The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29
FASHION BITS.

Morning robes In cardinal red plush are
handsome.
Long black gloves are worn at the theatre
ia Paris
Black sacques for the house are OF flne
eemel's hair cloth trimmed with satin.
Gray camel's hair cloth caps trimmed with
bands OF fur feathers are novelties in chill
dren's wear.
! Plain satin lie In great demand for dresses,
and when used with striped velvet is very
handsome.
Cosmetic masks are revived az identifying
articles Of the toilet, and are In demand
among fashionable women.
Pink Is very popular color once more, and
II effective as combination shade with black,
brown and dark green.
A novelty is Q lace with black ground and
silk figures OF old gosd-color. White laces
have designs In various colors.
Some OF the late improved costumes are re-
mark8ble for their plainneSs, being made
without hounce or rufile OF any description.
Children wear clothing Of light materials
(buCh rs percale, pique and gingham) all win
ter. The underclothing, however, Is heavy.
Chemisettes are worn with evening dresses,
which are cut low. Sometimes the sleeves Of
the dress are replaced by pulled white muslin
sleeves, reaching to the elbow.
Golden-colored immorteles are now pre-
ferred to white ones for designs for graves.
This Is In accordance with Spanish fashions,
- In Spain yellow is the mourning color.
Pretty lace for the neck and sleeves can be
made from black sewing-silk crocheted in
closely any one would think it much nicer
than 1t Is.
Small victorines las they used to be called
are worn again this year, and are considered
Eore elegant than boas They are made up
"a all fashionable furs, and the long ends are
tipped with tails OF very dark fur.
The Pompadour and Marie Antoinette over
dresses have been revived. The bodcies are
long and rounded over the hip, and slightly
ct the sides. They are Of Pompadour silk, or
else Of satin brocade OF single color.
Princess dresses are now SO elaborate and
complicated that dressmakers build them
upon foundation Of entire lining OF muslin,
which, after being carefully fitted to the fig
ure, is covered with trimmings and drapery.
Pretty black silk aprons are made Of q
square Of black, with one corner cut off at the
waist, and the opposite corner forming the
with T0rchon, Smyrna or Russian lace bor-
dering, and pockets to match
White satin is no longer confined to the use
Of brides alone but is very fashionable for
dinner and evening dress. Sleeves for dressy
are s5 whe 70 1he
Be simulated upon the front Of the dress with
rows Of lace.
A new and warm-iooking material for cos.
tunes Is plush. This Is very rich In seal.
brown, its texture resembling seal fur. A
dress 81 this material was cut In the princess
style, the bottom being vandyked, and Dor
dered with chenille fringe, which fell over Q
single plating Of brown satin. The dress
was buttoned down the entire front with
plush buttons.
Pinked, gathered and box-plaited rnches ar
revived, and ruches made bias and frayed 81
each edge. Plaitings are too popular to bt
yielded, 80 they show a variety In styles, suct
clusters OF pipings Sometimes side-plaitet
nounce is made OF two materials in alternat
in0 stripe; again fiounce has the lowe
edge cut In points or turrets, and the openins
is filed in with fine knife-plaitings OF silk,
the dress is wool, or satin II it Is silk.