Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-04-04
New York Fashions.
COSTUMES PARASOLS--SH OPPING--A Fhi
Ma DONNA AT HOME,


ASOLS--SHOPPING--A FnA
Ma DONNA AT HOME,
Correspondence of the Staunton VINDIcAIoh'l
NEW YORK, April l.
COSTUMES.
Morning costumes are often deviseo III
simple fashion-a demi-trained skirt, Win
long sacque. though again we fad Dasques
with trimmed skirts quit e popular. Favo-
rite materials are cotton satlnes anu Gu
telines: the former SO called because tney
show satiny finish, the latter deriving
the name from rep which shows dlStliict-
ly. These goods for the reason that tHey
are so fashionable are sold at the rathtl
high price of about forty-fve cents pei
yard. Jardiniere or Pompadour fotIar''
are gayly covered with small b 'ght i'''-
ers, and these combind with silk f"i'
dressy costumes to be warn al semmei
sorts. Every thing id ed s 'con'hin
and should have said ttip satinrs aId c
JCllUcS JuSu 1CutlOl17I DIV w c'iA''-
plain materials. The most str king n"N
elites however are the Banda y silks al q
percales showing all the extravaganza m'A
lures of color characteristic Of the meg
handkerchief" These Of course are too
pronounced for city wear but will be seeh
at Saratoga and Newport, being especially
adapted to garden parties. When made
40 into short costumes they are extremely
jaunty in effect and to young ladies will
be very becoming. The Lanuese or fish
wife tunic as it is sometimes called is as
popular now as it was last summer for a
short costume. Other pretty skirts for
walking costumes are the Litta and Fran
cesca. Nothing would form more taste
full finish to walking skirt than the Hila-
rie Jacket with vest. A middle aged lady,
for heavy silk or grenadine combined
with silk. might prefer the Rosalind train
with Desiree basque.
PARAsOLs.
The Drown parasols which lead the
STYLES are made with sixteen ribs. Now
the effect of the sixteen ribs is much en-
HANGED by the fact that they are gilded or
bronzed, and that with a view of showing
them off. the lining IS placed behind
them. Tops are also novel; being very
low and broad. Brocades of all kinds,
pongees, striped satin moire and Bandana
silks are employed and the latter especial
ly, being striking in effect, will be extern
sively used at watering places; the more
so as they are in keeping with the Bandana
silks used for costumes. Of course there
ale quiet tones and styles of silk adapted
to people of quiet taste and: for city use
The size is eighteen inches and no orna-
mentation appears on the edges. The de
signs in handles are as novel as the con.
struction of the parasol. Light woods en-
ployed for the handles are carved into
birds heads, among which we find parrots
pheasants, swans, chickens, ducks, owls
etc. Insects also are represented.
ouT-oF-TowN SHOPPERS
would do well to place themselves in com
munication witty Stern Brothers, who's
new building on Twenty-third street, jus
off Fifth Avenue, attracts such fashion
able custom, Their establishment in
cludes everything in the dry goods line
dress goods, costumes ready-made and tt
order, underwear, fancy articles of al
kinds, upholstery. laces. etc. The sprini
catalogue, prepared expressly for out-of
the-city residents, gives complete informa
ton with full lists OF prices.
PRIMA DONNA AT HOME.
Imagine me seated in the boudoir o
Nine. Marie Roze, the favorite prim,
donna. II is rather a small apartment
but fitted up prettily in blue and crimson
while the music piled on her chosen Stein
way upright piano is proof that an artist
labors are never ending. AS the beauti
full Marie came in to welcome me, witt
gentle simplicity of manner, she was quit
as engaging as when before the public
She wore a morning dress of dark brow
cashmere, made in princess style, AM
without other trimming than band 0
bright embroidery, which coming up tn
fronts, extended all around, about twelv
inches above the lower edge. A band t.
match appeared, of course, on the sleeves
in which lace frills, to correspond with tina
about the neck, gave finish. An elegan
toilette she sometimes wears when driving
is of navy blue velvet, made plain, excep
plating on the lower edge. A lon
sacque and blue velvet bonnet complet
the outfit. Another rich driving toilette
and one which she sometimes wears to tn
opera, when only looker-on, is Of blacl
satin made with plain high-necked basqu
trimmed with fine jet passementerie. TIL
| demi trained skirt falls IN unbroken folds
but is handsomely trimmed wiGh jet.
LUCY CARTER.