The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07
THE FASHIONS.
WASH DRESSES.

Harp Bazaar gives some pretty de
signs for wash dresses. The petticoat
Of Turkey red Is made into a killed round
skirt, the over-dress Of figured calico is
a double-breasted basque, easily fitted
with but one dart in front. The collar
laps quite high and Is covered with plain
and red calico. the pockets and cuffs are
square and the border is wide in front
and sloped away, is narrower towards
the sides, giving the effect Of a cutaway
coat and vest, Trim with pearl enam-
elled buttons. Scotch ginghams in clear
blue and white have the plain round
skirt faced or hemmed, while the over
skirt has shirred front and boufant
back. This pretty basque Is made sin
gle-breasted and cut off quite short at
the waist-line and finished with a plat
ted ruiiie six inches wide. This pleated
in front and on the sides, but, in the
back, just below the middle back forms,
ii is laid on in three double box-pleats.
Seer-sucker ginghams are always popu-
lar, are trimmed with Hamburg edging,
with the color Of the dress worked into
the scollops
Very pretty blue cambrics, or else
lavender or gray grounds, are strewn
with wkite polka dots, and are trimmed
with narrow gathered rufHes, edged
with Russian braid edging or with tor
chon. Tucked yokes are on some of
these dresses, aud band edged with
torchon lace borders the yoke, while be
low the yoke the waist forms a side plea
ted basque to be worn with a belt. Price
Sl8. Bands of plain blue gingham Dor
der the rutfies Of striped blue and white
cambria dresses. There are also cam
brio wrappers, with white strines or dots
on blue or gray grounds, made with q
yoke in the hack, from which the full
ness hangs IN Vatican pleat: a deep
collar, square cuffs and square pockets,
with a Spanish fiounce at the foot, COM
plete these neat morning gowns; they
cost So without lace or embroidery, and
80 with lace,
LIGHT sTUFFs AND GRENADINES.
In light wollen goods, the nuns
cloth" which is really fine French bunt-
ing, comes in all the delicate shades,
while the polka-dotted buntings are a
novelty. Cream, drab or gray grounds
are dotted with garnet, blue or olive
black Tamise cloth is the next heavi-
est wolIen material. 1t formerly came
only in black, but now Is brought in all
the colors. 1t is a more closely-woven
fabric than the old fashioned mousseline
de laine, but more like that than any
thing else 1t comes in double width,
As inches, and makes serviceable, as
well as an always nice dress. The polka
dot is everywhere in the materials this
spring, and black grenadines, with vel
vet or satin spots, are exceedingly sly
fish. The velvet woven grenadines cost
from three to four and half dollars a
yard, and make effective toilets, combin-
ed with satin petticoats. For good wear
ing qualities there Is nothing like the
black camefs hair grenadine. This
comes in variety of widths, and prices
from seventy-fve cents, single width, TO
a dollar, two and three dollars for the
double width. The very widest comes
for shawls, but some ladies fancy that
this has a more perfect texture than the
narrower folds, and it cuts equally to
Made up over a silk serge
lining, fifty to sixty cents a yard, for
the waist and sleeves, it is one Of the
coolest as well as most useful Of all sum
mer-wearing goods in black.