Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-11
Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
SquaIe-shaped parasols are gaining in
favor.
Scarlet geraniums are worn on black
straw bOGnets.
Straw-coiored tulle IS very pretty on
rough black bOnnets.
Vests are sometimes replaced by square
trimming over the chest.
Round hats Of lace, trimmed with RIB
bon, are summer novelties.
Noolen guipure is used for skirts or for
panels, plastruns and revers.
Sunshades of every sort are decorated
with fly bow on the handle.
Draped pOionaises and OVerdresses, with
basque DOdices, are Ia equal favor.
Plain skirts without cores, some being
made with deep plaits ut the side, are
worn.
Matinees of lace, lined with cplored silk,
are worn with dark silk skirts with ueml-
tram.
Bodices of Open-work wooden material,
lined with silk, are worn with various
skirts.
Black, dark-blown ana navy-blue
hosiery are worn with walking COS
tunes.
Egyptian and oriental lace are used
for tlounces over c0iored aud white
dresses.
FIounce and piece lace, made over slips
OF colored surah, forms dressy Jolettes Tor
chlldren's Water-place wear.
French fuckers made of tie sheerest
linen, with tucks laid IN briar stitching OF
hemstitching, are very popular.
Black silk or satin Drocaded with
| figures of bright color are employed as
!
| Wide, white Hercules braid, frlnged and
| knotted at the ends, forms the sash belt
falling low on the hips OF many frocks lor
| girls Of u to ID.
When hooks and eyes are used to tasten
the bOdices of dresses they are 50 placed
amid the fullness OfJhe plastron Waistcoat
rs to be invisible.
There are guimpes and plastrons OF
| French muslin, with or without embr0jd-
cry, made to wear beneath summer cut
away bssques in lieu of vest.
Morning robes Of yelling in any color
ana any shade, from pare white and cream
to black, are trimmed tastefully with cas-
cades and falls of Egyptian lace.
Gathered vests, from collar to waist-line,
are very stylish; they are extremely full.
yet are gathered into a narrow space and
have pointed reYers on each side.
BodIces of open-work fabrics are made
full, plated at the shoulder and waist.
! The sleeves are pulled, the pufs being
separated by bands Of galloon or rib
bons.
| Iridescent beads are largely used for
| trimming'brOwn wraps ana trimmings.
and passementeries in which such beads
are introduced are more artistic than for
merly.
A very light quality in creme will be
used for summer dresses. Blocks, dots
and geOmetrical designs are shown on
this, and the Mkado patterns are also
represented.
Canvas is seldom used for the entire
suit, but MORE, faile or taffeta silk Is used
tor the skirt and often the plastron, with
cuffs and collar of the same or exact
shade In velvet.
Pretty bedroom slippers are made Of
quilted satin instead of wOrsted, and have
revers of contrasting cOlOrs, the cOmbina-
ton depending upon the shades of the
robe de chambre.
! Black lace dresses may be frightened
! by colored ribbons. The present latiItlde
| in the arrangements OF color permits the
use OF black silk underdresses for lace OF
any color or texture.
| Morning dresses OF yelling, cashmere
! albatross or surah OF delicate colors are
! trimmed with lace or ribbon. according TO
! fancy. On some OK these dresses cOmbi-
! nation OF ribbons is used.
! Halfinch blocks in surah, quite ging.
! ham in effect, are purchased laVIshly Tor
! children for summer travel, fer ladies'
! wrappers, and skirts to be worn with the
very fashionable PLAN ,voolens in drapery
and bodice, or Norfolk jackets.
! semi-transparentmuslins over light fOun-
! dttiOns Of batiste or sateen. These LOOK
/ very Gressy, more especially If a few knots
/ of colored ribbon are added, and if the hat
| be trimmed with flowers to correspond.
; A bonnet OF white straw has the brim
/ covered with white lace, embroidered with
| gold. A full clusterof black velvet looms
/ placed directly IN front has sprays of pur-
/ pie lilac and peusy blossoms arranged
among them. The strings are Of velvet
ribbon.
A picturesque straw hat, with droopi nc
hrim, is trimmed with gOld-colOred surah
loosely folded around the crown. Gold
coored ostrich plumes are ARRANGED
gracefully on the right side at the back.
falling over the crown; a cluster of them
is fastened on the left side.
All-over tuckngs. brought out by pop
ular manufacturer, may he classcd amOn1
the most attractive labor saving materials
used for decorative dress purposes. For
yolks, sleeves, guimpes, skirt panels and
entire bodicas these tuckings are lnvalu-
able to the maker Of ladies' and childr ms
wash trOCks and dressy Undertaking.