The Penn's Grove record., 1883-08-25
Fashions.

There is no limit to combinations
this season. Suits, laces, ribbons, trim
mings of all kinds and even gloves par
take of it.
Sleeves for full dress are still exceed
ingly short and gloves very long. Skirts
remain short enough in front to dis
play the embroidered stocking as well
as the sandal. Boots are seldom worn
10 the evening, and undressed kid is the
~favorite material for slippers, most of
which have painted designs on the toes
and on the sides as well. Apretty foot
looks prettier with a fiat decoration ON
the slipper than with rosettes, buckles
or any other trimming that interferes
with the delicate contour of the foot.
ArmHre silks, that were formerly
worn only by old ladies, are in fashion
for youthful costumes, especially for
black dresses. They are a small Grape
like figure, and are made up in con-
junction with the real China crape-not
the crepe de chene which is manufact-
ured in Paris. A wide armure tlounce
sealloped on each edge is all that is visi-
BILE on the skirt. The overdress of
Canton Grape is a Vatican pelisse with
Barcelona lace, and jet trimming. The
bonnet is of jet and lace, with a white
aigrette ; the parasol is black, with
white lining, and the Suede gloves are
eeru or slate blue.
A becoming wrapper is of blue Eoli-
enne and pink surah merveilleux. The
fronts close in the neck and open over a
pink surah plastron apron, which is
pulled and shirred. There are no cores
to this garment. The back consists of
small side pieces and two very narrow
pieces down the centre, making a
princess back, and so cut as to leave
sufficient fullness for a large putting on
the upper part of the skirt. The gath
cred pocket under the left hip is sur
rounded by lace. Long narrow ribbon
loops fall from under the pufiings in
the back. They are finished at the
waist with a plated rufle, surmounted
by a small drapery. In the neck is a
full ruching.
The Suede gloves are worn in very
light colors. Silk gloves come in ALI
lengths, buttoned and loose. wristed.
Pulled wrists, with lace inserting, are
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silk and linen wears better than all
silk in gloves, but is complained of as
not keeping the color so well still We
t link the fingers peep through the fin
ger-ends of even these before there is
much change in color. Silk gauntlet
gloves are among the novelties for rid
ing and driving. 1t is no longer the
fashion to match gloves with the cos
tune ; neither are black gloves worn in
full dress as formerly. Girls wear silk
mitts in color usually like the trimming
on the hat they wear undress kids for
school. Half-gloves and mitts are found
In kid this season, but the silk is given
tue pfcloituCo.
Greek embroidery is quite modern
work, and is much used for small mats,
banner screens and other decorative
articles. 1t is a description of applique,
and consists in arranging upon a fiat
foundation pieces of colored cloth or
silk in arabesque designs, and attaching
these to the material with chain, her
ring-bone, and other embroidery stitch
es, and these stitches are also repeated
upon the plain foundation. A very
handsome result is obtained by drawing
out the design upon dark Turkey-red
cloth and cutting the smaller shapes Ct
the pattern in a dark shade of blue, and
the larger ones in paler blue. Laid
upon the T~urkey-red foundation they
must be attached to the material by
laying a silk cord rim ON the edge of
each, and catching it down with red
silk, as in COUGHING. Stars and various
decorative designs can be worked in
interstices of the pattern in tete de
b9uf stitch or in raised embroidery.
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