The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-04
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New York Fashions.

New York Fashions.
Steel is the most notable of Spring
productions. In itself, of course, it is
nothing novel, but such veritab!e
shower of steel as now desceuds upon
us is rather a. surprising fact in the
history of dress. Beginning with the
new bonnet, it covers the entire outfit;
even peeping out from. the Spring
slipper. In millinery, We have braids,
cords, beads, ornaments, fringes, laces,
eu,broideries of steel, to say nothing
of steel net works and gauzes laden
with steel spangles. On costumes,
these ideas are repeated, while out
door garments are styIishly esnameat.
ed with 6nishings of the sane eAarac-
ter, So you see that steel can hardly
be misplaced, but it is most tasteful
when combined with black. A mo-
ment's rehe> ton sufices to show the
refinement of a black satin costume
trimmed with steel, and in the wa3 Of
bonnet, nothing is pore quietly ele-
CANT than slmilar combinations. But
where steel is united with colors, ef-
fccls are frequently iu dubious taste
This, indeed, is a mild way of putting
it, for to tell the truth plainly results
are ofteutimes very bad. Everything
that glitters, however, is fashionable
Jet is eagerly sought after for this
reason:: gilt is 10 great demand and
irridescent beads are also very popu
lar. Trimmings of material are in as
much v,.gue os ever and disguised in
u,uch the same way as formerly; that
is, in kilt plsitiugs, box plaitings,
gathered rufics, shirriaes, etc.
OUT DOOR GARMENTS. '....'
Everybody you meet wears some
thing different, but one,is as fashion.
able as the other. Jackets, visites,
circulars, capes, ulsters, redingotes.
paletots. coats-all are stylish. Now
when I go on to say that each one Of
the above names represents not one
garment alone but nunb Der of gar
ueuts Offering in minor points, one
can form some idea of the variety. In
the jacket family, for instance, we
have at least dozen different shapes;
some cut away, others straight, others
loug, others short, some with hoods,
some with capes, etc. etc. Last but
not least comes the Mother Hubbard.
with slhrring at the neck and sleeves
aud very handsome adoption Of the
Mother Hubbard, called the Solana
visite which is shirred into the figure
and has the sleeves shirred also.
EASTER BONNETS.
Small shapes fitting close to the
head are leading style, but poke
bonnets not few appear. Flowers
are used in profusioo and there is
manifest preference for small or me-
dium sizes rather than large ones
But in all, We see the effects of that
"sbadiug" which is now 50 prominent.
In masses Of small flowers there are
constant alternatioDs from light to
dark or vice versa while sprays are
almost invariably shaded from pale to
bright. The same graduating tones
are noticeable in silks and ribbons,
and when skilfully arranged, produce
beautiful results. Most of the new
ribbons in consequence, are very wide
so as til give room for au iuseDslble
transition and with the same view,
very wide strings are of silk doubled
and friuged on the ends. Yet mar.
row ribbcns are not prohibited, but
these are exceptions. Quite new silks
and ribbous however are uniform in
color and will be worn because the
shaded are expensive. Porcupine
straws are the newest for general
wear; being so called because worn
with sharp projections all over the
the surface. An elegant bonnet late
ly chosen by Sarah Bernhardt is Of
open work Tuscan straw in poke
shape. The brim is faced with pale
blue satiu and folds Of blue shaded
satin are laid around the crown. A
cluster Of pale coral pink flowers orna-
nents the left side 10 front and the
striugs are of shaded blue silk
quarter Of yard wide.
MATERIALS AND COSTUMES.
New grenadines are covered with
checks and plaids of every size, but
importations of very thin woolens have
interfered with the sale Of grenadines
as we'll also as that of buntings Many
Of these woolens are plain woTe and
in solid colors yet others are provided