, 1879-06-29

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| gan visit TO her home, No. 35G Chicago avenue,
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. B. Talcott, OF No. go Wabash
avenue. returned from their Western trip yes
terday. =.
Miss Mamie Cross left the city Friday morn
| Ing for sojourn in the East. She will spend u
| month or two IN Watertown, N. r, and then go
to New York Ctr, returning to this city in Feb
| ruary.
THE FASHIONS.
THIN MATERIALS WORN As MOURNING.
HoTpey's Buzar.
Thin materials Of light weight are chosen for
summer dresses worn as mourning. The prefer
encs this season is for spun silk grenadine with
smooth continuous surface, differing entirely
from the square mcshes Of canvas grenadine.
This is durable fabric, because the silk threads
each way are precisely alike, and are twisted the
same way. This comes In the jet black used for
the deepest mourning, and costs, single width,
from s1.75 to $3.50 yard. It is made up over
waist lining and skirt OF silk, and is trimmed
with English Grape for first mourning, and is
afterward lightened by pleatings Of the grena-
dine with Grape piplnee. The iron grenadines
with small square meshes are also worn as deep
mourning. Brocaded and satin-striped grena-
dimes are US ed as the lightest mourning, called
complimentary mourning, or else when the wear
eris about oleaye off mourning dress altogether.
The seaside grenadines Of pure wool, or mixed
with little silk, are excellent for wearing at
the seashore, as they do not get strngJ nor
cookie after being dampened; these are twenty
four inches wide, and when all wool they cost
from IS cents to $1.35 yard; they are more ex-
pensive when silk is introduced. !; One of the
richest fabrics Tor summer wear ia Byzantine-a
dull. semi-transparent fabric for the deepest
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and closely woven like barege; 1t is also TWEEN
tJ-four inches wide, and costs 81 to $1.75
yard. Satin-striped Byzantine is shown, to be
used in combination with the plain goods after
the first plain mourning is left off The soft,
pure wool barcges make graceful dresses, but
are very warm; these can be bought, II double
width, at least forty inches wIde yet without
the objectionable fold down the middle OF the
goods; ;:they cost sL15;. satin-stripcd bareges
are used Tor overdresses and Tor pleated founces;
these are $l5o yard, and are only twenty-four
inches wide. -
SUMMER wooLExs FOR MOURNING.
>Bayonaise, very fine quality Of all-wool
French bunting, is used by the best modistes for
nice light woolen dresses, and also. for shaw}e;
the surface is as smooth as that OF spun silk
grenadine- and the weight is as light It is of
lent for the seaside. as dampness does not al.
feet it. It costs according to its varied width,
from IS cenrs to s.. 25 yard; It is also shown
two yards vide for shawis, $3.50 to 81 yara.
4 less expensive FABRIC is the loosely woven
beige de sante, with soft flannel finish; this is
forty-5ve inches wide at IS cents . yard. Hen-
anaaf eo iae fs san ne Is hf
the the year round, and has quite taken
few conservative ladies VINO will not give
up hombaztne, although it is harsh to the |
touch, and does not always retain its color.
What IS called camel's-hair cashmere is still |
softer than the pest Henrietta cloth. and more
closely twled than drap d'ete; this will be used
in the fall and as winter dresses. L costs S3.25
Milanese, which resembles bombazlne, but has |
more body, and more certain color ana durabili- |
t!; its prices range from S1.50to s275. Tamisc |
cloth, like closs1y-woVen delafne, is excellent |
Tor wearing all the year, aud costs from 60 cents
up. Grape cloths make nice short suits and |
handsome travelling dresses. For general wear |
and fortrayeling dresses are the French suttinrs
Of mixed silk and wool, with stripes Of five or |
sir white threads at intervals; these are f1.S5
BoNsE1s AND Wells
The bonnet for deep mourning is of English ]
Grape, doubled and laid smoothly on black six.
This is worn in winter and summer alike. White
lace trimming Is on!v wo1c. By widows and old +
ladies' ami in mn fItr rp;1 |
hcinr abandoned hecanse - 10 "a,s1',n,a., IusAe
band of black crane is nsed ine;dn ~. hnn,ot
and there ia sltrht. tr;mmnp m ~, ~ ~,
tonnot outside to hold the veil In shape: other
Yei Of crane. thrce and ha'f v,-ds he naaqr,
thrown over the bonnet and Tastensd m aao1, a.
sde by crapecovered ntns: 4 honrs ~ .ha ,ra
in front, where it bas hem haif Vard w.de! 50
the back the hem is only laif th}s w;dtI, ,n4 ~
hangs to the waist Sometimes ths vc;t ;s ,ada
double its entire Ienrth--a n,osr nnvnoiean1.1
fashion. For other ladies in 5cen mnnrning the
veil is now often arranged On the sonnet tn sane @
behind instead Of beiny worn over The fnre
Som etimes this is yar3 ionr anG az g. e aae r.
one corner on the LIT side Of the hsnprt 1net
ing /. hang in a long point, For i;rhr rnonrn-
Ing, alter Grape veiis are laid aside: Reavr hiarE
net-that which is double lwisted-is used for
veil yard long, and is bor1ered all aronnd rith
.rape four inches wide, For. comn1iment.ru