Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Fashion, Mirror.


The new materials and fabrics for
summer wear are 50 lovely and - varied
that it j. difficult tu select where one
has liberty Of choice.
The newest grcuudinc- have an alter
mating stripe. very narrow and in chiniz
Colur., upon fine. thin black mesh.
with n narrow "A one Of velvet: the
effect i. extremely rich and novel The
" scwing-silk' grenadines appear with
the addition Of a tiny hrocadcd figure
which "nrichcs without being con-picu-
Gus, and there arr Other beautiful grona-
dine- IN which a brOcadcd stripe alter
mates with one Of velvet or satin.
Buniing- hay" established themselves
in popular favor and are very greatly
improved. The fine. eon, scni-traus-
parent fabric which now claims 10 be- a
kind of bunting. and a secondary class
rather more wiry of texture. have little
IN common with the coarse. canvas-likc
materials which first presented their
claims to favor. The French bunting.
ar fine and a little wiry. They are i'm
ported this season in very dark shades.
accompanied by plaids in which the
dark wine color. navy blur, brown or
invHih.c green of the plain material re-
appears. The more delicate white
bunting- ARE called gasoline. and make
lovely evening dresses when put in con
trasi with gold and black or hlua and
whit" narTow-striped satin. For young
girls they need no such combination.
aud are pre,iio>t trimmed with plating.
of the same and iron-satin ribbons.
French orgnndic- trimmed with laco
and ribbons. and thin white drcssc- will
ho much worn this summer The
beauty ul summer dressing j. iis fresh
ness. it, comfort and thc lightnc-s and
dclcary Of tho principal material, used
in it, construction. Ia the obtaining of
lovely summer fabrics there j. no diff
Guilty. tottons are improved until uhcy
are equal in appearance to sin. and.
mai" up after = pretty costume model.
are a, attractive looking ~ those that
cost twice or three times as much. But
then. what j. the u-c7 They are not
silk; they cost more than double tho
price Of an ordinary cotton dress. and
when they get into the wash they ARE
ruined. for II the color j. not all washed
out of them they are strcakod and -titf
oncd with starch. di~cuinrrd. irunod out
of shape. and made glossy hy being
Pre-, >cd on the upper side, or leh wrin-
klcd aud unfinished. 50 that resemblance
to the bright, fresh, pretty toilet of q
few weeks before Is entirely lost This
j. why black grenadinc and summer -iik-
have been - popular; both ARE safe and
durable, and can be worn on most orca-
siuns.
Many of the new hats remind one of
beautiful old pictures. The variety in
shapes Is very great. but the style par
C1c,NcHcc j. doubtless The "M'-cllo
Prince. Some of the most elegant hats
for Newport and Saratoga have hccn
ordered from this design, and one Of the
most beautiful sat gracefully upon the
head of petite brunette well known i'm
fashionable New York society II i 81
fine Tuscan braid. with its broad brim
lined with peculiar diagonal shirTing
of satin the color Of the straw. The
hrim was caught back with a rich steel
and gilt clasp pressing from under a soft
bed of pompons and ostrich tins. same
shade. of the most delicate charartcr.
just below this nj the left side are few
loops of rich, soft ribbon. holding in
piare single spray of exquisite flowers
that partly cncirclc the crown and cling
50 closely 10 II that one might imagine
they grew there. The roses are almost
the exact shade of the hat, while the
leaves only depart from it To take on a
lew strcaks Of a pinkish golden. sunset
tingc. Then. again. this spray Of flow
crs is unlike all Others seen. a. ii pre-
scnts a somewhat crushed appearance.
yet IL is lovely, so artistic in its decay
The summer straws, chips and tuscans.
with wide. flexible or turn up hrims. arr
innumerablc. The newest are the
satiny braids, n sort of apoihcosis of the
Florida straws, but as greatly improved
in shape as in the preparation of the
fiber. The flowers were never more
perfect than this season. and. though
French millincrs are apt to encourage
the use offcaihcrs, yet popular taste docs
not confirm their choice.
Tho rage this summer Il for striped
parasols. For seaside. country and
mountain climbing the Pekin saiine--a
very fine satin finished. cotton material.
showing satin stripcs-is shown in the
new. Brighton colors, ecru and beige
shades being the favoriies. These arc
mounted on basket or whip handles.
which are exceedingly nobby. and are
sure To he very popular with summer
dresses. This same material il shown in
black as well. All the colors are made
up in large sizes for mems use, and will
be quite rs fashionable ~ those for Ia
dies.
The japanese style. introduced early
In the season. has round. low top. and
sixteen divisions. which Il very lnele.
CANT for parasol made of rich material
When the stripes are narrow and match
the trimming Of the dress. or the dress
itself, the parasol looks very well: hut
when IL Is quite different. as ii usually
Il. from the figure or design in the ma.