, 1881-01-16
LATEST MODES.
Nc1r 1tr|; Ertntns Post.

LATEST MODES.
Nc,r lrrL Erentns Post.
Irish poplin is again In favor In Europe.
Dresses are worn fastened at the back thi
| winter.
Rose colored tufted gauze wells are very be
| coming.
| Gold, silver. amber, md jet beads are EN-
broidercd In Roman. Persian, or elaborate tlowc
! designs upon table fabrics.
| Chutrlaincs Of gold or silver, with multiplied
| ty If brtloqucs. arc ngntu worn by both Frenel
and English itdcs Of fashion.
Gold embroidered scarls Of black lace ART
wound ure,nt1 the neck and fastened with
large, oid-tushionetl gold brooch.
Change:bc bro.he satin sublime Is yer,
fashionable material fur combining with the uep
deilcAtcly-t tinted cashmere goods.
The dainty Babct casaqui,l, Or pensunt-girl'
cont. has II wel-,1cscrvcst popularity among III,
| GtWll!er1ng array OF l-lOfE UtlsQueS
4 ,cst OF little gray mice with shiny, lifc'ike
cycs uf jet was lately seen upon Quaker gray
plush bonnet worn BY wcii-knowu iady mil
liner i'll Paris.
Tic 'Dircctoire" Louis. XV.," and swat.
tcau styles uit. greatly favored by tho grand
couturieres III PArls, is tno5I plcislng 10 thcil
| customers.
The ,natinGcs Of tinted cashmere, trimmed
with plush and fr!ls, jabuts and iichls of crcuu
|
eAGGeI them fur craze and becutlsllsncS5.
The "portia Cloak" or Louis KIN. Mantle, :
or I}arristerS fsurr is almost Il fac-simile Of
| the !snrb worn by Miss Ellen Terry lis Il Doctor
| ut Luws i'll the play of the ''3lcrchant OF Ven
| lcc."
High, full plated rurs Of Spanish lncc are i'm
rlcllSs.!y popular. Very oftcn!tlerc Is Il frl OF
white i:.cc inside and another or 6iuck surround
| ing il. This makes Il very effective and becom-
| Ing neck dressing.
| .,.;t1 %l,nC r. ia
] styi. ut hair-Ircss!ng Is called bnEret Inc
| straight back IS about three inches hlgh, ana Is
formed either Of tortoise shell, solid caused sill
Scr. or pure gold and coral.
! Gold busted aud powdered locks have appeared
In American bathrooms; und towering puts and
| curs, asiurnca with gittcrins stars, crcsccnts,
| and bandcauN Of brInnts ur Jets, enectually
cDn1}re the antique 6y It's Of dress nOW the rage
| III Paris.
listers Of b1ack satin do Lyon and also Of Eros
grain silk i'll black, III ct,iors matching tho
dress. have appeared. They are trimmed around
the bottom Of the SKIRT ul,.' upon the hood aud
sleeves with bread bands uf fur. They have
usually Il Int and mutt ell suite.
Crinoline, when worn ut all, is very small. The
hnstit' however continues III tAyor Those lnitt1e
Of 'is,t steel aud lace net r piGue are most de-
sira.e. us they are light and really form sup
Mrt for THE skirts Wur For wearing with lotiey-
trnncd cycnug dressrs they arc I'LL absolute
necessity.
Some full-dress bonnets have been made by
court mo!istGs with the trimmings OF feathers
or lace held III plntc by an OLD fashioned pasie
buckle. This ornament cannot become common,
Us rcnl Old paste Is by means easy 10 obtaii,.
y cotnpa1!iun buckle is placed OH tho mutt to
match With the bonnet.
The new Austrian wool plaids are wholly un-.
formerly tori M besn so uar ] The iatcs, 'S mporta @
tl1ua show plain cuit.red grounds which are
formed into huge blocks ty hair lines of deeper
or contrasting color. Pale cigar brown crossed
with durk seal stripes, dark green crossed with
Scarlet. cream color with buck. md gray or
dark biuc crossed with white, make exceedingly
stylish walking costumes.
