The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25
The Freshest Fashions.

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Waists are made in habit shape, to indi-
cate distinction between the cuirasse
Jeanne dare, already too much worn,
and the position waist. These habits
are made in all ways; they are square
habits and swallow tailed and rounded
coats. Many are embroidered with gold
en- and silver silk and colored beads, al
most exactly like an officers uniform.
The mantelet-visite is more worn than
anything else. This is very handsome
garment when it sits we'll to the figure.
The shape most in vogue has very long
square ends in front. The middle of the
back is cut into the figure, and the
sleeves are half viste and half dolman
shape. A mantle and visite of sicilienne
has the seam down the back trimmed
with fringe composed of satin balls and
cut beads Down the front and around
the neck is lace ruching; here and
there, over the lace, is a crochet orna-
ment worked with jet beads. The Dor
ders of the garment are trimmed with a
narrow ruching and fringe. All light
summer suits will have small visite scarfs
and mantilas, either of the same mate
rial as the suit, or of embroidered crepe
de chine, trimmed with silk fringe and
and beads of all colors. The tight-ftting
suits will all have small mantillas and
scarfs thrown over the shoulders.
Jet trimmings are again the style.
Passementere is covered with jet.
Fringes are also trimmed with these
heads. Another style is all jet; it com
prises fringes, laces and insertions.
These are SO light that they serve to
trim grenadine dresses. Satin snot laid
aside, as was done formerly at this sea-
son, but worn until the middle of the
summer. All the new ribbons comprise
satin and faille or MORE antique. Broad
ribbons of this kind are now made for
the sashes and broad flaps on dressy
suits.
More white and black will be worn
this summer than ever. White cahe-
nairy de phade will be trimmed with
pings and bindings in dark shades.
Handsome Valenciennes lace will be
used for these suits for the trimmings
and headings of founces. Some cache
n,ires are stamped with flowers, and some
made in open work. Foulard is very
suitable trimming, as it is as light as the
thinnest silk.
Plain and broche materials continue
in use. A dark colored faille dress is
very effective when trimmed with mar
row vest, cuffs and bands of lampas or
brocatelle. A black faille and grenadine
suit made in this way has brocatelle
vest with blue grounding and designs
in several shades. Black ribbon lined
with satin in different shades trims the
lower part of the vest. The dress is
trimmed, in addition to this, with black
ruched lace. A broad black satin ruch-
ing bordered with brocatelle surrounds
the lower part of the train.
Short suits can be worn by middle
aged ladies as well as by young girls.
Where young ladies have the tight fit
ting suit with vest and habit, middle
aged ladies can wear the round skirt well
trimmed with plaitings and founces, and
long outer garment falling as low as
the trimming. The short suits, called
costume exposition, are heavily trimmed
with cordings and bindings in bright
colors. The materials, like the dresses
combines with trains. Young ladies ur
to the age of 20, wear quite short skirts
from that age on the skirts only just
| clear the ground.-N Y. Times.