The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-01

New balmorals are made Of pale.
blue bunting.
New jet combs are in the shape Of
horseshoe, with balls OF cut Jet IT.
tached.
Dresses for little girls are Of un-
bleached muslin trimmed with bsndan-
IA plaids.
Handsome half-shawls are Of black
chenille, Melted and finished with deep
fluffy fringe.
The latest caprice in hosiery il en-
broidered Balbriggan In, fern and in
shamrock patterns.
Short dresses for dancing are made
with over-dress Of pompadour brocade,
very slightly draped.
An odd and pretty fan Is Of bro
caded velvet in palm-leaf design. and Is
finished with tips Of peacock feathers.
Beige, light wooden serge and light
camel's hair cloths are materials in de-
mand for making the travelling costume.
Elegant India pongee walking cos
TUNES are trimmed with Hamburg b0r-
dering, in point de Venise patterns.
Linen serge slippers. with mile
feur bouquet embroidered on the toe,
are among the attractive caprices for
house wear.
Black and white dresses have sud-
denly become the fashion for evening
dresses, while the gayest colors are seen
in the street.
The Queen Anne sacque is favor
-sxL l. Isoo - ~<,o<so - foa
who delight in bric-a-brac, Queen Anne
furniture, etc.
English dress.makers are using gar
net maroon and blue sateen for walking
skirts. The overdresses Of these cos
tunes are made of pekin.
Mountain dresses for young girls
have single skirts, plain In front and
kilt-pleated behind, and trimmed with
three rows Of white braid.
-Bretonne lace dresses are an entire
ly new development of fashion, and will
probably be as popular as they are
chaste, airy and graceful.
Few very fine real lace mantles are
imported now, as the shapes change 80
frequently that ladies are not willing to
oAy Wi SARSASAsc SASS-
Coarse torchon lace and woven
Russian lace are extensively employed
ia trimming costumes of zephyr cloth,
Saline, and other wash fabrics.
The latest parasols are Of India
pongee, embroidered in parti-colored
sprigs, on the ground, and . garland
border. They are mounted on rattan
stick.
The new silk gloves, with long,
open-worked wrists, are the novelty,
and will be much sought after during
the reign Of the short sleeve now 90
fashionable.
-Parasols Of the gay bandanna plaids
are exhibited a. novelties at the leading
houses, but do not ind favor with many
ladies, Is they are too conspicuous.
Two colors appear in the fashion
able Partisan stocking; but they are so
distributed that the world Is none the
wiser for one Of them. The leg is Of
one tint and the heel and toe Of the
other.
Travelling shawl-cases are Of ecru
ducking, canvas, black enameled clot1
and gossamer india-rubber cloth. They
are bound and strapped with soft calf
skin or Russia leather, aud finished with
= handle and buckles.
--Shawls Of coloreC thread woven in
shell patterns are lignt and cool for
morning wear in the summer. They are
large squares finished with fringe, and
are found in amber, pale blue rose and
white They cost AZ so.
After 80 long . run Of chip and
heavy braids, the temperance Of the
Neapolitan braid bonnets Is refreshing.
As yet they are very scarce in the mar
ket and rank among the daintiest and
most elegant Of millinery features.
The popular dust-proof travelling
cloak Is modification Of the . Ulster"
Of steel-gray mohairs Its slightly fitted
in the back, with the front loose, and in
some models deep circular cape il set
in with the side seams Of the back, and
The garment called " Ulster Dolman.
There Il . special fancy this sum-
mer for shirred bonnets or round hats
Of cotton goods that may be renewed BY
the laundress when no longer fresh.
Ladies save pieces Of their lawn, batiste,
and simple plaid gingham dresses to
make the round hat which i TO be worn
with them.
A new way Of arranging alternate
black and white founces u to graduate
them from wide white and narrow black
llounces to narrow black ones, and
gowns which have the vest and sleeves
composed Of rufiles arranged in this
way, and curtain draperies drawn back
to show flounces disposed In the same
manner, are said to have ray-like ef-
feet.
"A novelty this summer known - the
Spanish long shawl Is really scarf,
three yards long and about three fourths
Of yard deep, made Of either black or