, 1881-06-12
FASHIONS.
Latest New York Modes.

Very little jewely is worn with white
toilets.
Bright yellow silk mitts are worn with
toilets Of black.
The shade Of green called bronze dart is
exceedingly fashionable.
!: Old-fashioned paste buckles now glitter
upon large poke bonnets.
Olnbre satin sashes accompany many Of
the imported evening costumes.
Fine embroidery and elaborate shirrings
are the adornments of India null dresses
The large Anne of Austria collars, covered
with fine embroidery, are worn over dresses
of white linen law1.
ported combined with satin sublime, and
trimmed with rich steel-beaded fringes and
appliQues.
The spreading Bernhardt ties of In
dia null have been discarded by the ultra
fashionable people who SO lately appeared
behind them.
Unless she be swift of hand. the young
buttons OIL her party" gloves has morn
ing's work before her.
Ladies' who possess the lace sacques of
thread or lama, ut present SO completely out
of sty!e are making them over into the
pretty Stuart collars, pointed tichus, and an-
tigue shoulder capeS now Ill Vogue-
There is a new quality Of sateen called
sateen foulard which greatly resembles In
dian silk in its appearance. 1t comes III a
variety Of designs, Egyptian, bayadere
stripes, checks and p!ai,ls,-1lulticoIored
over grounds Of almond, gray, pale blue, etc.
Princess polenases are lnade OF these tab-
RIGS, trimmed with fancy lace. They are
worn over linen skirts OF Il monochrome col
| or, the skirts being trimmed with tiny rui1les
of the same goods.
For the seaside, very fresh and charming
dresses are made Of batlste, white, pale doe
color, cicl-blue and wild rose pink, elnbroi-
dered by hand with flowers and garlands in
I silks OF most vivid colors. The fronts nave
| quite large tabliers covered with narrow
| ilounces gathered, not plated; the upper
skirt is turned over the hips III einbroidered
reverse, and lightly 'lraped behind. The
| scarfs crossing over it, trimmed with narrow
| lace.
| American as well as European ladies are
| scintiilat.ng in perfect arll0r Of jets and
beads. Whole cuirass botlices. tahller, skirts.
| panels, dolmans, shoulder-capeS, bonnets,
| and slippers, are covered with beaded .enl-
broitlery. Elegant costumes Of black are
sparkling like "coats Of mail" with 4 dense
covering OF jet and steel, and delicate toilets
of white brUcadc, Satin and tulle, are einDel-
| lislled with marvellous designs WrouGht III
beads of pearl, gold, silver, crystal, and other
| beads resembling costly gems. Iabllers,
panels, and portions Of the corsage art. each
| worked with 4 special design composed to
suit its particular shape although uniform
| on the whole.
L pretty garden party costume for a young
! girl is made Ut creanl-colored f0ularq, hg-
ured with wild rose blossoms and buds.
! The tunic is in the Vatican style, made over
an underskirt Of black velvet Or dark myrtle
green satin. Silver ornaments III the shape
launty panier draperies at each side: 4
sheperdess hat Of cactus lace straw Is llned
with rose color, and trimmed with wreath
| of unm0nnted wild roses. A pair of pert
looking Watteau half shoes, laced up the
and tassels, is worn with creain-colored SIX
| stockings embroidered over the instep with
| tiny rose-buds and fine green leaves.
In no point whatever is fashion subjected
| to any surt of rule IN the shape Of bodices;
Of peaked waists, shiried waists, plated
| cassaqllins, or coats there is, no end; they
| may be either in the vest, habit, cuirass, Or
severe Quaker style; may be as long as 4
Joan Of Are bodice, or the natural waist line
and yet be equally Il III mode. The only,
question at present to be weighed in regard
| to the corsage is, Which of them ;lll IS most
t becoming? But the unaccountable manner
in which not a few ladies decide tins cues
| ton passes human understanding; so many
limited waists.-so many trail, slender ladies'
| choosing tile plain, long, unadorneu culraSS
| or Jersey style.
Notwithstanding its natural fondness for
solitude, the grave and austere Owl mas TOT
some time past been thrust into popular
favor as Il fashionable ornament, his demure
| and solemn yisage appearing upon bollnet
| crowns, hats, and tnlltfs, Ills bodyless OWL
| ship also actually doing duty for the outside
| of a chatelainc bag, or his great round face,
| ,;t1, CT o1if from
folds Of a lady's dress. there doing duty 1or
an ornament to fasten the heavy drap!ngs
back Now his miniature IS seen upon
enan.eletl sleeye-buttons, earrings, scarf ant3
| cuff pins, and hair ornaments ~ horned
| owl Of Pompeiian porphyry sleeplly perc1led
upon the new moons silver crescent Is an
/ other unique design for geutlemanS 8 scarf
pin.
The newest French dress hats have rather
broad brillls aud round crowns, Inc us
| tinyuishing feature Of the trimmings being q
| fail OF Sp;lilisl lace from the edge OF the hat
The lace is usually about four inches deep.
| one of these hats lately. exhibited was the
| finest black chip around tie crown OF WHICH
Two short fluffy black ostrich tips nodded
over the left side Of the crown, fastened NY {,
large ornament in the shape OF crab formed
Of lets; and a black Spanish lace rltile was
s!i$}y fullfa t%a e t;s eNlIgs [g;'r.
ming quite wells the eyes. On another style
the brim fared considerably, the lace edge
then appearing like Il halo around the crown
OF hair. The feathers were omitted upon the
latter hat, and III their place were cluster
If tta.roses and spray Of scarlet honey
suckles.
| The "Layeuse'' tunic is again popular
oyertlress with fabrics. 1t is gathered up at
the sides, and fastened under the pout ex-
actly as peasant girls tuck up their skirts, OF
| ns washervOutan :lrr;tnges her skirts before
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