The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-08-20
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Stylish Attire for Fashionable Elderly
Ladies'.

Black and white India silks and fou'
lards are made up for the afternoon and
visiting dresses of dignified old ladies.
and black lace toilettes are worn by
them on full-dress occasions. The
figured silks for those who have quiet
tastes have usually black ground.
with white figures. lines or flower
sprigs. while those who prefer lighter
dresses have the ground white with
black only for the small figure upon it.
If color is ventured upon, brown
grounds are chosen for the dark silks,
and lavender or the purple of Parme-
san violets for lighter dresses. Cling.
hams in the same colors, cambrics and
white muslins are their favorite wash
dresses for breakfast and home wear.
For the light woolens that are needed
for warmth in summer, the black or
gray English buntings, albatross, sum-
mer camel s.hair and veilings are used.
The summer silks of old ladies who
are inclined to embonpoint are made
with a polonaise. and edged iiatly with
gros grain ribbon an inch wide stitched
on Just underneath the edge of the silk.
The fronts Of the polonaise are fitted by
two darts and a cross seam to make
them lie smoothly on large hips. This
garment is buttoned from the neck
down to about six inches below the
waist line, and falls open thence in a
sharp long point on each side. Two
tiny folds or tucks may be taken each
side of the buttons and holes down the
front and around the points. The edges
of the points are then turned under,
and are held by the ribbon trimming,
which is stitched on by machine The
bacl; is in basque shape, with the full
ness of the skirt made of two or three
plated breadths that may be sewed on
underneath the basque at the waist line
or, to make it different these breadths
may be sewed upon plain cuirass
basque, and some long Hoped bows Of
ribbon be added at the ends of the side
form seams.
Mantels for old ladies are of blacl
repped silk and combinations of velve
with lace in large shapes that come
down over the tournure in the back anG
have pointed ends in front. Black lac'
points of Chantilly or llama lace arr
worn quite plain in their three-corneret
shapes over surah and India silk dress
es A black and also white chuddai
shawl -one q square and the othe
double are comfortable additions I,
the summer outfit for wearing on COO
days and evenings. and the dove-col
ored and Quaker gray shawls of cash
mere are pretty with black dresses. Thu
favorite travelling shawl is the striped
India long shawl, or else one of tn
very large square shawls in India stripe
which are now sold at moderate prices
There are also delightfully."- warm ant
soft Scotch shawls Of clear gray ant
brown shades of single color, and il
double lengths, to be had for les
money.
Handsomely dressed gray hair, witt
French twist, crown loops. and waves
or a Pompadour roll. needs only som
she'll pins for ornament, or low jew
eled back comb for dress occasions
Breakfast caps to conceal plainl,
dressed hair are of null and lace ii
round shapes or in Fanchon points
with bows of Lavender, pale blue o
rose ribbon. White tulle with ruches
or black Brussels net with real lace, i
similarly arranged for dress caps
Hdrper'S Bazaar.