The Red Cloud chief., 1879-07-31
FASHION NOTES.

Black ssix, eamelis hair, cashmere
Henrietta cloth and nearly all blaci
goods are the popular materials -
stree. with American womea
Lace Is the mos; fashionable Of a.
trimmings; waIs,coAts are trimmed viii
II, and Also the lace jAboi 70 considere.
. par; Of the costume.
-Poloaaises and basgues are both
worn with w~sis:coar; The latter NJ.
worn with ball and fancy costumes, ~
well as with walking costumes.
A street or walking dress mus. b
dark, shor: and unobtrusive in IL, gen
ersl effect; while sright colors and l.ces
should be worn with the house dress.
-Dressy aprons of muslin are fash
ionabie for home toilette; they are tnm-
med with lace and bows Of nbbon, and
the one poke, is ornamented with 8
bow.
Two small red clay pipes, decorated
with bowers and mottos, With The stems
tied IN . cross with blue ribbon, il the
neses; chandelier pendan; in fashions
bic houses. They are called peace
pipes"
Satin and French bunting makes a
beautiful combination for walking suits.
Lace will be used p~rofusely on these
costumes, but it is very poor taste TO
wear white or coloTcd laces on dresses
for the street.
The vest is the distinguishing fea.
ture of the st, lish costume, for the rea-
o that Is affords excellent means II
Introducing bright and o~on,rastive ef-
fects. Some very elegant goods, em-
broidered by the hand IN brilliant colors,
are shown for vests and reuers.
jet ornaments are very stylish, par
ticularly the cut jet horseshoe and cres.
cent. These two axe worn on nearly
every thing where an nan can be
put. Jet is the only used for
deep mourning, steel, silver and oxy-
died silver being reserved for half
mourning.
The fashion for flower bouquets is
to have garden posies with several old
fashioned flowers in them; punches Of
thousand leaf roses, q spray Of mignon-
cite, a pansy or two, a marigold or a
buttercup and a few ferns are tied
together and used in bonnets or for
waist bouquets.
The "Zenobia" armlet is q band
of perfectly plain, smooth gold, with one
large stone, either topaz or crystal, set
in Il band Of the severest simplicity.
This armlet decorates the upper arm,
and there must be a pair. It's simplicity
OF effect is most chaste, becoming and
classic.
Novelties in shoes have Louis
Quinze heels, and many straps across
the instep, with bows and buckles.
These are for the house only. A neat,
trim boot should be as much a part of
the walking costume as the well fitting,
soft kid glove is considered inseparable
from a lady's toilette.
The late handkerchief is almost
wholly of lace. The center is a small
square, round or oval piece Of fine linen
cambria, upon which is the owners crest
or monogram. For everyday use the
small square of linen lawn, with deep
hem, is in more perfect taste than those
with colored borders.
"A German feather dealer in London
recently received 32 900 humming birds.
$1,000 aquatic birds and 100000 pairs
wings in 2 consignment, and all
these were meant for the milliners. The
birds tiny wings are mounted
rs a pin aad used to fasten laceS at the
throat and on the hat.
The most original bonnet of the
is a coarse straw, composed, like
Joseph's coat, of many cOlorS. Ii is not
at all SO striking, however, as a straw
in plain blue or deep wine color. The
usually consists of ivory
and mastic shades, combined with dark
maroon, olive, Faience blue, paler green
and brown. The trimmings must cor
respond in every particular, the most
fashionable consisting of a broad, full
ostrich plume, containing a mixture of
he same colors, and satin ribbon strip
81 to match. OF course such q hat is
because it is unique and rare, and
the colors are so artistically blended that
its effect is not snowy or pronounced.
Very many of the dresses for girls
from 2 to 10 and II years old present the
effect of a kilt coat. The kilt plating is
made up of either very wide box or very
wide side plaits. Often these dresses
are nearly all in one piece. The trim
mings, instead Of giving a princesse ef-
feet, simulate a long cut-away coat with
Franklin vest extending to meet a deep
kills founce sewed on underneath the
coat, and representing a kilt skirt.
the coal effect is brought about
ON princesse dresses by the addition of
broad pockets placed low down on the
sides. For school girls wash dresses
are made of pretty Scotch ginghams,
percales and chintzes, with polka dots
and borders and bandana plaids. The
principle of combination rules alike in
.adies' and children's costumes and in
silk, wool and cotton fabrics. In all,
solid colors are made up with figured
to match. A favorite way of
.iashioning the gay plaided bandana and
dresses Is in a kilt skirt set on q
ieep yoke fitting about the hips closely,
md a yoked or plated blouse, belted in.
For younger girls, in wash goods, coms
title slips, with the whole front of the
garment laid in box plaits down TO q
founce, while the back is gath
red into a yoke and the neck of the
lress is finished with q deep sailor COL
ar. One of the simplest ways of max
ng up dresses for little girls is the Ga
'rielle shape, fastened at the back and
inished around the bottom with q kilt
'aiting. White dresses are in many
Instances finished with q Spanish
b~ox-plaited on instead Of being
altered. These ~flOunces are in turn
dyed with lace, embroidery or Ham,
urg edging.