The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-27

ITEMS FOR THE LADIES.

II AMC IVAS 4H1 DADAUs
Mexicaine grenadines are revived.
Bonnets are moro worn than bats.
Mastic is the last shade Of putty color.
Mastic is the color for gloves at the
moment.
Kilt skirts must be of the same length
all around. !
Faille continues in favor fol- house
dresses.
Rows of machine stitching will trim
summer dresses. .
Bourette muslin is a new fabric in dia
phonus goods.
The yoke of tho kilt skirt should fit
the hip like glove. =,
New foliage for hats is made of rubber
without wire stems. -
Princess dresses are ren,odeled for chill
dren's spring attire. -
Embroidered and fringcd ribbon will
trim summer fabrics.
Ladies' silk ties have ends of net heav-
lily embroidered in colors.
Metal buttons will be profusely used
on the costume de fatigue"
Bonnet coronets are very high, and
turned very far back at the sides.
The newest buttons are Japanese de-.
signs in gold on black ground.
New and beautiful grenadines have
stripes and flowers Of velvet.
Pearl buttons are shaded to match all
the new shades Of new materials.
Flower embroidery is shown as the Ia
test trimming for evening dresses.
Primroses and cyclamens arc the pot
plants of the passing moment.
The new styles Of dressing the hair arr
as varied as the bonnets and hats.
Quantities Of pearl beads, white and
tinted, are used III spring millinery.
A handsome gold slipper of unique do
sign is the latest candlestick holder. :
Short Carrick capes appear on many Of
the spring basques, ulsters and sacques;
Square necks, formed by long and high
shoulder straps, are seen in opera toilets.
As many as FIVE rows of pearl beads
are on the white chip bounets just impor-
ted -
Dolmans, French sacques, and Carrick
capes will all he fashionable spring
wraps. -,
The old color, "ashes of roses y so long
out of fashion, will be revived this sum-
mer.
Harper's Bazaar says. that the short
dress for the street is at last an accom-
plished fact. =.
Mantelets will be much worn this sum-
mer, they will be seen in variety Of ma
terials.
The new wide collars and cuffs have q
lace frill to stand up around the neck
and wrists -
White ostrich feathers tipped with
pearl beads, are fresh attractions in mil
inery goods.
Scotch chevoit will he used for morn
ing wear; it is finer aud more durable
than cambria.
A new trimming for spring wraps is
colored swan's-down, to match the color
of the material.
Rich white satin fans with tracery of
silver or gilt flowers, are novelties exhib'
tied at Altman's.
Flat cottage crowns are given either
close fitting or Aaring, or coronet brims,
according to fancy.
The correct length for the kilt skirt al
lows it to escape the sidewalk two and a
half inches all around.
Spanish bonnets appear in Tuscan
straws. 1t remains to be seen whether or
not they will become popular.
| Havana brown and black are favorite
combinations of color for checked and
basket woven spring bourettes.
Bourette is a term applied indefinitely
this season to all irregularly woven all
wool, and on-and-woo], dress goods.
! Violets and Jacqne rose~ are rs popu
lar for bouquets rs when they were frs
made fashionable Rignold and Montague
Chinese green, Mexique blue, Mands
rim yellow, orange, cardinal rod, scarlet
crimson and clear rose, are among th'
popular colors.
The spring bourettes, camel's hair good'
cashmeres, and basket woven stuffs ar
> beautifully fine and light in texture ant
of exquisite finish.
Spanish combs and slides, Greek cit
+ clets, and large-headed pins Of tortois
shell, silver filagree, jet, gold and ivory
+ are used in fashionable coiftures.
The new short costume which the Be-
, Ear hopes to make popular consists Q
i. four pieces-the cutaway jacket, tn
, waistcoat, the s"srf and pleated skin
with hip yoke.
The new ornaments for bonnets are !
,, the shape of golden feathers, gold an
! silver tlagree flies, bees and beetles, wit
steel points scattered over the wings an
bodies and forming tho eyes
Puffs, bandeaux, switches, coron'
. braids, chateliane braids, Mercedes, G.
queteries, fri1ettes, hanged fronts, los
locks, .curls and small ringlets, are 4
= fashionable in the spring styles Of ha
q dressing.
3 The grounds of most Of the spring DO,
J. rettes are dark aud sober, but tho mike
!. cords and knotted threads Of bright coll
, shot into tho fabrics give life and glo
g to their otherwise somber or cold effect
It The hair at present is dressed high {
tho head, around spanish comb, mario
b in tho back Of the head, and droppil
n low on tho nspe Of tho neck-in a sbo
. chatelaine and ono or two short cur
n aud banged aud waved on tho fcrehea
or made to look mere natural than n
% ture itself. with Mercedes oouquetr