The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
NEW ORLEANS FASHIONS.

An indispensable and important feature OF
the toilet Is the fan. The present style is OF
diminished size consequently more glacefnI
Seasons were brandshed In the hands OF
ladies. They are now made to tone with the
evening costumes, theatre or less dressy toll
cts, aud are of all kinds, from the rich white
satin fan. for bridal occasions, with it's cover
ing OF AIencon! or old point, to the sober, dark
e0,lored fan with plain Russia leather sticks.
The newest, called
| JABDINIERE FANS,
are mostly white, with punches of tiny bios
yellow stems, violets and pnnsies, nestled in
the marabout tops; these are so introduced as
to form 81 complete posy when the fan is
closed. very beautiful one displayed
butterflies and tiny hummng birds with gilt
tering wings The black fans of this fashion
are equally effective the flowers introduced
being OF the gayest tints of scarlet or yellow,
and very Spanish in design. The sticks Of
these fans are in ivory, ebony on BONE accord
| ing to price. The Marie Antoinette fan is Of
delicate white satin, ornamented with II land
seape painting, that Is e8quisitely tinted. It is
mounted upon sticks of carved oriental pearl
| the
! THE GL1NTrNd OF THE RAINBOW HUEs
that are peculiar to this variegated kind Of
penr Another expensive a was
|
mounted upon ebony. Others that are very
stylish, are made either of black or white
satin, have an edging of lace or Of marabout
fringe, dotted with old gold or cardinal. or
Of polished ivory. Mourning fans come in
| silk or satin. with wood or ebony sticks, and
heavy black silk cord and tasseis. Russia
leather is popular for fans in common usage,
as 1t Is very durable and not easily defaeed.
Plain linen ones Of every modish tint
serve out q long apprenticeship to the practi-
cal buyer, while economy will find the quaint
Japanese designs Of immense service in the
| days when the dog star Is supposed to be
watching land is not over the earth with
| baleful eye. Lovely specimens, such as are
of the above descriptions, may be found at the
establishments OF Messrs. Ievois IL Jamison,
Holmes d Co. and NJ. l.. Byrne.
| .!Chatelaines worn with colored fans are OF
| silver or oxidized silver, A favorite design
| for the clasp is the
JAPANESE OR A HALF-oPENED FAN.
| Evening fans for ball dressss.are attached by
ribbons matching the dress or trimmings, by
gold or some other ieweled design. which adds
| richness to the dress. Belt clasps and buckles
are receiving considerable attention ut pres
| ent, and as yoke waists with the pleated
| backs and fronts are seen upon the latest inn
ported dresses, many novelties, no doubt, will
| appear In the shape Of belts to be worn with
| them. The newest designs have the belt half
Of silk, with the entire front Of silver or OK
constitute 1t quite an ornament to q dress.
Other belt clasps resemble
CAVALRY OR SOLDIER BUCKLES,
and are worn with leather or heavy silk belt
ings. Cloak clasps are much used Some Of
these are Of the glittering rainbow beads with
beads forming chains, and are used on opera
cloaks; with these come silver Or oxidized
pins for searfs, and also larger ones for the
hair. Here the Japanese designs "come out
strong" stOrks and birds being prominent,
while the fan is again quite prominent fea-
ture. Pretty devices for the hair were shown,
fashioned Of tortoise shell, The most beauti
full as well as the richest designs in the way of
all such accessories to the toilet can be found
nowhere SO delicately wrought as at
THE POPULAR EMPORIUM
of Madame Olympic. It is quite curiosity
to examine the many odd designs In scarf
pins there-the fans, swords, keys, whips,
lizards and fern fronds
The furore for feathers has even Of late
crept into the line Of parasols new import
alton at Levois d Jamison's revealed most
dainty affair In the canopy or steeple top
fashion, with the trimming consisting Of a
fall of ostrich feathers on the edges; these
feathers were in the fashionable tint sulphur;
the handle was of elegant construction, In
ebony, and around the top was clasped rib
bon, black, to match the color of the parasol,
that hung In graceful streamers, upon the
sides. Another was equally rich, the feathers
showing tints Of cardinal. Very pretty light
wraps for the half-warm, halfcool days that
are now in season, were shown at this estab-
lishment; they are made OF white or black
cashmere, very fine In texture, and are exgui-
stely embroidered in delicate shades Of pink,
blue, etc; the fringe that serves as q border
exhibits the varied coors used in the en-
broidery.
BRIDAL ROBES.
One wedding succeeds another and still the
modistes are receiving hints Of others for
which they are to be called upon to devise and
fashion the trousseau. A wedding dress
should be more simple in design, construction
tined for the interesting event. One Of the
most perfect of it's kind was Of white silk,
princesse shape, and In it's pure simplicity
was something entirely unique The skirt
box and side, of ntermingled satin and silk.
Over this the white silk Illusion was grace
fully arranged, commencing at the collar in
the back Of the neck in a
LARGE wATTEAU PLEAT,
where it was secured with a cluster Of bios
SONS; at intervals over the skirt the illusion
was draped with sprays Of the flowers, which
also adorned waist and sleeves. The veil
of white illusion was to be held In place by
coronet OF orange buds, leaves and half-blown
blossoms.
The princesse reception dress of black silk
had trained skirt trimmed with two side
plaitings, headed with shell finish. The scarf
sash commenced on the left side, where it was
SelfuTeu Win u Dldck DOW euReu Win canary
colored silk; the scarf was then arranged
around the front in graceful drapery, and in
the back formed broad, square sash, secured
with bow to match the one on the side, the
entire scarf being surrounded with a trim
ming Of ostrich plumes interspersed with
canary feathers; the lower edge of the scarf
was also decorated with rich chenille fringe. |
The three-quarter sleeves had inside lace fin
ish, with plaitings headed by garniture OF the
plumes, with canary tips, and the square
neck was filled In with pompadour of
canary-colored silk in transverse pleats, sur
rounded with shell trimming, small bow on
the left side and band and bow at the throat. |
Among the notable costumes in this trous- |
seau was a dinner dress In
THE LOUIS XIV STYLE,
Of old gold, ciel-blue and seal-colored faille |
The coat basque opens over q pleated plastron |
Of old gold faille, both in front and at the |