The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-25

"A New York firm recently exhibit
ed 800 kinds q grenadine.
"A specially in hosiery Il the notified
hose with embroidered tops.
Hair nets. with large meshes and
bead designs are becoming popular.
Black lace embroidered In old gold
flowers and figures are used for hat
scars.
Silk pocket handkerchief viii not
fade q dipped in salt and water while
new.
Pink il the color which . French
bride invariably wears ct the formal
signing Of the wedding contract.
Bunting suits are trimmed with col
ored silk, In flowers and stripes; also
pipings and facings Of silk are used.
White watered ribbon Is considered
muslin dresses than white satin
New black straw bonnets are very
stylishly trimmed with red satin ribbon
and shells Of white plated lace
Olive shades appear in hosiery, and
one Of the fancies in these are polka
dots Of embroidery in different colors.
Roses and corn flowers are used for
buttons on some Of the jackets made Of
different material from that Of the
skirt-
Forget -me-nots mingled with bows
and ends Of cream color and Havana
brown are used to trim bonnets intend
ed for blondes.
Bits of silk too small for patch
work may be sewed on crash in any
pretty pattern, either geometrical, pic
torial, or decorative.
The present fancy for crocheted
shawls in wool is either . white, all
black, or else amber. pale blue. or gar
net with white border.
-Hemstitched handkerchiefs have .
shield done in colored embroidery in
one corner, while the edge l. scalloped
with red or blue.
Breton lace recently imported has
cowslips, buttercups and daisies darned
in with colors, instead Of al white or
black, - formerly.
Black French cambrics, with gay
lowered borders, are to be made up in
walking dresses for morning wear.
They are exceedingly stylish.
"A new boa for the neck il made Of
quilted net, which makes . high ruff
around the throat and falls in boa tails
down the front Of the waist.
Many Of the new hats have broad
brims which are tied down closely It the
sides with strings, which pass over the
top, gypsy fashion.
White muslin sun-shades, lined with
blue or pink silk, are carried It garden
parties, and the tulip u added to the list
Of flowers that can Be worn In belt
boquets-
The newest Lisle-thread gloves are
made in al the light shades Of gray and
mastic, and are very prettily open
worked in The same patterns - the
stockings They are long upon the
wrists and terminate in m elastic band,
which extends two or three inches b.
yond the line Of the wrist They are
well shaped, but somewhat expensive,
and, a. they are fine and not very dura-
bic, can not be considered economical
now imported, and are less expensive
than the silk ones, while they are capa-
bic Of more service. They are - long
- twelve buttoned kid gloves, and,
therefore, extremely well adapted for
wear with summer dresses which have
elbow Or shortened sleeves. The ecrsl
mitts are the most useful, for they can
Be worn with any color, and also with
black or white The present fashion Of
long gloves and short or elbow sleeves
h an important fact for those who 60
much into society. And these useful
mitts afford An opportunity for econo-
Mining on the sometimes dreadful item
Of long light kid gloves -JennSs Jane.
The belts and bags % popular with
American ladies are again used-a fash.
ion peculiar to this side Of the water, q
tourists assert each season when return
ing from Europe. For general wear
light colored leather or morocco beltl
are used, with bags attached. and the
favorite Il Of alligator-skin with it, pc
culiar square grains. Belts Of medium
width are most becoming to the figures,
but those four inches wide are mosl
fashionable. The alligator-skin BAG
and belt Of good quality cost 81 or -;
many limitations Of this grained leather
are sold for much less. English seal
skin in rough surfaces like that Of th<
familiar mummy cloth Il made into e.
cellent bags Of new shape with two sop
arate pockets, and . chain and hook,
also Of the skin; these are to Be attach
ed TO any belt, or to : loop sewed q
basques that have no belts; they cos|
S225 The wide white canvas beltl
look well with dark blue flannel dresses
worn in the mountains or At SEQ. There
are also clever limitations Of black En-
glish morocco or Of Russia leather, I'm
ished 80 that they viii wear very we'll
made up into neat bags and belts for ~
A more dressy fashion il that of having