Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-04-17
RATES OF ADvERfIGIHGs
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

NEW YORK FASHIONS.
BoRDERED wooLs-LAcE AND NET cos.
TUMEs-GRENADINEs-P
ION CosrPLAIsANT.
From our Female Fashion Reporter
Unique and lovely dresses are of fine
white or pale hued wool showing borders of
greater or less width in every diversity Of
pattern and the most charming combina-
hons and contrasts OF color. Great dis
tinction attaches of course to costumes de-
Vised from such fabrics they show farther
more precisely the soft gaiety befiitting
youth, and when worn by the right persons
= those in the spring time of life-it can
easily be imagined what prettinsss may re-
suit The wrong people will of course at
times adopt them and others akin in
character: such mistakes greet the vision
season after season, but a friendly hint
may deter some mature sinner from crime
against the suitabilities and IN such case,
is worth line or two of print. Matrons
Who do not wish too much sobriety can
take refuge in the new black lace costumes
with colored borders. For them especially,
an opportunity arises, since flavor of their
young coquetry is not denied them, while
TO compilations that may have lost fresh
ness, the trying proximity of uncertain
shades is avoided, a caution being the moro
advisable, since the new spring colors
though lovely in themselves, are of too
gentle blendings to produce the decision
that must atone for sallowness.
BLACK LACE
is a supremely safe choice; adapted to all
years and conditions and not necessarily
expensive, since genteel costumes are not
very high priced and can now be worn at
all seasons. Novelty is given by new Em-
pire and other patterns while the colorsd
borders impart an air of piquancY often
very desirable. Stylish combinations OF
net are used to a considerable extent aud
may be placed over colored silk. The
possibilities thus arising are endless and
though ribbons may still flutter they are
secondary to the panels and other unr;ngs
of silk. whether veiled or otherwise. Old
fashioned Hermann grenadiue is used as q
contrast in some lace dresses of sober tone
and doubtless the announcement of fabric
once thought standard, will cause pleasure
to more than one elderly heart. Colored
borders on black lace dresses are, as Lord IS
Taylor tell us, always in contrast to the
body of the fabric they adorn and thus OF
course are devised in lines or bars, though
pretty dresses of point d'esprit display
floral borders. Even the old-fashioned
grenadine may take on special character
of to-day, and as some of the borders are in
quite subdued colors, an elderly lady can
wear a cherished material with Difference
to novelty of thought. Beautifully refined
dress patterns of black lace, show
FLOWER BANK BORDERS
that in rich abundance cluster about the
lower part of the skirt while sending up
delicate shoots aud running tendrils, the
breadth being wide enough to be made up
crosswise. This is in keeping with the
rich flower bank patterns in embroidery
and other cunning efforts of the loom that
are 80 marked feature in the finer class of
dress goods. 1t is prevalent idea, being
miniatured in bonnet ribbons and as the
season progresses, will doubtless be ex-
pressed in white and pale gauzes and nets
for evening wear which already show the
illimitable fancy for colored borders in
styles of less distinction. Devised in all
over, lace like patterns, they enter also into
competition with the genuine fabric: other
evening nets and gauzss being spangled in
many ways: this likewise being in accord
ance with the introduction of tinsel in al
most all fine dress fabrics where glittering
threads send sparkle that seriously inter-
feres with the popularity of jet.
PARAsoLs
follow dress goods in showing borders,
stripes, paids or brocaded patterns of great
or or less richness while much novelty is
given lace covered parasols, by employment
of lace breadths that gathered to the centre
are laid in plaits which diminish Of course
as the radius increases, the outer edge fall
ing plainly. The semi.transparent parasol
shows a star centre of figured net or bro
cade, finished by deep fall of lace. A net
lining completes the semi-transparent char
acter and doubtless this handsome novelty
will be largely used on hotel piazzas. Han
dies are of light wood, with curious twist
ings in hoop style at the ends, and ferules
are very long. In umbrellas, the Windsor
is greatly to be commended, both for styl-
ishness and durability, the cover of Union
silk, retaining its color to the last and
wearing extremely well. Umbrellas for
gentlemen have comparatively short han
dies with conservative fin sh, bnt handles
for ladies are qnite long and fancifully do-
ished: some, however, having a substantial
or gold or silver heading. All genuine
Windsor umbrellas have the name stamped
on the tie.
FASHION COMPLAIsANT.
In evideuca of fashi MS cOmplaisanee, it
may be noted that the thinnest fabrics ara
now made in Directoire stylel; an especial
adaptation to the needs of stout parsons.
Opportunity is also given for effective com.
bination of plain goods, since the usual
contrast between the DIrectoire coat or pol
onaise skirt may be played upon lndefiaitely
aud with never-ending variations. Thin
materials almost inevitably, how YER, follow
Empire outlines, while gay for slender
young people, can now be made of dow
cred India or China silk, in Wat'eau pat
terms with full lace frillings and hdttering
ribbons.
RoAsLIND MAY.