The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-16
STYLISH PARASOLS.
Novelties Produced for the Coming Spring
and Summer Seasons

Novelties Produced for the Coming Spring
and Summer Seasons.
The new parasOls for spring and
summer are covered faille or armure
silk in plain colors Or richly brocaded,
or with striped silks, plaids or bord-
cred patterns, and very dressy para
soils have thin gauze, silk muslin or
net covers brocaded with tinsel in de-
signs like embroidery. The handles
are of natural woods--holly, acacia.
bamboo, cherry or ebony-with Curl
ously twisted hoops or large hooks or
knobs at the end, or else they are
quantity carved and tipped with silver
or gold. Coaching parasols and those
for general use have handles that ex-
tend fourteen inches beyond the edge
of the silk cover when closed. The
Directoire parasols to be used with
walking toilettes have much longer
handles, like walking sticks, extend
ing eighteen inches beyond the cover
and these handles are now put to-
gether with a screw joint so that they
may be taken apart and doubled
small enough to go into a very
small trunk. Rich brocades of the
last century in dull colors and with
metallic designs are appropriate COW
ers for these parasols when meant for
dress, while for morning walks the
striped and bordered silk covers are
used. A novel feature inside the new
Cleopatra parasols is a ribbon trim
ming winding around the stretchers
that hold the parasol open as they ra-
diate from the stick; when the parasol
is closed these ribbons show beyond
the tips, and a cluster of loops is
formed around the stick, giving full,
bunohy effect that is considered very
stylish.
Faille parasols of green or of gray
shades are made to correspond with
many of the spring stuffs for dresses.
Striped parasols must be striped
around instead of down the breadths.
and those with wide stripes are pre-
ferred. The ferule at the top is very
long, and is pointed in parasols that
have cane handles. Black parasols
have new designs of moire, palm, ovals,
or large balls on faille grounds. For
mourning are Rhadzimir parasols with
carved ebony sticks. For piazzas
and carriage use in midsum-
mer are white and gold bro
caded silk parasols, or pale old
rose, or blue brocades in leaf and
ostrich feather designs, or else en-
broidered silk muslin or net is put
plainly over white, black, gray, rose
or empire green silk OF the shade as
the transparent fabric. A bow of the
silk or of the ribbon is tied on the
handle in full loops, and loop of
passementerie cord is also added there,
through which the arm is passed TO
carry the parasol when it is not hoist
ed. Sun-umbrellas have short eight
inch handle tipped with gold or silver.
and are covered with black taffeta silk.
For the country are cotton satteen and
bingham parasols in large figures and
plaids, with either short or long ham
dies. India silk is also prettily mount
ed for parasols to match the summer
dress with which it is worn. Small
turned-over shades for use in early
spring are made up of silks. Or they
have lace covers all in one piece in the
fashion of long ago.-Harper's Bazaar.
ra3 introduction OF An--11can watches into
England has reduced the number OF gold
cases marked at the London assay Office from
"a. s44 in 1876 to 90, 416 in 1885. and Of silver
cases from ll9, SO4 In 1876 to %. 706 in 1850
As an evidence Of the progress that mod
eru ideas are making in Japan, it b stated
that that country Is now building thirty -four
new railroads at . cost Of over $50, 900,
and it has hundreds Of miles Of railroad al
ready built
A Nashville minister said IN his Sunday
sermon that ssthe woman who win occupy
two seats In q street car. In violation Of her
neighbcr's rights, may be respectable, but
can have little claim to either religion or