Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-22
WHAT THEY WEAR.

Striped moire and grenadine, either black or white, is much chosen for watering place wear.
 Perfumed Things for tea gowns are among the newest developments of luxurious fashion.
 A fashionable wardrobe is now incomplete unless it includes jeweled fan to match every toilet.
 Skirts grow indisputably wider, but only at the back; tho front Is still plain, or with a few scant folds.
 A stylish new handkerchief Is of sheer white cambric, with insertion and edge'frin of black Chantilly lace
 The perennial and useful serge gown be- comes a thing of style if ornamented with profuse braiding.
 The best possible aIeviation of a decollete corsage is yard after yard of illusion draped high about the shoulders.
 After years of abeyance, the pretty fashion of wearing natural flowers in the hair is sanc- tioned by high authorities.
 In cotton goods for summer, checks and stripes of all widths appear, and pink and pale gray are leading colors
 Small mantles of black embroidered cash u with gowns of any material
 Braiding combined with embroidery. en- riched with beads, Is very largely seen upon imported costumes of silk, velvet and wool.
 Among the very latest fashionable skirt finishes is very wide hem, turned up on the outside and piped with gold or silver or col ored braid.
 Bodices with the side forms prolonged into straight panels reaching quite to the foot of the skirt are among the things threatened for the summer.
 Turned down collars, frills and collarettes, along with ribbon and silk folds of various sorts, take the place of the upright neck gear so long worn.
 A London tailor famous for street suits lays down the law that to insure perfectness of fit along with ease no waist must be worn under the jacket.
 A pretty lace-cotton but costly-has been brought out for the adornment of gingham and cambric gowns, and is known to the trade as "white chantilly."
 Parisian corsages are still in the main very long waisted, but relieved by a broad ribbon folded and loosely tied at one side, with long ends falling down over the skirt.
 Yoke waists grow more and more in favor. and the French blouse, with fitted lining and deeply pointed yokes, will be largely seen in yachting, boating and tennis costumes.
 To modernize plain coat sleeve either set band of braid-gold, silver or bright silk down the outer seam, or else cut out V at the wrist and fill in with puff of silk.
 In the London production of "Ia Pompa- dour" Mrs. Beerbohm Tree wears hoop skirt, but so fe1ile and modest in girth that it hardly mars her delightfully."- wilowy outline.
 Among the multitude of new jerseys one of good black, not too heavily braided, and buttoned once over 8 vest of white pilot cloth, comments itself both for elegance and service.
 The new long spring mantles have @ lining that exactly matches the shade of the outside and one of them is laid ill plaits suggestive of a waistcoat in front and fastens far to the left side
 In the combination suits of plaid and plain stuff, the plain does not necessarily echo the hues of the plaid; blue and white appearing over skirts of black, and black and gold over gobelin blue.
 The Chuddah shawl readily takes on thu long folds and sweeping line of new drapery and pair of them will suffice for costume at much less cost than similar nuater-ia bought by the yard.
 It is prophesied that society will open it eyes over new summer dances, as the aboli tion of the train has made possible steps anc stepping whose like has not been ever dreamed of heretofore.
 "Racing costumes" are being made up fol many of our belles, and usually of fine clotl or flannel, plain but perfectly fitted, witt leather collar and girdie fastened with ox dized silver buckles.-New York Commercial | Advertiser.