The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-26
PINK AND BLUE.
How Fashions FayOrite Colors Arr
Blended aud COntrasted.


Blended aud Contrasted.
Between the two greatest ladies of
the land, Mother Nature and Dame
| Fashion, a friendly rivalry exists as
to who can display the most beautiful
colors in their respective creations
The palm undoubtedly belongs to
Mother Nature. for Dame Fashion is,
after ALL only copyist. both careful
and truthful, but still an imitator in
| the reproduction of the beautiful tints
| of leaf and flower in the dainty sum-
| mer fabric. Pink and green. the fa-
vorite colors, appear only as mere
suggestions of color, so delicate are
| they in tint and shading, which. faded
as they seemed when compared with
the decided colors in vogue during the
winter season, are still very effective.
Laetitia blue. of a grayish-green tint,
and the new gray ''peau anc" will
rule later in the season. The two COL
ors, in exceptionally striking and
stylish costume, are made up with the
two antipodean cOlOrs. black and
white. The light wrap is as yet in
dispensable, be the weather never so
mild. the long lace circular and the
short wrap of shot silk are the favor
tie styles. The most effective combi-
nations for the latter are lavender
with moss green, green ''amande"
with white. copper color with blue,
| of % Mi nl1lo I'll a ffpo of ic
circular of carmelite blue silk gauze,
accOrdion-plaited from the neck down.
ward, with double row of black lace
insertion above the hem. Deep lace
points diverging from the neck fall be-
low the middle of the cloak, forming
sort OF double cape. The girls may
object to this style as being only suit
able to elderly women, but it is a
fact that the charms of the
youthful figure are enhanced by
this seeming concealment and the
handsome form brought out to greater
advantage through the gauzy trans
parent cloak. For slender girls the
tight-fitting wrap is perhaps prefer
able. A very novel and becoming
style is the cuirass of coarse black
nett completely studded over with jet
and bOrdered with disappointed band
of steel embroidery, each point finished
with a handsome steel tassel. These
wraps range in price from $40 to 800,
and are not likely to become common
place. The lace dress in all it's varia-
tiOns, has again made it's appearance,
or rather it has not left us. nor is it
likely to do so. It will be the fayorite
costume this summer and very beauti-
full dresses in lace are now being made
which ultimately will grace the society
bellies of the coming season The
trimming of the dresses is principally
of bright contrasting ribbon of all
widths and designs; gray ribbon will
for refined tastes be the color chosen
for black slace dresses. In by-gone
days this color was emblematic of age
and sorrow, but these attributes can
hardly be applied to it when gracing a
young and fashionable society girl in
gown of shimmering silvery gray crepe
with its ever varying light and shad-
ows. A stylish lace costume has
an accordiOn-plaited skirt. elaborate
ly trimmed with silver gray MORE
ribbon. Yoke, Medicis belt and cuffs
IF the pulled sleeves are of gray MORE.
Black straw-hat with garland of
pink roses and black directoire cane
with MORE bow. These canes are one
of the seasons eccentricities and one
not likely to come into general use or
misuse, but a few ultra fashionable
women may not object to break a
lance in favor of this latest within of
Dame FashiOn.-N. Y. Cor. st. Louis
Republic.