forming, a border along the
curved top. Japanese ci ape fans
mounted on fragrant woods are
in pale, delicate tints, and in
white grounds strewn with flow
ers. The handsomeest gauze
fans are delicately painted, and
those of lace are powdered with
Rine-stones or with diamonds.
Grey sneedo gloves have been
brought out with black crochet
backs ; four buttons are more
worn than six in, the dav time.
and in the evening twelve but
tons reach' to. the : elbow, sixteen
cover it; but I am inclined to
think eight - are better worn.
Gauntlets are generally adopted
in the country, in r andeer and
chevrette, an" now it is nnssfhln
to match the most tender color
ings In diay or grayy or Indeed
any- tone. : White English ; doe
skin is gaining Hn favor, and so
ari the new sacque gloves,drawn
In . at the wrist with elastic.
Driving gloves are to be had of
a great many kinds reindeer.
Badminton, English cape and
white doeskin.
Creamy white satin wedding
gowns are trimmed with "frills
and Hoft drapings of duffon.
Narrow silver combs for-the
back hair have perforated tops,
the silver being bright ont, -
Jet belt. are a novel feature,
pointed in tho center arid bord
ered with a graduated fringe.
The long skirts are bringing
draped uvessklrts into vogue.
These are l-ioed with bow of
contrasting ribbons.
Flower wreaths for low nerk
ed gowns are of white hyacinths.
lilcs or forgf-t-iue-nots framed
iu fine drooping trrass.
The silk-stripad ginghams are
the most costly and htylish of
all the c.tton goods, and could
almost bo mistaken for an all
s lk fabric.
