The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
THE FASHIONS.

Chrysanthemums are your fashiona-
BILE flower this season.
The favorite flower on painted dress
es and muffs is eglantine.
The Quaker dress, fashioned in
America, is now adopted in Paris.
Many short walking dresses can be
worn in the evening by having long
trains made separate.
A timely novelty is the terra Gotta
and China plaques, fitted with small
clocks in the center of each.
All kinds of rich embroideries and
fabrics have been brought out for
aprons. The latest novelty in this line
is velvet painted by hand.
The long tabliers, panels and revers
of black silk costumes are frequently
covered with costly passementeries,
appliques and fringes.
Broad silk sashes are worn tied at the
left side in a careless knot. They are
gaily lined and finished on the ends by
shirring and tassels; sometimes one end
is left plain.
Recent importations of hosiery show
Sc me odd styles-diagonal stripes, fig-
uced black, waved vertical stripes,
checks and wide horizontal bands COW
cred with zigzag bars.
Parisian reports indicate that there is
likely to be another change soon in the
manner of wearing the hair. Ladies
are already tired of wearing flat and
crimped bandeauX and small flat CHG
mons.
1t is stated that French silk has be-
come so inferior in quality and Amerl-
can silk so superior that many ladies IN
Paris have already sent to America for
black silk, despairing OF finding ever
again really good and desirable silk in
the Partisan market.
The Medici collar is worn for dinner
parties, turning back on wire from the
back of the neck, the wire being placed
quite at the edge to hold it outward.
Sometimes this is made of the same
material rs the dress and lined with
satin, sometimes covered with bed en-
broidery.
Among the materials for fancy work
arc striped plushes for cushions and
Innings, ribbons in shades to match
woolens, and a large assortment of eX-
ira heavy quilted ribbons in all shades
for borders. Very pretty also arc moss
ribbons-an old fashion revived-re-
sembling plush, but heavier.
Satin, either plain, brocaded, with
smooth figures of many cOlOred threads,
or else in polka dots, is the favorite ma
terial for scarfs for gentleman. Horse
shoes, whips, bits, spurs, stars, lines,
triangles or hieroglyphics in colors.
either blue gold or white, are seen on
English scarfs of lustrous satin. Black
and blue arc the standard cOlors
for scarfs. Narrowly folded white lawn
ties are for full dress. Black satin ties,
folded an inch and half wide, are for
theater parties and other semi-dress
occasions.
Walking dresses of cloth are very
fashionable, and as the weather becomes
colder they increase in popularity.
Very stylish and elegantly fitting po-
lonaises are also made of this material
and draped over underskirts of plush or
velvet. Many of the new overdresses
are untrimmed; some are trimmed with
extra wide bands of fur or plush. A
few of the earlier importations of cos
tunes of cloth were heavily trimmed,
but there seems to be reaction setting
in and plain unadorned slightly looped
guished looking.
Amethyst is in particular favor among
the high colors for full dress, and is
splendid in dinner robe; tldttat is a
superb purplish red which finds favor
for dinner and opera wear, and as a
rival, heliotrope in dark elegant tints is
much affected by fashionable ladies who
are fond of dress that is erich but not
gaudy;" cardinal, amaranth, and Otca
rouge are in the list of the prominent
reds for full dress, with dark delightful
shades of green, prune, plum, and
dapphire blues, and seal-brown and
pain J1ule for sinner and visiting
toilers.