The Red Cloud chief., 1880-03-25
FASHION yOrES.

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-lIandkerrhS-f dresses ia new forms
VIII be worn again.
found skirts without hounces are
very popular for chesiots.
-Poionaise- will be worn this spring
under the name f ~Aosq5aHfcs.
-Bsreses Of soft ini.h anl Gre tex
ture will be worn in the summer.
-Psrasols II Madras plaids viii be
used with handkerchief costumes.
Large smoked pearl buttons appear
on most VI the new English walking
! jackets.
Large quantities of fine atwood
chevios are brough, on; for early spring
suits.
The seaside grenadines. greatly inn
proved In texture and finish, ~ill again
be worn.
Scotch ginghams come this year in
solid colors II dark wine shades, pea
cock blue. and lichen green.
-Flannel-finished cheyiois are almos,
rs much in demand As camel's hair
cloths were last season.
-Yeddo foulards are fine, thin. but
not diaphanou-, cotton fabrics with n
slightly repped silk-tinished surface.
Real silk Chinese grapes have been
imported in large quantities this spring
Ia combine with brocaded and fancy silk
fabrics.
-Rose-pink. g~rsy-bluc, and canary
yellow are ~fayorite combinations If
color in many Of the new striped,
( plaided, and printed goods.
The latest fichus are very large and
Of India muslin, embroidered on the
edges. Sometimes lace Is added 10 the
wrought edges.
The greatest novelties in the dry
goods that have appeared for several
years are the leddo grapes and leddo
foulards.
Chip Tuscan, lace-straws, split
English, satin braids, and Leghorn
straws all appear in the new spring mil
lirery importations.
Black chip bonnets for the coming
season have the crowns only of chip,
while the brim and curtain are formed
II lace straw.
Grown trimmings for bonne;s will
be Of soft satin duches>e. or satin sub
lime. in cashmere effects, changeabIe
and plain colors.
Brazilian bugs and beetles, both
real and artificial, are much used for
decorative purposes on the feathers and
flowers of new millinery.
Some of the new spring colors are
Japanese blue, or turquoise Isabelle yell
low, Isabelle pink, lilac, lavender, hello
trope, mauyc, and vlolet.
Some of the Yeddo foulards have
solid grounds or pearl gray, cream. ana
pure white, on which appear small ant.
graceful designs in flowers and set iig-
ures.
Tortoise shell headed pins in all
sorts Of shapes, black jet, silver, fla
gree, and amber ornaments, beads, and
chains are all very fashionable with new
coiffures.
The Yeddo grapes are extremely
fine crape-like cotton fabrics, not dia-
phanous, but very light and cool in tex
ture, washable, and returning 10 the
Grape crinkle after being Numbered.
The "sportsman's jacket has
square basques in front, is rather short
and a lf-fitting behind, loose before.
has a number of pockets Of all sizes and
shapes, and a profusion of fancy but
tons.
Plain black velvet underskirts are
considered sty lish worn with an over
skirt of wOOlcR goods. These skirts
are never bound, but have the braid set
fatty under the hem, projecting sufii-
ciently 10 protect the velvet.
The new brocades show much larg-
er floriations than appear in those worn
during the winter. Natural flowers Of
full size have not only been copied, but
patterns of brocades appear in flowers
OF magniied size, and there are patterns
in which shells and scrolls are inter-
blended with blossoms and foliage.
These brocades are generally in mono
chrome and their otherwise pronounced
effect Is modified.
The new spring jackets, to serve
for outside wraps with any dress, retain
their English shapes. They are mostly
skirted coats, with the horizontal seam
which joins the waist and skirt directly
ut the waist line instead of below it.
They are of medium length, as they are
rOugh-and-ready jackets 10 be worn with
any short suit, rather than n wrap for
dress occasions. The fronts are double
breasted, yet the reveis collar comes
quite close TO the throat; and the novel
feature of these coats is the curved front
of the skirt, instead Of the cut-away bias
slope worn last year. The back is quite
closely fitted by a short side form, is
open in the middle seam below the
waist, is folded or has a lapel in the
other seams, has square pocket flaps
on the waist line, and two large buttons
in the side form seams. These details,
il will be seen, are exactly those of n
gentleman's morning coat, and the
edges are finished with machine stitch
ing. Or else turned up and faced like
masculine garments. The cloth used is
Cheviot and English homespun of Ugh,
qualities in small checks and narrow
stripes of light tan shades, coachman's
drab, snuff brown, and pearl gray.
These light colors will be greatly pre-
ferred to black and dark blue jackets,
and will be worn with dresses of almost
any color. Large smoke-pesrl buttons
with eyes in the center are used upon
these jackets.-HarPer's Bazar.