Year: 1879

FasnlOn JOttlngs.


"Glace Marguerite" is a new silk and
wool material for costumes; it is verv
soft and fine in texture.


New silk bows for the throat arc with.
out lace, but are made up of the mate
rails Of the dress and its trimmings.


The tops of long kid gloves are en-
broidered, the embroidery also following
the outer seam on the back of the arm. 9


Bows of ribbons with long ends, a ward
or more in length, are worn at the neck,
They are called "creve cnur" bows.


The newest cottage bonnets CLASH the
head closely and have narrow rolling
brim, which is covered with gathered
satin.


Changeable ribbons are the novelty in
millinery. These are shown in blue with
gold, green with cream-color, and pink
with blue.


A new way OF decorating screens IS to
have one of the letters Of the owners
name embroidered on the top of each
leaf, with scrolls, flowers ami vines wan
dering from 1t.


Lace overdresses will be worn during
the summer. The polonaise will be the
favorlte style, as it gives wide range for
variety of loopings, necessary in the lace
materials.


A woman was sitting at the breakfast
table the other morning, when an almost
breathless neighbor came in and informed
her that her husband was dead. She
calmly remarked, "Wait till I'm through
breakfast and then you'll hear bowling.


1t IS said that the prettiest bonnet worn
at the opening of the Paris Salon was a
Diana Vernon with low croan and
wide brim, and t1immed with we'll curled
black feathers and an ornament of pea
cock green looping up the brim at the
side.


Satin is decidedly in the fashion, and,
to recover lost time, it is worn even in
summer, while formerly it was reserved
tor the winter alone. It is used for bon
nets; when the bonnet is of straw, the
facing is Of satin, like the trimming on
summer dresses.


fw are to judge of the future by the
present, it may be predicted that dresses
will be simplifed and disengaged from
the indescrible draperies and trimmings
with which they have been so long loaded.
This will not be accomplished ali at once,
Tut we are gradually approaching this
desirable end.


One OF the handsomcst costumes worn
during the spring is Of gendarm blue
camel's-hair with silk of the same shade,
and Scotch plaid satin in which great
deal Of gold enters. The camel's-hair
waist is round, with standing collar, plas-
tron, revers, and wide belt of the plaid
satin, and 10th is belt is attached a flat
bag, also Of satin.


The fancy for draping the fullness of
overskirts very high is bringing round
waists into prominence again, as the tails
OF basqucs conceal such drapery. AS yet
they are not very generally worn, though
some of the newest French dresses made
for ladies who have very long waists dis
pence with basques entirely, and have
merely broad belt all around.


Tasteful shade-hats are of shell-braid.
with the front of the brim covered with
dotted sprigged null; over the crown arc
arranged large loose putfs of the muslin.
divided by bow of satin ribbon, tied at
the back in bow, surrounds the crown,
and On the front Of the brim is cluster
of cherries or other fruit, nestled in 70:
liagc. Shirred satin lines the brim.


There are so many pretty suggestions
given for the wearing of lace shawls it
seems impossible to make a selection. All
of the ideas advanced in this department
of dress are repletc with artistic effects.
Perhaps the jaunty mode Of carrying the
front ends back over the hips to the pan
icr will suit the young ladies, and the
style Of looping the ends like tichu WRAPS
will be adopted by ladies Of maturcr
years.


White flannel suits are made for ladies
to wear in midsummer at the seaside.
They have knit skirts suspended from
narrow yoke, and the plaits are bordcred
near the bottom with gay bandana plaid
cut in bias band The overskirt has
very short scart-like apron with long
drapcd back, and is also bordered with
plaid. The basque is caught up in the
back to give full panier effect on the
hips, and handkerchief pieces of the
plaid are arranged like q sash-bcw in the
back and around the neck.


In general, the costumes for morning
wear, for travelling and for the seaside
assume d more and more masculine an
pearance. The jackets open over vests.
the latter call to their aid the jabot, and
finish with the cravat. Attired in one of
these three costumes, ladies look as if
ready to mount on horseback. The hand
only lacks the whip, and seems mortified
at being obliged to hold an umbrella or
parasol instead. AS to vests, it may as
we'll be said that they are worn with all
dresses, inasmuch as the morning and
travelling costumes have their vests, quite
as we'll as full toilets for dinners, reccp-
tions, and balls.


People who like black dresses-and
they are numcrous-have this season
adopted the Spanish dress. For the cha
teaux and seaside cottages the summer
wardrobe is not complete without a Span
ish toilet. This is made of black faille,
entirely covered with very transparent
black bareec, or even black Grape. The
entire front is covered with rows of wide
black lace, which are finished on each
side with bow, with long hanging loops,
made OF narrow pink satin ribbon. Each
bow is fastened with rosette Of black
jet, with two tasscls of uneven length to
match. The long train in the back (this
toilet is never made shorD is draped by
means of a single large bow Of white
pink or satin ribbon. The corsage, cut
square in the neck, and the elbow sleeves,
are trimmed with pink bows and jet. In
guise of a coiffure small net of Jet, with
large rose placed above the ear.


The ncighbor's cat had clawed the
baby, and the man was going out to the
woodpilc with his AK over his shoulder
and the cat under his arm. "Carom me
back to the house," said the cat, who ap-
pearcd to be chalk full of emotion ''that
ought not to count, it was only a scratch.
The man took his cue and looked thought
full. ''Truc,' he said, "and this IS only an
accident" and he laid the feline across the