The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-26

Light WOODEN aud siIk and wool ma
teriALs gill BE more fashionable for fun
dress even In the summer than silk
itrelf-
WIDE side plsitings finish the bot
bpms q the skirts u new costumes. the
Plsirings being from fourteen u eighteen
inches in width
The new monte cloths are more
finely finished than those II last sea-Dn.
The surfaces are smoother and the
small designs, in various c0iors, posses
great artistic merit.
An American fonlard silk. new this
spring. i called satin imprime, Or i'm
pressed satin II j. msde Ii chiatz ard
small palm designs and al the ne< and
fashionable col0rs
Square handkerchief II brirht-
colored striped fouiart are twisted into
pretty dresscaps for ladies, and fastened
on the head with large spanish pins 81
bouquets Of artificial flowers
One Of the summer orer-kirts i q
wrinkled scarf with its upper etze Dor
cered by strip Of brocade and terrni-
mating in box plating. The garment
= not particularly handsome.
Fashionable false fronts Of waved
or curiet hair cover the whole cr0xn OF
the head coming low over the forehead
and fastened beneath the knot with =
small shell comb on each side
-Merino i used for morning and
house dresses; they are trimmed wiki
borders If rich-fgured cretonne stripes.
usually seen only on curtains. With vein
ings and shstings hznd-einbroidered Ia
Tuscan shawls promise 10 Be the
favorite among handsome summer
millinery A choice novelty in hats has
alternate stripes u Persian and satin
finished straw. which will harm0nIze
with the new Persian ribbons
Dark flannel skirts. brown. blue, or
Russian green are trimmed with en-
br0idery in Persian colOrs with Goa e
silk On some the decoration takes the
form Of = box-plaited ffOunce. with de-
sign on the top Of each plait. or floral
spray
The --latest novelty IN dress gods i
ecru c0tron. thicker than the heaviest
unhleached mnslins Of last sumner.
and with bavadere stripes Of bri-ht
shades ~ blue, scarlet, yellow. and
BLACK Over these bavaiere dOsnesric-
are sometimes draped the cheese-cloths
Of last summer
The majority II the new sDrsnr
dresses are made with basque bodice
and double skirt The paaier arrange
ment i not gaining ground. though the
skirt Is always drzpei. more Or les. *
the back In the matter II material,
al dresses hare TWO ~ more colors ID
combination Very few spring dresses
arc made ~ but one fabric. A favorite
combination l. that 81 small pattern
in old gold or 0ranye color over 4
brUnze 0r d1rk blue ground with same
self cclored material IN plain dark green
or blue
Among simple spring walking suits
are fire darx-colOre1 nannels in The
Latest shades Of blue- green and other
colors. with = finish Of many rows II
very nzrrox white or black braid The
waist j. belt-I. the 0verskir1 has an
apron front and fun draperv at the
back. and the lower skirt j. kills plated
Walking jackets for spring differ from
previous styles principally in having
longer skirts a neE mDdel i double
breasted and slightly c1A away At the
front below the waist forming long.
narrow opening What are called
blanket clo.hs- in mixed hues with fine
lines ~ color running through them,
are made up in this style. and show the
tail0r's finish Fancy silk and wool
sacgre- will be trimmed wsrh fur for
early spring, after which fringes ard
feather trimming viii probably be
popular.
The Cheriots 81 pure wool loosely
woven are among the favorite fabrics
for early spring suits that viii also
serve for travelinr-dresses durin- the
summer These soft goods have what
Was called last year the flannel
finish. = they are evenly but loosely
woven. and are without lus-er- They
come in small pin-head cheeks Of cream
with brown. two drab shades. pale
olive with dark green and two shades
Of gray They are double fold. forty
1--WE inches wide. and are 81 = yard
When made il simple STYLES now In
vogue for such dresses, eight or nine
yards j. m abundance for whole suit.
One Of the fAvsrite plans for such
dresses l. the round full skirt. stitched
- border. but not fiounced, and worn
with long surt0ut overdress that i
left open below the waist in al its seams
not merely in the middle back seam
The only silk or satin used on such
suits j. that employed - .
wide facing on the edges ard up the
open parts Of the waist; this facing
i sometimes i'm gay contrasting eolor,
though darker shade the same color
viii be preferred for plain travelling
dresses The other popular design for
such suits i that worn during the win