The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-14
FASHION NOTES.

jet grows more and more fashion
able. a
Square trains are no longer fash
ionable.
The 'sgossamer" waterproof is the
favorite cloak for wet weather.
Heavy stitching of garnet or gold
is shown on some black kid gloves, =
jet passementeries continue the
favorite garniture for black dresses.
Plush collars and cuffs will be much
worn on early spring dresses and wraps.
-Tulle delaine is new diaphanous,
Atwood material sold for evening dress
es
Deep gauntlet cuffs reaching almost
to the elbow have been revived this sea-
son.
Fancy dress caps remain in vogue
for both morning and evening wear for
matrons.
Chenille scarfs, in half-handkerchief
shape, are very popular, both as neck
wear and for trimming bonnets.
Fine Hamburg edgings and inser-
tons come in sets of various widths for
pillow-shams and other articles.
Artificial flowers in jardinieres,
pots, and giided baskets are used this
season for household decorative pur-
poses.
For evening wear airy trifles of lace
and flowers, originated by Partisan fin
gers and termed flower bonnets, are q
passing and pretty fancy.
Snowy costumes for little girls are
made of the new satin-like plush, and
are so dressy that little trimming be-
yond handsome buttons is required.
Sleeves are made quite tight and
rather short; in some of the latest
models introduced they are trimmed
about the elbow instead of round the
wrists.
-Changeable silks are in great de-
mand for the strings of bonnets, and
are very well suited for this purpose.
Some of the combinations are exceeding
ly pretty.
Silver lace, silver cord, silver
fringe, silver tassels, and silver braids
are all much used with delicate artifi-
cial flowers in the garnit,re of ball
dresses.
Artificial bouquets are worn on the
corsage both in the house and street.
Natural flowers are preferred, but it is
not every one who can afford them in
winter.
Elegant plain spun-silk hose for
use with a slipper or sandal shoes are
embroidered over the instep with fine
sprays of flowers closely intermingled
and Of mixed colors.
listers are being modelled into
really elegant garments. The most
fashionable are those of light colors,
chiefly plain ones, with hoods lined with
silk, either to match or of some good
contrasting color.
Long lace iabots extending below
the point of the corsage and buttoned
up within the bodice at the waist line
and cropping out above and below tha
point, are worn with dressy home toilet
in the evening.
The favorite slippers have three
straps across the foot, with handsome
buckles of garnet or other colored
stones. The heel and sole are one, and
the former is placed far under the foot
SO as to give it short appearance.
Satin cashmere is the name of {
new material recently introduced. II
is twilled. and has all the gloss of thu
finest satin, although its founda
ton is cashmere wool. At present it j!
only made in black, and is somewha
costly.
-Overskirts are trimmed in many
various ways. The simplest are JUS
folded across the front and draped be
hind; others are shirred in front, an(
fall in long lappets behind; others
again, are bridled with scarfs across
the front.
The latest novelty for dresses il
bouquet ribbon loops. These are mad,
of twelve loops Of different coloret
inch-wide satin ribbon, each loop ont
and half inches deep. They are made
up close together, similar to bouque
of flowers.
The jacket polonaise, made like ,
jacket in front, bids fair to be popular
The front forms a jacket and a PLATED
tablief, with tabs fastened across
Behind it is made like short prin'
cess dress, draped into puff in the up
per part.
Exquisite brocades for evening
dresses are in favor, and some of tn
richest have pale primrose or straw-col
ored grounds, with peacock's eyes il
natural colors and forms; others have
cream grounds and plume-like figures
in high shade of pink.
Plush underskirts, with drapet
overskirts of vicuna or fine cloth, arr
much in favor at present; the casaquir
is made of either plush or of vivogne
with plush revers. The prettiest of thes
plush skirts are cut out in large, square
tongue-like tabs, which fall over a satil
plating.
I'm small quantities, blue and yellow
are introduced into almost every specie
of design and fabric, and the result is