The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-24
FOR TIE FAIR SEX.
Summer silks and Grsna dimes.

silks in light clear shades OF color, sucl
as lilac blue, heliotrops, English violet
ash grey, wood and ian, which wer'
fashionable many years ago, and in thu
neutral tints made such modest Quaker
suits with drawn silk bonnets to match
In those days the finish to the costume
was white Grape shawl, which was
considered the ne plus ultra of elegance
trimmed richly with fringe and ruch'
ing or silk passementeries, with per-
haps rice, amber, or clair de lume in
termixed with the mesh. Knife plait-
ing of the same is the favorite trimming
for these silks, sometimes headed with
satin, but nothing is SO really suitable
for them as knife plating and ipinked
out ruching of the silk, and beaded
fringe, handsome, but in small quantity,
and matching in color. This sort OF
trimming produces the flower effects
which are so pretty and is appropriate
tothe fine texture ofthe silk, while the
application of satin makes the dress
look too heavy and deprives it of its in
dividualitY.
The white balaycuse which was so
universal has been replaced largely, and
especially with lNgh class modistes,
with fine interior knife plating of silk
matching the dress. Walking costumes
do not need filling up with stiff white
plating, and the uniform color and
richer material mt the edge is considered
more elegant than the Ilimsy cotton lace,
which is so easily soled and torn. The
fashion began with the combination
toilets of black and gold or red and
black satin, and the high contrasting
color was not on y used rs part of the
mounting and garniture, but as n mar
now interior plating at the edge of the
skirt, the color scarcely showing unless
the edge turned over in walking. The
effect was so good and so much more
satisfactory 10 the majority Of wearers
than the usual white muslin that it has
been, as before remarked, largely
abandoned. No prettier or fresher
spring toilet can be conceived than a
pale wood coIored silk, complete, well
made and accompanied by straw bon
net, with, perhaps, small straight cap
crown of the silk, and for trimming a
full wreath of white flowers or migno.
nette and scarf of white Breton lace
for strings. Lace and heliotrope are
still more attractive TO some, but of
course color is matter of taste. The
point / want to impress Is this, that dis
tinctiveneSs in this style of dress Is lost
by combination. Everything is "com-
bined," so that all dresses look alike and
character is lost.
There are plenty of hairs striped silks
and there arc the soft and useful Louis.
ines, but these have been used so much,
and mixtures of one kind or auotherare
so universal that the plain, clear, deli |
cate coloring of the fine self.colored silks |
is a welcome change.
The black grenadine as such is thing |
of the past, All grenadines now are fig
ured or striped and combined with satin
or satin de Lyon. The usual mode is to
mount satin hounCes on plain fOulard,
or black French twilled skirt and drape
figured grenadine over it, either as trim.
ming or polonaise--fnishing the latter
with satin collar double collar) and
cuffs or bands, and mounting upon the
skirt. The French twill is silk fin.
ished cotton lining which costs about
the same as silesia, and being white on
the underside does not crock white
skirts rs other Innings do.
Black grenadine dresses are not this
season the fashionable uniform they
were some years ago. The revival of
colors and the use of blended colors is
gradually retiring black to the back
ground, unless frightened and illumi-
mated with jet, and much of this is in.
iolerable in summer.
Some very beautiful and costly grena.
line dresses, however, have been made
ately of rich figured grenadine with no
or combination except
ace and broad bands of fine Jet, en-
closely and in fern and other
iesigns upon black net foundation.
These dresses ere demi-trained, the
ronts Shirred to the knee, where there
perhaps an ascending scale of narrow
LOUNGES. The sides are robed with let,
he back is draped in narrow irregular
olds, and there is a fine interior plating
ound the edge of the skirt of black satin.
The plain colored French buntings
hat were so fashionable last summer
IRE becoming the popular costumes for
.fternoons at home and at the watering
lace resorts. The new fancy is TO COM
line these nth figured foulards, instead
f the heavy brocaded silks used with
hem last year. These are especially
retty in the creamy white buntings
hat are known also as nuns cloth, and
s religieuse yelling. White challis,
yhite mohair, camel's-hair, and Chud-
all cloths are also used for summer q
resses for the country. Some of these t
ave the Tallien overskirt draped very |
Ugh on one side, or else opened its s
1hole length to show the Aounces of n |
eliotrope or blue silk skirt beneath.
,ashmeresin the new heliotrope shades
| which gray tinge prevails, are also
lade up in conjunction with summer
'ulards; indeed, this fabric rivals the
rilliant red satin for illuminating
resses.
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