The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-03
Ladies' DepartmeMt.
New York Fashions.

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cloths, with the zigzag weaving fanil-
lar in shawls, are the choicest wool
lens seen IN summer toilettes. They
come in all the new silver gray
shades, with sometimes wide SEW
age that serves for trimming, and are
especially handsome in some rare
qualities found only in India houses
in the uert-de,gris and reseda shades
now in fashion. A model gray-green
chuddah worn by a tall stately bru-
nette has long draperies on the skirt:
and a Tapped front to the basque,
with velvet collar and revers of
velvet that crosses the front dag
onally below pleated vest of sage
green faille, and is trimmed .in many
places with an embroidery of cords
and silk done on the fabric in shades
of gray-green, with pale gray centres
for many of the figures in the design.
There are also new copper tints in
these fine India woods. also Suede
shades, and granite blues that are
much more gray than the well.known
Gobelin blues.
The Directoire bonnet with scoop
ed brim is fashionable at the water
ing.places, and useful also, as its
flaring front leaves the hair above
the forehead untouched and in order.
Long ostrich feathers lie fiat on the
outside of the brim, curling slightly
over its edge at one point, and a
large bow on the crown completes
the trimming. The brim may be
lined with velvet or with shirred
tnlle, and ribbon strings attached to
the back of the crown are tied under
the left ear in full bow. Very large
flowers in half wreaths are also used
on Directoire hats, such as peoples
without foliage crushed roses,
chrysanthemums, or asters. Six red
peoples on the brim of white straw
hat are held by dark blue windmill
bow, and the brim is lined with tuck
ed blue tulle. A white null hat
gathered in puffs has the haring
Directoire front filled in with clus-
ter of small rose.buds, and there is a
wreath of roses on the outside held
by black velvet ribbon. The small.
Ter Empire bonnets worn on dress
occasions fit lower on the back of the
head than any bonnets recently worn,
and have a rolled coronet front. A
fat band of ribbon or of gallon sur
rounds the crown, and cluster Of
flowers is added quite low on the left
side.
The pointed front stringless bon
net is rivalled by similar bonnet
with round coronet only slightly
rolled back from the forehead, The
pointed bonnet is trimmed from the
back of the crown forward, while the
other has mass of trimmingin front,
and the crown is left quite bare. Soft
Grape, net, and silk muslin are massed
for the trimming with a sharp
aigrette of flowers, or some standing
ribbon loops.
Feathers, wings, and birds, espec-
tally black birds. are in great vogue
at French summer resorts, and prom
Use to be important features of the
millinery of next season. We have
already spoken of the fancy for CIV
ing black note to bonnets of the
1ightest colors by the use of a black
bow of watered ribbon or velvet, or
else fan bow of black lace, and to
these caprices the French milliners
now add tiny black birds on the
lightest hats worn as full dress-the
hats Of pale blue or rose or yellow
tulle, and especially those of white
tulle or net.
Trimmings of bands of leather
have already been noted for cloth
gowns, and to these are now added
Suede kid bands of gray or tan.color
with open designs cut out and out
lined with fine cords of gilt. Leather
belts are of the Spanish embossed
leather in flower, leaf, and fish scale
designs, and some of these have a
high band added for collar. with
others for cuffs or wristbands Dress.
es with stirring at the waist line