St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-16
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Materials Suitable for Moaning Dssssss
to Ne Worn b Summer.
Henrietta cloth Is the material chosen
for the flrst dress worn - mourning,
either Is deep or light mourning. and In
summer and winter alike; trimming
of English Grape makes this fabric suit
able for the deepest mourning dress.
while passementerie, dull silk or little
dull jet trims it when worn - light
mourning. For second-best dresses Arc
tamis cloths and bstistes, woolens Of
light weight with smooth surfaces that
shed dust. and do not roughen whom
brushed. For summer wear are thin
wool crepons crinkled like crepe Do
Chine, or in slight stripes. or small
plaidA Nuns vailing Il still in favor
for thin dresses. whether plain with
wide selvage, or hem-stitched in stripes.
or merely with . hem-stitched hem
along one selvage.
Gronadinos Of al kinds are once moro
in vogue, and are preferred to net for
summer dresses. Hermann. the iron
grenadine Of mixed wool and silk in
square meshes, IL used for the deepest
mourning dresses, and also in large
shawls for old ladies. Silk gFenadiDes
have An armure border six inches wide
ct ono selvage to be used st the foot Of
the skirt q the fabric II forty-six
inches wide; thsre are also stripes Of
armure or Of gros grain on such grena-
dimes. while the ane sewing-silk grena-
dimes have tiny dots or larger spots.
single long-stemmed blossoms OF low
cred bands, and the durable armure
grenadines have lace effects In stripes.
spots and bordera A fabric called new,
but merely . revival Of the thin smooth
grenadines Of long ago, resembles tho
mousseline pe sole now in vogue, and II
known - silk vailing. being used both
for walls and gowns; it 10 yard and =
quarter wide, with selvages two inches
broad. the heavier qualities being re-
quired for dresseA
For summer silks crepe de Chine Of
dull jet black IL the fsvorite mourning
dress. whether Of plain, slightly crinkled
surface. or striped. spotted Or nowsred.
The genuine Canton Grape makes . rich
dress for the deepest mourning. For
accessories Of dresses, for the entire
sleeves. for the froat Of waists. sad for
panels Of skirts are many thin creped
fabrics, - crepe sable. thin - gause,
and very deeply crinkled, And also the
brocaded sheer grapes, or thin striped
Grapes, like mousseline do chiffon. En-
glish Grape. too well known 70 need de-
scfiption, remains the favorito dress
over silk OF wool for widows, and for
their walls also. Plain India silk b apt
70 spot when moistened, and u only
guaranteed in the most costly qualities
A similar fabric made in Lyons. called
Peybo. 10 thicker than India silk. and
Of pure jst black. The figured Indias
have tiny white dots, thread ines.
or skeleton leaves or blossoms on black
ground, or else the larger chrysanthe-
mum Or poppy blossoms. The surah
silks are heavily twilled. and nearly
lusterless. with plain groundA o. striped
with white. q pin-dotted. or With open
stripes. like drawn-wofk, st intervals eg
ono or two incheA
For cotton dresses the Scotch gingh ans
are best for mourning wear. In chine
figures. stripes. or bars Of gray sr Of
white On black groundA For all-White
dresses are wide lawns O. nainsooks.
with skirt hons that arc hem-stitehsd
along one selvaGe. and II . eoloe u In
troduoed there Are India dimities. null
and French lawns with black q lsven1er
dots. tiny flowers. q line soeipos a
clear white grounds that may - coedea
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