Year: 1878

Summer figures for ladies' princess morn.
ing robes and for childrens dresses are stri-
ped or else figured like old fashioned bril-
lantes.


White dresses were never more fashionable
than at present, but they scarcely come under
he bead of every day dress, as they are ex-
eeedingly elaborate.


The new perfumes are a peculiar altar of
rose called "Love's Faintest Sigh and
"Smothered Sigh" The great delicacy of
these odors will render them popular.


Basques INTENDED Tor summer materials
are decidedly dressy, and the vests are their
chief feature. Buttons and bows of ribbon
are much used, in addition TO other trim
mings upon basques.


Long crepe dechine scarfs OF blue or bril-
liant scarlet are trimmed with rich fringe
snd worn as an evening drapery. They are
thrown across the shoulders crossed in
font, and carried around and tied In loose
knot over the drapery of the dress at the
back


A pretty and useful costume for little
girls of l. years consists of a killed skirt
with a waist suspended by straps from the
shoulders, faced to simulate a vest, or a long
jacket cut away slightly from the front.
Down the front is row of buttons, and but
IONS ornament the cuffs and pockets.


1t ispoor economy to lay aside dresses and
not wear them simply because they are
handsome, until their newness and fashiona-
bleness have departed, only unearthing them
to remodel them, when the colOrs proclaim
their antiquity. and all the additional ex-
pense and trouble put upon them can not
make them wearable.


1t has become a fashion to set about
room in brackets upon the walls French
plate mirrors, about foot and half in size
each way, of which the frames are richly
embossed brass and forward of which, also
in brass, are three colored wax tapers
When lit these adjuncts add much TO the
life and brilliancy of room.


Silk, sicilienne and Indian cashmere c1n-
tinue to be the favorite materials for confec-
tions, and there is a decided tendency in all
the scarf mantles to give the appearance of
much Darrowness to the figure. In some of
the handsomest models trimming of black
velvet and beads is introduced at the back;
in others the side pieces covering the arms
are made of transparent Spanish lace.


The linen collars worn at present are high
at the back and decidedly fisring, and the
points in front begin to turn over quite
underneath the ear. The slope is gradual to
the front. Newly imported linen collars
have the points embroidered in gay linen
threads, and few have row of this bright
colored embroidery extending around the
collars and cuffs. The edges are finished
with small points or scallops.


The CROMWELL is the newest hat of the
season. It has a very wide brim, q Cromwell
crown, and the brim is either turned up or
left down as suits the taste. The popular
trimming is a facing for the brim, a bow fas-
tened with an ornament where it Is turned
up, and a scarf knOited around the crown.
The feature for all the hats for country wear
is the straight, flexible brim, which can be
manipulated In any way to suit the taste.
Very little trimming is required for any OF
them.


There are many novel features In plaitings
for the throat and sleeves, notably in crepe
lisse. They are stitched in the center and
fills are added at the edge; some have triple
plaitings. and the plaitings are very fine.
The muslin and tarlatan ruches are crimped
and mounted In box plaits, generally two
rows the outer one being somewhat wider
than the inner row. The new black net
ruches are edged with amber beads; they are
so full that they look like fraises round the
throat, and to slender necks are most becom-
ing.


High colored fans are at present the rage,
and crimson, scarlet and black are frequent
ly chosen for mountings, and the decora-
tons are flowers or figures in white or some
contrasting color. Decorated wood fans are
also popular. There are handsome fans of
medium size, made of satin and silk COM
bjned, and decorated with water color paint
1Dgs. Some of these have sticks of ash or
cherry tinted in beautiful colors. Costly