The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-04-05
NOTES.

Ladies' neckties are worn tied in
sailor knots.
French bunting is in more de,
mand than the American this sea-
son.
Mantelets are cut short and
square in the back, but have long
fronts.
Victoria lawn suits will be trim
med with scarlet Or nayy-blue en-
broidery.
Many of the new dresses have
large. collars entirely covering the
shoulders.
White chip bonnets are bordered
with pearl beads; black chip ones
with jet.
Tissue de toile is a beautiful new
transparent linen fabric tor summer
dresses.
Olive green, beige, chamoise and
blue gray are among the iashlona.
BILE colofs.
Straw hats will be much worn
by ladies and children this spring
and summer.
The ValoiSe ~fraise, stiffened with
invisible wire, is revived for full
evening dress.
Marabout cloth, with light fea-
thery tufts Of silk, is one Of the new
dress materials.
Linen in beige shades, ecru,
brown and gray will be used for
midsummer toilets.
Colored embroidery in lovely
jardiniere effects is used on child
rcn's white dresses.
Bonnets of gold or silver braid
are shown at some of the wholesale
millinery houses.
Alternate stripes of blue satin
and antique Lace are the new de-
signs tor window curtains.
Foulards are shown with polka
spots, diamonds, Greek squares and
other small figures.
White pique waistcoats fastened
with red or blue ball buttons will
be worn by Young ladies.
Gold braidS are introduced ut IN
tervaIs in some OF the new straw
and chip hats and bonnets.
The most fashionable and the
largest reception and dancing par
ties will be held after Lent.
There is a war between high and
low coiltureS, but both fashions re
quire much additional hair.
Straw bonnets ia shades to match
toiletsarc in vogue among exclusive
classes of French women.
Chinese fringes tied in the hem
or edges OF the garment are seen on
some Of the new spring wraps.
Scotch homeSpun, twisted, brown
gray, mixed, or in stripes or plaidS,
is just now in demand for ladies'
ulSterS.
Shakespeare dinner cards have a
different flower, with inappropriate
quotation from ShakeSpeareon each
card.
Sacqucs and circulars have had
their day, and the popular wrap for
spring is decided to be the graceful
ichu cape.
Basques are simulated on four
reauX, but are no longer made sepa-
rate garments in the most fashion
able dress,making establishments.
The new mantclpts are round be-
hind, reaching just below the waist,
while long s~leudertabs, in front, are
tied across the breast in tichu
fashion.
Gcntlempn's wine party cards
have figures of Bacchantes and
grapes, aud vine leaves, amph0IH
aud wine cups, flowers and other
pretty devices on them.
Satin is very much in use, both
for evening toilets and dinner
dresses. A rick satin il always
elegant and durable. and less ex-
pensive than silks, which show the
same quality-hence, since before
The war, have silks, as well as other
goods, been so very reasonable in
4 superb black silk may be
Tor 500 per yard, and very
good qualities indeed, in both plain
and colored silks, at much lower
figure than that.
Combinatian costumes have lost
none of their favor with the ladies'
indeed, Il fashion at once so pretty
md economical deserves a long life.
There are few ladies who have not
IN old silk in their wardrObCs which
nay be made-the basis of a e
suit. As a rule the underSkirt must
De darker than the Overdress, and
also be of solid color, the
lnppr part of the dress being of the
igured material-that is, where II
If the component parts Of the suit
$ figured or bourette in design.
Princess dresses with long trains
ire still in favor, aud likely to con-
inue SO for some time TO come, sim
in dress now being the rage,
Iud the princess is certainly much
ess elaborate in style and much
more artistic than the old-fashioned
,aSques and overSkirts. Still, these
re also worn, and, in fact, one can
be out of the fashion, rs