Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-03-24
New York Fashions.


New York Fashions.
AEsrHETICIsM EVERYWHERE-MILL
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rcorrespondence of the STAUNToN v1ND1cAroR]
NEW YORK, Mar. %, 1882.
"GREENERY,sY ALLERY."
Tawny hats, tawny dresses, tawny
wraps. tawny gloves, tawny stockings
We have scarce come to tawny shoes yet,
hut who knows when those tawny shoes
will com to us? IT'S ''greenery, yallery"
ever, where else, and why not there2 The
tawny or yellowish shades begin from the
..gaudy leonine" of the sunfower and as
cend to variety of parched up and wash
ed out hues, often all being combined aes'
thetically with green, which is conspicu-
ously fashionable. Hardly genuine green,
hut s'greenery" rather, while at times, an
aesthetic pinnacle is reached by combina-
lions of ''greenery and gallery" Now, in
this crisis, what saves us? That which
has saved us many time before. The
common sense that never quite deserts hu-
mainly, however far astray among the
wilds of any sort. Such common sense
asserts itself and will have favoring of
more positive colors-brown, blue, red :,
etc. Red indeed will be very fashionable
during the summer. The aesthetic con-
science approves of it, and while they sat-
isfy scruples by minglings which trans
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others cling to rich cardinals and such
like. Then tso, we have genuine blues
for blue is much liked just now.
MILLINERY.
Flowers of all sizes are fashionable, from
the minute and peeping bud to grandllo-
quent rose speaking forth a single, loud
volume Of beauty. There are heavy mon
lures of small blossoms; sprays of kindred
| character or again we see both large and
small punches OF medium sizes. Many are
wonderfully nat ural while an equal num-
Der are wonderfully unnatural. For in
| flowers especially are the workings Of the
aesthetic mind made manifest. Results
are the most curious looking things that
ever one might see. In commoner styles
of millinery, the sunfiower blooms forth in
all its native yellowness but the better class
| of dealers refuse such out spoken candor
and the consequences are all manner OF
covert approaches which end in abnormal
specimens, half sunfoWers, half chrysan-
themulns, where yelloWs run into green,
green into yellow, while red comes in with
indiscriminate and frequent touches.
| Then we have green and yellow roses, for
get-me-nots, Canterbury bells, morning
glorys, jonquils, butter cups, etc., to say
| nothing of bachelor buttons, chrySan-
| themums and peoples by the dozen. Of
Spanish and other laces, there is no end.
A great deal of black is used but there are
enormous quantities in yellowish, often
soiled looking shades. Satin proper is lg'
nored Though many satin flowers appear,
but instead come up new satiney surfaced
ribbons wrought ia rep. Satin royal rib
bon is in high favor since it shows these
peculiarities while the texture is soft and
not easily crushed. MORE ribbons are seer
but not prominently; plaided or striped
ribbons abound and elegant ribbons display
chine effects. Trimming silks are to match
but this is essentially a season of ribbons
COSTUMES.
Striking are new woods having very large
inwrought figures set very far apart. Some
are floral; others mathematical or imita.
ting heavenly bodies-rings, moons, etc
Among the first styles, small sunfowers-
green, yellow, or red; may be all three
| spread forth their beauties, but roses and
other flowers are combined or in rivalry
and there is much choice in colors
some being very bright; others the
reverse. Thin woods, even for dressy
| toilettes will be extremely stylish
dwellings," is the usual name anC
| here the chosen adornment is embroidery;
wide for the skirt and narrow for the cor
sage. This embroidery indeed is leading
feature perceptible everywhere; in lawns,
batistes, veilngs, ETC., etc. 1t is open like
Hamburg embroidery and waves in the
goods in cotton on cotton and silk on silk
| or wool, generally self-colored but some
times IN contrasts. AS to ways of making
| there is q marked absence of novelty. Pa
niers are pien tifnl, but we will have close
| cuirass waists, trimmed skirts, basques
| occasionally polonaise, and for wash
dresses, oveIskirts. Both stripes and
| paids are stylish in cotton goods and pref
| ty outfits are finished with the new Cash
| frilliDgs which show coloTed stripes OF
chequer-board patteI MS. These trimmings
are very popular because the colors are
perfectly fast, while the drawing cord on
| one side renders them very convenient.
The white filings are used again for I'M
derc:ot hing, aprons etc. Pardon me too
if digress to say that Cash's woven mi
tial letters for marking are now in navy
blue as well as red. They are in great de-
mand because so easily sewn on, thus OBJ
! waiting the horrors of the marking jnk bot
tie aud transforming a disagreeable task
| into a pleasant pastime, while cheap
enough to be within everybody's REACH
| Indeed SO much is this style of marking
liked THAT ladies often have the entire
name made to order.
THE COMING PARAsoL
is to be larged sized and finished almost
| always By a shirred ruffie. Often the ruffie
is edged with Spanish lace while bouquet
of artificial flowers is set in a handsome
silken bow at the top. Of course, the flow
ers are easily removed if one thinks them
too gay, but the average belle will not; the
more so as she can amuse herself by chang
ing them as often as she pleases. While
the shirred ruffle leads as finish, we also,
however, see the entire outside made of
narrow pinked ruffles alternating with
narrow lace Handles are of light woods,
where favorite device is large ring or a
swinging triangle. Ribs are eight or ten
in number and materials follow costumes;
rich MORE, chine, plaided. brocaded,