Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1880-02-20

Square India shawls are folded into
narrow scaria and worn on the shout
Pliers.
For little boys and girls white lace
collars, embroidered with pearls, and
showing pendants at the front, are de-
signed for housewear.
DOlmas are made Of India shawls,
with Innings OF red or green silk, and
iringes and passementeries Of the varied
oolora Of the fabric itself.
The newest jet buttons for velvet coats
are large, smooth polished ones, and are
sewn on through two gold trimmed eyes
that ornament the center.
Colored stones are rapidly gaining the
favor here that they have in Europe.
The sapphire, turquoise, opal, cameo
and sardonyx are again popular.
A new fur both novel and pretty is
vicuna, the coat Of o South America
sheep which bears this name. The fur
is long, soft and woody, and Of yellow
shade.
on CALICO
Plain red oil calico is imported to
make up in combination with figured
goods. The Scotch giDghama, some
times called Madras bingham, arc again
provided to make the useful and pretty
dresses that came into favor last year. -
For the next season there are large
piaids Of gay colors for some parts Of the
dress. and smaller plaids in the same
colors for other parts OF the same dress.
Striped ginRhams arc also shown, and
there are many Of the gray.blue seer
sucker stripes alternating with white
Japanese designs and colors in percale
and mummy cloths increase in number
with each neutrality-suspicious.
eURroUrs AND COATS.
Ladies who have long pc onaises laid
aside from past seasons, especially those
made doublo- breasted, can easily shape
them into surtouts by taking outnll the
drapsry, fitting thu back sn,eat5l5,
4 opening w.. middlei 9 below the
waist, and inserting lohg lapel in the
seams that Join the side forms to the
middle forms OF the back. Square pock-
ct flaps set On the hips at the waist
line, snd two large buttons to define the
waist in the side-form, seams, with ma
chine stitching on the edge, are all the
trimmings needed. Such garments are
! now made OF black velvet, which shows
: red satin OF old gold facing, and many
of black eatin de LYON are made to wear
! over full straight skirts Of brocade or Of
! black velvet. Ohudlah shawls Of light
cream and drab shades are used to make
!. surtouts for the spring, to wear with cor
duroy or velvet skirts.
. SPRING sTYLEs.
/ The house toilette, with an apron
! over dress, plain round waist, and iul
walking skirt, is one of the simplest de
! signs for the pretty cotton costumes thu
will be worn during the spring and sum
!, mer The over dress in apron styl,
will be linked for the house, while th,
: full nearly straight skirt will be uset
for both house and street, and for al
= materials; it is liked for wash goods an,
!, thin fabrics because the seams are 81
nearly straight, and for valuable velvet
! and satins because it does not cut up tn
$ fabric. The front breadth, which is tn
: only good breadth, is SO narrow at til
4 top that it fits smoothly without gathers
! the widths next this are slightly gath
I cred at the top in a single row of gath
Z ers, willie tho greater fullness is maese
: at the bacx, and held in as many row
= of shirring as the wearer chooses to use
9 No trimming is required for such skirts
6 and the shape is so simple that it is a
easy matter to make them at HON.
= = moreover, they are economical, as, whe
u they form part Of a short suit, iroI
fourteen TO sixteen yards are require
= inetead Of twenty to twenty five, as WI
9 formerly the case.-Harper's Bazar.