Many additions have been made to the little
envelope 1nuifs nuw so popular In tho shape OF
card-c.ses, rcticrc turs. handkerchief pouches,
vinaigrct, opcra-;y!;,ss, aud bouquet holders,
etc. These attachments nrr now supplemented
by very ingenious cnntrit1shre called Il - hltlu-
warmer being combination Ut flask aud
purse. 1t is made in electr, silver md is to he
lca with hot water \ little c:,ain Is attached,
which is to be fnstcued to the tnsn -st1spcnder,
ana thus cxt;aneo1ls heat IS obtained. The
miniature size, and. touching Il cnnceaicd spring,
a tiny purse reveals itself. OTHER IS hand-
warmers are nude like cyliu1ers aud covered
with plush Or tur.
plain sntinS and vclvets tho Louis XIII. bru-
cndes aud hrt'catecs. with brilliant cu!orcl but
sn'ali tiower'icsEns and Arabes.iucs. Then follow
the beautiful ribbed silks am. Pckins Of sNtin
aud velvet. latnpns having pinin grounds with
flower covered stripes, amt tue magnificent t3-
sues woven with gold or SLY eatln dntn.sks,
Stamped ciSecs, repOusse yclvcts aud cpst1y silks
lustruus nS the olt1-fnshDned AntwerT,s, or else
thick and heavy enough to "stnad alone like
the rarC anu elegant HlGlzimcrs. Next como the
LoulS Genoa "tust pile" yeyetCcll5, which, On
account Of their texture, durability. and close
resemblance to the best LIONS silk velvets, hn'e
won the suffrage ut tho best French critics and
taken rank they have never before achieved.
One of tho most beautiful dresses wor, Mt q
late reception in Washington w,.s made Of heary
dove colored brocadcd satin. The toilet wns
without Il sius!c ornament snve binck velvet
uliiuonitre supended ny Il chain Ut ptnrts. which
WIS cRspcd around tho waist, falling loosely at
the Icit side dhg trout M ct the rsss opcrsd
sleeves and tue Mrtlct's collar a!sn of black
velvet; Around the inside Of the latter WIS
bod!cc was 'accd down the back, the tight
sleeves were pu1fel ut tho elbows and fitted cl,se
to the wrists with wide trisls Ut Venetian luce,
aId the wc!.rcr 1okcd as II Ma:fn dc Medic! had
stepped down from :lt antilllased plct,1rcfrn1nc
and once more taken her pllce n,non, the
tlrongs OF beauty and fAshiou.
Among the elegant toilets worn on New Year's
Day in this city WAS dress made by Worth of
turquoise blue broc,ldcd velvet. The front Of
the dress was Ct the l}rDeatie. trimmed with Il
deep killing of tho sumo. the bottom Of the Kilt
being edged with wide ll,1nGc Of duchcsac
point l:lc.. The train ,sas Of plain blue satin.
trimmed around the entire skirt with n bort1er
was tusencd ,..hiutl. u,d was ori,:,,nenteu will
q tich,l and cuffs Of duchc7se pnnt. \ beautiful
blonde on Fiftn avenue was dressed In creunl-
colorca hroca!ed satin dc Lyon. with pettteoat
revcrs, short Sleeves and high co1r OF pale blue
silk plush. The corsayc wss cut Pompadour aud
edged with creanl-ct,iUrett Renaissance luce.
Diamonds md turquoise ornaments adorned the
thront and urnls. and Il high Spanish comb set
with br:lliun:s WIS worn in the l1,lir Among q
hcvy of young ladies receiving together in Lex
ingtn avc''ne 1sas 1, Chicago belle, who wore /,
superb costume designed by n New York
modtsfe The dress was of ruby velvet, With
brocatles OF small golden roses nt,tl embossed
leaves of ruby snttn. Tic tournurc and portions
of the Louis NV. bodice were trimmed with
gold lace. The bodice hud plated surpl!ce
front of gold broeuded net and WIS !uccd trt,m
the throat over tho surpcc to the extreme
point OF tho ct,rsrEe. The front 1T the dress
WIS slightly drcpcsl and held 1T the left side ly
Il rich cord and tlssc1 of ruby nnd t,D Another
ypEnE ]h1y wore drcss of iyory-whitc nuns
yelling, trimmed with laced cd1cu killings 4
bron' ruse-colorci silk scnrf, With heavy knottcd
fringe, WIS druI'td over tue dress uud held Ill
place by Il cluster Of busa-roscs and foliage. A
third young lady wore an apricot satin striped
EluZc over short skirt OF crimson sasiil. The
til1lic anu bo1icc were adorned with Sprays Of
stslil1tN and rcd poppios. Sue lt.id diamond or
nhu,cnts and cream -coore1 sltiu boots en-
bruIicrcd in scarlet. CD.F
SOCIETY TOPICS.
There is queer story that u certain N ilon-
afre, tired Of Nonnats delay in completing Il
picture for him, PROPOSES to take It to New
York and get 1t finished By an Alncrican artist.
There is reported to he q visible frl1{uo or In