The weekly miner., 1880-08-03
THE FASHIONS.
Gathered fiounees gain tavor.

Gathered f1ounces gain tavor.
Short skirts are worn for dancing.
Dancing dresses are made of thin goods,
ana Tor young ladies' white ones are the most
popular.
In London parrsols get larger and larger
In some eases IL is said there is no distinction
Ill SIZE between parasol and the family
umbrella
One sttap over the instep on slippers Is
mere fashlonabIe than two or more.
Dress parasols are more eaborately adorned
| Win beads, lace embroidery and artificial
| flowers.
Black currants make the prettiest fruit
ooh''et tor blonde. They ale arranged 50
as TO droop on the hair.
All gloves are made long this season to suit
the short sieves, which reach bur little below
the elbow.
lhe newest combination in colors is cherry
c"i"r ana whit" on a groundwork Of bronze,
r"s" color and garnet with sky blue and
martin blue.
he short dresses disclose the beauty of the
sa'ih Shippers ""Ih. The latter are beautifully
embroidered from toe to heel, and there are
even 1l"weas on their bows and buttons.
The Bishop "t Montreal has lalely under
| ''N"' w. tHS OltS3 tl his uOck, ana
| i"rhiddrh the ladies Of lis diocese to appear
III the streets without a mantle of some sort
about their shoulders.
A late English wedding showed how bride
NAV utilize happily three-year- old brother,
nephew or cousln. The little molsal of
humanity was dressed in light blue velvet
and satin suit, i'll the style of Charles l., and
| carried the train of he bride.
lie !ellaole Paris correspondent OF Har-
per $ Bd2ar says everything more or less re-
s'mhiug he monk1sh habits is at present
adopted with furor in the French capital.
E'en Waterproof for Autumn will be cut like
| the gowns of monks, aud the cape trimmed
| with shells like those of the Old palmers
Sasl es at present are short and not looped
and Ilcr cnl"rs ire very rich. The object of
| his is t" lock Oriental, which is the thing to
look just now.
There are some excellent hints for choos
'nS ca'p"is IN iIi" Dirt amateur for July. 1t
we'll said that carpets shovld be soft in
ttH'n'-, rich IN appearance, and of "bloomy'
effect. They should be also q suitable back
ground to all works of furniture or othel
"ljs''i placed Upon item, and in character
should a tnrl with the objects with wha
ley are assoriatrd in any particular apart
ment.
roHps vrines (lurky trinkets) come in the
form of little golden or silver pigs, suspended
/" ring. bracelet or necklace.
Queen Ot9a, of Greece, has a kitchen Sc
ahn'Iahl- in all It's appointments as to be til,
wonder "f thai classic land. fl may be sale
hat >h" has made cooking a fashionable &C
""mplishm-nt in Greece.
Some ut the newest parasols are of cream
| >lk. rvrrtd with three deem f1ounCes of creep,
Indian muslin. edged with lace. On on,
SIDE th" rerilr 1lOunce is turned slightly VI
TO show a deep red Or tea rose, with but
aud a few leaves.
Pantiu" on kid is favOrte pastme will
l'arisiam ladies, and bracelets, chatelain
bags, and b-lrs of silk and white kid, paintcC
With flowers and classic heads and moun,e,
will god and silver are very popular. Ki,
ions are also painted with wre2ths ant
,nes.
Fer ball and festival dresses the rule i
decoration to profuson with artificial
flowers.