASHIONS.

In Paris, the simplest fabrics are made up
In Trionon dresses. New chintz costumes
and the Indienne cottons-soft, limo, ana
closely woven. yet very light-have the but
tert1y overskirt or the curtain drapery pre-
cjsely like those seen on the rich, Drocaded
satins and veIvet-striped gauzes. A dainty
little Deckerchief completes this dress, draped
somewhat like the Marie Antoinctte tChu,
which has gradually won it's way into popu-
lartv again, The Trianon styleis q very odd,
fancjfu one; there Is the butterfly overskirt,
which is short, round, and wing-like on the
hing. The back has much bouIfant drapery
This overdress is principally worn with the
gay. short dresses for the country, and sug-
gests O. return TO the much abused panier.
The curtain oversliirt Is another laShon OF
drapery that recalls the
DRESSES OF MARIE ANTOINBTTE.
In some instances the curtain Is so elabor-
ately draped as to suggest upholstery, whence
II derives it's name; the palmer models are
more graceful, and are especially recon-
fnended for the pretty style of combination
dresses. OF for renovating the half-Worn suits
of last season.
-". THE BLACK SILK DRESSES,
described by Partisan journals rs latest
models FROM Werth's have this curtain over
eFfi1f made of brocade while the train and
apron orc Of plain silk. Three or four flowing
back breadths form the train, and in some in
stances are Topped by tapes underneath to
look quite bouffant. These breadths are
merely edged with Il narrow knlfe-pleating
that extends up the sides to the waist The
three short breadtbs have wider pleatings at
the bottom to represent q petticoat From
the front of the belt descend two brOcaded
slk breadths that curve outward to the sides,
and are hidden under the pieatings; The
lower edges and tho front are finished with
fringe, A iabOt made Of many narrow loops
of the silk, stiIly interlined, and faced with
satin, passes down tho middle of the front
breadth. IT is predicted that these Trianon
dresses will be the
PREVAILING MODE OF NEXT SEASON.
Worth has sent over some most beautiful
fouIard costumes fashioned in this new style
One of pale flesh pink has q deml-trhlt
trimmed with u wide, pleated flounce, edged
with Valenciennes lace: above the hem is az
insertion of Valenciennes. A jabot OF many
loops Of pink satin ribbon and lace IS place.,e
down tho middle of the front breadth, while
the butterfly overskirt is short and round or
the sides, and long and boufIant behind. The
basque has O
SQUARE NECK AND ELBOW SLEEVES.
Many rows Of pleated VaIenciennes trim
the front across like vest below the oper
square; the sleeves have lengthwise rows o
lards are made similarly, and are trimmed
with white Mechlin lace. Short dresses o
plain white organdy, or of dotted Swiss mus
lin have the butterfly overskirt with putfet
edge Is finished with knife pleating. The
square neck corsage and elbow sleeves are in
(ispensable with such skirts.
WHITE FoULARD TOILETTE
of this kind Is combined with dark vlole
blue foulard, which appears as O vest below
the pompadour square OF the neck as q cur l
tain over5kirt and as facing Of the broad kilts
with which the skirt is trimmed.
GARDEN HATS.
These have broad brims and worn with tn,
dresses above described, are exceedingly pic
turesgue. Some of them are made of THU
white organdy shirred on fine, thread-lik'
wire. The brim is broad and made up of th
shirred organdy covered with row 0
duchesse point lace laid on so that the seal
loped edges will finish the brim. The crown
is smooth, and surrounded by long, whit
ostrich plume. The left side Of the brim il
turned up in Devonshire style, and spray o
cream and dark-rcd roses fills In the space
Another style, suitable fol
THE QUAINT, NEW DRESSES,
has the brim smoothly covered with antiqu
silk in Pompadonr colors of rose and pink
while inside Is shrred satin, either rose O
blue. Only the crown of the hat is of chip
and this may be either white cream or beg
color A wreath of grasses or of gilded oats
or of corniiowers and daisies, is placed abou
the crown and pale-colored ostrich tip i
allowed to stand like pompOn. Nabob gal1z
is the name given to a beautiful fabric uset
by milliners for trimming round hats ant
bonnets. It is Of Oriental colors, and is loosel,
woven III sQudT6 fesshes5-
THE RICH COLORs OF INDIA CAsHMEREs
are seen in this fabric combining dark yellow
with red, blue and myrtle green. Chip flat
are colored in beige tints, and present quit
are widely faced inside with dark green o
olive velvet, while around the rim is
A SCARF OF LOUIS QUINzE
silk Instead of the heavy looking gold ant
silver braids modistes put an inch-wide ROY
of Leghorn or other straw braid inside TIL
brims of round hats One Of the newes
fanciesis to turn the broad brim back from
the forehead and fasten it against the crow
with pins that have gold balls for heads an'
are chained together. Lace bonnets TO
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