The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-26
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 26, 1919.
THE FASHIONS.
BOnnets - Dress - R0bes - Fln0llne
and GIOYes.

The prediction that bonnets were
to be smaller has not been fulfilled.
They are very small, and will remain so
as long as the hair is worn high, as at
resent. The fashionable chignon is
large, extending quite low In the
neck, and covering so much of the
head that there is only a small space
for the bonnet.
For evening wear and receptions
the bonnets are pr~ofusely trimmed
with feathers and flowers, and edged
ace; the scarf is still in vogue, and
twined around the neck falls at one
side.
Round hats for the street and or
binary wear are generally worn. The
high 0 felt hats. trimmed with
velvet and ostrich plumes, are much
worn. A noticeable feature of these,
hats as now worn, is the top of the
crown Is crushed, which does not add
in the least to their beauty or effect.
Among the silks for evening dress
is a novelty in white silk with beauti-
full flowers, embroidered with gold
thread, which makes up effectively,
and is almost dazzling in gas light.
Velvet velour is also something new,
aud is a rich heavy material In gold
color, green, blue and all the evening
shades.
French Grape, In a new color called
Lucifer, is a new material for the
overskirts Of silk evening dresses
and is sold at $40 per yard. Ii is
also in all the fashionable col0rs and
shades.
Silk and satin, in plain c%olors, are
more worn for evening dress this
silks.
Black silks, richly trimmed. are
much in vogue and the price is re-
duced at least 20 per cent.
A black silk dress is richly trim
med with velvet and lace. The skirt
has a vide hounce set on in fiat piaits,
with two rows of wide velvet ribbon
Upon it-One an inch from the top,
lie other about the centre of the
iOunce. The overskirt Is composed
Of silk one quarter of a yard wide
With two rows of velvet, and lace
half a yard wide. The corsage is
rimmed with lace and velvet; thC
sleeves are loose, and open to the
elbow, fall below the hand in a long
vide point, edged with lace.
A blue silk has three rufies upoI
The skirt, and an overskirt of ashes
Of roses silk, made tunie style, with 6
rufle of blue silk upon the edge, anC
turned away In reYers, both at the
waist and in the front Of the skirt.
A purple cloth suit is embroidered
with gold thread and ornamented will
gilt buttons; the skirt and corsage o
the basque is reveTs, and the over
skirt buttons at the side. 1t is snowy
4 black silk has the founces set il
clusters of plaits, each one headed b,
I point of velvet, and between thes,
ire uprights of velvet extending VI
he skirt half a yard, fastened by or
aaments of jet, and finished at tn.
end with jet gimp and button fringe
The overskirt is short, and trimmed
TO match.
An Oriental" morning robe o
purple satin de chine is beautiful
embroidered in black and white. A
vine runs around the neck, down til
front, widening as il slopes away a
sides and around the skirt to til
centre of the back, where it expand
into a large cluster of flowers. TIL
'front.' breadth has three rows Of en-
a..oidery across it.
Hair-cloth skirts, to take the plac
Of hoops, have recently been import
ed. There is a founce around th
bottom in round plaits on all excer
the front breadth, and the upper par
of the back has rolls of the materia
for a quarter of a yard, in imitatio
Of the hustle.
Hoops arc now very small, so thu
hey are scarcely preceptible. an
quite a number of ladies do not wea
them at all; but many prefer them t
heavy skirts; and it is far better IL
the health of the wearer to wea
hoops and fewer skirts than heav
orinoline or a number of skirts, III
less the whole weight ca
be suspended from the shoulders.
IN Alexandria kid gloves a ne
shade has been brought out for ewes
ing wear. It is the most delicate
perle, or rather pearl color, and tn,
are in both black and white welt
and stitched in the color to CORE
pond. The shade is beautiful in ga
light.