The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-01-31
FOR OUR LADIES.
New Tsrk Fashion Notes From Our Corrca.
pendent.

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pOndeat.
Brilliant buttons arc worn
Breton lace is the favorite.
Tides aro ealled chair backs in England
It is impossible to use too much lace in
trimming.
The Spanish high comb is coming into
vogue again.
Floral fringe OF snowballs is used on wed.
ding dresses.
Tho newest Breton lace is worked ON the
edge in small points.
Some English women wsas four pairs oi
strings on one bonnet -.
The newest fans are made of fine wire. del.
icately painted by hand
ScArfs of India muslin trimmed with Bre-
ton lace are worn instead of fnr.
English ladies who preside over the stalls
at fancy fairs dress very plAinly.
French artificial flowers for evening dress.
es are sprinkled with diamond dust
An English soldier recently exhibited q
quilt containing 2s.OOO pieces at fancy
fair.
The newest eaicoes are in dark colors,
with striPOs made OF clusters OF twilled
lines.
Parisians are carrying new opera glass,
which reveals,every particle of roage or pow
der.
The Parisian women belonging to the lib
eral professions have formed themselves into
a society.
Embroidered cotton is substituted for the
thin muslin frills placed at the lower edges
of traias.
Black is goingiput.of favor for street dreasea
and bad taste viii have better chance for q
year or two.
Null strings edged with Breton lace are
placed on black or dark bounets and tied un.
der the chin
Garnet dresses have velvet collars, cuffs.
belt and chatelaine bag. if it be desirable to
make them look Wintry.
Snake skin anocs, which have the merit Of
being waterproof, have been introduced BY
the Princess of Wales.
English women wear their dresses very
abort and lengthcn with frills Of white lace.
the effect IS hideous
Basques with yokes into which the fullnes,
is plated are the first patterns shown 70,
Spring and Summer costumeA
a French girl needs but four dresses. Hel
wrapper, her plain black alpaca, her hand
some street dress and muslin or tulle bal
dress.
American prints with palm-leaf patterns OF
with rosebuds and daisies in bright colors o.
dark or black grounds. cast thirteen cents ,
yard.
White net bonnets covered with plating
of Breton lace are shown for evening wear
The foundation may be of velvet, silk, satil
or white felt,
There's literally no end to the devices fo
making pretty breakfast caps; the batist,
handkerchiefs, which we're quite new las
Spring, are made more cappy and coquettisl
than ever.
Broad collars and cuffs of Russian poir
are worn with common toilettes, and duch
esse point with the more expensive ones
The effect of the dressing of the neck mus
be ssft and fluffy; it is much more becomin
to every face than the stiff angularity an
dead whiteness of linen. Indeed, everythin
seems to tend toward the toning down an
softening in dress, and, as consequence, on
finds more pretty women.
The apron is again to be worn for orni
ment with afternoon house dresses. Sue
pretty styles as they are in, coquettish an
jaunty IN the extreme! Fancy one in plai
blue silk of one of the soft, delicate shade
slashed little directly in front and turne
back into lace-edged points; the front file
! with pleatings of fine book muslin edged wit
} the popular Breton lace; pockets of muslil
lace edged, and long, wide muslin ties Al
other is Of muslin, with the Breton lace {
: the frill, and pocket on one side ornamen
cd with a jaunty bow of ribbon
Many economically inclined have viii
princesse dress made of plain soft null
book muslin, with insertions and edge
Valenciennes lace; this dress is to wear ov
| a slip Of colored or black silk, and is orn
f mented with bows of ribbon to match Il
under-dress. A very pretty one, made
/ dotted muslin finished with tiny ribbo
5 edged with lace; several sets of bows a
made to accompany it, each set to be wo
with different undertakes. These dress
r differ from the old style Of white over-drel
for while the former left the lower part
: the under-dress exposed, this latter sty
!. covers it entirely.
r A very elegant dress for New Years rece
: tion was made at g leading private establiu
2 ment in Boston lately, 1t was a cream.whi
! silk, heavy and rich, with square trai
embroidered all around with pearls. 7
front was quite plain, and at the side, goi
away like the "wings" of the Louis XIV
q style of dress, were draperies of gauzc,
,f quisitely embroidered in design of chi
y asters and bachelors buttons; this drape
was edged with heavy silk fringe of viii
intermingled with the leading colors in {
s embroidery; the square-shaped corsage a
r. elbow sleeves were edged with embroide
!. and filed with exquisite lace.