The herald., 1895-05-26
FASHIONS FOR
SPRING AND SUMMER, WITH
HINTS FOR TOILET

A pretty novelty in neck ruffles is COM
posed of wreath of black roses.
Crush collars OF silk on modish waists
are now finished with small, pointed turn
over tabs of fine tucked nainsook or lawn,
edged with yellow Valenciennes lace.
Hyacinth is one of the leading colors. 1t
is to be found everywhere, in woolen
goods, satin. velvet aud ribbons. 1t COM
bines with everything and is most adapt
able.
Among odd combinations in vogue this
season are lavender and very faint green;
bleuet and yellow; green and pink; corn
color and old rose; Nile and wisteria-
pink.
The millinery conceits of the moment
are Tor the most part monstrously daring.
Tho hats are enormous in size, the bon
nets grotesque in shape, and both are
wonderful in construction and color.
All the lace this season is very deep
cream, IN color. some Of it distinctly yell
low. and some twine color. White and
ivorv tone is to be eschewed as undesira-
bly, dating any garment with which it is
worn.
Jersey fronts and vests are seen with the
new sailor suits for boys. The natty
trousers. and are made of dark blue or red
serge. of striped denim or of twilled cotton
materials.
Bandeaux consisting of twists of rib
bon, colored velvet or wreaths of flowers
are seen under the brims of fancy straw
or tulle hats made on wire frames. The
fancy straws used in making the chap
eaux are very novel and beautiful.
Floral garnitures are much used on
evening gowns. Something very chic is
made of lilacs arranged in braces over the
shoulders and dropping punches over the
bows of satin ribbon. Berthas of roses
are worn around the neck ana brettelles
of flowers are found very useful to the
women who are over plump.
Whatever may be said OF fashions for
older folks, this is, beyond peradventure
Gle ones. Surely never before were they
attlred in daintier or more sumptuous
garments, never with more perfect taste;
although it must be regretfully admitted
that the general tendency of the present
modes is rather in the direction of over
elaboration.
Flowers threaten to be worn with great
err confusion than ever on the new mill
linery, and the embroidered veivet and
net crowns which put in their appear
ance during the late winter still retain
their hold on our affections. White feath-
ers may be seen, also, upon several of
the new hats and bonnets, and they are
always elegant, though certainly not
econom ical, for it is essential to their
success that they be of the best quality.
Fashions in perfumes vary greatly.
Fifty years ago lavender was much
thought of: later musk came into favor,
and since that time fashion has run the
whole gamutIof rose perfumes-volet. ap-
pie blossoms. lily OF the valley and half
a hundred more. For time sachet pow
ders we're very popular. They were made
by grinding together vanilla, musk and
tonquin beans in various proportions
Violet sachets are also much used.
hi be
Not morally speaking, exactly. although
scandals are drug in the market in Lon
don Just now. but modistically and miilin
erally viewed. the prospect has an azure
tint that may or may not be successful.
There are electric blues, periwinkle blues,
blues, ultra marine and lapis blues and
all the blues that have just a hint OF
some other color in their composition.
A late idea of the London modiste, and
one which promises to be very fashionable,
is a smart gown in dove gray canvas over
embroidered grass cloth, black ribbon,
velvet edges. The bodice is buttoned
with quaint oxidized and paste buttons.
The collar is of soft -pink.velvet, with
black velve6 rosettes. The waistband is of
black velvet.
to the spring fashions in bonnets. reply:
Anything, everything" This really
seems to be So There is, however, one
very noticeable point. Everything is
extreme. If your hat is small, it must
be very SMALL if large, very large. If
worn forward, it must be almost in your
eyes; if back, scarcely on your head; and
so on through the whole category. AS
for color, the rainbow is left out in the
cold and the old-fashioned fower-gar
dens are dull in comparison to the tints
di,played in spring millinery.