Daily globe., 1879-03-23
FASHIONS Cap1-ices. q

Fashions Cap1ices. q
Half-ftting jackets will be worn with
dresses Of washing material this summer.
Woolen goods for spring dresses most
| ly have a ssfannel finish" without lus-
The Psyche coihfure is in highest favor
at present as showing the shape of the
head.
| Dotted Swiss muslins are made over
colored silica and garnitured with lace
and ribbons.
Rings and wide bracelets of black en-
amel are worn by ladies to make their
| hands and arms look fair.
Linens for shirtings and waists for
children have small horse-shoes ana zig.
zags on white ground.
Some new designs in jewelry are of
golden shells, plates or salvers, upon
which lies little gem in the rough.
Embroidery or clocking, or both, all
round the leg of the stocking, is new
feature in spring hosiery.
A satin finished straw bonnet of cottage
shape is tan-colored, and has wrea th of
Prince of Wales shaded roses.
The fchus Of embroidered cashmeres,
so fashionable last year, are shown again
in new designs for spring wraps.
The Voltaire stocking is of the darkest
shade of dragon blue, with a pyramidal
side gore of tartan in Roman colors.
Among the novelties are found side
sa+chels of Douchess and Brussels point,
lined with colored silk, satin or velvet.
A pretty set of painted buttons for
dress of black spotted with white, is
series Of snow scenes painted on black
satin.
Lace gloves with fingers, also with
long wrists, will be worn this spring, as
we'll as lace mitts and half. fingered lace
gloves.
A double cape of heavy chenille, with
tinsel thread twisted in the same, is the
latest novelty for the neck, in place of a
scarf.
Long gloves, extending halfway to
| the elbow, are creamy-white undressed
kid, either plain or with lace insertions
and frills.
There is great variety in the gold
hair pins which are so fashionable for the
ladies to wear across the front of their
| hair.
Two leading styles that will prevail in
suits for early spring will be the basque
18th shult round skirt on which the
oversKirt is permanently draped. The
other has the princess back and basque
front with overskirt. The short, round,
narrow skirt is merely foundation.
Some new mantles are made of either
black sicilienne or cashmere, with a
shawl-shaped trimming in the centre of
the back, embroidered with colored Jet
and edge with multi colored marabout
fringed. Others are embroidered In
plain design, outlined with gold.
All shades of green will be much worn
this season, from dark shades which we
have seen this winter to the light tints of
peacock and mignonette green. Laven-
der is another shade which is to be worn
both il light summer fabrics and in mil
linery.
Flounces are to be side plated this
summer, and stitched on the skirt an inch
or more below the upper edge, to give it
a standing heading. Another style O.
flounce IS a plain straight band, eight
inches deep, with side plaits, into which
ferns are Inserted.
Opera scarfs, three yards long and
more than half yard wide, are now
popular in Paris for winding around the
hair and throat. The newest opera cloaks
enve]oping the whole person are Of thick
camels hair, with hood.
Some IF the most delicate tints of blue
and rose are seen in the lisle threao
theatrical hosiery, this spring, the en-
oroidery on the same being in bright full
tones of maroon, red, navy blue and
black.
The handsomest novelties in silk hosi
cry are the boot hose, with clockings and
embroideries in contrasting color to the
upper part of the leg, forming a stimu.
lated boot upper-cloth, while tie slipper
forms the foxing.
Thr vat bows, of silver az sapphire
blue Persian ribbon, caught N the centre
by crystal butterflies and having bunch
of sapphire blue violets pendant from
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in neck wear.
Frank Leslie's Ladies' Journal saws
Evening dresses that are made short es
cape the ground by five or six inches
This is i'm possible, unless they are worn
only by girls in their teens or little misse!
of H.
Evening fans are now decorated on tn,
inside of the stick with small lizard o.
coiled snake pin to hold bunch of natur
al flowers; cut steel is much used for fine
chatelaine chains and pins.
As the season approaches for renovat
ing old dresses good plan for cleaning
silks is su gested. 1t is to CRATE potatoes
, into clear, cold water, large potato tc
every quart of water-of which five O
six will do for couple of dresses. Tn,
pan OF water must not be stirred in th
least for less than forty-eight hours; thel
very slowly and steadily pour off tn
clear liquor (but not particle of the sedi
l menD into an open vessel, dip the piece
of silk into this liquid up and down few
, times, without in the least creasing them
then wipe them on a flat table with
J clean towel, first on one side tuen tn
/ other. After each piece is dipped
should be hung upoa line to allow tn
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