, 1881-07-03

| hat of white satin trimmed with white
Spanish pearl-beadcd scnrf and long trailing
wreath Of blush roses and buds;
Buucheron, the famous 5cweler. is sending te
| America some unique and Misunderstanding
| insects in the shape Ut ecnrf-pins, charms, cun
buttons, etc. One of these represents a field
yellow diamont: Sirtlled. with black enamel
while the legs and fangs IRE composet
Of 5n diamonds the eEafs
aSeminaoly l;te'tke spiders, crabs. taraptoiaS
being formed Of 1argc black pearls, and the
| beads and legs Of oxtdizcl Silver Gold md SIT
| vcr mules are soon to follow. and m'ny o.
stInate, stubborn headed people will then doubt
less receive an ornamental and appropriate
| present from their friends.
| Fans are shown In varied and beautiful styles
| for the coming season. novelty that promises
| to he very popular is the circular floral tan,
made of net and wire. and renovated each time
it Is used. y border OF mountain ferns IS placed
| around the edge, and lit the ecntre Is yet !!
bouquet OF flowers, corresponding with the Hnrul
garniturc worn with the costume. Another
popular fun is IN applique work IN silk, upon IL
satin Or Grape background either black Hr white
Elegant feather fans from Vienna urc shown:
| those OF white or tinted ostrich feathers, pow
| dcred with gold md mounted with gold. pearl or
amber tortu!sc-sll ure among the handsome
and high priced Styles Lncc fans nre no longer
mounted on silk or satin backgrounds. but on
| white Chinu Grape, showing of to better advan-
ta.c the 0elicnte trAccry Of the patterns. List
ly are the superb hand painted fans Of satin,
which continually grow more beautiful and
artistic.
White surah with Its milky tints and soft
shccny folds. b:t9 taken high rank us I'LL evening
dress, both for blondes and brunets. Adorned
| with luce or pearl beaded passeu,enteric and
fringe 1t is one Of tho most exuulsit and becom-
ing toilets that lady can wear \ ravorit style
for atlDruInE these dresses is the Ehirreh and
pnited raperies beginning from the shoulders
aud coming down v,l each side with grutnntcl
fulluess to the lower edge OF tho BODICE where
fEhSyH RI
style has the skirt covered with druperes dis
posed into soft upright folds, which cross each
other on the front Of the skirt, and lose them
selves in tho drnpines Vf the long train IN the
back, the lower fold being edged with o ru.te Of
rich lace, which fals over tounce with hollow
plairs, headed by three narrow buillous. The
bodice is cut pnnlpauouT, aud has Il r1unu whist
band fastened with pearl and gold buckle.
Very often, also. the latter Is a Medici tasque
made Of white satin datnask or Louis MIL bro
cnde, woven with gold Or silver threads. In this
case the trimmings upon the surah skirt may bo
OF gold or silver embroidery or gola-wrought
Spanish lace. Il dress or white suruh is also
very beautifully n:,.,le with nj other trimmings
save row upon row of ktfe- plated frills OF the
dress material with shirr1ng of the same us a
Some of the noTel brocades recently exhibited
Mt MI uptown house were OF such startling de-
signs and combinations MS to cnnse wonder as
to who wears or even purchases THESE fabrics.
II would Seein that ln1lch money must be lost by
the importers OF these materials, some Of which
range fro rs to ~ azd I IN prce and , S1e
silk itself being or tho richest quality. What
particularly gave rise to tho question Of pur-
chaser wIs Il pattern showing, nothing but large
golden bronze serpents with slnssy- looking eyes
aud open mouths with fangs protrud1ng. These
Serpents were woven Upon heavy sutin grounds
of various cOors,-drep cardinal, dark blue,
olive green, seal brown, unbIia, and prllnc.
These shades we're oil rich and elegant, but the
huge snakes crawtn1fn and out with unplcas-
aury suggestive twists destroyed their real
vniue and 1lne Ihem apparently good for Moth
ing, except perhaps for the surprising und
gnutfy dress Of Il CIRCUS performer; hut circus
wear dresses costing SIS n yard Aal
yet more thun two hundred yards Of this one tie
sign we're sale and cannot have been designed
without purpose. People seized with the
''artistic " craze might possibly look upon them
as something suitable for ''nrriStic" furniture
covers or draplTES; yet VINO would wish to pay
So high price TO: so revolving 4 design? Still
another dress pNttern shows mass Of tangled
grasses, brakes. aud swecttlags, ont Of which
protr,1tles the face Of un cRlerprts sing looking
frog, and through the brakes 1l,lr he seen Il
long-leggcd, long -neckel stork, " marching on
through yards and yards Of trog-p0nd and fern. |
In another large importing house OIL Broadway |
was exhibited i satin Of pale "chan'pagne |
lie vim " tint. embossed with horse c-caestnuI !!
branches and blossoms in pink. green and gold. |
And nn exceedingly unique design IN sntn sub |
li:nc shows various backgrounds of black, t
Bishops purple. antique gold, and deep olive
the showy leaves and lavgc car1nine blossoms Of |
other quaint pattern Is Venetian green satin |
of the ''staId alone" order, covered with Egyp- |
tim Sphinx heads, in coppcr-colorcd gold and
bronze.