The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-16

Since the return of the Empress from
her Eastern tour, ALLIGATOR jewelry has
become the rage.
! made open in 'front.' either in square shape
or a ohdIe with revers.
Necklaces, from which are suspended
large cross OF locket, are very fashionable
on all occasions.
/ A separate train of black velvet may be
belted oyer any dress, and thus make a
rich and apprO. riate dinner costume.
A velvet petticoat of some bright color,
with an overGress of rich silk or satin
matching in color, is the latest Partisan
novelty for walking dresses.
Dinner dresses of velvet or thick silk are
made quite plain, their richness being in
creased by the new Marie Antoinette coll
lar of ValencIenLes lace, which also forms
a sort of stomacher.
The most elegant ball dress of the sea-
son are made of China Grape over tulle
| The Grape is imported in all the pale fash
ionable shades, In cerise, rose CRIMSON,
Bay of Naples, blue and dark Tyrolese
green.
The appropriate trimmings for cloth and
woolen materials are velvet, gros grain and
| fringe; for silks, fiounces of the same
with velvet bands; for velvet, gros-faille
facings, satin Pipings, passementerie and
lace.
Hair-cloth skirts, to take the place of
hoops, have recently been imported. There
is tiOunce around the bottom, in round
plaits, on all except the front breadth, and
the upper part of the back has rolls of the
material, for quarter of yard, in imita-
ton of the hustle.
The very latest style for trimming, not
only for evening costumes, but for walk
ing dresses ami cloaks as we'll, is of feath-
ers, tunics and dresses being trimmed with
! white Marabout, grebe feathers, and pea
| cocks tips. Suits of black faille are
/ trimmed with a two-inch band of cocks
plumes, which are moro difficult TO prepare
than ostrich bands.
The tunic worn with the evening COS
tunes, usually white and of seme thinner
material, is made as long as tho underkIrts,
and lOOped up in various ways at the side
and back. The most elegant, but at the
| same time the most expensive, trimming
for tunics is lace. Sometimes white and
black lace are both used, the former placed
over the latter. The tunics may be looped
up with flowers or with rosettes. When
the tunic If of gauze or Grape, the same
material may be very effectually used in
puffs, ruffies, plaits, and quilting, to trim
the dress.
A very elegant home costume formed of
ruby-cOlored French Merino: The skirt
deeply trained, the front breadth trained
with even tiny fOunces, gathered with q
heading of the same; the edge of each
fiounce rolled the top hounce commenc-
ing about halfway up The bodice tight
fitting ana trimmed with = aounce to form
broces back add front, which is continued
down either side of the front breadth tC
the bottom of the skirt. Sleeves tight fit
ting, and trimmed with two rows of mar
row fiouncing. For silk, satin, velvet o.
poplin, or even moirc antique, this dres
would be equally suitable.
To trlm q velvet cloak plainly-and thosu
plainly trimmed are most stylish-arrangt
jabot of lace in shells on the front, ant
let two rows of lace pointing downwar'
encircle the sleeve at the wrist. A fall
belt and sash bow, or else a .postilliol
basque. An EliZabethan collar of lace
slightly frilled, and cuff of reversed lac
/ is ulso handsome trimming. Epaulette
and border around the cloak are not re
, quired. Another stylish, simple design j
q faille band extending up the side owe
the shoulder. Deep Puritan collar an
4 cuffs of faille,
: Dresses are not worn short, even b
e quite young ladies, in the evening.
T velvet dresses are worn for walking the
q are short, and with the indispensable tunit
, Last winters evening dress can lie mad
to look quite new by adding the looped u
tunic, which does not require to be lib
/, the dress. We have seen one tunic sery
for several dresses. Old fashioned lac
shawls are made to look very pretty ovt
Z q silk dIess, when the skirt is looped u
d with flowers or velvet ribbon. Trim yoU
: body and sleeves to match. Narrow col
. ored velvet ribbon is always stylish. Blu
and red are good candle-light colors. We
. vet looks we'll in the hair. Let all mate
5 in color.