Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-23

safin ribbon. Another grenadine Il black,
With narrow tucks Of Spanish yellow.
An imported dress Of bright red satin
surah shot with white is figured with
suau white stars. The skirt of this is
edged with tiny pIeat of the silk. From
each side of the back breadth, which Ia
gathered TO short piped bodice, and has
q very graceful sweep, there is "bouf-
FAINT" of the silk widening over the hips
and falling in loose points in front. A
double ssbouffant" of silk from the neck
band falls over the shoulders and disaP-
pears in the fulness of the bodice, which
Is slightly pointed in front and made with
q jsbot of white lace and white silk revers-
Full sleeves of white silk reach to the ell
bow, where they are gathered on to deep
cuffs of the surah. Red silk streamers
fall from under the "bouffant" at the
back.
For a debuante is charming toilet of
snow-fiaked tulle over q blush-rose satin.
Made quite plainly at the back, and with a
pointed waistband of pink satin, the front
of the skirt is fulled in downward lines,
which are marked with very narrow rows
of Lace insertion threaded with blush-rose
colored bebe ribbon, knots of which are
caught into the ruehing at the edge. On
the bodice these lines are narrowed to
nothing at the waist, but widen as they
run upward, and little tufts of ribbon are
the only trimming. The sleeve is after o
Grecian pattern-iust an open drapery OF
snowflake tulle, each end of which has a
silver tag, the two being loosely looped to-
gether.
A pretty and inexpensive costume is OF
heliotrope wool, dotted with white, and
made with darker velvet sleeves and col.
lar, with silver braid third of an inch
IL. l. hal half Of
extremely plain and light bell skirt. An
other dress is one of cream challie, fguree
with yiolets, with sleeves and vest or col
| lar and belt-ribbons of gros- grain silk of 8
| soft violet tint A similar fabric, hguret
| with pale green, may have sleeves and sur
| plice front of green surah, dotted will
white, or these accessories may be of moss
| green velvet.
SAYS a correspondent in the Londol
World: "a lovely 'rose-petap gown i
rose satin, edged with a ruche of yello,
rose-leaves deepening into pink, and veile
with gold-dotted yellow net. With this
boa of shaded rose petals is worn, and
rose fan. A very beautiful wedding cow
follows the new fashion of allowing som
relief to the stereotyped pure white, an
is in gold and white brocsde, with st.
lish high collar and gauntlet cuffs of "
netian point. On the petticoat the san
elegant lace is arranged over white satin
close clusters, with rose-like knots"
New and durable cotton trimmings I.
chambreys, zephyr ginghams, and like I
brics are fat-threaded gimps, ovsrla
with a woven feather stitching in colo
or white that gives the pretty and neat 3
pearance of similar stitching done |
hand. The gay cotton embroideries
all warranted "fast colors," and appear
most attractive patterns. Gimps fro
one to four inches wide are shown entire
; of white, with close background
which is a lattice design of silky-lookir
white cord crossing it, and forming op'
scaIlops, round and pointed.
Among some pretty spring wraps is o.
| in fawn-colored corduroy cloth, made
| Louis Quinze fashion, with Vandy
brown velvet and fine gold gimpi and me
- vividly pale heliotrope cloth woven vi
biscuit color in waved lines, this last
'' lieved by bands of darker velvet and &c
embroidery, while tabs of the same
arranged as yoke around the collar.
very smart pelerine, rich enough to We
at wedding, yet in quiet good taste,
= made as follows: Old-rose satin shin
through a handsome network of bla
chenille studded with cut jet nailhea
u 1t is still further decorated with q tn
ming of jet and velvet psssementerie
Il delicate pendant fringes of Jet.