Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-15
Dressy Nantes and Spring Dresses, Etc.

Dressy Nantes and Spring Dresses, Etc.
| Black satin de Lyon and camers-
hair remain the favorite fabrics for
dressy wraps for spring, and these re-
tain the mantle shapes. Light drab,
ecru and beige colors are also seen in
wooden mantles. The shapes differ
very little from those of last year, as
they have medium-sized round cape
| like effects in the back. are drawn close
to the sides and shoulders like a scarf,
and may be cut off round and short in
front, though they more often hang
nearly to the foot of the front of the
| dress, and the ends are caught together
and finished like tassel. The back
may have three seams, or but one, and
in many cases the sides have square
dolman effects, or are finished like
sleeves. Great masses of shirring, and
the full lace fraises, which are not
merely around the neck, but in Sec
ond row bristling up about the shout
ders, or in third row still lower down.
perhaps as border at the waist, are
the new features which distinguish the
late importations; it is also stylish to
have heliotrope, old gold or deep red
silk Innings to these wraps; and these
colored silks, though merely meant as
Innings, will make themselves visible
outside, just as the rich fur Innings of
winter cloaks have done. The shirring
on these wraps appears in various places;
sometimes the two middle forms of the
back are entirely covered with shirring
in very fine cross lines; the front is then
similarly shirreC, somewhat in vest
shape; and there is shirring cluster
near the long mantilla fronts, gathering
them into a small compass like the
heading of a tassel; plated silk is then
arranged to finish out the tassel-like
effect. There is also fancy for trim
ming such mantles with bias ruffie
that is heavily shirred. Jet passemen-
terie, jet fringe, chenille and Spanish
brands are most used for trimming
black mantles, and occasionally the gay
cashmere beads are used on black
wraps. The gay beads and fringes are,
however, most used for India silk man.
ties. and for gay cashmere wraps of
designs and colors like those seen in
India shawls; these are meant to wear
with carriage and visiting costumes,
and are not for general street wear.
At an opening of spring dresses and
suits given at the earliest moment, the
light drab mantles and scarfs are shown
in great numbers, richly trimmed with
braided designs, passementerie, beaded
galloon, and fringes of the sane shade
as the cancels hair of the wrap. EN-
broidered black cashmere scarfs with
fringe tied in the hens are shown in
larger sizes than those imported last
year: some of these tie in front in fichu
fashion and cost from three dollars up
ward.
At the earliest opening of spring
dresses combinations are seen to re-
main in vogue, and the new fancies in
costumes are shown. In French short
suits for the street the triple vest is
prettily illustrated in coat-like gar
mehts that are much longer behind
than in front. The coat is usually of
brocade, and the foundation of the
skirt plain. The fancy so prevalent for
straight hangings in the back will not
be confined to plain full skirts, as it is
at present, but will be used with tabliers
and paniers. Thus the panier curves
full around on the hips, but stops at the
seam joining the side forms to the mid
die forms of the back, and these middle
forms hang straight and plain to the |
end of the dress skirt. This is well
shown in a toilette of black brocaded
satin, with plain satin de Lyon for the
foundation. The brocaded coat has
three vests in front and a lace jabot,
yet is quite short there, sloping thence |
longer on the hips, and lies fiat in the |
back. The lower skirt, all bordered |
with plaitings and draped with paniers |
of brocade, has finally the pretty finish |
behind of two plain straight brocaded |
breadths Qined with old gold satin). |
and attached to the belt of the skirt be- |
meath the coat, yet hanging as though |
part of the coat. When the wearer |
walks, the gold satin facings are dis
closed. Large jet beaded buttons, or |
else those of white ivory or pearl, hand
painted, are used on these suits. French |
surtout over-dresses are made of cream |
and brown brocaG ed wool, and are worn |
over full skirts of plain goods of similar
shades.
Among the pretty things for mid
summer are round hats, scarf mantels |
and fans of white muslin trimmed with |
lace. The hats are of most picturesque |
shapes with soft crowns, not lined, and |
indented brims shaped by wires and |
covered with open-work embroidery |
initiating the Irish point lace. A clus- |
ter of large flowers and few knots of
satin ribbon complete the trimming.
They cost from seven to ten dollars. |
India muslin. organdy and the glossy
silk muslins are used for these hats, and |
some are made of the black silk mus
lin trimmed with open-work and clus-
ter of yellow butter-cups, daisies, or
perhaps sunHower. The white mus
lin mantle is in scarf-shape, and is
much larger than those worn last sum-
mer. 1t is shaped at the shoulders to
make it fit properly, and the wide ends
hang almost to the foot in front. 1t is
trimmed with many rows of lace, either
Languedoc or Breton, ard is to be used
as street-wrap at the watering-places.
To accompany these is the sun-fan with
long bamboo handle; this is really one
of the spread Japanese fans of small
size covered with white silk or satin,
over which is spread muslin and lace
frills that are ornamented in the center |
with cluster of flowers and a bow of |
ribbon. The fans cost three dollars,
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