The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-11
FASHION NOTES.


The new waists are pointed In front. rounded over
the hips, and form position In the back.
Pale wa,crgreen Is chosen by eiegantcs as tasteful
relief with purple, and not so extensively used.
Short skirts arc stiii worn, and, from present APP
pearanccs, viii retain favor for some time yet.
"Tournurcsn are becoming larger every day, and
the basque rests almost horizontally against these.
Babies lcghorn hats are trimmed beautifully with
bows Of India muslin edged with nne Ianguedoc lace
Of ilght yollOwlsh tint.
The moths are walking around stills since they
heard that fur was to lie fashionable trimming for
NANTES this summer.
Boston Gazette. "New dances on the tapis for sum
mer wear are the tennis swing and the London
limp and swagger.' ~
circiet for the throat, made Of clover leaves in
gold OF different coors, Is to make girl dcsper-
atcly contentcd with life.
The Florence braids, closely with silk threads
In specks OF gray color, consult the ruling fancy In
quiet unobjectionnble way.
People with old-fashioned embroidered india null
scarfs gowns, and shawis hidden away in chests and
closets can now bring them out and be happy In their
possession.
Wide curled bands OF ostrich tips In three rows Of
color are high novelty In millinery, duh parrot
coors, red green, and cltron, blending with excep-
tional skill.
brazilian butterflies with brilliant metallic blue and
purple wings are running mad race with the rides
cent ornaments on bonnets aud evening dresses for
fine occasions.
bordercd by thick fringe Of those colors, covered
with tiny sprays OF embroidered forget nots are
among the best styles.
Large figures are going out OF style In dresses.
Dots Of different Sizes and tho "powderings, " as
they are called of the finest sprigs In bright color
seen In the best fabrics.
The fancy for barbarc designs In bonnet ornaments
Ia al FINN
hawks, hatchets and arpointed Shields painted and
barred In true Malay fashion.
Women who have dressed their hair high on their
heads number OF years find the classical knot on the
nape of the neck hidcous fashion, Girls who haven
worn their hair of think differently
Blouscs to be the style for side and country
use. They are shrred In the neck, and belted In at
the waist. Red, yellow, and blue fancy cretonnes
are to be the materials for these biouscs.
Open chainwoven nets OF gold thread, or gold and
cashmere threads Mixed are offered 10 lay the
crowns OF satin or crepe bonnets. The finest neted
et Is also shown for the same use In all black
nets
stylish white chip walking hats faced with black
velvet, and trimmed with heavy white lace grenadne
and black velvet with rredescent wings breasts of
the Tyrocse backcock, purple pheasant other rare
game birds.
charming tea gown Is In pink sicillene with very
narrow cord the front from throat to foot covered with
Breton lace frils In straight rows across. To this
lace rastron the pink is fastened by small smooth
| gold buttons on each side.
Japanese fans the foundation for all sorts OF
grotesque designs, but the latest fancy, sewing the
bright feathers of the golden pheasant and gorgeous
peacock on nfantlle sizes no larger than the palm of
the hand, is the prettiest yet.
The wild purple cranesbill geranium brought into
the latest decorative design, both In fabrics and
painted pieces, for the drawing-room. Its tender
color blends well with the daisies and hedge roses
which strew in lovely riot the best work Of the tme
There is something very gloomy in the idea Of this
paper ''jewelry'' which an uneasy fend has lately
invented. The modern silk painted and China
| jewelry were bad enough but to wear ornaments Of
tinted paper woman must have Indian blood in her
| veins.
Knots Of real yinlets universally worn in Paris
In the laces of the corsage the fancy mufs still
| carried with spring costume. fashionable woman
is not completely dressed unless perumsd with one OF
these bouquets which are sometimes In the black
| lace bonnets,
| Narrow wreaths are made Of shaded flowers Of one
sort, bandeau of helIotrope, from Its palest tint
deep purple wood vioets from white to almost black
wall flowers In pnkis puppies, yellow and brown,
hedge roses In warm white and delicate pink, being
choice fapc!es for the spring.
New percalcs Just opened show blue or black
grounds with fine pln-dots scattered in open order,
in red blue and Yellow in the favorie French taste
lie Boutiler Brothers show some choice patterns II
this style, and the fine cprigged percales in darl
green and hcl!otyope grounds
| Hanging baskets Of Dresden, Glen, or Hayllant
Limoges are now filled with artificial fruits and flow.
ers and suspended from the dining room chandeliers
The Japanese crescent shape Is often hung from wide
cardinal ribbon IN window, where the natural look
Ing fruits reflect the light in most tempting style.
Holly leaves fresh pattern for decorative work
Handsome chair backs have birds nest with eggs II
holly branch embroidered In silks on heavy linen,
edged with white antique Russian braid lace. New
ribbons are brocaded In holly leaves OF diaeren
tnts, red and groom on cream grounds, red, blue
and gold In Cashmere shadngs.
spring bonnet in appropriate taste for the sunny
cool days still to reign for month or two, is rough
chip cottage with the universal black velvet facing
finished by narrow gold braid, full wreath o
blush n,sht-shade berries round the crown, knot
yellow roses low at the left SIDE and strings of dull
japanese blue to match the bloom of the berries.
The short rsdngote Is favorlte garment for demi
saison wear 1t is a kind Of jacket very tight At
ting, and Is similar to the redingotes worn thirt
years ago. The lower part of the back seam is gener
ally open, and the garment over the breast
On the hips are pockets with revers. The redingot
is made OF gray, kind of reddish English stripe
| and checked cloth.
Everything at present is in Egyptian and Chimes
| style. In addition to the corahs and Lyons satins
Win stamped or DfOcaded dots, there IL great assert
ment of wooden goods, with diamoned- shaped figure
of all kinds. Among the cotton goods, of which Their
is an unusually large Variety is cotton siclenne
which is soft and glossy like silk. A turquois blu
dress OF this material Is now making; 1t is bein
painted with punches of brown flowers.
Full wrcaths of large flowers with fringing o
buds fine blossoms to 70 round the outside of clos
bonpe.s which are all crown the latest fashion
| Field daisies with brown eyes make handsom
wreath, closely set in tinged LEAKAGE with half brow
scarlet corn peoples and their drooping buds who's
fame Just show through the gray felt sheath. Eglan
tine and white lilac tips, bright pink tipped
spirea are seen In the new arrangements.
Boston Gazette: '.Tranguiar dinner cards with dro
designs painted by hand In water colors In each
ner the latest. The artist who devised them show
little taste IN their execution well us ne
of the humorous. For instance, each course, froi
oysters tho shell to cheese and coffee, Is repre-
sented by their chief edible In some delicate bur
, lesque. One capital design for roman punch Is I'll
noble Roiuan soldier with the tite-page Of Pune
for armor. Canvass-baok ducks, salads, desserts
wines and even table furniture, are pictured l
these In half-s serious, haf-eomic Illustrations Sue
cards affa,d no end OF amusement, and eSceleI