Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-12
lliNEwPoRT. AuQust7. 1888;


= - NEWPORT, August7, 1882.
g EDiToR RiNrELLIGENcER:-F success
in the fashion business here, o. china
crspe dress doss % much for the owner
as top note. according to Mark Twain
ipfound 10 do In music business here or
eIsew hsre. A shield and bucklsr are
tliose sottensd fold lenseloped in which
you may Tranquility defy united batteries
Of grenadlus, satin. sbrocaae: veilings.
and / know not what beside. They are
good enough each in. its way, bnt none
OF them ere china Grape, snur, indeed,
can ever be.s Formidable in srivalship,
however, are grenadines vhereon are
depicted great bsll,like4fiowerssof plush.
or where gsometrical brain bestrsws
-hscssgons, aud pthsr 'gons too numsr-
Gus to mention. Such . costume as was
worn by Nus. Bonsparte ut . recent 70!
ceptton. Aat olive green greoadine or.
namsnted BY large pear shaped plush
fiowers in pale pink with leaves OF dark.
or green. The grensdine was made ~
q polonaise over satin undersk,rt OF
hsrmonizing shape. whore successive
puffs were headed by paiting Of pale
pink. An exquisite Grape dress worn
Oh another, occAsion by Mrs. Bonaparte
was OF Dreamy tiaged white, embroid-
cred in col0rs and made over an un,
derskirt 0f black and cream colored
satin. while . SECOND Grape costume was
of pale blue combined with yellow.
i iaii rACHTING, COSTUMES
differ considerably according to whether
the weArer be snll youthful or other " ise.
Then again ior lupcheons ON. board .
richly furnished yacht, we hpd the hand
soonest dinner toilettes looked upon ~
not too elaborate. Here. q city ex-
travagance is sapersdded u by an
abandon allowable .enly at watering
places, and Pelion is piled on Ossa 10
bedeck the milli0nsire's wife. The more
genuine ysehtlng oulfi 8 worn, by Young
1 ladiss show . eharactcristic dash OF the
sailor costume. The style Of making ID
eccentric. or to say the least, informal
q loose waist belted in with broad nau.
tical collar. usually the collar and belt
matching. Turkey red or blue percale,
white or blue flannel or cashmere are
mixed together and compounded in
many differsnt ways. while the Jersey
4 waist comes in to give still farther
variety. Extremely coquettish too are
yachting suits where the overdress Il
made in coat style basque and ;aunty
Overskirt. a pretty model having been
worn by Miss Astor, where white CASH
mere was stitched iu red. and worn with
. plated underskirt oi red percaie. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt lately wore cos.
tune et fine blls flannel where the skirt
was composed; OF two deep rows o
Epiaiting With woolen sash tied below
the waist, bow aud ends at the back
and Jersey waist ofoorresponding color
with striped white aud blue collar and
cuffs. Miss Bonaparte wore q similar
one OF brown cashmere with red stri0ee
collar, cuffs and tie.
MID DAY GERMANS
are gwen by Newport host-sses because
il is often impossible to secure an even
Ing. the style OF dress, oi course, i
not so elaborate as In the evening, snt
here one beholds an endless display o
veilings. Surrahs. Louisines. smbroider
les and grenadines, TO many of which
not Only satin but velvet Is brought nj
an adRnct. Not 90 much the latter ul
the former. because velvet is h w fol
midday wesr. but in slight touches i
aPpesrs on these occasions, while dur
ing the afternoon drive. or later, it !,
often seen to lavish extent. Some O
the new India ioulards. too. are worn
At these Germans. Having q character
Of their own, they are easily distin
guishable by the quaint red figure.
stamped on q creamy white surface. and
q iavorits combination Is an undsrskir
OF solid red silk made In successlv,
plaitings. Chine silks, too. are in grea
favor. and one OF the prettiest toilette.
in this style was worn by Judge Iiilton'l
daughter. where the rows Of Chine
flowers slternaied with black more
stripes. 1t was made all IN ono ant
without combination or accessories q,