Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-08-02

Fancy checked aad striped hosiery
is going out of use
Summer toilets are made dressy with
lace and embroidery.
Some Of the new lace mitts are
ruched with silk at the top.
Parasols of pongee have scalloped
borders and tinted silk Innings.
The simplest forms of making up
summer dresses please most.
A flower epaulet on the left shoul-
der is pretty fancy of the moment.
The Louis XVI shades are most
prominent, dull-reds. faded blues, dried
rose leaves, and dead wood.
Tucks in punches across the skirt
in ilounccs, and in lengthwise rows on
front breaiths, are still in favor.
Triple box-pleats. kits and panels,
with bouifant drapery in the back is
the leading style for making skirts.
Silk gloves in the popular Jersey
shape are worn and embroidered along
the back of the hand AMI across the
arms.
A favorite dress for little folk Is the
white Mother Hubbard dress, worn
with colored gimp and sleeves or vice
versa.
There is no fabric handsomcr for an
elegant evening costume than royal
satin with brocade bouquets Of detach-
ed flowers.
Buttons most used for children's
dresses are gilt or silver balls, gilt
diagonals, black cut jet metalines or
crochcts.
Napkins, table-covers and babies
feeding aprons are covered with out
line embroidery representing a variety
Of subjects.
Lunch cloths with whits centers
gay-colored borders and doylies to
match have unprecedented the solid
colored cloths.
\ great amount Of box-plea,ing and
killing is displayed upon costumes in
fine reps, French melange. bunting
and cashmere
Black brocaded grenaline with large
velvet flowers makes graceful basque.
and draperies for plain grcnadinc skirts
that have lace nounccs.
Bonnet trimmings are made attrac-
tive by cashmere and metallic effects.
while the most gorgeous shades prevail
where one set color is preferred.
Infants caps are composed Of fine
French embroidery, plain with three
shirred ruflles ofthe embroidery around
the face and tiny bows Of narrow rib
bon.
Cashmere cloths are making very
highly priced wraps and for travellers
and pleasure seekers in warm weather,
serve a much better purpose than silk
or light cloths.
Large bows Of gay colored ribbons
are worn, tied around the arm at the
elbow, with dark dresses, by ladies
ambitious to start new fashions. The
effect is quite striking.
While short drcSse, have tie prefer
encc. for the street, the temperance
of the train for the house is hailed
with satisfaction by many, for its
graceful folds lend an essential Gle.
gance to all rich costumes.
Among the fashionable trimmings
for summer are bands Of Persian en-
broidery Of colored silk worked tn can.
vas. The designs are similar to those
seen on Chinese tea-chests.
Evening bodices have Greek sleeves,
the point on the shoulders where the
ends are crossed being ornamented
with q brooch or flowers. and with
these are worn very long, light silk
gloves.
Pins attached to very small fancy
buckles are the novelty in ornaments.
Trimmings are made secure by the
use Of the pins in the same manner
the ball-headed ed pins were utilized last
season.
The material as in dress goods pre-
vail for umbrellas and parasols, both the
Ottoman and Persian. Some are quite
plain with heavy sticks. while others
abound with ruffles Of laces and have
handles of ivory, crystal or porcelain.
with carved serpents or heads of ami
mails.
He Was Deeply AFFLICTED.