The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
FASHIONS.
NEW BONNETs, NEW DRESSES. NEW
FANS, ETC.
How to Dress the Hair.

How to Dress the Hair.
The ways of dressing the hair are very
varied. Young ladies dress their hair In light
pufrs and crimps on top, and tied In torsades
which fall In the back ut the neck. The hair
fl not worn as much owe, the face ~ formerly, !
and there are not as many bangs to be seen
4 the new coifrures. Several methods Of
dressing the hair for different occasions are
described as follows: For young lady, the
hair may be dressed very high In the back of
the neck. 1t Is crimped In front and slightly
plffed In the back. A band OF narrow satin
ribbon ID taken around the hair. with loops In
the centre. Another style Is called the couture
caprice It consists of q small bapdeau taken
over the forehead and ND the side. The back
hair ia taken from the neck up to the top OF
the head and arranged in heavy twists, fas-
tened by bands of satin. A couture for even
ing wear Is arranged by parting the hair on
the side and taking 1t across In u waved ban
deau. Then piece Of hair Is tied on the top
of the head. The remainder Of the hair forms
a catogan In the back. The piece on the top
Of the head forms large gordian knot and
loop The back Of the top Of the head is ar
ranged In hair loops, placed In variety OF
WAYS. Curs and sprays fall down the back.
An indoor cOitTure consists OF two or three
crimped puffs on the back Of the top of the
head Iii the back L. torsade, forming very
loose loops, falling down below the neck, La
front of thepuffs On top Of the head the hair
Is taken over the forehead In small curls.
suitable way Of dressing the hair for an
elderly lady is to part 1t on the side, forming
i HAT bandeau ID the middle u the head on
one side 10 placed ruby rose: A black lace
veil ID taken from the top Of the back hair
down, and fastened low In the neck with q
rose
5. BLACK AND WHITE.
White and black toilets are much worn In
Paris. The black toilets are mostly for street
wear, while the white toilets are for house
wear and evening companies This fashion -
very convenient, as these dresses are suitable
for almost any occasion, and are especially
seryiceabIe for ladies whose wardrobe Is lin
tied. White dresses are made Of light wooden
goods, such as "voille de qeuve," "crepOn de
fInde'' and "mouseline dc laine' These It's
sues are draped In many ways on SILK under
dresses, and trimmed with quantities Of rib
bon, made in loops, and plated Bretonne lace
Other toilets are Of white cachemire embfoid-
cred with small designs OF flowers In white
silk. and also with colored flowers. As these
dresses are more elegant than those lirst men
toned. they are generally trimmed with satin
faille and white MORE antique.
BOOTS.
An entirely new style Of boot, called Eng
lish, but made In Paris, is an affair OF q yell
lowish brown kid, with gaiter top OF Scotch
plaid. This Is worn with bandanna cos
tunes, and is called "Lorne. II has the
full as keeping the heat OF the pavement from
the foot, and the deeply followed instep,
which Ia 50 desirable as regards comfort.
The new shoe is the .'Ellie Deans It is
Is painted iron or Jet but In the more dressy
ones silver. The high heel has flat surface.
The whole thing looks like those seen on the
feet of country lasses in old-time pictures.
Nothing can be more luxurious than the
evening foot gear to be worn at watering
place hops and balls during the coming sea-
son. The buckles coruscate with their erys-
tai and CLEAN with their steel facets, imitat-
ing diamonds
buckles on rare occasions that does not sus-
tain the theory of the "bard times OF which
there Is still an occasional whisper.
NEW GOODS.
Goods Of wool and silk are much used for
spring suits. Some have plain groundings,
with stripes in many colOrs, and some a
great variety of colors In the grounding.
These materials are called "mosaiques.
There are many ways Of making these. suits:
One of these Is tas follows: The suit is OF
woolen mosaique and pekin. The ,pekln
skirt has plated flounce with q small ORA
perry of mosaique running below the heading.
The unique is Of mosaique goods. On the
right side is rounded panier and on the left
are two points In front are shirred drapere,s
forming paniers, and q Louis Nil vest made
OF satin ribbon In mixed coIors. In the back
are puflings The waist has point in front,
and Is very short over the hips, and cut In
the back in habit shape. The basque, paniers
and unique are surrounded by lace called
"Dentelle de Ferrare." Around the lace - p
double piping of pellin. The waist opens In
front, i'll heart shape, with small pekin
plating on the inside. The sleeves nave
pekin cuffs and satin ribbon loops These
loops are on the right side OF the unique, and
by the puff in the back. The buttons are
OF painted ''ceramque.'
. THE rARAsoL or THE PERIOD.
The new paraso is a piece of expensive alb
surdity, as ugly AS Il possible for d paraso to
be- Its size il awkward-too large for sun
shade not large enough FOR protection from
showers The shape IL Japanese, low, squat,
and divided by sixteen ribs. which destroy
the material may he. To complete tile list Of
its enormities, 1t Is made in zebra stripes and
dreadful figures, which are only permissible
when the latter are lost In the richness of the
fabric or what IL called invisible Or match
the costume. Now no one wants one Of these
monstrosties to match every costume
especially at eight dollars each, SO that
harmony is out of tile question, and all
that Is necessary to complete the
harlequinade is the cap and bells. There is
consolation In the fact that the plain, regular
umbrellas are simple handsome and lady,
like. The most desirable are Of black twilled
silk. soft and durable. The handles are ebon
lied and the frames never divided by more
than the number Of ribs used In the construc
ton of the paragon frames, which is twelve
and they usually contain only eight. An ele
giant black parasol, Just imported, Is very
rich-tigured black silk, considerably larger
than the Japanese styles, and surrounded by
a border Of handsome Spanish lace III which
the principal part of the design Is solid leaf
The figure In the silk is large, but only partly
in relief. The handle is of ebony, with it'll,
inlayng Of pearl in the form OF an insect.
MANTLES.
The most approved mantes in Paris are
tightly drawn ctir0R De FH,de trimmed witt
fringe, and this fringe is mixed with grelots
and passamentiere or crystal head motifs,
or lace, embroidered by hand This fouillis
ornamentation likewise admits OF coloret
bows here and there, but more frequently en-
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