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Show FASHIONS OF THE FAIR. i - OLIVE HARPF.R WRITES OF THE STYLES OF THE DAY. Broailrlnth Will Be I' ted Largely Thli Seiiion Some of Hie GarniBiiU Will He Very Fetching; Imleeil I'lcture. of l our ! Specimen Continue.. I Special Corrr ponrtunce. ! New Youk , - -It has , been re served fur the modistes of this season to show what could bo done with broadcloth. broad-cloth. Some of the most Veautiful toilets for reception, the street and even for dancing, and at least oue wedding dress, have been made of it. This broadcloth is shown n all the new tints and colors tern cotta, old : rose, ashes of roses, lavender. heliotrope, ! tan, wood brown and all the gray and green shades, as well as blilo cream and ; white. It is fifty-four inches wide, and m JfMffl ; m A ' fmM. i llm A vwWi ' v A mm f mm wm i mv mm llANPsOJIE Sl'KlXO Ir.KS.eE3. ; ir.steid of th smooth, satiny surface it used to have it is now made with a soft ' close fini.di, which gives it an appearance appear-ance between liuo felt and abort pi 3 ; Velvet. I And it it treated in a di.Terent way ; from that of any other reason. I noticed one dreM on a young lady which will : give an idea. This gown was of terra ' cotta, cloth and brocaded silk in thesame i sh.-ele. Tho skirt was of silk, and the upper part of cloth cut en princes.se, th;) i talis being left open all tho way down to ! tho bottom. The front and bottom and ! tlie straight seams np tho back were j hemmed threeinehes wide, with n drawn ; open work one inch wide above the hem. i This drawn work on cloth is very novel ! and effective, and must be exceedingly : dillicult to do. Others have the bottom i of tho draieries hemstitched, which alsu i is very handsoino. Keoeption dresses of cloth are slashed i and laced with silken cord, with fiia I shaped plaiting of Kilk, satin or velvet I beneath. Some have deep cut tabs bor-i bor-i (fc'tt-1 with very narrow bauds of fur ami embroidered with black silk and gold threads, or with jet beading, or I perhaps with some of the imitation I jewel trimming, according to tho use it is to have. Some even combino it with lace, though this should bo very carefully care-fully done. A very graceful home dress was made of cream colored cloth and black china silk. The front, ntid panels were of the cloth, embroidered in black and gold thread. Tha Princesse was of black, with yellow buttercups in pretty sprays. The sleeves were of brocade satin, cream and black brocade. Tho design is susceptible of many changes to suit different tastes, and can be made up in any of the lighter fabrics. Walking suits of cloth, serge, tricot or cheviot would be very stylish copied from the design which was on a wax figure fig-ure in the leading house in Now York. It was in tan colored garniture embroidered embroid-ered with gold and black, with the body j of the costume in snuff brown Scotch I fmnff cloth. The very plentiful use of! bronze buttons added a touch of orna-; mentation it would have lacked. The wdiole is very handsome and ladylike. ! Another very stylish now spring gown for tho promenade is of deep myrtle green cloth, made over a corsago of velvet. vel-vet. The front is draped iu a very novel lout taking style, while a rich band of galloon in green, black and silver extends ex-tends diagonally across the wiviat and , also decorates the bkirL : m ' iS III ill ! 4 -mm HOME AND WALKING COSTTMES. ' And that reminds mo that galloons,; beaded passementerie and jet trimming ' of all kinds will h worn more t han ever before, if wo can believe modistes and ; manufacturers. I noticed a very stylish and dressy , walking gown, which is a very useful ! model. The material is that soft striped ; wool with raised stripes and tut'is upon ' ii called t.'alif'ornieo, in fawn and dark blue. The front of the corsage was of indigo blue velvet. Around tho entire skirt, which, like the waist, was cut on the bias, was a band of lynx fur, and pretty little fny.;s in blue-talk, and but- : tons of silver decorated the waist. Tho toque wiii trimmed with the same fur, but of cour.se that will not he worn very many weeks more, for tho new hats will be "out" very soon cow. Mora work for the fashion writers. i Ouve Hakpeb. ; I |