The Osceola times., 1880-02-07
NUMBER 81.
WONAN'S WAYS.
New Ways Of Combining Fabrics--soms
thing Pretty for Childrsn--But-
tons--Camers Hair scarfs--
All SOrts

The Oriental cashmeres are so peculiar
that they are now imported in pale rose,
blue and gold tints to combine with the
light color of evening dresses. The
white toile religieuse, or nuns cloth,
which is really all wool French bunting,
is very popular this winter for full dress
toilets for very young ladies, and this is
especially effective when combined with
pale cloth of gold, which is really ORR
entail cashmere, with many gold threads
in it, Some velvet, either dark garnet
or peacock blue, is then added to give
character to the dress, and a most pictu-
rescue toilet is formed. One OF the
prettiest designs OF this kind has the
basque of the figured gold stuff, with q
shirred pointed vest Of white wool. open
widely at the throat, and reverse col
lar of dark garnet velvet; the skirt part
of the basque is also velvet. The front
of the skirt is shirred white wool, with
velvet pleatings at the foot. The pam
iers and flowing train are of alternate
stripes of white wool and the figured
goods, held back ON each side BY great
rows of velvet. For street suits that
have figured cashmere basques there is
now the Tallien overskirt Of plain silk
or wool widely bordereu with the figured
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long but very scant round overskirt
caught up high on the left side almost to
the waist, leaving the opening very Ear
forward. The short skirt is then made
of lengthwise pleatings in alternate clus-
| ters of the plain fabric and the CASH
mere. When only a small bit of figured
goods is to be introduced into basques, q
skirled coat basque is made of the plain
fabric, and the skirt of the coat, which is
sewed across the hips and front, is of the
gay figured stuff, also the cuffs and deep
turned-over collars.-Harper's Bdsar.
SOMETHING PRETTY FOR CHILDREN.
For wee children no costume is 30
pretty as dainty white slip, delicately
| finished with needlework or lace. White
lawn is the fabric made up in this charm
ing affair, and the decoration consists Of
fine Hamburg edging The slip is loose
at both the front and back, and closes at
the latter with fly and button holes
and buttons. The arm's-eye Is complet-
ed by adding yoke portion to the front
and back at each side of it, after they
have been gathered; and to thist yoke
portion and the remainder Of the gath
cred edges is sewed narrow band. The
yoke rs composed of strips Of insertion,
and the band is single row of the same
bordered with tiny edging. A narrow
pleating of the goods extends across the
top of the front and back below the
yoke. The cunning little sleeve is gath
cred to the arms eye, ana also to the
dainty band of insertion and edging
fencircling the arm. The slip skirt is
trimmed with two knife-pleatings of the
goods, each set on under a heading OF
insertion. A sash of striped ribbon
passes about the waist and ties in
pretty bow with ends at the back. Silk,
cashmere, linen, lawn, Swiss or organdy
makes up very handsomely in this little
slip, and such laces as Smyrna, Valen-
ciennes, Russian, Irish and Breton are
employed in trimming, any and all of
them being as popular for woolens and
silks as for cotton and linen goods.
BUTTONS. H
What variety and beauty we find
among this merchandise! Some are
canoes carved on shell, the design being
the head of a god, goddess, knight or
beautiful lady. These are in medium
sizes for costumes, and are cut in differ
ent shapes. An octagon form is made of
several sections in pearl, varying in
tint, and is bordered with narrow band
of gold enamel Fancy pearl buttons
are more lovely than ever, with the
dazzle of flashing, variegated color, gold
chasing and intricate carving. Enam-
eled goods have bouquets and sprays of
flowers raised on the surface. A slender
pointed button, in canoe shape, has Q
bunch of tiny roses in relief upon dark
enamel.
- CAMEL's HAIR scARFs.
The long scarfs for extra wraps de-
scribed lately by Madame Raymond
have already appeared on Fifth avenue.
They are long doubled scarfs of striped
India camels hair of finer quality and
pattern and more subdued in coler than
the striped long shawls worn as travel
ing wraps. They are worn doubled,
with the stripes lengthwise. placed high
on the shoulders like a scarf, and are
fastened by large brooch clasp of
smoked pearl or of oxidized silver.-Har-
per's Bear.
ALL SORTS.
THE fashion of making collections of
| bric-a-brac brings into use the small
ebonized cabinets.
SOME Of the jauntiest jackets are made
of heavy matte or basket cloth, in inter
mixtures OF grave and bright colors.
GALooNs for dress trimmings are shot
with gold and tinsel threads, while
others for cloaks are heavily beaded.
The newest jet fringes are made of
strings of graduated jet beads that are
hollow, yet are beautifully cut in facets.
AMONG head-dresses for home wear in
the morning silk caps, trimmed with
velvet ribbon and lace, en-. .oy very great
| favor.
New silk fans have cashme re designs
and colors, with white ivory sticks,
which are painted by hand in colors to
match.
The latest freak of fashion in milli-
merry reported from Paris is painting the
inside of bonnet brims in flower designs
in water colors.
SHIRRING on sleeves, waists and tunics
appear on most of the new imported
suits. Striped surplice trimmings are
especially liked. .f
A BRETON lace fraise is worn by the
most fashionable Within the linen collar,
and an incroyable bow of breton lace ii
placed at the throat.
CoRsAGE bouquets of two or three
kinds Of flowers in large clusters are
now furnished by the modiste with al
most all street costumes.
ANTIQUE and Oriental designs, carved
in relief or intaglio, and sometimes In
gilt and colors, appear on the new
mother-ofpeari buttons.
VERY little trains of velvet are added
| IN short dresses hv some Of the Eranch