The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-11-22
FASHION NOTES.

Very small bustles are worn.
Little frogs are worn for brooches
Plush Is used to excess in Paris
dresses.
Square breakfast caps are again in
vogue.
Black wraps are de rigueur for
street costume. ..-s~.s
Black cut jet beads now trim all
drcssy black suits.
-Fichus will be more fashionable
than ever this winter.
K The new lace fraises are made very
high, and frequently wired. = =
Normandy point is the most suitable
lace for muff trimming, on account of
its durability.
Pale drab corduroy and wine or
plum colorcd camel's hair makes a
warm and dressy street costume.
TIE NEW HATS
maintain their character for originality
and brilliant and picturesque effect. The
same contrasts, however, exist in head
gear that are found in other depart
ments of ladies' clothing, and the most
fashionable milliners, instead of mixing
them all up together, now arrange them
with some attempt at classification. The
finest novelty of the season is undoubt-
cdly what is known as the feather bon
net. This is composed almost wholly of
mounted feathers taken from the necks
of pheasants, at least half dozen Of
which are required for one chapeau.
The heads and one or more wings are
used for ornaments, and the former are
grouped together or placed in a row,
like Blue Boards wives, and with saw
age sort of irony, which one would inn
agine would prove suggestive of an UNI
pleasant sentiment to the tender heart
of the wearer, but, contrary to the gem
cral opinion, women's hearts evidently
do not get into or affect their heads, for
no objections have as yet been made to
the bonnet on the score of cruelty to the
1 innocents.
Next TO the feather bonnet in import
ance is the beaver hat. This is large,
soft and furry, and the latest 'agony -
is to turn up the wide brim low upon the
left side, with an owls head with great
round, staring eyes, and complete the
decoration with very long ostrich
| plume, shaded in natural coiors, for
beaver only comes in shades of dark
ecru and mastic and in black, and it Is
the first to wear the owl.
In direct contrast to the little feather
bonnet and large beaver hat are the
small Derbys, which have jumped into
a sort of a rage for girls, and are even
worn by ladies, though they do not seem
suitable for matrons. Much better are
the soft-crowncd bonnets of plain silk,
satin or velvet which are now furnished
ready for wear, except the final touch Of
trimming and interior ruchings at prices
ranging from two to four dollars.
JACKETS AND CLOAKs.
The jacket of the season is small and
close fitting, perfectly plain, no vest
sometimes, in fact often, double-breast
cd, with side lappels, upon the shori
skirt of the back, which do not extend
below its edge; English collar square
not large, pockets and cuffs. 1t fits
like a glove, except the buttons, whicf
are often striking, always handsome
They are plain, and made in cloak vel
vet and velvetcen in very dark wine and
cloth colors, rather than in black
though black may be and is sometimes
used. 1t is not necessary at all that this
| style of jacket should be the same color
as the dress. On the contrary, it mus
be different to be Ia mode. For in
stance, you will see dark brown with
ecru, wine color, lawn or gray dress; M
invisible green with plum color and gold
plaid.
The coat is more dressy garment
It is a fanciful copy of a gentleman.
dress coat, sometimes fastened down the
front, sometimes cut away, but usually
leaving very long, narrow tails, between
which may be basque composed of q
series of fiat, side plaitings, or large
puff of the silk or satin of which The
dress is composed, and which these Ions
panels or straight lappels hold in place
The coat, like the jacket before men
toned, is independent of the dress; a
least it is of different fabric, and only
corresponds or harmonizes with it il
color; never matches. 1t may, indeed
offer the most striking contrast. Al
that is necessary is that this color shall
| rcappear in some other part of the
dress or head-dress. For example
a ruby velvet ceat may be worI
with white satin; a dark wine colo
with pale amber; brown with dclicat'
pink; rich plum with olive; a maroon
with pale lavender, etc. A coat, more
over, is never made plain, even of vel
vet; jacket may be, but not a coat
The latter, if of velvet, or any plain
rich fabric, is enriched with embroider,
of gold, fat or rough, after the style O
the Middle Ages; or it may be orna
mcnted, instead, with an embroidery o
silk in which beads are intermixed, o.
with leaf pattern of beads upon lace
If buttons arc used not more than six o.
eight are required, and if possible ar
4 artistic; delicate painting or enamel arr