St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-17
Fashion Notes.

Poke bonnets are the style.
Scoop bonnets will be the style.
Shoulder capes are fashionable.
The Trianon is the coming polonalse.
The latest shade of red is the Prince OF
Wales.
Reed green is new shade Of this pop"
nlar spring color.
Trains ard demi-trains are no longer
seen in the street.
There are many artistic ideas given IN
millinery this:.season.
Gloves are long, reaching to the elbow
for full evening toilet.
In ribbons and materials for trimming
the variety is very great.
New carpets are of dark, rich colors, in
small Moorish patterns.
New parasols have datter tops than the
canopy ones of last summer.
Velvet grenadines are shown in..a.great
variety of colors and designs.
Parasol Innings are sometimes Of gay
Scotch plaids or bandana goods.
Cotton goods of all kinds were never
90 handsome as they are this spring.
The newest sun-umbrellas are in the
very dark wine>colors or g ndarme blue.
Handsome chairs for the parlor and
library are upholstered with mummy
cloth.
Ecru is favorite color, and is stylish
ly united with black, cardinal, blue or
old gold.
Very large flowers, especially roses and
ct trysanthemums, are used in bonnet dec.
orations,
Bandana and gay plaid handkerchief
are made up in dresses for misses and lit"
tie girls.
A new fan has ebony sticks and a
feather top, and is painted with vine
OF morning-glories.
Mantles for spring are ofblack camel's
hair, of Dolman shape, with square
Hungarian sleeves.
The gingham parasols to wear with
gingham handkerchief dresses are shown
in the gsyest bandana p)aids.
Elegant bpnnets are trimmed with
plain satin and gros grained ribbon and
dainty laces put on light, airy flowers.
Charming leaves appropriate to spring
are made of Grape, and, as may be I'M
agined, are very thin and ceicately
wrought.
The new Parasols are fatter than the
canopy-tops of last summer; they are
somewhat in the Japanese shape, and
are made with narrow cores on foun'
dation of sixteen ribs.
Gay Roman stripes are a new feature,
and will divide favor with Scotch and
other decided plaids, all of which how
ever are not bright, for some are in grave
tones OF gray or brown.
Gay Scotch plaid satin parss1ls are
shown, to be worn with costumes
trimmed to match, or else to enliven
blaak toilets. The sticks are OF straight
natural wood, fancitully cut at the end
to represent fly coming out OF the han.
die, or perhaps bugs head
The gay-colored satin paraSols should
be reserved for carriage use or for TIE
watering-places, while Tor dressy wear on
the streets OF the city are the black satin
and moire striped parasoIs, with old gold
or else white lining beneath, gilded ribs
and white ivory handle.
Decorated toilets are very beautiful
showing painted bands arranged on the
dress in the most picturesque manner
Thisstyle of trimming is painted by hand;
and the news comes from France that en-
tire suits are painted, showing exquisite
effects and artistic labor. This fashion
of dress is necessarily expensive, hence
the mode can not find purchasers out ei
the ring of wealth.
Novelties in dress materials are mum.
erous this season. There is almost an
endless variety of pattern and eoloring,
with singular combinations.
French chips are brought out in shades
of color to match costumes, such as pale
blue, dark blue, tan, chamois, gray, beige
brown and dark green.
In fancy brocaded ribbons one might as
we'll attempt to note all the flowers Of
field as to enumerate the endless display
of designs and colors.
Nickel. plated, gilded and silvered
horse shoes, with fanciful hand painted
decorations and the motto " Good luck
at the top, are pretty things for philo'
pena presents.
In hat ornaments there are found
great changes this spring On the hats
and bonnets without flowers there are
braids of either gold or silver, broader
and OF finer kind than those used for