The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-03-24
FLASHES OF FASHION.
[From Ehrich's Fashion Quarterly I
Bonnets are decreasing in size.

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! Pongee silks are again fashionable
Hats for the coming season ar
large.
Chips are the most popular Amer
lean bonnet,
Back costumes will be as niue!
worn as ever.
+ The "Sporlsman's jacket has
many pockets. y
Grape fabrics Of every kind arr
very fashionable.
| Colored aces are imported bu
not yet in demand.
Linen collars will never 60 en-
tireIy out of fashion.
Yeddo foulard is :. a fine cotton
material, with silk finish.
Turbans and small directories ar,
the leading Spring hornets.
Elaborate evening coifures are
discarded by very young ladies.
Girls in their teens discard puffs
frizettes, and elaborate chignons.
Linen cuffs are worn frequently
when the collar is discarded.
Spanish coiors and Spanish de.
signs are popular this Spring.
Large, round, embroidered collars
will be worn by children and misses.
Mantles and mantelets bid fair to
take the place of dolmans and Wis
ties.
Easter bonnets are profusely dec
Grated with delicate sprays of yellow
flowers.
The newest Breton lace has the
design darne,l in with silk instead OF
linen floss.
Full fraises of lace, worn high in
the neck, are more fashionable than
linen collars.
Among fashionable Grape fabrics
The most beautiful and novel are til,
Yeddo grapes.
Bonnets ell entirely with
flowers aud with few or no leaves arc
again in vogue.
The black lace, used so largely for
nillenery purposes this Spring, IL
Spanish blonde.
Turkey-red is revived in the form.
IF The Turkey red oil calicoes worl,
forty years ago.
Scotch ginghams are still worn by
;nanv conservative ladies Of ac-
knowledged taste.
The full sleeve, gathered into +
utf at the wrist, is revived foi
Spring house dresses.
The latest importations of French
buntings are of fine and thin texture,
and have a Grape finish.
French buntings in all colors,
as well as black and white, are found
among late importations.
Cravat bows--a la Sarah Bern
hard--nuch larger than ever, are
worn with the simplest Spring toilets.
Gypsey bats will be worn far back
on The head, the front projecting in
poke shape and the sides turned
down.
Tuscan and chip hats are frequent
ly trimmed with three small tips,
each Of different shade of the same
color.
Corduroy underskirts will continue
to be worn under draperies of silk
foulard, Yeddo Grape, and light wool
en- dress goods.
The new wooden mixtures are no
heavier than The French buntings,
aud are covered with alternating
dasles Of two colOrs.
Languedoc is half real lace, sim
liar to Breton, but with designs re
sembling more old English or De
vonshire laces.
Spring surlouts, TO wear over col
auroy or velvet skirts, are made OF
ligh, cream colored and gray Chud-
ia shawls or Chudda cloths.
The fashion of making the entire
basque of different fabric to that
of the skirt aud its draperies pre-.
walls this season.
Figured silks of light quality,
brocaded in gay japanese colors and
designs, are to be used for draperies
over skirts of plain bunting.
Only very costly fabrics, such as
velvet and brocade, can be used for
dresses with plain corsages, slekves,
and skirts.
The favorite cap for small girls is
made of bands of tucked muslin al
ternating with needle wrought inser
ton, and finished with full lace
fraise.
Dresses with plain corsages, plain
light sleeves, auu pain sk,rLs with
,ut foupces, tabliers, or over skirts.
Ire WON by some very fashionable
women.
The oriental looking oil calicoes
having u black ground covered with
japanese designs in bright colors,
will be used for basques and draper
les over black silk skirts.
A novelty in hosiery consists of a
Lisle or silk lace stocking; as the
clock covering the entire stocking
is very open, the hose is worn over
another stocking of the same or u
contrasting shade.
Dragons. bees, butterflies, and
birds in shadowy forms, almost hint
of the real objects, appear among the
palm leaves and other oriental de-
signs of late impoftalions of dress
goods.
Large pelerine collars, reaching
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