The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-29

A color mixture we have yet to
become used to, or deem artistic, is
the blending Of deep Irish purple
and dark blue, and another equally
crude mixture of yellow-green rib
bons and turquoise-blue gowns.
The green and blue combination is
called the peacock melange. Soft
tinted pinkish lilac sprays are love-
" on soft gray hats or bonnets
trimmed with cream-colored Vene-
tian lace; and valley-lilies, blush
roses, and dark green velvet ribbon
make charming garniture for a
Leghorn hat. This year such a
head covering will have to be or
dered, for, if left to the milliner
with a fancy for decorations,
bunch of Jacque roses, a spray Of
mignonette, a handful of yellow
narcissum, and numberless tall,
spreading, flaming ribbon bows
would be added to give a 'stylish"
up to-date ensemble.
The princesse slip to wear beneath
various semi-transparent dresses
has been once and again suggested
to readers of fashion columns as an
elegant and economical substitute
for silk under bodices and skirt
Innings sewed in with each separate
gown. This season this graceful
and money-saving garment has been
introduced in various importing and
fancy dry-goods houses. The model
consists of petticoat of silk sewed
permanently to close-titting
bodice, or princesse effect is given,
the slip being in continuous
breadths from neck to hem. This
slip is quite expensive in the shops,
as it is rib and lace trimmed and
elegantly made. However, the wo-
man who longs for just such a
dainty, easy, and Frenchy little gar
ment, can purchase her ten or
twelve yards of surah, taffeta, or
else China silk at sixty cents yard,
good width and excellent lustrious
quality, and let her home dress
maker construct one for her, fitted
to her own figure and not that OF
a wire model. She can have il
made with high, half-high, or semi.
low neck as best suits her taste and
figure. The most of those on eX-
hibition are sleeveless, fastened al
the back, and cut low in the neck tC
wear beneath lace, chiffon, or fine
French organdle gown. A half
worn taffeta or faille silk, with new
silk for the bodice portion, will
make over nicely into one of these
slips. 1t can be made of black
white, or tinted silk, or even batiste
and can also be heavily boned anC
worn without a corset. Satin and
watered slips with deliberately
decorated skirts, showing cascades
of lace and furlongs of ribbon, arr
among the very costly imported
slips, and for autumn and winter
wear we are likely to see princess'
slips of sheer wool or of taffeta lineC
with fine French flannel take thu
place of plurality of heavy, cum
bersOme petticoats.
Stem green is a very fashionable
shade both in dress and millinery
1t harmonizes beautifully with al
shades of rose, violet, dahlia
petunia, damson red and some of tn,
blue dyes. 1t is particularly hand
some in cloth and in the new sill
and wool mixed fabrics.
, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. outcome o
the Napoleon craze-are the rage
Not only do they do duty a
brooches and buttons, but they ar
used as decorations for toilet, pict
, ure frames, bonbonnieres and wha
not.
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