The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28
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GRAND REVIVAL OF SATIN

GRAND REVIVAL OF SATIN
for evening dresses, which liz used either for
| the entire dress or In com bination with tulle,
grape, faille or velvet A lovely costume was
of the same shade. The train skirt of the
former material is trimmed in front with one
and on the train-breadth with two finely
plated nounces of the same, measuring each
six inches in depth, the upper. tlounce being
headed to form a standup ruffle. The over
skirt OF crepe de Chime crosses the. front In
deep wrinkles, while the back train-breath
descends undraped, and Is trimmed on the
lower edge with plisse flounce and plated
ruche OF the same. The satin corsage is
shaped in the cuirass style with u square
Pompadour neck. and has the elbow sleeves
edged with lace.
A reception dress is Of bronze colored
Lyons satin, princess shaped, with d;aperies
match. On the lower part OF the drapery a
| wide bronze bow spreads out, fastened with a
buckle of gold and bronze beads. The buckle
| is repeated at the sides, fastening back the
into train, finished into three fringed out
| lapels. Over the bodice is arranged double
| fichu of bronze silk and satin, forming q
point at the back and fastened on the bosom
with buckle.
The sleeves come to the elbow and are fin
| ished off with plaitngs OF satin and drapery
of lace.
| A PARTY DRESS OF WHITE FABLE,
for young girl is very simple and pretty in
style: it is draped with white Illusion, this
forming plastron and tabier in front, while in
the back, it is slightly looped with white ", ribbon
| bows and sprays of margueriteS. The square
corsage is trimmed with Vallenciennes and
! light garland of marguerites.
popular fashion journal says there Is q
marked preference for palmer dresses than
have been lately worn, with tendency to-
ward fuller skirts.
| RICH, HOME DRESSES,
and those destined for dinners or receptions.
have basuues with skirt destitute OF over
skirt This skirt is quite flat in front and on
the Sides and has flowing train OF three or
four breadths. This train is simply bordered
with one wide, pleated flouncc, while the
front breadth is trimmed straight down the
middle with fiat galloon, beaded gimp, flat
lace, or lace jah9t, and the
POINT pl as s # it were ere petticoat incosed BY
them, or else these sides have panels of diff
ferent colored silk, or Of trimmings in hori-
zontal rows. The basque is of the plainest
design possible, and Is quite short for these
DIR esses though the longer cuirass Is pre-
ferred for plain costumes. The front OF the
basque is sharply pointed the sides shorten short IN
slight loops of the silk doubled and flied with
satin. In these costumes the front breadth Is Of
ten of different color from the basque and train
One model has lemon colored brocade III the
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waist and train. The beaded trimming down
the front is of pearls and gold.
ITEMS.
For the evening, the silver-bact comb is
very popular. The comb, in the teeth, is mar
row and not very deep, with a chased, carved
or tilagree Spanish top, not very tall, and pol
ished on the inside as we'll as on the outside
1t is set toward the front, in the midst OF the
puffs of hair which crown the head or con
fines the braided loops, with the puffs clus-
tered in front Of it. Swords daggers, sti-
lettos and other elegant ornaments of shell
and silver are now worn as hairpins. Flower
combs are a novelty for evening tolettes.
late fancy in brocades ourishes the name
of brocd,t a 0lacons, or ice flakes, and is seen
in such colors as pale green, moonlight blue
and mauve.
quaint costume lately sent out by Worth
is Of striped India silk, in the colors of India
shaws, made up as an overdress, with the
beautiful, old-fashioned surplce waist crossed
on the bosom, belted with myrtle-green. vel
vet, and worn over a pleated skirt of the
palest blue silk, which is oddly edged with
tiny pleatings of myrtle-green velvet.
The newest black trimming lace is gren-
adne lace, with open designs, embroidered on
thinnest grenadine