The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-12
Fashion Notes.


Russell brown is preferable to gray |
for brides travelling dresses.
Jet embroidered Jerseys will be very |
fashionablv worn this spring over Jet |
skirts, and apron tunics of |
black gros-grain silk.
Adjustable trains for evening toilets |
are some of them made with Vatican
fold. carried from the drapings of the
long skirt to the back of the neck of the
bodice. They are fastened to the dres:
and corsaqe by means of the new pat
ent safety hooks.
We answer Yes to the "New England
Lassie'' who writes to inquire if il
would do to wear stylish tweed tailor
made costume TO church when she
comes to New York to visit. If she
imaglnes that every lady who attends
service in New York is arrayed in pur-
pie and fine linen she will find out to
the contrary when she arrives.
Very stylish looking promenade cos
tunes are shown made of olive or laurel
green bison cloth or French tricot, ele-
giant in fit and finish. The skirts plated
in flat kits, alternating with eight-inch
wide panels. Above the full Bucking.
ham tunic is worn long French-Guard
coat with a narrow Directoire vest OF
dark-green velvet inserted down the
front, fastened with gold buttons, and
trimmed with dark-green braiding in
arabesque designs. A similar pattern
is worked upon the panels of the skirt
An exquisite dress has the skirt of
sheeny silver gray satin trimmed with
wide LOUNGES of lace in duchesse point
and old Venetian patterns intermn-
gled. Down either side of the front is
wide panel of gray satin brocaded
with tiny bouquets of small, brilliantly
colored flowers. The blossoms are mar
velously beautiful in shading, with
many of the petals wrought in silver
The bodice and train are of plain
satin, with one side of the train trimmed
with the cascades of the lace mingled
with French flowers exactly matching
those of the brocade. Lace and flowers
adorn the neck of the half low corsage.
Ottoman fabrics have seen their best
DAYS, as is evidenced by their being of
tered at great reduction from their
original prices. In their places are Of
tered imperial cords with the rep run
ming vertically These goods are very
handsome, and come in all the soft ncu-
dark street tones. Irish poplins are also
exhibited in rich colors of russell brown,
! Quaker gray, invisible green, golden
fawn. marine blue, silver, ashes of roses
and deep ruby. Basket cloths, armures,
French tricots, bison cloths and fine
tweeds are again imported, all to be
used in the creation OF the natty and
! lady-lke tailor-made costumes which
are now at the zenith of their popularity
in Americas
Many skirts of plain wooden materi-
ais are combined with corresponding
substances in basket patters. Occasion
ally it is a lozenge spot or crescent, or
some other set pattern worked in silks
OF mingled colors. One imported COS
tune designed for afternoon at the sea-
shore is made OF almond-colored French
cashmere over skirt of dark plum-co
ored velvet. The long apron overdress
and bodice are covered with dark plum
colored flowers in detached sprays ap
pliqued at intervals over the entire sur
face.
A young lady at an evening party il
this city recently wore a trained dres;
of cream white tulle, upon which APP
peared not an inch of lace Or trimming
of any description, with the exception o
full plaitings of the silky tulle. There
was not even frill of lace to borde
the square opening of the corsage, o.
lace ruffies to edge the half-long sleeves
their place being taken by narrow
knife-paitings of the airy dress fabric
No flowers were worn, the mousque
taire gloves and the dainty sandals wer
OF white Danish kid, and the only at
tempt at ornamentation was a magniti
cent diamond cross at the throat, sus
pended from a delicate necklace O
pearls, and diamond saber thrus
through the coils of golden hair, whic
was arranged la Gainsborough Tn
Dung lady presented picture of fair
g rlish beauty and simplicity, despit
her diamonds.
Ring cloth is the name of new
sheer, black wool dress fabric resem
bling nuns yelling, which will in
measure take the place of black grena
dine the coming season. The cloth ha
silk warp, and is so delicate an
, beautifully fine that the entire width c
the fabric, measuring forty-eight inches
/ nay be drawn through lingering
4 Hence its title.
, Chemisettes russo and guimps, ln,id
7 of very white "all over" embroidery
a will be worn with zephyr gingham.
sateens and French organdies. In
: few French models of afternoon dresse
!, already sent over, the bordering to til
tunic and the sleeve, as well as tn
! guimps, are made of exquisitely en-
q brodered French muslin, or of the Ru
!. sian embroidery. When used for chi
!. dren, known as point sans enyers, {
o needle work having no wrong side.-
!. AZ. Y. Evening Post.
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