The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-27


Let us look beyond Lent into the +
fashions of the coming season, writes /
Clara Belle in recent letter. Nearly |
all evening dresses viii be made with /
trains of more or less length, and waists /
that are cut round and sleeveless, or
with a square neck and elbow sleeves.
Brides and their bridesmaids for after
Easter weddings, have a variety of ma
terials to select from. Satins in ivory
tints. trimmed with a profusion OF
pearls and lace, will, however, be
most popularity worn by brides, and
pale colored tulles over satins by their
bridesmaids. Wells of tulle fastened
BY bunch of wild violets, daffodils,
or some spring flower win be worn by
bridesmaids at several fashionable we'd
dings The wells viii be short and
worn thrown from the face. Velvet
will be largely used for spring and
summer-eariy for entire costumes,
and later in combinations with all de-
scnptious of goods. In colors, greens
are especially popular; browns, blues,
and the new crimsons are also in de-
mand Velvet figures on wool, in ORR
entail or floral designs, and in stripes,
and in contrasting shades, are among
the most striking novelties. Surahs,
both silk and satin, are shown for COM
bination with brocade matching in col
or, and showing detached figures often
contrasting in color. Black, she'll
pink, and light blue on almond, fawn,
and golden brown shades, are among
the favorite designs. Plain and plaid
surahs form another combination, and
a
the plain material they are particular
ly attractive. Plain surahs and block
| designs come next, the blocks being
alternately Of the ground color, and Of
| a deeper or brighter tint. White viii
be the fayorite color for wear at the
| fashionable resorts in the summer.
| The new cashmere in shades OF white,
| that are shown for morning wear, are
heavy of texture and very durable
They can be washed like pique or other
white material. They viii generally
be made up with long pointed drap-
cry in front, edged with five or six
rows of silver braid The zouaYe bod
| ices and round waists OF all kinds win
| be worn in them, tho ordinary basques
IN these gowns being entirely dispensed
with. White goods, however, are in
many cases no longer white, but cream,
or even in pearl or ecru shades. En-
! broidered batistes are quite generally
| of these tints, and embroidered in white
or colors. Examines in cream or light
buff, with self-coiored embroidery, are
among the novelties, and look as if
they would outwear the wearer.
1t is curious how much trade in wo-
mems apparel depends on their freaks
of fashion. have no means of know
ing the extent of the manufacture of
empowers, as the pads Tor bodices
are called, but, judging by the display
of the stocks in the stores, it must at
one time have been a fiourishing indus
try. Probably hundreds and hundreds of
poor families depended upon it for 4
living. And now see how, within a
few moments, those folks may have be-
come impoverished by discarding of
their wares by fashionable bellies! Yes,
it is the desire of the fashionable maid
en- of 1885 to be as fiat as an infant,
and repression, rather than artificial
extension is the rule. The idea seems
to be that tardy physical development
indicates sweet juvenile innocence.
Thus the girls of New York have been
transformed, as far as they can accom-
plish it, into seeming dyspeptics, con-
sumptives, and crushlings-as though
cruel fate had flung them down and
sat upon them very hard.
A general tendency in all wash goods
to cream, buff, and almond tints give
sunshiny look to the counters given
to them. Laces are more popular than
ever, and are found on all articles Of
dress from hats to shoes, adjoining al
fabrics, silk, wool, or cotton. and are
themselves made OF all materials and
combinations of materials. Jersey
jackets for spring wear are embrOider-
ed in soutache or silver braid, and are
lined with satin. Pongees are likely
TO be popular-the deep-colored for
street and home toilets and for Mother
Hubbards. Light colored jerseys have
gone out of fashion. White and cream
colored ones that are deliberately braid
ed are, and will be, much worn with
skirts of cashmere or surah. Illumin-
ated cloths come with both rough and
smooth surfaces, and are used for en-
tire costumes. A decided tendency to
use brighter colors is observable in this
class, but the dots of color are so small
and so cunningly mingled, the bright
ness so hidden, that the critic cannot
describe the effect as gay, or even
bright, though it is certainly the re-
verse of dull or grave.