The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-03

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Somebody suggests that cotton Jerseys
would make perfect underwaists.
Spanish lAces containing a few threads
Of chenille make good trimmings for vel
vet brocaded grenadines.
Grape foulards and crinkle1 cotton
goods are elastic enough to make tight
fitting thin waists for the summer.
Chinese embroidery, representing
Chinese letters, flying birds and even
human figures, is one OF the new trim
mings.
Small close fitting jackets with deep
capes are shown by the English tailors
for summer wear. They look stiff and
quite opposed to the iauntiness OF the
French styles.
Chinese silks, with silver or gold
grounds and figures OF dark dragons or
flowers, are made up into Louis XIV.
coats. The pockets end facing are i'm
mense, and the buttons are snowy and
costly.
A cashmere mantle, which has been
c~hiristened "bopne femme, is bordered
by two plaitings, the lower one Of foulard
of a contrasting color. Its trimming is
marabot fringe that looks like bands Of
feathers.
The proper wedding favor for a lady
is a spray Of iessamine or myrtle tied
with some silver leaves by a white satin
ribbon; for a gentleman, oak leaves and
acorns, with silver and green leaves and
no ribbon.
Paris applies the word useful" to a
black chip bonnet trimmed with Oriental
lace drawn around the crown and gath
cred in a bow, and with four ostrich
tips, yellow, peacock blue, pale blue
and brown, curling over the brim.
Opera bonnets which aspire to be
called Limple, have narrow brims bent
down in front and fitting closely at the
sides. They have either single flowers
or gold lace on the edge. and are trim.
med by a scarf Of illusion thrown across
the front and caught together in the
back by a brooch.
CANTON GRAPES, SILKS, t
The genuine Chinese grapes, like those
i'll Canton Grape shawls, are imported in
all colors to combine with silk or satin
for elegant costumes for the spring.
They come in the pale tints that can
only be used for very choice occasions,
such as rose, Isabelle, cream, pale, blue
and in the darker heliotrope and coach
mans drab. They will cost from 81 a
yard upward, and are very narrow.
Soft figured silks to combine with
these grapes have very quantity con-
trastipg colors arranged in the design;
thus cream color will have Japanese
blue and bronze figures, q ciel blue
ground will have brown and ecru figures,
and old gold will be strewn with pale
blue. A
Brocaded satin de Lyon for evening
dresses has very large detached figures
or flowers on a ground of the same
or else in striking contrast; thus
salmon grounds have blue flowers, and
a great peony is on tea colored ground.
New canvas silks as soft and almost as
thin ss grenaoine represent the Louisine
silks of former seasons. They come in
half-inch stripes of gay brocade on
separated by stripes of garnet,
peacock blue or brown.
A novelty is the summer satin de Lyon,
which is almost transparent, and may
be Chased among thin goods. The sur.
face is lustrous, and as closely woven as
twilled, and will make up very hand
in combination with heavy satin. 1
II comes in pheasant brown, h~eliotrope,
beige shades, pale blue, rose and white.
Bareges are also shown for simmer
and will be liked for their soft
quality.
49, stM F MN. RI