The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25
FASHION NOTES.

The Indian cashmeres. embroidered
in gold, cas-, s.O a yard before I'M
ported.
Gold and silver are wrought into
the white brocade- used FIR bridal suits.
Rich chameleon -ilk- la contrast. %
olive and gold are revived.
-Rose;ies are preferred 10 loop. fDr
fastening the draPeg Of black Xix
dresses.
Waist made with very harp points
are an odd design If French Dies
making.
Bonnet. # chenille ard bead. both
in black and in c~n.pT-, 81: br HoTa IA,
season.
Thread lace Of many color, Ia.
t.cn imported for the Use Il the MILL
ncT-.
Black silver i, fashionable, anI M
bie>, emcralds or diamond, >ci in Il,
have an uncommon lG-i.T.
Silver band, for the throat are worn
in place Of necklaces and pendant
brooches take the place # scarf pins.
Seal kin will be made into ,iolman,
instead of jackets this year. The gar
mems may be- boricrci with silver otter
and lined with scarlet or old gold.
The ncwc,t Partisan upte-papcr ha,
the monogram st on - med s!i.uu Il
dark blue or black paper and pasted on
the top # each sheet of paper aud -ur-
rounded 10y 4 gold border.
The stuffs prepared for hat and bon
net trimmings are very ri,h, both IN
color and texture. Shot goods. ~V,lE,iS
with threads 0f a different color in the
pile, printed foulard and hruc.le inter
woven with gold threads, are among the
new materials.
GENERAL REVIEW OF FASHIONS.
PanicrS, instead of being more yo-
luminous, are extremely moderate: and
when palmer, smoother appearances are
preferred, paui,rs are dispensed WIKI.
PTincc>-e dresses. though hong familiar,
hold thcirplacc more firmly than frr~hrr
modes have done, and are chosen Tor
full dress, and the general Use IF rich
and snowy fabrics. All If the peculi-
ariticS which distinguish new designs are
those ui harmonious combination: some
times the best results are produced by
the Use IF color, and again the beauty
of the costume Will be due 20 il taste
full trimming. Vests. basqncs, pauicrs,
and a round waist with 4 iablicr or
apron front are each and all simulated
upon the p~lainc>t primcc~~c model. The
rage for stirring, which seems To- bc on
the increase, has extended Ia %princc>Sc
dresses, and even the iluuuccS are Shir-
red AT intervals in perpendicular clusters
OF two or three @auglng threads, throw
lng the intervening sections into puffS.
For the most drcs>y occasions such i
princcSSe costume will bc laced at Ike
back, instead of closing AT the front, the
latter portion being opened in srrplice
form and filled in with poin,-lacc and
tullc, with 4 bouquet of sone one flower
at II side. The oVer>kirt drapery
which forms part of such Il dress con-
si>ts of two folded scarf> which extend
from the panicr ut the back and cross
in front Just above the ilUunccS. the
upper hall of the skirt front having \
panier scarf draped high over the hips
and shirrcd widely at the center
front. These drapcrics are all
trimmed with Lace. the ScarfS
upon both edges, the panicr upon the
lower edge only. The back of the skirt
shows an extremely bouffant drapcry
composed of the scars which trim the
front. The foundation Of such Il toilette.
which Is the chosen style for full dress,
is the plain princessc, and this i made
To represent the round waist, and is fin
i>hcd with elbow sleeves. The novelty
of IN. S.n-.p -. ,,,l,n.;..- =, al. H..
which l. intended for ladies who do not
select coats. b~aSqueS, and jackets rs
their first choice. Ii is also intended for
the street, and for formal visiting, in
which ease it is made of velvet, ur the
richest fabrics of silk and wool. The
front, with one dart only, i double
breasted, closing with two buttons and
away nj the waist, disclosing a
long, slender vest. N in
point at each side. The long
front then forms a curved drapcrv
with the plaitS caught within the seam
uniteS the Side-formS To the cen
ter; the remaining drapcry extends full
over the skirt Of the costume.
Coat-sleeveS, large pockets, and Il mas
culine collar and lapclS are harmonious
points used in finishing this ~seasonable
and stylish garment, which is sometimes
made of vicuna cloth, or camel'S-hair
and worn over velvet, corduroy,
or a skirt made To match the p~olonaise
itself. BaSqucS are now of every posi-
form and kind, according To the Uses
for which they are intended. Vests,
than they have been, are GEN
pla>trons-that is, made
by laying 4 v~eSt-piece directly
the centerS of the basque proper,
and are cut 10 a point; or they have a
point upon each slde-front. The backs
are cut square like the habit coat and
basque, and fans are inserted in
he side-form seams, even when these
Side-forms are turned back To
rcverS. Panier effects are still
upon baSqueS, and these are
nither included within the design itself.
being formed by extending the side
etc, or else they are supple
nentarv pieces which are placed under
he pointed front, and carried over the
hips in plaits or folds. Two kinds Of
'ound waists now prevail: one is the
simple shirred waist with rows
If gauging at the shoulders and
he waist; the other is the plain round
waist with a habit or c~oat-shaped extern
ion at the back. The first is universally
accompanied by an overskirt with shirr-
ngS in the center-front; the second is
lSed As taste may require, and ladies
make a simple shirred iichu of the trim
ming or the combination fabric used in
he toilette, and wear this with the waist.