The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-05

Steel color is again IN fashion.
Red bounets are the rage in Paris.
The prince imperial Is a uew shade of
violet.
Loops of silk are very fashionable trim
ming.
Artistic tapestries are used for drapi0g
velvet dresses.
Cloaks of white lambs wool cloth are
shown for wee toddlers.
Aristocratic Chinese women cot tie
bulbs OF the tulip and lily.
Polo caps TO match ulsters are worn for
travelling by young ladies.
Lady Haines' Blush" is said to be one
of the protest tinted camelias.
African grue is a new fur that will be
very popular for trimmings and SETS
A new material for underclothing is
Japanese slfk-a soft, uncrushable fabric.
Stylish wrappers open In curtain
fashion over front breadth Of gray bro
cade.
Among costly novelties in fur is Russian
silver fox, muff which costs $50.
Tropical plants arc much lower IN price
this season than they have been hereto
t'p4.
Some persons who profess to know say
that honey Trom teHsel bloom is the
choicest.
The new silver foil for covering bouquet
stems locks something like gros grain silk,
Cove lies bleeding is tother name
for the feathery crimson cozcomb, now
plentiful
Gold, ruby, amber and sapphire beads
ere formed into costly passemonteries and
fringes.
Waistcosts reaching to the knee With
large pocket flaps, are among the very
largest novelties.
New ulsters are so tight that only the
dress skirt can be comfortable worn uu-
dernoath them,
Plain cloth is out of fashion. heribbed.
basket design, blocked or armure patterns,
are the rage.
Many skirts are raised on one side only,
aud waists are long, lacing In the backs as
in the Repaissa nee period.
An old fashion that is very pretty has
been revived. 1t is the laciBg of dresses
with gold cord over white chemisette
Dresses, except for fullest dress, are
short. Full banded bodices, gathered at
the waist and on the shoulders, are to be
worn.
Some of the newest evening dresses
are made with Medicis fronts of satin. on
which flowers are painted by hand in water
colors.
Lace is worn in masses, ruches, thick
ruffs and paintings, tripled and quadru-
pied in order to produce the most becom-
ing effects.
Astraohan fur and cloth, SO long pop
ular, have entirely disappeared. The fur
was handsome and becoming, but the cloth
imitation ruined its sale.
A novelty in American silks is new
design in pompadour stripe of blue alter
mated with old gold The stripes are in |
the form of narrow twisted chain.
A revival of an old fashion is the trim
Mug of dark or black bonnets with white |
Or gray feathers. The latter are always
totally different from the bonnet.
All manner of insects are initiated 10 /
metals and gems and worn as pendants, |
ear rings and pins. and larger insects of |
he same species are seed for the decora-
ion of the dress.
Raw silk hosiery is gaining in favor on
of its warmth and durability. All
he colors seen Ia the expensive silk hose
re seen IN the raw silk. which are much
ess expensive.
a new fabric for com biuing with black
attn in costumes is silk in which Jet beads
re woven IN stripes. figures, palms and
caf designs. or with beads covering the
ntire surface.
It's said that the passion for knitting, |,
ince the introduction of "Corticelli'' and
Florence" knitting silks, is such that the
aides Go not mind how. late their husbands
emain at the club.
The beauty of kid glove is its perfec- :
ION OF fit: Fancy gloves. either embroid- +
red sor shand painted. or with lace in =
artion, are not popular; and cannot be s
lade so with people of pnnd TASTE ]