Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
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ROSALIND MAYS TALK 4ROUT
SPRING Fashions.
Summer Dresses-Wedding Costumes
-BridesLnaids' TOiIettes-Notes.

Summer Dresses-wedding Costumes
-Esridesmaids' TOiIettes-Notes.
! Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
New York, June "a modest com
mencement dress, selected with due ul,.
prehension of the professors eye, may
serve as a pretty change during summer,
from too perpetual coquetry or more
expensive fabric Thus we find null or
nainsook, tucked or spripged muslin
without superfuity of bunching, agree
| able because of contrast and bringing
into relief more ornate goods worn on
| other occasions. A run upon white is
looked for, and it is said there are thirty
varieties of sheer white woods in market.
Among them, the Grape which, similar in
texture to that used in mourning, is
brought out in white or colors and re-
garded as very stylish. In wash goods,
the changes are rung on French mulls,
nainsooks, mulls embroidered in white or
colors, or colored mulls showing en-
broidery to match, in pale pink, ecru,
blue or cream shades. Embroidered
tulles have been too pretty 10 disappear
with winter SHOWS. They live again,
and will aid in many Newport
or Saratoga Irritation. Bestrewn
with hanging fuchsins, gilded
oats, silyered grasses, chenille drops or a
dozen other pretty fancies, they loop
beautifully over summer silks and will
rival in genuine prettiness, the Grape cos
tunes which really are revelation of
good taste, and cause MS to wonder wlywe
have not sooner had them. Dowagers
appropriate black grapes trimmed with
black or Persian tinted lace and from
thence, the transition is easy to beaded
grenadines and beaded laces. Fancy too,
the good effect of light woods, trimmed
with sillSen cords and laces But indeed
in costumes of every kind, one cannot
this season, say too much regarding
laces, laces of every style and texture, of
every shade and trimming everything in
every way. Almost as much might be re-
marked of gold. It's yellow threads
glisten in dress goods; in traceries it
lightens up brocades whether thick or
thin laces are illumined by it, or gilded
altogether; hats grow richer, till the climax
is reached by those entirely of gilt,
with barbaric glow; it radiates from rib
bon; nor is there any sort of trimming
from which it is absent or any goods TO
which it may not appropriately be added,
if not a component part. Yellow shades
of all kinds in truth, are in the ascend
ancy. Almost parterre of yellow looked
the coaching club toilettes the other day,
while to the surprise of not few, came
blossoming out once more, the forgotten
heliotrope that patronized tiien and there,
will need no other patronage this season.
As sign of the times too, ribbon bows
are noticed gotten up in sets of diff
erent numbers and provided with
clasp pins by which they may be
fastened on and unfastened from the
dress. More than one last seasons cos
tune may thus by bows renew its youth,
especially as the stamine and moyenage
ribbons have marked characters of their
own, to say nothing of equal novelties in
the way of plush, or velvet-dotted grena-
dine, or canvas ribbons. On dressy
toilettes, flowers are very freely used-in
clusters, vines, sprays or punches, and
generally small or of medium size. EN-
broidery comes up effectively likewise,
and nothing is more charming than en-
broidered Grape dresses with hat to match.
WEDDING DRESSES.
June is month of weddings. A
grand drawing of matrimonial lottery
tickets takes place. But the bride ex-
pectant ventures smilingly, and thinks
only of her costume. The youthful
mind runs to silk Grape, silk null, tissue,
surah or India silk. A few more years
brings dignity sufficient for Ottoman silk
or brocade, while satin seems n sort of
thing that anybody can wear, and any
body wears it, All run to lace, and upon
the bridal dress, therefore, it is run in
tiounces, in fallings, in twistings per-
petual, in Whole breadths, in puffiings, in
ruchings. A climax is reached sometimes
when ornamentation exceeds what is orna-
mented, and the feecy yelling becomes
lace over satin in place of lace on satin,
great difference in the two little words
and bringing about i'll technical parlance,
IN entire change of costume. Case l,
n lace dress; case 2, a satin dress trimmed
with lace. Flowers are the traditional
orange flower or never rivals such rs
white lilac, pond lilies, snow drops,
azaleas, spiren or lilies of the valley,
while prestige attaches to pale pink roses
or Marechal Mel buds. Gloves are long
and almost always white, though
occasionally pearl tint is chosen the
veil is usually tulle, but sometimes of
rich lace the boots or slippers are of
white kid or satin. A piece de resistance
generally, is the train, the longer the
better, and upon its expanse is lavished
mighty expenditure of thought "a
worthy task, for great is the ex-
pressiveness of train, great
its power for good or i'll,
since its grace may easily be turned iuto
caricaturism. All this may be by a few
inches more or less, punching where
lines should be severe, or trimming where
simplicity should reign. A small person
can be 50 easily overweighted by one too
long tall person robbed of dignity by
one too short, ,&c. 1t is taken for granted
that the train sets we'll, because the
horrors Of nm ill-setting one are too much
to contemplate. The neck is either high
or heart shaped, and sleeves are to the
elbow For style of making study the
style of bride and the material. Oar best
people select the
TRAVELLING DRESS,
with scrupulous modesty. Brown or grey
wool with hat to match; every detail
harlnonizing, but with an avoidance of
display. bridesmaids wear colors and
round skirts. Pale yellow, pink or blue,
or if white is chosen for the dress material,
one of these hues should diversity it.
characterized by pretty coquetry, it con-
| trasts with the bridal outfit, and variety
is often brought about by two and two
wearing different colors Little boys
dressed in old time costumes, not nnfre-
quently do duty as bridesmaids, while
little girls of the family are chosen for n
similar office, sometimes mixed in with
Older attendants, sometimes alone. It is
n matter of fancy, and an original idea
would probably be hailed with delight,
simply because original. Opportunity is
given the high hat, or the high hat gives
opportunity for good deal of piquancy
in the bridesmaids outfit, MS fine leghorn
straws with picturesque brims, ,plentifully
trimmed with flowers yelled by white
tulle. RosALIND MAY.
Pennsylvania military Academy.
CHESTER, Pa, June 1.-THE twenty