The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-20
Fashion Notes.

TEA-GREEN shades are among new
colors.
Light tan is the newest shade in kid
gloves.
New neckties are of Persian silk edged
with lace.
Oriental designs prevail in the new
spring goods.
Iridescent or rainbow beads entirely
cover the crowns of some bonnets.
Canton stripes, resembling those used
for awnings, are a novelty for skirts.
Gloves are worn very long, and Brace
let's are placed over them upon the
wrists.
Turquoises set in red gold are favor
lite stones for rings, bracelets, pendants
and the like.
Pretty new breakfast caps are made
of pieces of Oriental silk, with white
Breton lace ruffies edging them.
Two buttons are considered suffi-
Gent number for kid gloves when they
have tops of the new kid lace.
White silk and wool fabrics are seen
in new designs and unique patterns for
ball and evening dress purposes.
The butterfly bow is shown, made of
black China Grape, edged with the
black, hand-painted lace which is new
this season.
Deep, round collars, formed of wide
embroidery or bands of inserting and
finished with lace, are the latest style
for children.
Yeddo Grape is one of the new cotton
stuffs for spring wear. it is crinkled
like Grape, as thick as calico and soft
and pliable as silk.
French Grape cloth, Astounding in
charming landscapes and groups of
figures in brilliant French colorings,
is very attractive material for screens.
The Spanish veil is much in favor,
and is shown by modistes in both black
and white Spanish lace. Red and vel
low ostrich plumes also trim black sat
in or lace bonnets.
The hair is dressed very simply and
quite low, but not dropping in the
neck. Tortoise-shell-he pins, black
jet, and also gold or silver tiligree or
naments, are very fashionable with
modern coiffures.
Dark shades still continue to be more
fashionable than light ones, even for
spring dresses, in the daytime. Dark
marine blues, brownish reds, dark dull
greens, and reddish puppies are the
more fashionable tints. Sometimes a
soupcon of old gold or redish-orange
color lightens them up.
The new hosiery this season is indie
scribably pretty. Among the many
choice novelties in this line are black
silk, with instep and front exquisitely
embroidered with punches of roses and
forget me-nots in the natural colors;
white silk, woven in alternate plain and
lace stripes, the plain stripes decorated
with colored silk embroidery, while fine
new thread balbriggans, almost as soft
as silk, are deliberately embroidered in
floral designs in white and in colors to
match the fashionable evening shades.
Pelerine collars of lace are among
the novelties imported for spring.
They are large round collars, reaching
far down on the shoulders and finished
around the neck with q very full ruff.
Four rows of lace, two or three inches
wide, are laid in fine knife leatings
around the collar, and are divided in
sections on the shoulders and back by
lengthwise rows of insertion. A dog
collar of satin ribbon is tied around
the fraise to hold it in place and bow
fastens the front. Point d'esprit, Lam
guedoc and Breton laces are most used
for these pe)erines. Ivory satin ribbon
is liked for bows, as itmay be used with
every dress.
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