Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1877 — Spring and Summer Fashions. [ARTICLE]

Spring and Summer Fashions.

Tub great varietyof fine woohm goods for spriflg *d summer wear w daily increased by qpine charming new iinportatation. Of thaw, thelatest Is styled cashmere poiulille, ..from its being densely dotted with. spfckA Jb*TOed by overshot threads j This hiaterial is ,flne, all woofy delightful to wAh and is sfiowntn every desirable color. A. very charming toilette is of diyk blue overhria by tiny crqes-bars of the trimmings Gt tb<> dress being fitei* materitMib a iMA-tike fabric known as caslnnere denteitjfl'-aThs *s intended for poloniums t 0 b® Worn over skirts of park or hr infant-hued silk*. The material itself is Jbale bljpe, delicate rose, cream, light brojvn and gray*. The goods are wide, alAtyst -two ya**te. and, though it costs a good tffcalHet yard, niaKbs not-an expensive garmcflKZAndis both stylish and The tints to be found in them are exquisite, and, though its price places it beyond the reach, of many, w * th those who can afford ft,'it Is most popular. The shades most used are pale rose, light blue, coral Sink, ud cream or ecru, with delicate air-lines of coral, green, bronze, mandarin, etk It will be considered the height of tutdAOa to combine these Mexicaines in stHkiifc contrast,as cream with cardinal red, rose and mandarin and coral, and so on through every conceivable combination. Insummer silks thejeis little that is new&Jtope very pretty variety has a dark ground with fine cords or lindft running perpendicularly. These stripes at short intervals are finely shaded, thus producinfea novel and pleasing effect. TheTnoßt refreshing sight now are the seemingly endless yards Of cool lawns, fresh-ioqKjng cambrics, dainty percales and calicoes spFqad out in tempting array. There Is nothing more attractive in ail this diaplay than are the Madras cotton*. These are notiling, more nor less than the old-time .g*nicha?n,«, 'ppt their handsome finish, Jj^^riiih,and make them wpmpient, among other goods. For monnttg desses they,make pp, charmingly. Tbrt myorite colors are qavy-blue cross-barred with white, brown plaided with while and cardinal, pretty style showipg a ground of clear dark green, barred,,with cardinal and white. These iMapWtoClpths are in great requisite fowpofpip&fipstumes at the seashore,, as neither temped nor sunshine ; nor the crisp 'salt breeze can dim their brilliancy. We are ppt to ipqk with disdain upon calicoesjGpr p°w to such perfection of make and coloring are they brought that they are universally admired and make up into the daintiest toilettes imaginable. A very pretty has a grpunfl. of navyblue, over which are. strewn blusters of light blue blossoms brightened by cardinal fleets. It is to the linen lawns, however, thW th'i palm of excellence and beauty mast be awarded. The finest variety comes from, France, and this includes the beautiful’ ofgandies. One exquisite organdie is a fine.’diaphanous fab. ric of a delicate pearl tint, over which are scattered deep pink rose-buds with white foliage. A beautiful organdie for half-mpqrning has a bordering #! a delicate vHte ana crooping blossoms on a sheer white ground. The rage for yellow, which has taken the form of an epidemic, and is spreading dally, enters largely into lawns apd fabrics jof that ilk. One showy; variety, which will doubtless flpd many adpurers, Jias a ground of pale tilleuh over which are strewn in rich profusion gorgeous vellow roses andorangewith leaves of neutral tints. Percales and cambrics may be had to suit any taste, and modistes show much ingenuity in - JMflting up these materials to great advantage. A very tasteful costume is of-twe-materials, a pretty oak-brown perca^. and a striped percale <-W.liHide Stripes of oak-brown and csf>uV The Bkjrt of .the plain goods is ornamented by a. bias-gathered flounce of the striped, headed by a bias fold. The overdress is a handsomely-de-signed polonaise, fastened down the front with brown horn buttons, sewed on with cardinal thread./' Tffretf upturned folds at the front are laid in at the side seams. In front, these are held in shape by un seen stitchffc but at the back they are allowed to fflropp as they may, thus forming a negligent, graceful drapery. The sleeves are finished by a narrow ruffle and band,‘and Hi® wholefoxms a neat and pleasingcoSnjsseT—JT. Y. Cor. Chicogo ') ' &. r .rare