The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-06-12
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoLINE HAROLD, EDITOR.
Fashion Sprays.

Fashion sprays
Fine wire is necessary to keep
! the large muslin collars in place.
A dog collar of Breton insertion
is worn with evening dresses.
The greatest latitude is permitted
| in contrasts of color in house COS
tune.
Gallons brocaded with roses
and daisies in all colors are fash
iOnable dress trimmings.
Ecru and plum color are favorite
combinations for both street and
evening costumes.
The latest gold bracelets are
very narrow and have a locket at
tached as a pendant.
Cascades of narrow ribbon as well
as cascades of Breton lace are very
fashionable on underclothing.
Gauze scarfs trimmed with velvet
are among the light trappings an
nounced for the summer.
Gre1adine dresses are particular
ly pretty made with paniers, it
drapes il such soft folds that IN this
goods they can be made graceful
and becoming even 20 a stout figure.
The lace mits in all colors, and
the Isle thread gloves in mode
shades Of gray, stone and drab, take
place of kids tor midsummer wear.
The new Pinafore costumes have
little neck kerehiefs of Swiss mus
lin, covered with Breton lace dotted
here, there, and everywhere, that a
bow can be placed.
Black velvet bands are again worn |
at the throat and on the arm, and |
are very pretty with dresses cut
low at the neck and with the short 4
elbow sleeves.
Suits of white bunting are trim
med with bright plaid and twist of
cardinal ana gold-colored ribbon. |
Muslin shirrings divided by inser- |
tions of Swiss embroidery are used /
for deep collars on these and other
summer costumes.
Changeable ribbons are the nov
elty in millinery. These are shown !
in blue with gold, green with cream
color and pink with blue. The /
bows worn with organizes or fou-
la-ds should contain all the tints I
found in the flowers of the material. |
Many of the short wooden suits
tor the street have the whole skirt
composed of kilt plaitings; the
overskirt is of the shawl shape and
looped so as to show the under
skirt. These are becoming TO but
few, besides being excessively warm.
Walking jackets for the street
are made of what are called Indian
fabrics, that is,goods OF the mastIc
and cinnamon shades, embroidered
by hand in a palm pattern. Some
of the close fitting jackets terminate
in long swallow tail.
An entirely new French costume,
for driving or walking, is
Of white ribbed wooden, simply
made, 8 white straw hat trimmed :
with white roSettes, a white sun K
shade, white scarf and nOsegay of {
white flowers and mignonette tied i
with white ribbon.
Every one, in these days of cheap 5
,ambrics, should try to possess at
east single dress, for indoor wear, r
u fOulard finished cambria in pref T
y colors, and softened by ruffIes of {
lace at the throat and
wrists.
A fact which many ladies are not C
ware of is that the striped moire '
20 much used in combination with b
'ther handsome materials, is very Z
The moire stripe is 5
PRESSED in with a hot cylinder, y
which makes the threads very brit t
lie, so that the slightest strain i
freaks them. s
Sashes are fashionable again, and v
vide ribbons are in demand. Bro b
.Aded and watered ribbons match t
ng the dress, and others striped in L
Roman, Scotch and Pompadour col
,rs are used. Belts are fastened
around the waist snd hang down in
me long Hat loop and two longer
,nds.
Hats are of various and hand =
iome shapes. Some are low crowned /
md have broad or eccentric brims.
Those OF rough straw braid, in
mixed cOlors are in great favor. {
The trimming usually corresponds C
n color, with the most striking coll
" in the braid, with the addition of
IN ostrich tip or birds wing.
Tstting is again coming into
use. II is used for par
sol covers, collars, cuffs sud ends i
# muslin neckties. 1t revives an 4
.lmost forgotten industry, and once O
more will be seen the flying shuttles
n the busy hands of women. One 4
f the most prominent young men !
f this Stste Michigan once sup O
orted himself and his mothers o
amily making yards and yards of
his fairy-like work while con6ned to
is bed by sn accident
Lamps are in fashion aad also 4
re candles revived. Pretty shades
Dr. srgand lamps are made of the
apanese paper parssols. Break
Il the thin wooden ribs OF, extract /
re handle and cut the top to fit i
le lamp shade Of porcelain, and
on viii have s. lovely. bright-col- Z
red shade which softens the light 4
1ly comfortably. These can be =
nught st almost any fancy store OF
II Eve or ten cents. M