The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-04
FASHIONS.
~uE NEWEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE
YLEs-ORNAMENTs. FANS. ETC.
Mario Antoinette styles.


The revival of Pompadour and Marie An
4oinette styles liz the most notable feature Of
the display at the Openings" at fashionable
modistes' and furnishing houses. The panier
drapery, which Is the distinguishing eharac-
terstc Of these styles, Is seen On the richest
trained dresses for receptions and dinners,
and on toilets of simpler fabrics for carriage,
visiting and house dresses. This bouffant
draping ID the reaction that follows the too
ciinging princesse dress, and ID formed by
scarfs or short upper skirts laid In soft plaits
that curve away from the front of the figure
over the hips, and are lost in the punched up
drapery Of the back breadths. The regular
panier pouf across the back Is also seen, but
u present the preference II given to the full
scarfs on the hips and flowing drapery at the
hack. In some instances the foundations of
he dress remains In princesse shape
hat Is, with waist and skirt in one
spiece-but the newest evening dresses have
nDarate corsages with trimmed trained
bkirts. When this corsage Is low In the neck
II has very few seams, yet fits as smoothly
IS corset There Is seam down the middle
Of the front, one dart on each side of 1t, an
under arm seam and side form. The front
md back are sharply pointed, or else they are
smooth over the hips like curass. The neck
y round or square, and ID surrounded with
BOft tuffe pt1ffings plating ct idtf that seem
Intended to till up q waist to proper
height; the sleeve is the merest band. When
the corsage Is high, the front Is cut surplice
or else square, and the transparent sleeves
reach to the elbow. Sometimes the corsage
takes more genuine basque shape, and in
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hlDs that the edges are caught up In curved
plaits to drape the hips en- pa1aier. Below the
fBarf on the hips second curved drapery Is.
famed on the front and side CORES, and In
nany dresses three scarfs are used.
GLOVES. ..@
have seen SO many oddities in gloves,
htey, that am confused, though still cling
needs only plain glove to set 1t off, and If
usly, plain glove prevents attention being
aled to 1t. Yet some Of the fashions are
quantity pretty. Some of the gloves have
he upper part OF the arm cut into an open
YORK initiative of lace The effect isSgood.
/ others are buttoned On the outside Of the arm,
| Or rather having an infinite number OF small
brass buttons which are drawn closely to-
gether by fine silk cord laced like a corset.
Another vagary is a glove OF two shades, il
not two c0lors-for instance the hand OF the
glove to the wrist Is fawn-colored there tiny
we'll up On the arm1, and this Is OF chocolate
brown This glove, In a plain dress, would
not be pretty, but II the costume is two
shades and the gloves harmonic one can't
help approving the fashion, 1t Is 30 odd.
FLOWERS.
The garlands, or "garnitures," OF flowers
low sold are exquisite. Most beautiful
their green leaves, are displayed for bonnet
wreath. Others are masses OF rose-leaves,
with small, half-epened crimson rosebuds
twined among them. Again, mignonette,
myositis and ivy are twisted into wreath.
topples are mixed with the lovely corn
Hover kingdom can offer is poured out now
ior worlan's decoration, and butterflies are
aid out In scores to We perched on the perfect
mutations OF nature.
FEATHERS.
'Plumes de fantastic are very fashionable.
Inese include the pretty feathers powdered
nth straw, feathers scaled with small flakes
n JET, and feathers IN all sorts Of devices.
LOT instance, q delicate marabout plume was
FADED by soft feather butterfly, incrusted
WITH thin gets Small wreaths of leaves are
made of the FURNISHED green feathers, and,
Were the crown OF bonnet is entirely COM
posed of these leaves, and the brim is of ex-
2ulsitely fine Leghorn straw, the relief is ex-
1emely pretty.
The fancy for rings set with stones length
Use and coming quite up to the knuckIe is
sEy prevalent Combination rings and
sweetheart rings" are also popular. The
ing worn on the little finger has usually one
more thin chains attached to 1t, with small
nans dangling at the end. Cats eyes, have
present a fictitious value and command
llgh prices. They are supposed to be lucky
Zones, and the wearers are usually supersti-
lo,as people. No matter how this may be.
ney, are certainly pretty and look like
fouded opais.
BANGLES, ETC.
Bangles and porte bonheurs are still in
aVor. Though the silver bangles are some
mat outof date and the idea OF q great num-
VI OF the same kind seems no longer popu-
Z. yet slender arms still rattle under their
aetaliic freight, and coins, bells and charms
all kinds are chained on to their bracelets,
nu she Shall have music wherever she
oes Is sung outside Of nurseries.
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