The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-26
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Inc Boulangist costume is gown OF
tea-rose colored silk or wool or cotton
iabric, embroidered with red carnations or
trimmed with fots OF red ribbon.
IL Is the fancy TO trim the petticoat with
partl-colored lace matching the stripes or
bars OF the wooden or silken material that
composes the Il nderskirt.
Fashionable favor is equally divided be.
tween short and long wraps this spring;
but the long wrap is not full dress, and the
short wrap is invariably very dressy.
Very pale buff, deep yellow, pale blue,
rose pink and grass green, with dividing
lines OF black and bars and stripes OF We
nIetian or brick red, are the popular colors
in spring gnghams.
Bouillon, or "hoth" wines, tea, coffee
and chocolate, sandwiches OF ham, caviase,
foie-gras, sardines and anchovies, but no
biscuits or cakes are offered now at Paris
afternoon teas.
Coral jewelry is again in fashion, especi-
yfor young girls -debutantes-who wear
necklets, brooches, clasps and earrings Of
Il, sometimes set with small diamonds.
The pale pink coral is preferred.
Crepe and Grape are two entirely differ
ent fabrics. Crepe is u light French
stuff, very much like crepe dc chine,
while Grape Is mourning material, never
seen in colors, and never worn out OF
mourning.
A lovely bridal night robe Is OF cream y
white China silk, with q pointed yoke
and cincture at the waist line formed by
fine tucks. Its high collar and deep culs
are covered with revers OF real Nalen-
ciennes.
Dog collars of gold passamenterie, n
band TO match for the waist, epaulcts and
cuffs OF the same, are sold rs trimmings
tor white cloth gowns, and cloth gowns Of
almost any color, They also trim gray
and green corduroy redingotes to periec-
ton.
1oques OF wire covered with draperies Of
tulle, colored, silvered, golden and white,
and trimmed with bands OF small flowers
without leaves or with rose petals, some
pouis Of tulle and an aigrette, are among
the handsomest millinery novelties OF the
season.
There is no reason for calling the bag OF
lace that some women persist in wearing
around their heads an empire or directory
veil, for neither during the empire nor d.
rectory periods was such thing ever
worn. Ii is purely modern nineteenth
century creation.
Tho mohairs OF the passing. season are
vast improvements upon that class Of goods
as shown in former years, and they come
in six or more varieties OF high lusters,
known 10 shoppers and the trade by the
names OF clarette, gloriosa, japanese ba-
tiste, Sicilian, tamise, alpaca and other
more or less expressive terms.
The fancy OF completely covering the
dinner table with cut-glass vases. bowls,
jardinieres, boats, and all sorts OF fanciful
flower holders filed with flowers is on the
increase. The cloth OF pure white satin
like damask Is given no other decoration
for the finest dinner parties. When cut
glass cannot he afforded, old-iashioned
silver cake baskets, filed with moss and
flowers are substituted; or, II these cannot
be had, fancy baskets are used, silyered
over aud lined with satin or soft white silk
draped in loosely and decorated with lots
Of lace. Then with pretty finger bowls set
in these, filled with trailing vines, leaves
and flowers, and with pretty bonbon boxes
and small bouquet holders at each plate,
the table is considered correct" and
''chic" for wedding breakfasts, luncheon
and small dinner parties.