The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-10-04
NEW DRESS
rhs Latest In Beads. Psssementeries and
Metal EmbroiderIes

h Latest In beAds. Psssementeries an
Metal Embroidsrie@
Kid is used for the background Q
many new trimmings, white, tan an
light Suede-color being wrought witt
steel or gilt beads, and cut in slende
points, or else open diamond-shape'
bands OF tan kid form wide GALLON, o
which are set squares OF dark velvet
making very handsome trimming TO
cloth gowns. Black trimmings vii
again be used on colored materials
furs, passementerie, soutache, and als'
black lace being employed to tone dow
high colors In many trimmings oihe'
eolors are added, but the black note re
mains, and is a stylish foundation fol
n or for several colors in combina
ton. The favorite designs for passe
menteries of all kinds, whether o
cords, beads or OF cgocheted silk. are
randyke points and gothic arches com
ing up slenderly from a straight edge.
These points are placed at the foot oi
the skirt the straight edge below, and
trim the front of the corsage in two
rows pointing toward the sides. They
form the collar. epaulettes and cuffs.
and are also placed along the edge OF
the waist as ribbons and girdles now
are, some slight pendants being added
to each point to droop over the hips.
There are also many branching leaf de-
signs. and all patterns are open instead
OF being massed aud close. a they for
merly were. Embroiderics in lower.
vine and leaf patterns done in silk are
IN the llghtest c~olors-crean. lilac, pale
green, wisteria and mauye-to be APP
pliqued on the silks and velvets of light
evening toilets The lilac embroider-
les are largely imported, as that is the
color OF the season in Paris. and will be
much used for full-dress toilets during
the autumn and winter. New guipure
trimmings hat are like lace, yet are
not lace. have thick silk cords through
their meshes, and come in all the new
colors and black, in the slender pointed
designs, for trimming fine woods and
silk. Beads reappear in jet, gilt, steel.
and silver, combined with cords and
with bullion embroidery OF twisted gilt
and silver threads like that
on military clothing. Black and
gold beads are together, and
black and steel beads have gold cord to
them. Cashmere-colored beads
in branching leaf patterns have the
black finish of fine jet beads
along all their outlines. Vandykes OF
black silk cord have beads on their
while other points of great size
are entirely OF braid and cord. The
metal embroideries show copper, gilt,
and steel combined with silk in Oriental
,oloring; in the favorite pointed de-
signs, with pendants added to the points
hat are to be placed downward around
he waist OF round and pointed cor
Three or four points from pref
y shoulder trimmings, the tips of the
points being drawn together on the
seam, and the straight edge
YET on the sleeves, or this may DO re-
and the points extend down
ward. Crocheted silk trimmings are
lew in colors and are shown in beauti-
III designs selected at the Paris EXPOSE
ion, some OF them being tone upon
one, shading from light to dark, in
and pointed patterns. The Escur-
al cord passementerios, with black
oundations, and either one or many
olors, are excellent for trimming
ither black or colored dresses. Gilt
nd steel are placed together in ex-
fine %soutache, set on edge very
lose together in solid crescent and
patterns. Some of the steel
nd silver braid trimmings are very
andsome. Those for evening dresses
re of white silver with gold edges, and
few Of the opal beads called angels
ears are outside the cord. These are
arabesque patterns, and there are gold
nd jet beads in similar designs. Panels
the front o. sides OF skirts are in
our Eitfel patterns, very broad at the
Dot, then sloping almost to a point at the
op. For wedding dresses are vandyko
oints and arabesque borders made of
'hite metal threads, twisted cords,
nd some round pearls together. There
re also metal embroideries or gauze
nd on silk muslin, those of white
liver on white mousseline de sole being
specially pretty. Fringes will be used
gain, both in the light Chinese de-
gns OF silk strands with deep meshes
t the top, and in heavier grelots. part
OF beads and partly of silks, for
lantle and cloak trimmings. -Harper's
AGAR.