Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-16
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
RosAIIND MAYS Talk ABOUT
THE Fashions.
AS Set Forth at Watering Places
Tho Oriental Patterns Prevail
The Kind OF Hats that nre Worm
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The Oriental Patterns Prevail
The Kiud OF Hats that nre Worn
work Basitecs.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
NEW YoRK, July 8.-Each day brings
aome revelation concerning the charming
of lace. Much has been said
of the wool laces Of the season; what
transformations they bring about, what
softened touches arise from their use, how
even on silks to say nothing OF woods,
their proper element, they beautify and
produce novelty. But the free employ
ment of cotton lace, contributes now the
loveliest element of poetry to dress.
''Cotton lace" is harsh term, suggesting
old time coarseness and the contempt
poured on the same. Appropriate to the
day when choice lay between genuine
silver spoon and the kitchen one OF tin
when the silver ones were jealously
guarded and made the most OF.
When ''real thread'' was shibboleth in
woman's attire. Evolution has changed
everything. Elaborate silver plate (often
called silver) bears about the same re-
semblance to the old kitchen spoon, as
man to monkey and "machine made"
laces as we call them, are now very pretty |
summer their width astonishes FIRE. |
ouently they are fiounces rather than edg- |
inRs, parts Of skirts rather than hounces |
and combined in unheard of ways such |
as fnishings on fine wool or silk |
or satin. Take for example plain Grim |
son silk and from the pointed or curved
draperies of the skirt, let broad white lace
sweep and the most unimaginatiye must
see effective contrast. Gaudiness OF
crimson softened but prettily glowing
through, while is gentle affinity, these
drapings may touch wide fiounces OF
similar character, set below. Corsage and
waist trimmed in keeping. For crimson sub
stitute any other color; you have in your
hands, material for poem and rightly
put together; you may really go about
u walking piece of poetry. India and
other silks, lowered, striped or barred,
can be touched up by these evolutionized
cotton laoes but where the fabric shows
adornment, they should be used moder-
ately. Excellent finish too, is given by
stylish hued cotton laces and i'll all, the
Oriental patterns prevail, varied by some
admixture of Spanish designs.
WHICH?
Grenadines run into laces and laces
into grenadines, till one stands in n
auandary at times. Some merchants call
the same material grenadine, others, lace.
Let me try and picture it. A net-like
foundation closely covered by machine
embroidered figures. Edging to match,
and thus the costume stands complete.
Stylish colors are freely represented, such
as heliotrope, green, blue, yellow or pale
pink, and usually there are pretty shad-
ings from light to dark and the founda-
ton similar in tone or contrasting; ecru
being very favorite color for the net on
which the figures find portrayal. But
very handsome dresses of this style are Ill
dark self colors, while the rage for white
brings about many costume colorless
except for the creamy tinge in vogue.
Plain sewing silk grenadine or grenadine
in armure patterns however, please
quiet souls now as formerly; there
are unmistakable brocaded grena-
dimes bestrewn with satin or vel
vet figures, while canvas grenadines
still remain fashionable. Effective
dresses are made of plain and figured
grenadine in combination with favorite
trimming of French lace. But let us not
forget the coquettishness of etnmine OF
ecru canvas in watering place outfits. II
is marked feature among toilettes for the
young, and trimmed in most fanciful
manner with ribbon or Kensington EN-
broideries, since the material seems only
as background to something piotur
esque One in each of these styles, formed
part of a watering place outfit furnished
by Lord Il Taylor; also two lace dresses
one of shaded pink, the other of pal,
yellow two India silks of different de
signs trimmed with white lace; OLIVE
green satin trimmed with white lnce; two
white wools finished with cOlored EN-
broidery; two sheer white muslin
heavily embroidered; two China Grape
embroidered. Several
SHADE HATS.
One of white lace, two of colorcd null
In shade hats, the leading styles are
moderate scoop of plain straw entirel,
covered with rows of lace, usually nbou
three inches wide and surmounted on tn
top by n large bow of quite wide ribbon
The inside of the brim lined with lace i
keeping. White luce is largely employed
but the colored laces of the day hay
great opportunity and some of the pref
tiest piazza hats are of lace tipped wit
blue, pink, red or yellow, while n sma
iabot of the same at the throat, bring
harmony. Much in similar styl
and much worn are shade hai
made of null in successive gather
ints and having the inevitable bo
of null instead Of ribbon. Pale pinl
delicate blue or yellow, give chang
from white. But more costly shade ha
are of fine Leghorn with broad bri
either straight or fancifully bent, line
smoothly with velvet and trimmed wit
long expensive plnmes. People who [
to farm houses or cheap resorts, choo
rough and ready straws cut oil Mt u
back, high crown and projecting fro
brim. These, they trim with null, In
ing always high puff or two in fro
and the reminder wound careless
around. Altogether, innocently che
affairs in which it were we'll
note the prevalence of yellow stra
though some are black. The ordina
round hat, so appropriate for the you
in place of bonnet at times, is one
high, pointed crown and medium bri
This Inns been definitely settled upon I'M
one wonders from whence so many COZ
have come. Trimming invariably mass
in front, moyenage scnrfs or ribbon
sometimes feathers or again clump
flowers more or less huge. The observf
genius while traversing hotel piazzns
find occupation in taking note OF
WORK BASKETS.
Some are of coarse, ropy straw, as
shape, very wide open and circular, shall
and provided with two small lool
handles on either side. Here is fl
for ornamentation. Lined inside, p
vided with pockets and dcushionsalong
sides while across is stretched ribl
handle with low set in the middle
sometimes L have seen a gilded or gu
colored feather stuck there hkew
silk, satin or cretonne are usedfor lini
and some baskets show the straw gil
or variously colored. Less conven
baskets are of delicate Japanese straw
circular shape with an aperture at the
and bouquet of artificial daisies or
of ribbon on one side, sometimes b
Work bugs are made of silk with draw
strings set ON n small, wide open, circ
basket or foundation of stiff moro
Inside are pockets for thimble, sciss
&C., and in drawing and loosening
silken cord strings, the fashionable
finds occupation these warm sun
mornings. hosAliND MA
.u ATough Yarn from Boston.
D.,rD1, J,,Ix, -Aa Miss Saral