The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13


the regular waterproof cloak IS uselui Ior
this, though sometimes o. circular, Or else 9
sleeved garment with q belt. - made q WnIte
Turkish toweng, and trimmfen1 VIII Ky aoi-
Ored braids. This is also useful aS @ dressing
gown after the daily bath ut nome.
LACE MANTLEs.
The laee mantles imported for this summer
are f,uita short In The back, measuring at the
greatest depth In the point behind only thirty
Inches. while across the top they are quite
long. being often three yards from END 20 end;
Few very fine real lace mantles are imported
now. as the shapes change SO frequently that
ladies' are not willing to buy very expensive
ones, and, moreover. the caprice oil the sea-
son ii for the largs snowy patterns nf SPAN
ish laces which are mostly woven limitations.
o. Or, else is for garments made up of many rows
of peatpd lace on q net foundation, with some
lit introduced to give 1t brilIiancy. Themost
popular lace NANTES Of flat surface are those
Of Spanish lace which Is partly real and part
flowers are done by hand on D woven net, and
the flowers nearly conceal this net, which is
q very good imitation Of the irregular meshes
Of handmade not. Such mantle may be
worn on the head, Or else merely on the shout
ders. tt Is usually shaped In O. small point
ut the top. which Is very becoming when
draped on the couture MS 81 covering on sum
mer evenings On the piazza.
Indies who have large points OF thread or
of llama lace left over from previous SCISSORS
make very dressy wraps. 70 do this the lower
part OF the point lii the middle OF the back is
caught up in four or five horizontal pleats Of
sufficient depth to shorten the back SO that It
will fall just below the waist line on the tour
nure. a lengthwise cluster OF long loops and
ends OF black satin ribbon Ia set down the mid
die Of these pleats. The pointed ends OF the
front are then turned back toward the middle,
and when the garment IL put on. the arms are
passed between the doubled front which this
arrangement forms. Ii necessary, the top
edge may be turned over, and the shoulders
ornamented within satin bows. This gives O
graceful mantle that clngs to the front and
sides Of the figure, and has panier fulness
behind. L. may be necessary to change the
arrangement slightly, rs the mantles differ
in shape, and to suit various figures, but the
general effect Is ehsily produced. bunch Of
ribbon loops holds the fronts together near
the waist line.
A novelty this summer known as the Span
ish long shawl Is really a scarf, three yards
long and about three fourths OF q yard deep,
made Of either black OF white Spanish lace
It is to worn as a couture at the watering
places. The middle OF the scarf is thrown
over the head, one long end is caught up on
one arm, and the other hangs to the foot Of
the dress. The regular Spanish coiffnre
draped over the hack hair as Spanish women
wear their wells ~ d pretty little mantle that
may also be arranged as o tieha-mantle that
scarcely reaches to the waist behind, and has
the ends tied il front
The made-up lace mantleS are even smaller
than those already described. They reach
only half way to the waist. and have short
tictiu fronts. They may be quite high in the
neck, with standing frills Of pleated lace, Or
else they may pass around tho shoulders
plainly. They are made ON n foundation Of
heavy double twisted net, which Is almost
concealed BY many rows Of pleated Breton
lace, or else Ut the popular Spanish lace
which Is stronger than the frail Breton.
These pleatings lap IN clusters Of two or
three rows, and are headed by @ Jet beading.
The imitation French iaces that resemble
real thread lace are sometimes used for these
pleatngs, but the effset Is not SO good rs with
the Breton or Spanish lace. La buying this
imitation lace the preference ~ given to- that
which has irregular tneshes like those OF real
Lace and is known among dealers as thread
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Another dIessy noVeity this summer IS lt
mamie OF Wlil1e Bfetoil laee Ialae II! Inc
shape 81 U large lehu, Win vOinihll ~, lap9t
ends 1lea ~ inc Wa,sI ~ irony. ~ DUN
Ieaches }is5 peioW tle peiI 81 me afsss, aiio
the shoulhefs are covered WIN tlle sou Wnlee
net Whlcn ~ Wfoughs lfl inc large nof1 ltl.
patterns now hafnsd 70 tne breton ace; ms
garment u y lnosk na,liIy hHls sI. g. elegant
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