The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-22
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English straw turbans never 90 entirely ont
of vogue.
White dresses are worn everywhere, in town
and country.
Little girls wear white dresses made entirely
of embroidery.
Pink cambria dresses trimmed with lace are
very fashionable.
Embroidered Grape is among the novelties
for mourning dresses.
Broad ribbon sashes are worn by the million
from the child of year to the matron of TO.
Several colors producing the effect offs mix
ture appears in many of the summer taffetas
Clusters of large strawberries on cream
ground is one of the latest designs for painted
muslin. .i....''
Huge cabbage roses are worn upon the bon :
net, at the top of the parasol, and as corsage
flowers.
Pale blue or pale pink muslin dresses dispute
the majority with sprigged and polka-doted
patterns. ~
Cheap material covered with expensive trim
ming is one of the inconsistencies Of fashion
in ladies' dresses.
Large numbers Of feather felt hats are worn
for coaching. yachting and boating, as we'll as
for lawn tennis.
Colored silver brooches representing the
natural tints Of flowers oud leaves are worn
with morning dresses.
Don't talk any more about overSkirts and
looping, but of 'drapery," which is the word
circulated bv all hrst-class modistes.
Dotted and pain mulls will be very popular
this season; SO also the striped null in white.
Tinted mulls are not SO fashionable as white.
Daffodils, dandelions. yellow tulips and but
tercups are the fashionable flower of the hair.
White lilies are the choice for house decora-
ton.
An Arkansas bridegroom caught the bride
in his arms at the conclusion of the ceremony.
and dislocated two of her ribs with violent
hug.
Bouquet pins, with projecting centers for the
stems of flowers. are made of gold and silver,
Women's dress nowadays approaches so near
ly to the male standard in simplicity says
a London writer, and fitness that little is left
to be desired.
1t is truly said that anything may be worn
on the head nowadays for hat or bonnet. In
novelties the latest headgear is bow and a
bunch of berries.
A gray linen dress with sweet peas painted
upon it, with the same flowers on the hat and
parasol, was the toilet worn by French Mar
quise at the Grand Prix.
Almond tinted cashmere, adorned with en-
broideries Of red carnations and ox-eye daisies,
forms one Of a number of elegent Franch ten
gowns just impaired.
Irish point embroidery in ecru or whittier
tints is much used for turned-over cellars,
with a neck ribbon and bow of colored MORE.
The cuffs to match have smaller bows
France which used to lead the world in the
matt of fashion, now follows any "ciaze"
imported from London, and in Paris it is 'chic
to be English IN tone and style.
Lunch cloth, wherewith to make bright and
picturesque a lawn party, is in the new elegant
shade of cardinal, with gold brocaded border
ing and deep fringe Of the same yellow hue.
One Of the newest conceits is to trim the
front of the skirt with two plated puffs above
plated rule, while the back is draped in
puhs and also finished with deep pleatings at
the edge.
The either is becoming fashionable in En-
gland since the eldest daughter of the Prince
and Princess Of Wales has popularzed it by
taking lessons and learning to play on it with
great skill.
Velvet collars on cotton dresses are incon
gru"uS and warm. yet it is the whim OF the
modistes 10 use m. especially on very dark
sa'eeo dresses that are worn an entire season
without being washed.