St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-14
NEW YORK FASHIONS,
Liberty the Motto Inscribed by Fashion on
Her Banner of 'SS.

Her Banner of 'SS.
The parasols of the season are like
small tents, and although in many
cases made of tulle or lace draped,
their huge size and ugly club handles
suggest the utilities rather than the
ornaments of dress
Watered silk is still in high fashion.
and is much used for short round
| skirts under draperies of summer silks
or sheer wool fabrics; and pale-tinted
moires are very fashionably employed
in the construction of Directoire
redingotes and elegant tea-gowns.
The semi-transparent India silks
have received an addition in the shape
OF fabric with wide stripes of lace of
the same color as the silk. The effect
is very beautiful. These textiles are
used for polonaise or for bodice and
overdress over skirt of like tint in
plain foulard Or surah. Handsome
toilets are prepared this summer show
ing white silk skirts under diaphanous
polonaises or overdresses and bodices
of the lace-striped India silk, in tints of
reseda, vleux-rose, straw berry or april
cot, over plain, demi-trained skirts OF
MORE.
The fashions seem well-nigh estab-
llshed for the summer. The wise
party of eclecticism has prevailed, and
in consequence there is exercise for all
tastes and an unlimited range both in
styles and fabrics. Liberty is the
motto which fashion has inscribed
upon her banner of '8S.
In some of the exclusive toilets
sent over from Paris for elegant even
ing wear this summer are some ex-
qulslte creations in cream white
camel's hair, vailing, and silk-warp
Henrietta cloth, wherein stately and
intricate Grecian draperies, held by
silver clasps with borderings of silver
are features of these
classic gowns. This style of garniture,
either in gold or silver, is adopted to
the exclusion of lace, flowers, or rib
bon trimmings, and the effect is very
unique and charming.
In fashionable summer tints, all the
golden shades in fawn and brown. and
many in green and yellow, are GER
5ainly predominant. In pinks there
Ire but few shades, but those brought
put are in lovely dyes forevening wear
lnder lace, net, or transparent muslin.
Primrose, apricot and corn-yellow are
till much used as foundation slips
lnder dlaphanous toilets. There are
tlso some rare shades of rosy mauve,
o be used in combination with black
n white lace. In grays are some ex.
Luisite tints in dove, silver and creamy
'earl. In goods of faille, Irish poplin,
nd in cashmere, camel's hair and
henrietta cloth in fine wooden goods
hese all most attractive, while the
astel shades in both grays, browns.
nd olives come in colors capable of
reducing the most artistic effects in
legant carriage and visiting costumes
t corded silk combined with moire.-
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JoA 1cNanamaker's brother has
zen giving some "reminiscences of the
syAoodeSof the great Philadelphia
erchakt. His first work was done ID
a closhing store Of Barclay Lippin-
he received salary of
200 week, all OF which he gave to
IS mother. His dinner, when he had
~, consisted of a piece OF pie and
ASS OF milk, costing two cents. Each
lar his salary was increased, and at
e time he was twenty he had saved T.
100.
hot red-pepper tea is new remedy
T the cabbage worm. It is sprinkled | i
'er the cabbage while the tea is in {
Early boiling condition.