The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-05
Fashion Sprays.

tie colors in furniture colors this season.
French women make paniers from the
apron fronts of old dresses, cutting them
in two and using one-half for each
pSnier. .... .F o.
Deep basque bodices open to the waist,
closed by three buttons, and then cut
straight-away, showing deep embroid,
cred waistcoat, are much worn.
Black satin sleeveless jackets are re.
vived again, and have a scarf of china
crspe draped around the shoulders.
These are to be worn with black dresses
only.
The new wells are of black Brussels
net, embroidered on the edge and dotted
with gold; they are either rounded and
short or square, and three>fourths of q
yard Ions, and have wide hem all
around.
A very stylish hat for everyday wear
is an English walking hat of black chip,
adorned with five or six blackbirds on
one side (hesds and wings only and a
simple band of black satin.
Some curious colors are to be seen in
materials and embroidery, such as black
berries, blossoms and foliage on deep
red ground, buttercups and grass on
peacock blue, peoples on old gold,
Cheese cloth, the indentical materia
used for cheese wrapping, is in demand
for ladies summer dresses; they are
trimmed with bias bands and piping OF
gay Madras or bandana handkerchiets.
Old gold braid, one or two inches
wide, faces the brims of black chip round
hats and bonnets.
Upon fine cambric dresses the ruf1es
may be made full and futed, while for
dark house suits the gathered fOunce
and plain oyerskirt, draPed by means Of
strings, which are tied underneath, will
be found to be sufficiently dressy.
For the light,fgured sstins and monte
cloths there is nothing 80 pretty as the
founced skirt and the simplest form of
drsped polonaise, with ribbon belt, and
ribbon bows in mixed colors down the
front.
Hosiery comes in every shade and
style; all are embroidered in different
patterns and colors. Few ladies think
their toilet complete without at least g
dozen pair OF fancy hose TO chose from,
and this is beginning to be an expensive
item in their wardrobe.
Pansies are the favorite flowers for
bonnets and bouquets; they come in all
the varieties which are raised by garden
ers, but deep purple ones and those
of violet blue are mot used. They do
not initiate nature in size fer some OF
them are as large as peoples.
The handsomest all black grenadines
have satin bIocsded leaves, diamonds,
large spots or lozenge-shaped figures, and
are made up over cOlored silk through
out, such as mandarin yellow, salmon,
gendarme blue and purple.i
New fans to be worn with the coming
summer dresses of thin cloth or cambria,
have ebony sticks with Pompadour linen
tops; these fans are Inounted with silver,
and have ebony and silver chatelaines.
A fanciful mantle is a psnier fchu
made entirely of black lace. or else of
black figured net edged with two or
three rows of gathered thread lace.
This forms cape behind, crosses on the
breast, aud drspes the hips like full
paniers. This is very handsome with
trained dresses. '
Dressy little kerehiefs of pink or of
white crepe lisse are trimmed with BTes
ton insertion and edging, and are used
for caps, for crsvst bows, or as pocket
handkerchief Others of muslin, em>
broidered in colors, have the center
caught up in a puff, and held by elus-
ter OF flowers. This may be used either
on the head or at the throat.
Bonnets are covered with fruit. They
are the India muslin shapes, with the
crown covered with red cherries, and a
fringe of the same on the brim. Red
and white currants, strawberries, plums
and apricots viii be used for the same
purpose. Some bonnets are covered
with moss, and being studded with fruit,
look like we'll filled dessert dishes.