Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-28

which 10 Ine eyes OI rival ufeSS.
makers seems battle ground where
upon deadly conflict RACES as to
who shall display the intricacies OF
every kind. The weapons of their
warfare being folds, bands, tuckings,
plaitings, piplngs, tiouncinss, scaliop-
ings, fringes, ,laces, ribbons, bows and
loopiugs, buttons and such like, dis
posed horizontally, perpendicuIarly,
diagonaliy,iu straight lines or curved,
in loug extensions or coming to ALI
untimely end boldly staring or
modestly peepiug out, half hidden by
something else. / hope my dear sis
ters who read this will understand
it. tor if they 10 they will have accom-
plished u good deal more. than have
been able to. Yet l insist on the
moral of all this which is liberty,
u glorious liberty to follow out your
own instincts, aud provided some
thing pretty is theresul', go fearless
ly onward. Nevertheless, what Won
der that as an autidote we turn our
tired eyes 10 the new plain skirts,
with overdress with plain material
above. There will be contest be-
tween the two all summer, but we
are the gamers, for we can choose
which we please. 1t i, manifest, how
ever, that the many light fabrics
worn during warm months must
have ornamentations, so here is An
advantage ON the side Of trimmings.
MIXTURES OF CtLoRs
are as nollcable as plenti ude of orna-
mentstion. Bright blue costumes
which would have horrified us year
ago are now worn com losedly by
leaders of fashion, while again we
see garnet beautifully trimmed with
yellow stripes, red, yellow and blue
are placed side by side without a
qualm. Nothing is too pronounced,
and the only positive color ,een as
yet is bright pink; that beilg still
reserved for children's wear. Yet
pale cOlors are not excluded for
ofientimes we see the most delicate
combinations. One of the boltest
ideas of the season are the costumes
of "cheese CLOTH" trimmed with the
most flaring "baudana" or negro
handkerchief goods. These pecu li.r
outfits will be worn by young ladies
at lawn tennis or archery gatherings,
where their complexion will be shad-
Ell by cotton parasols OF gay bandana.
"Cheese cloth" is the name given to
hat in reality is a very flimsy, un-
blesched muslin, selling at five cents
per yard. A parting word as to new
and desirable designs. The Gwendo.
len train at once simple ana elegant,
falls long at the back, IS disposed in
panier Style OH the hips and turned
back in long revers Oh the front. To
this the Anatolia basque would give
a very stylish completion. II child
ren's outfits may be mentioned the
Beulah costume, adapted to girls of
from ten to sixteen, and having
blouse waist, draped overskirt and
finished with deep kilt plated
heuuce. The Isabel costume for
from fourteen to sixteen consists of
a cuiras basque with paaier drapery
and trimmed skirt. The Mazda dress
would be pretty for girls from eight
to twelve. The "Daisy" is grace
full blouse dress for children from six
months to six years, and for boys
from six to eight; the Antonio skirt
can he recommended.
SPRING CHANGES.
So many people with the spring
have jrst moved into new quarters,
or are having generalrenovation of
their old ones, that l am tempted to
give word of advice about the new
piano which of all is the last and most
important. None are more sought
after by people who understand such
matters than those manufactured by
haines Bros, 1874 Fifth Avenue.
They furnish an instrument of the
best material and finest tone at a
moderate price, and though every
style is presented, yet for those in
search of all upright, it may be added
that this is specially with them,
and is therefore seen in not a few OF
the most elegant houses here.
Lucy CARTER.