St. Landry democrat., 1880-02-07
FASHION NOTES,

green, Sai ut, SeH-u afme Dlue or DIac
velvet.
An overdress all in one piece
termed the habit redingote, is fast grow
ing in favor. This is really polonais
made long in the back and GRACEFUL,
draped.
-Crocheted petticoats for children
are made of soft wool. The skirt, wais
and sleeves are all in one. These ar,
invaluable for children who are much il
the open air.
--Neckties are passed twice round tn,
neck and knotted, not tied in bow
but secured with quaint brooches of tor
tolses, lizards, ETC., large bouquets be-
ing worn on the left side.
Bead and jet fringes are used on the
outside us well as on the brims of felt
bonnets, dropping in the former case
from the back of the hat, and at the
front falling over the hair.
The newest three cornered necker-
chief of brocaded blue, rose and cream
silks have the corners rounded and are
bordered with double plaitings of point
d'esprit of Breton lace.
Flannel skirts are embroidered in
colors. A favorite style has founces-
one, two, or embroidered in small
bouquets, and plated so that each bou-
quet comes on top of a plat.
Silk dresses are mostly made with
square train, shirred tablier, and plated
scarf, forming the double skirt.
The tight bodice is trimmed with
tacings of some pretty figured silk
fabric.
For children, the English dress, a
kind of long paletot, takes the place of
the dress and wrapping at the same
time, and, being loose, leaves the little
body unconfned, and free from all the
compression.
Plain colored silk has ceased to be
used as dress fabric, except in the light
evening shades. A plain silk is 81 chit
not often seen, except in black, and
then the trimmings are of some other
material.
White petticoats have totally dis
appeared for day wear in winter. They
are replaced by colored skirts of ele-
gancc and comfort, and the continuance
Of this fashion for the summer is prom
ised. Black surrah. trimmed with sew
eral plated flounces, is the choice for
winter skirts, and this same material,
in shades in harmony with the dresses
worn, will be used during the summer.
,1hey will be trimmed with luches, lace
and embroidery, and will be exceeding
" pretty.
prAcR rocrr,,rs
In the fancy that prevails for colored
costumes black short suits are by no
means abandoned, but the love CT color
compels them to be frightened by COM
bining them with tapestries, or with
satin de Lyon, or brocade. Perhaps the
most favorite visiting toilets of the win
ter are still black, but they are no longer
OF one fabric only. If brocade all black
is used; it forms the coat-shaped basque
and the flat front breadth, or else it ap-
pears as narrow side cores, while the
front and back draperies are of plain
fallle, or else satin de Lyon; but even
for such dresses some folds of cardinal
red or salmon silk will edge the bosom
drapery and the cuffs, while on the
black satin toilettes there is a single
great rosette of red satin holding up the
black paniers, or drawing them back
from the top of tapestry breadths that
form the front and sides of the costume.
For rich black costumes the skirted coat
is almost universal, and this is nearly
always enlivened by few-not many
very large and richly colored but
;ons; thus, if the garment is
double breasted, six or eight buttons are
ormed in two rows in front, a single
button is on the outside seam of the
sleeve at the wrist, and two buttons
iefine the waist line in the back; if
mall, gilt and cashmere buttons are
'sed; they are put in two rows down the
,ack seam below the waist line. The
kris of such dresses have fiat fronts
Without an apron, and very bouffant
lack drapery without paniers. The !.
lat look may be given by narrow front
readth of the brocade with reyers on
he side cores, or else two straight
ieces OF brocade showing satin facing
n the edge are made to meet in the =,
middle of the front, and similar side l
ores lap again on the front gore.
low sash is knotted across '
uch breadths, and the foot may have a ,,
unch of plating, or else the long, (
'ngue-like points that are seen on c
,any OF Worth's dresses, but usually d
re edges are straight, the corner
luare and every thing is done
, avoid the wrinkled apron ef- .
cts that are still SO popular with other II II
esigns. The back drapery for dresses : :
it'll flat fronts consists of two 4
III single breadths with straight facing "
4 the sides and edges, held in very ir. u
'gular drapery and covering the entire "
ack: A design almost directly opposite e
this is used for skirts of the cloth cos 3
mes which are now the fayorite wool IL
walking dresses. Instead of doubling 7
e back, the front of these skirts is a
'ubled by an apron drapery, and the l,
'ck is plain but very full. The front IL
I'd side cores are very narrow, and are i l
lished at the foot by narrow box. n
aiting that peeps out below the edge; II
short, fully wrinkled apron Grapes the NJ
per breadths, and is gathered into the
cond side seam, where it disappears. -
ne back breadth is then straight, and 81
e full width of the double-witdth cloth, w
uged below the belt and entirely with. p
t drapery. The waist is an English !"
lrted coat, Or else this shape is used ~ ~