The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

Fashion Notes for the Ladies--RlOw to he
Beautiful.

Combs Of silver and ivory are worn.
Chatelalne watches are fashionable.
Montagu is the new name for face
curls.
The fashionable sailor hat is OF blue
straw.
Knife pleating is now made by ma
chinery.
The English Derby is u favorite among
hats.
Madras cloth is nice for making sea.
side suits.
The caprice Of linen collars is for hem-
stitching.
Bows with tassels are put on shoes for
children.
Cafe au lait is the fashionable color
fer stockings.
Jean makes cool summer undercloth-
ing for ladies.
ii Crests for note paper are preferred to
4 smonograms.
In oil dress materials stripes have su-
perseded checks.
Gauze. both plain and figured, Is much
used for bonncts.
Sacques are cut quite long in front,
but short in the back.
The pockets. on overskirts are mostly
put on the right side.
Letter cards. fitting in square en-
velope, are fashionable.
The diagonal shaped overskirt appears
to be most popular
Carriage and reception dresses have
very long fan-shaped trains.
Bows OF silk, ribbon, or the material
of the costume are freely used.
Cream cashmere net is used for wells.
In bonnets, the capote shape. is in
great favor.
Buttons are small and often covered
with the same material as the dress.
A novelty in shoes Is seen in boots
with high tips ut the back and laced in
front.
Ribbons and silks having the basket
check are the latest style.
Sleeves for general wear are very close
to the wrist, showing some dressy style
of cuff.
Shoulder seams are made very short
and high, and the long side pieces con.
tinue in favor
Stockings embroidered on the instep
are worn with slippers.
Sailor hats and turbans will be much
worn BY school girls this season.
The tint known as creme Is at its
height.
for trimming.
Fashionable celebrities in Paris have
introduced the wearing Of the Greek
costume for evening dress.
Many of the stripes on the newest
dresses are shaded tone upon tone. and
are from M inch to half inch wide.
The new striped stockings have the
stripes only half way round, and only
from the instep half way up the leg.
Late openings show dresses with full
fan trains and skirts clinging to the |
form, tied back and without bustles.
Valenciennes lace is much used for |
trimming ladies' underwear
Ivory and pearl make the prettiest |
handles for parasols.
Turbans and straw sailors hats will |
both be worn by school girls from ten To |
twelve years OF age.
Dark blue and black stockings should |
be worn with pumps by gentlemen.
At A. L. Stewards is model of u foot |
and leg, with one OF the new fashioned |
stockings drawn on, elegantly gartered.
Chemises to be worn with thin sum
mer dresses have no sleeves. only band
across the shoulders. with lace on either
side
The fashionable colors shown by
Hufty a. Taylor for gentlemen S under
wear for the summer are light gray and
light brown.
Il. G.. Davis shows the new chatelaine.
which has three chains. one with tab
let attached, one with pencil, and one
iol tut lstu. |
The cuirass bodice is changing in
character, while still long and simply
shaped. its fulness is relieved with |
abundance of trimming.
Wide gros grain ribbon sashes are
worn tied low around the hips, and are
fastened behind in large bow
Many of the corsages button up high
In the neck, finished by high collar.
around which is worn a.dog collar no
bows or ties are worn in that case.
Deep, wide, round frils, of the new /,
ace braids, turned down around the ,,
neck, are worn by both little girls and
boys
The flowers used i'm the spring hats !,
ire generally very small and fine. Large :
lowers are almost entirely abandoned /
irasses gone to seed are freely used.
A pretty tie is made Of white crepe dc I.
'hene, the ends embroidered iii white ! !
ilk and q fine knife-pleating on the |,
'dge. Of cardinal coorcd crepe de chene. !,
An open work embroidered Isle !;
bread stocking for a ladies slipper !
ives tone TO u pretty foot. !
Damasse silk grenadines for over =
|resses in such shades as ecru, white, !
lavy blue and seal brown will be very :,
much in vogue this summer =
Visiting cards for gentlemen arc y
mailer and for ladies larger than here !,
ofore. The style of lettering most pop . .
liar is the round English script, al y y
hough where signature is satisfac- y
ory a fac sin,ile may be used. -
Centennial Germans are fashionable, - -
he favors being made in red. white and 4
'lue. Throughout the evening the old u, =,
tyle Continental hats are worn, with " !"
776 on one side and 1876 on the other. y. :.
'hese are worn by both ladies and gen. ", !"
lemen a, a'
The cut most adapted for both little ~
iris and boys costumes is the robe ~ ~
lngiaise, which forms a rrincess in ", w
ront and is mounted behind in large =,
laits. This dress is drawn in Mt the % %
''aist with u strap attached to either p. ?.
lde 70 the seam under the arms where 90, -,
ne plaits begin. ~
In the practice Of turning card corners N,
hee upper left hand corner denotes N
yisite," and Is used for an ordinary -, -,
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