The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-05
Fashion Sprays.


lite colors in furniture colors this season.
French women make paniers from the
apron fronts of old dresses, cutting them
in two and using one-half for each
panier.
Deep basque bodicesopen to the waist,
closed by three buttons, and then cut
straight-away, showing deep embroid>
cred waittcoat, are much worn.
Black satin sleeveless jackets are re-
vived again, and have scarf of china
Grape draped around the shoulders.
These are to be worn with black dresses
only.
The new wells are of black Brussels
net, embroidered on the edge and dotted
with gold; they are either rounded and
short or square, and three>fourths of
yard long, and have wide iiem all
around.
A very stylish hat for everyday wear
is an English walking hat of black chip,
adorned with five or six blackbirds on
one side (heads and wings only and
simple band of black satin.
Some curious colors are to be seen in
materials and embroidery, such as black
berries, blossoms and foliage on deep
red ground, bottercups and grass on
peacock blue, peoples on old gold.
Cheese cloth, the indentical materia
used for cheese wrapping, is in demand
for ladies' summer dresses; they are
trimmed with bias bands and piping of
gay Madras or bandana handkerchiefs.
Old gold braid, one or two inches
wide, faces the brims of black chip round
hats and bonnets.
Upon fine cambria dresses the ru ss
may be made full and futed, while for
dark hou Q fuits the gathered founce
and plain overskirt, drared by means of
strings, which are tied underneath, will
be found to be sufficiently dressy.
For the light. figured satins and monte
cloths there is nothing so pretty as the
founced skirt and the simplest form of
drsped polonaise, with ribbon belt, and
ribbon bows in mixed colors down the
front.
Hosiery comes in every shade and
style; all are embroidered in different
patterns and colors. Few ladies think
their toilet complete without at least a
dozen pair of fancy hose to chose from,
and this is beginning to be an expensive
item in their wardrobe.
Pansies are the favorite flowers for
bonnets and bouquets; they come in all
the varieties which are raised by garden
ers, but tie deep purple ones and those
of violet blue are mot used. They do
not initiate nature in size for some Of
them are as large as peoples.
The handsomest all black grenadines
have satin brocaded leaves, diamonds,
large spots or lozenge-shaped figures, and
are made up over colored silk through
out, such as mandarin yellow, salmon,
gendarme blue and purple.
| New fans to be worn with the coming
summer dresses Vt thin cloth or cambria,
have ebony sticks with Pompadour linen
tops; these fans are mounted with silver,
and have ebony and silver chatelaines.
| A fanciful mantle ID panier fichu
made entirely of black lace, or else OF
black figured net edged with TWO or
three rows of gathered thread lace.
This forms cape behind, crosses on the
breast, and drapes the hips like full
paniers. This il very handsome with
trained dresses.
4 Dressy little kerchiefs OF pink or Of
white crepe lisse are trimmed with Bres
ton insertion and edging, and are used
Tor caps, for cravat bows, or as pocket.
handkerchief Others Of muslin, EN-.
broidered In colors, have the center
caught mp in puff and held by clus
ter OF flowers. This may be used either
on the head or at the throat.
II Bonnets are covered with fruit. They
are the India muslin shapes, with tbs
crown covered with red cherries, and 1
; fringe of the same on the brm. Rec
md white currsnts, strawberries, pluml
! and spricots will be used for the sam,
purpose. Some bonnets are coyeree
with moss, and being studded with fruit
/. look Like well filed dessert dishes.