The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17
FASHIONS FANCIEs.

Dainty Powered silks, Laces all the
Raga-Sumner Bonnets
India and China silks come with Perkin
stripes, and with large and small polka
dots upon white or black foundation.
Gold belts made OF a sort of network of
gold have OF late been introduced for
evening wear. especially with light silk or
crepe de ohene dresses
Ribbon is now almost alw avs inter
mixed with the flower trimmings ball
dresses; in fact, there is scare ely any ar
rangernent without it.
Paletots with long basquss have Of la te
become an established fact.
Black lace founces ara again arran ged
over silk skirts that are closely gored
on the front and sides and full at the
back
The sllk-striped ginghams are the most
costly and stylish Of all the cotton goods,
and could almost be mistaken for all
six fabrics.
Cavalier mats for carriage and seaside
wear come In with Summer weather.
Printed dimity makes neat Summer
Black satin is used for high full sleeves
in lace gowns.
Black satin is worn to trim wooden and
silk gowns.
Embroidered chiffon parasols are worn
for dress parade.
The combination of silk with wooden
material for one dress is now considered
better than either of the same alone. One
tea gown offers good example OF this di-
rection of taste. The tunic is OF black
cashmere, and skirt and sleeves are Dlac
silk, bands OF cashmere go round the
sleeves. which are laced at tine wrist with
cord. and tied with long ends. Similar
trimming is on the neck and waist.
For very dressy occasions the fronts of
shoes ara embroidered with gold beads
and coIored stones.
There is again rage for trimming
laces of every width, device and line, and
very beautiful dress nets can be pur
chased to match nearly every pattern of
edging or fiouncing nets. New uses are
made OF white. ecru and black designs In
iaces of various patterns. They are oddly
or gracefully disposed on skirt and
bodice: they form coat fronts, bishop or
murton-leg sleeves, collars, cuffs and
points; aud, prettiest OF all. they are
made into dainty church cspes for coun-
try wear, In fichu form or exactly after
the fashion of the cloth capes now worn.
An exceedingly stylish garment. for
street wear is the derby jacket. 1t is In
iprs in moire silk The three-uuarter
length fronts are rounded or and shaped
to the bodice by means OF slanting gore,
starting from under the armhole and dis
appearing ia the pocket. The low waist
coat worn with this derby jacket is Ia
cream or white pique Little gold stuas
are worn in the linen shirt front. The
necktie is In white cambria.
All the dressy summer bonDets and
toques are moro or less transparent. If
OF straw or rushes, the plait Is very open.
and SO reveals space between There
are also fine gilt wire bonnets which ara
mi-fransparent and countless models
made OF tnile, net and crepe lisse. which
leaves visible the arrangement of the
hair beneath. Low crowns are universal,
but no shape Is special.
Some very expensive 'sjewelledn and
other buttons onceagain appear upon new
bodices and waistcoats. Double fronts
button over each other, some OF them
crossing en- chale. fastening on the hip, a
style quite popular la Bedford cord and
Inuia cAxhmere tailor costumes.
The popular color. light gray, SO long
held ID fnTor, il 70 some extent super
seded By Light. blush green.
Crepe de chiue Is Iii greater demand
THAI aver before, and ySt Il hAs not begun