The Evening critic., 1884-07-15
DRESS NOTIONS.
Notes About Many Fashion Items o.
1.-THE Fashionable Toilet.

1.-The Fashionable Toilet.
Black toilets OF brocaded silks, velvet en-
bossed grenadines and nets or laces are very
fashionable and handsome. Colored bonnets
complete tho costumes.
Soft Oriental muls are very pretty for COW
ering light hat shapes or for trimming straw
hats for garden wear or lawn parties.
Some of tho bags for carrying lawn tennis
balls are very ornamental. Some have four
sides, all embroidered with crossed bands to
hold them by; others are circular, made over
an old mufr box, or q Hour tub, covered oil
over with u bag, and a draw string attached.
Pretty but not very substantial are the par
asols OF black or white tulle arranged In a
series Of pufrs caught down on lining of thin
SILK, matching the dress in color.
Very elegant are ball gowns OF satin and
pure white tulle, the fronts OF 1ne bead ON.
brodiery in bouquets Of flowers, grasses and
ferns. The skirts are edged with full rucho,
and the gracefully arranged draperles are
held In place by knots and streamors of satin.
A ballet skirt OF Nile.green tulle is deco.
rated with water lilies and leaves upon a
cool looking green satin bodice, and another
chenille tipped with small silken balls.
One OF the new bonnets Is made OF gold cord
In open basket-work pattern. 1t has brlm OF
small loops OF gold braid on n roll OF garnet
velvet. In front is bouquet Of shaded carna-
tions-a mixture OF silk and plush The strings,
interlaced with crown OF gold cord, are OF satin
lined velvet to match.
Tho new Drown parasol is very large In size
and odd In shape. 1t Is very strong, having
sixteen ribs and good-sized sticks and han.
dies, ornamented with fiat ivory rings. Hand
come parasols in black satin or brocade have
ebony handles, while the colored parasols
have handle and sticks OF olive or snake
wood.
Brides now wear hawthorn, mixed with the
orange. blossoms of their wedding wreaths and
ornaments. The guests also wear hawthorn
the gentlemen IN the buttonholes OF their
coats and the ladies In their bonnets. Tho
church, too, is decorated with hawthorn, aud
carriage to the church door.
Flower bonnets are still in favor. The latest
have foundation In groom, TO Initiate the leaves
OF the flowers, ana these are studded over with
violets, daisies or lilies of tho valley, and the
whole ia afterward covered with tulle veil.
lovely dross has skirt OF Jet network
without any other trimming, and over this is
silk, with the back falling TO the hem OF the
underskirt In long wide pieatlngs. on the
neck black lace lchu Is fastened at the
shoulders with bunch OF flowers, and bunch
10 match is on one side OF little Jet capote.
The fall specimens OF Sanspareil poplin are
far superior TO those French creations OF last
season. Tho colors are new and tho fabrics
are finely corded with slllsen surface finish,
and being soft and pliable they can be ar
ranged most gracefully In draperies and trim
miDgs. These French goods bid fair TO rival
the old irish popline, or the later Bengallnes,
which they greatly resemble.
Alpaca dresses, In gray or fawn color, are
tucked right up TO tho waist. tunic Is worn
over this tucked skirt, draped crossways In
front and forming shawlends at the back. The
plain bodices are crossed In front over the
chest and,confined TO the waist by velvet belt,
there being also q velvet collar at the neck
and velvet cuffs TO the sleeves.