The record-union., 1891-07-18
FRESH FASHION HINTS

Shirred hats and bonnets of tulle will
be more than ever the fashion this sea-
son.
Another fancy is for a coat of black fou-
lard with coiored design worn with 4
black grenadine skirt.
Serpent rings are in high favor. Lilac
breaches are much worn, in fact there is
rage for unique jewelry.
Sailor hats, very dainty and choice, are
shown, made of shirred Point d. Esprit
nets in black, white, gray and tan color.
Robes, in which almost the entire skirt
is of Russian or Irish lace, in white or
ecru, are exceedingly rich over silk
skirts.
White silk stockings, with white suede
slippers, or gold and silver slippers, with
white stockings, are worn On elaborate
occasions.
aluminium rings are now finding their
way into the best jewelry shops. One
seen was chased and held topaz set be-
tween two garnets.
The newest long dresses for babies are
made all in one piece, simply gathered
into square yoke, without any attempt
at defining the waist.
A black riding habit is rarely seen
abroad A novelty just now is to line the
habits with silk. Dark blue and green
are the shades most used.
Black silk stockings, with slippers of
suede kid, stitched across the vamp, with
ribbons or not, as the wearer fancies, are
worn with commencement dresses.
White undressed kid gloves are a
French caprice of the moment, and yell
low kld-Iaced shoes, with high Louis
QulnZe heels, are worn in the streets.
Some handsome black grenadine dresses,
made over satin, have crest of white
guipure lace that is studded with large
jet nail heads, or with smaller bits Of cut
steel.
The newest black lace gowns are of
dotted net of light quality, like that used
for walls, made over rich, royal-ribbed
silk, pearl-colored, pale gray or stem
green.
Corded black laces, almost like passe-
menteries, are chosen for fiat trimmings,
and the French laces with fine dots and
bow knots and the new basket pattern
for f1ounces.
The jeweled and jetted bonnets, which
are mere skeletons, incrusted with bril-
liant finery, and are so much worn this
spring, are, many Of them, heavy burdens
to their wearers.
Gowns Of black grenadine rival those
of lace so long in favor. The square
meshed plain grenadine is most used.
! Then dotted, ,serpentine striped or plaided,
are are all fashionable.
Thereviyal of sheer wiry linen batistes,
in ecru and tan shades, has already been
noted. This transparent fabric is made
over lavender or mauve silk, trimming it
with insertion made of baly ribbon.
1t is not likely that tea gowns will ever
| go out of fashion. They are too comfort
able, too graceful and far too picturesque
to be forsaken, at least until some similar
| garment with greater advantages and at
fractions can be devised.
| Most of the grenadine gowns are made
over colored silk, which may be plain
color, or else changeable taffets, and they
are enriched with flowers or panels of
lace and trimmings of jet, gold galloon
or the jeweled passementeries.
All the dressy summer bonnets or
| toques are more or less transparent. If
of straw or rushes the plait is very open
and so reveals q space between. Nearly
all leave visible the arrangement of the
hair beneath, which, on young people,
makes charming effect.