The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-26
FASHIONS FANCIES.

Bridal Costumes for Spring Brides--NeT
Colors, Styles and trimmings.
Spanish combs of deliberately cut tor
toise shell or jsweled golden combs are
worn in the high couture to hold bonnets
in place.
When you construct or order your
Spring gown see to IL that the sleeves
come down quite to your knuckles. II
not, your gown VIII stand chance Oh
looking old-fashioned.
Fancy black grenadine will be popular
for handsome black gowns the coming
season. The bodioes TO some of these
gowns have the seams covered with mar
row bands of handsome jet, which comes
for this purpose. Insertion bands of the
same, in design to match, are bought for
trimming the skirts
Black surahs, with small figures en-
broidered in colors, are going to be much
worn. They make not only pretty
gown, but also suitable and comfortable
travelling gowns for summer journeys.
MANY women find themselves unable to
stand the weight of cloth gowns on their
summer trips. hence the recsnt popu-
larity of surah and wash silks for that
Ladies incline more aud more to the
wearing of an elaborate ring on the little
finger. One sees on this finger clusters
and marquise rings, as well as those set
with a tine solitaire.
The stylish Medici collar is seen on
Princess dresses, tea gowns, wrappers
and on the new deep skirted coats an
authority says of this collar, 1T is so
genuinely becoming that it should never
90 wholly out of fashion"
Velvet will continue to be out in favor
this spring, as it has been throughout the
winter.
Pale drab and pearly gray and very
delicate shade of tan are the colors most
often seen on the streets.
Colored linen colors and cuffs are again
popular. They are shown in dark aud In
| porcelain blue. pale pink and red. These
are thought to be more becoming than
| white.
The sheath skirt still continues TO be
| very popular, although the French jour
| mails assert that its days are numbered.
! 1t is generally made of plaid or striped
| wool, cut on the bias. 1t fits very
smoothly TO the figure at the front and
| sides. and Is full ana touches the ground at
! the back 1t is trimmed with box
| plated ruffice. or else cut in squares at
| the bottom and bound with ribbon.
A commendable feature of the new hats
| il their lightness of weight Women
who have suffered from headaches from
| wearing thick straws with heavy trim
| mings. will rejoice at the new styles of
| headgear. Many have open crowns or are
| OF straw, so lace-like as to have the mini
/ mum OF weight Lace hats and bonnets.
! ALWAYS so pleasant TO wear in hot weather,
| will be much worn, and q novelty is to
| make them on frames OF silver or gold
wire. Hat ornaments are mostly Egvp-
| tiau in design, ana there are barbaric
| rold rings that hold ribbon loops in place,
| aud tfnselled asps and snakes 70 initiate
| the s.pretty worm Of Mus" II makes
| one feel creepy to look at them.
| AS often happens in the first millinery
| display of the season, black and gold is a
| fayorite combinations; although black,
/ with a dash OF some of the odd shades OF
blue. seems to have place in fashionable
| millinery. A pretty hat for spring day
| was an odd-shaped black straw, which
| had ON TOP of the fiat crown a flock OF
small black birds, the wings being tipped
with guilt Around the crown was a
twist OF soft, creepy material, relieved by
| a dash of gold.
| ionable luncheon consisted of large
| basket of white lilacs in the centre of the
| table. and from this ropes of ilaos and
| smilax extended TO the plate of each
| guest. Each rope terminated in a large
cluster of Parma yiolets, resting on a
| lace handkerchief. which was designed
| as souvenir.
The coming summer viii be a cotton
season. The offering of fine cotto n
| fabrics exceeds IN variety and in bea uty
| of texture and coloring those of last
| year, which were unusually handsome.
| II is said that the assumption OF cottons
| Is becoming more general because the
| Princess of Wales approves Of them. The
| Princess, who Is q pretty woman, looks
| as pretty in simple print gown as VINE a
ROBBED in cloth of gold There are cotton
| brocades, cotton cashneres, cotton
| grapes, with much TO recommend them
| in softnass of finish, fadelessness of dye
| and artistic design. and so altogether
dainty as will satisfy the taste Of tho
| most royal OF the great republics daugh-
tiers.
Evening bodlces are once more, as a
rule. to be laced al the back, and many
morning ones also, where the bodice aud
skirt are cut IN one, or are sewn together,
as many are. The plan is not convenient
for packing, but il has merits. The long
sleeves to low bodices have only been ac-
cepted as yet in diaphanous materials by
English women, and the fabrics are cut
mostly on the cross and wrinkled. Black
lace and spotted and faeeted net thus
used have most frequently ) tight lining
cut In white net which IS perfectly In
visible when worn, but proves most be-
com1nc TO tho skin Of the arm
Most 0f the bridal gowns OF the spring
brides viii follow the generally accepted
continental fashion OF high necks aud
- $1,000. 1<5s n - -. 1890 !. =.