The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-12
FASHIONS FADS.
Spring and Summer EabrIes-odds and
Ends.

Spring and Summer Eabries-Odds and
Ends.
Narrow ribbon veiyets win be the fav-
orite trimming for challi, and laces for
cotton gowns during the coming summer
For chateIaines there.are tiny pencils en-
circfed with an enameiIed snake.
Spring hats are in fancy lace-like brafds
OF fine straw with futed brims. A shape
called the Phyllis has brim lined with
velvet, with high loops like bannerets
and great quantity of big roses.
Tea gowns stay in fashion as they
should.
Black and white cotton grenadines of a
silky appearance are shown.
Dressy bonnets are of gold braid and
yellow straw interviewer.
Silk muslin and chiffon are used for
trimming aud making dressy hats
Robes Of crepon are heavily embroid-
cred with silk and tinsel
Velvet ribbons are used for knots on
hats trimmed with velvet flowers
Square watch seals and lockets are
dividing favor with the round and oblong
ones.
Numbered with the newer watch brace
lets are those of gold Milanese chain
work
Fine amethysts are in demand and are
especially effective when handsomely
mounted for brooches.
Leaf green is used for trimming pale
tan shades.
Silver covers are seen on long. slender
perfume bottles.
Capes and deep skirted jackets will be
the popular WRAPS for spring wear. The
capes are made long enough to fall over
the hips and have velvet yOkes or collars,
and sometimes jaunty little hoods; they
are developed in light colored cloth in
shades of gray or tan, or in the new color
called Cleopatra, and they are carefully
lined with satin of some bright tint.
Long gold pins are thrust in the fat
bows or knots on the front Of brimmed
hats.
Bonbon spoons keep their place among
the novelties. A handle of palm leaves
partial gilt with stalks of full gilt is a
new design. The greenish tinge of the
leaves Is in pretty contrast to the dead
gold.
Bracelets of twisted gold, knife edges,
fiat braids Of open work and gold tapes
are in better form than the clasped brace
let's, with imitation insects and flowers.
Beaten work in segments, powdered with
diamonds and colored stones, retain their
place.
New cotton fabrics are In imitation of
wool or silk The korah-moires are clever
limitations of watered silk, and another
well-dyed cotton has vale which resem-
bles cashmere Some OF the new striped
ginghams have so soft a finish as to be
easily mistaken for fine wooden. Outing
fiannels. SO desirable for children's coun-
try wear because of their washable quail
ties, are shown in unusually pretty stripes
on q white ground Deiieately dyed India
mulls are offered for hot weather gowns;
most of these thin material are figured
with long-stemmed wood flowers scattered
over a cream white ground.
French percales are shown in great
variety this season, and will be largely
used for summer wash dresses. They
have many advantages over the ordinary
cotton fabrics. They are OF fine texture,
do not easily rumDle, have fast c0lors and
cost about one-half IS much as q fine
CinQham, giving equal service; and they
are always ladylike in effect and becom-
ing to young or old
Queen Victoria's table linen is all made
by hand Her tablecloths have the Star
of the Garter in the center, with the royal
arms. On the large rays OF the star are
woven the names or the greater depend
encfes of the crown, and the lesser names
are on the lesser rays. A beautiful
wreath OF rose, shamrock and thistle in
tertwined about the crown imperial is
woven in each of the corners.
Among the pretty summer fabrics are
shown beautifully tinted lace-striped
batistes figured on the plain batiste stripe
with clusters of violets. rosebuds, pinks,
daisies. etc Gowns OF these fabrics are
made very plainly with full skirts, round
waists and bishop sleeves with collar and
turn-back cuffs Of fine Swiss embroidery.
A pretty dressing bag for a lady is in
lizard akin. 1t is lined with pals blue
silk, and all the soap dishes, scent bottles
and powder jars that It contains have
beautifully chased silver tops. Some OF
thesbest dressing bags are provided with
travelling clock, spirit flask and jewel
case in addition TO the orthodox number
of bottles and brushes.
The old-time French organdies, as
transparent as gauze. with charming de-
signs OF tea roses, buds, carnations,
yiolers, pansfes and trailing vines, win he
in high fashion next summer. They will
be called Pompadour muslins The tinest
Qualities imported are rather expensive,
but they make most lovely toilets. aud u
few beautiful dresses already made of the
French weayes have trimmings Of rich
lace arranged as skirt flounce, dceu paaier
drapery. and sleeve jockeys
Ehangeable alchairs, soft, light weight
Gamers hair, evsn-checkea cneviots,
large plaids and narrow stripes are ali
round among the new importations az
spring wollenB. The TsriekS Is endless,