The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-06
Fashion Notes.

The newest parasols are made of China
crepe, lined throughout with China silk.
AS the crepe will not admit of stretching,
it is gathered into the stick and to q
narrow cord about the edge. The
handles are long and of twisted silver
All gowns this season will show some
suggestion at least of one of these styles,
the Pompadour, Directiore or Empire,
the two last having the preference among
slender women, the first among women
whose outlines are not sufficiently slim
to be graceful in clinging draperies.
The "dinner coat" is the latest fancy
in London. It is the Directoire coat,
which is something in shape like mans
evening coat, cut off short in front and
having long tails reaching to the bottom
of the skirt behind. This is very be-.
coming to the few figures Of thatpeculiar
character which perfectly straight lines
'dress" more than anything else. For
these few the severe Directoire swallow
tail coats are made in the richest material.
The skirts under these coats are of the
lightest substances ribbon or
crepe. A striking dress was worn at the
royal academy the other day by the
beautiful Mrs. Drew. The skirts were
of cloth, simply made and pinked out
around the edge. The color has no
specific name, sort of Boulanger red
with hint of crushed strawberry. Over
this was Directoire coat of black molre
silk.
Hayward, the London dressmaker,
makes also what she calls Pompadour
dirner coats. The Pompadour brocade
makes the bodice, which meets in front,
tightly fitting. Just in front is a many
scanned carefully shaped piece, some
thing like the waistcoat worn by fash
ionable men. The neck opens like a
coat and his coat reverj of dark velvet,
over which falls a full jabot of white lace.
The elbow sleeves are Of brocade, with
cuffs of velvet and deep lace rutfies.
There is also a ''tea jacket" made by
Hayward that is immensely admired. Il
is made of cream colored satin plush-a
lovely material-fts tight behind, but in
front is loose and crosses over, showing
no fastenings. 1t is braidedin gold, and
the high policeman's collar is gold.
The lowered foulards for summer
dresses are in most beautiful designs
this year. They really make flower
dresses. Some OF them have broad silk
edge like ribbon, which when the dress
is made up borders all the drapery.
Mummy cloth is being revived after
having been oat of favor for six or eight
Years. 1t initiates the texture of the
cloth in which the Egyptian mummies
we're wrapped. It is very light and cool
and does not wrinkle. One of the French
dressmakers is making costumes OF it IN
such fashion as to give vague lmlta-
ton of the straps and bands OF the
mummy wrappings. Some dresses OF it
show broad stripes of Boulanger red al
ternating with stripes OF mummy
Color" One of these is made up with the
stripes in redingote over an underdress
of rich cream-colored English embroid-
ery mounted on cream silk. On one side
the bodice fits quite tight and is made OF
embroidery, the other side is OF mummy
cloth, drawn across in folds and fastened
to the side of the waist with clasps.
The Marie Antoinette ichu Is being
made of folds of the dress materials to
complete light dresses of cashmere,
crepeline or Bengaline, for carriage and
street toilets. Three or four wide folds,
cross the back and shoulders and
narrowed as the waist tapers, then crossed
over the bust and carried to the back,
each end being finished with a ribbon
bow on the tournure. This is a pretty
finish to young lady's pale gray crepe.
line dress made with full sleeves tucked
down from the armholes, and plated
skirt with butterfly wing points in front
and back for drapery. Suede-cclored
Benpaline dresses are similarly made, and