Daily Republican., 1879-06-25
Town Talk and Midsummer Fash
Ions.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June IS, 10.

fHlLADELPHIA, TA', june 10. 10'
There is much more activity in town
than is usual at this season Of the year
In some former seasons many people
have been able to get away to Their
summer resting.places by the middle Of
June, but that Is less the case now
The principal cause for this is the i'm
provement in business, which has beer
marked in all directions, and many
business men who have in recent years
gone away early, and remained late be-
cause they had nothing to do, now find
themselves compelled to remain by the
absolute pressure of things. Naturally,
nobody grumtles at this, and many
who have encountered a great deal o.
misfortune in the past half-dozen years
will willingly give up their summer
vacation to help along their share o.
the trade revival, which is getting more
firmly on its feet day by day.
This revival does not come in the
shape of an increase of prices-fol
everything is now bought and sold on
the gold basis, and values are not east
ly disturbed-but it is almost entirely
in the form of a healthy and steady de.
manl for more goods, and in most re-
spects of little better quality than has
been the case for some years. 1t il
general in all departments of industry,
and 1t is the estimate of those who
ought to know that not one tenth Of
the great multitudes of willing men
who went about seeking work year OF
two ago now continues out of employ.
ment. There is nothing more cheerful
than this TO reflect upon it has made
men and women happy and given life
to society; it has even given encour-
agement to matrimony.
There is nothing Of special attraction
outside the spirited features of business
to demand attention. The excitement
whHh attended the trial, conviction,
and suicide of Par, the depraved MUIR
dsrer of his daughter, has died away,
and the famous case is now oniy a
memory.
STORM COSTUMES AND DREAM DRESSES.
At John Wanaanaker's Grand Depot
4 most complete assortment of bunting
dresses may be found upon exhibition,
in all colors, and plainly made or ella
borately garritured, with the material
plain and embossed or figured silks, to.
gether with Mces, tring+s, and the
handsome ornamental buttons now sc
fashionable. which garniture the new
style drapery and plastrons as we'll as
the basque.
An ordered dress, created in the work
rooms of the grand depot, was a most
skillful coordination of silk, satin, and
grenadine, with velvet and alternating
lace stripes. The satin underskirt was
putfed and tufted in small diamonds
with kno:s Of satin, and the edge was
finished with side plaitings. The grace
full arrangement of the grepadine
drapery was most artistic, the whole
being finished by a garniture Of French
lace in point-lace pattern, and numbers
of loops and ends of satin ribbon.
Whocan describe the delicate beauty
of the organdips, and The 'Rewitchinl
charm of the softening laces Thes.
come in princess shape, lace trimmed
and garnitured with ribbon bows il
white or delicate tints, or sprays OF
clusters of flowers, to be worn owe
white or colored silken slips. The mos
exquisite robe was one of the fines
texture, elaborately decorated with cas-
cades, spiral arrangements, and perpen
dicular and diagonal rows of lace, headed
by vine of hand embroidery in Moorish
tints and natural colcrs, in miniature
buds, leaves and blossoms the stock
ings and gloves white embroidered II
match, and wreath for the hair, and
sprays for bosom and sleeves of artitjoia
flowers to match those embroidered ,ol
the beautiful dress.