Daily globe., 1879-07-13
Fashion Chitchat.

Fashion Chitchat.
Pompadour sateen is now used f9r cor
sets.
Gardinary is the salesman's version Of
jardiniere. i5
Short black satin skirts are worn with
grenadines.
Belts and rows Of bows down the front
are worn with polonaises.
Satin parasols embroidered in pale
wood shades are very handsome.
Some Of the new bandanna dresses are
said to remind the beholder of Bardwell
Slotc.
Fifteen plated frills are set on some Of
the narrow petticoats worn with short
trained dresses.
A great deal of bright dressing is re-
ported among the Quaker ladies at the
English May meetings.
The Princess of Wales is hardly recog-
nized when riding in the Row with her
brother, Prince Waldemar. .
Tunics that open in front are now
caught together by large cut-steel buckles
placed slightly aslant.
An entirely new apron overskirt is
sharply pointed in the center and shirred
at intervals across it's breadth.
It is said that very good coverlets NAV
be made of strips Of cotton woven to-
gether in the same way as for rag carpet.
Handkerchiefs with Japanese and cash
mere borders are sold to wear with lawns
and muslins having similar trimming.
Some Of the new French dresses are
made short in front and on the side, but
have a very short train set in the middle
of the back.
The rage for black and gold increases
in England. Yellow looks bright with
out seeming hot, and is therefore becom-
most English danes.
''What is one among. so many?' is the
pathetic title of a picture representing a
solitary young man at summer hotel.
Well, he is a great deal more than lie
would be anywhere else.
Small red Phrygian caps, ornamented
with red feathers, are worn by French
children with white bunting suits. Red
stockings complete striking COSTUME
that can hardly be called pretty.
AT a costume ball given in London the
other day one Of the most admired dresses
was that worn by young lady who chose
to array herself as an orphan from the
Founding Hospital, and wore brown
serge and white linen.
The Countess of Flanders has consented
to become one of the patronesses Of the
annual London exhibition of china paint
ed by amateurs, and will present badge
for competition.
SIMPLE folding tablets are the newest
dinner cards in London, but for dinners
given to special classes emblematic cards
are preferred. The bill Of fare for an
Alderman dinner was printed on a tur-
tie; for musicians, on a violoncello; for
yachtsmen, on shield lying on crossed
oars.
A FANCY ball and two others at which
ordinary costumes were worn were given
the same evening in London recently,
and one enterprising woman attended one
in a pretty stylish dress, then powdered
her hair in her own carriage and sailed
into second ballroom as "Watteau."
"ATLAs," Of the London World. res
pectfully suggests to the ladies that they
should effect the most important revolu-
ton of modern times by abandoning the
bonnet forever, and suggests as substi-
tute the Milanese veil Of black lace, which
is very warm when made Of thick silk,
and very cool when composed of Chant
lily.
Croizette's $4,000 gown ordered for
London, is of blink silk covered with pearl
embroidery. Its train is of violet velvet,
wrought with silver and gold, and the
stomacher is of,gold, velvet and precious
stones. Another costume is OF chestnut
velvet and buff bengaline, trimmed with
yellow lace embroidered with amber
pearls.
A keen observer says: 'sThe secret
dread in the heart of rich, aspiring people
is that they may fail in some nicely of
etiquette; they are the most good -natured
and obliging people to be found any,
where Now, if she had only added
that the most rude and disobliging per-
sons are those whose long descent does
not quiet reconcile them to the present
poverty of their families.
Said DR.. Cuyler to the girls at Packer
Institute: "Let woman do whatever she
can do we'll. Let her follow every path
of usefulness wherein she can walk
gracefully and without stumbling. Can
she set type or make telegraph instru-
ment talk in electric speech? Then let her
do that with a happy heart and to the
music of merry voice" Yes, and be
amiably requested by the foreman or
manager to make less noise.
A new way Of arranging alternate
black and white fOunces is to graduate
them from wide white and narrow
black tlounces to narrow white and wide
black ones, and gowns which have the
vest and sleeves composed of ruffles ar
ranged in this way and curtain draperies
drawn back to show founces disposed in
the same manner, are said to have ray
like effect.
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