The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27
FASHION NOTES.

Drying gloves made of leopard's claw
are a novelty.
The newest turban for the little ones is
called the LOrne.
The genuine India shawl is the one
wrap always in fashion.
Handsome tablecloths and napkins
have gay borders and fringe.
Brown plush sacques are shown which
look almost as rich rs seal-skin.
Furniture effects are creeping into cos
tunes and are much admired.
Long pins of jet, shell or gold, and
tiny Japanese fans are worn in the hair
The skirts of skating suits are made Of
striped goods. Jerseys are worn with
them.
Red, brown, and gensdarms blue satin
petticoats have appeared for winter wear.
Mica is now used in the soles of boots
and shoes. A thin layer is placed under
the insole.
Colored diamonds, SCI side by side
with perfectly white ones, are now the
fashion for the costlier forms of jcwelry.
Many of the richest violet brocades
have the flowers edged, ribbed, and
veined with gold, jet, pearl, and rides
cent beads.
Swansdown is much used this season
for opera and ball wraps. 1t trims plush
beautifully.
Grape tulle is the latest material manu-
featured for ball dresses. 1t is lighter
than Grape and less transparent than tulle
and is made in all colors.
The latest style in mourning stationery
consists of octavo-sized cards, scored so
as to be folded in the center, and bor-
dered in heavy black lines.
Some beautiful plush dresses have
been seen this season, combined with
faille in evening colors. They are ex-
ceedingly handsome on slight persons.
The new style decollete is a revival Of
the old shape used when ladies wore
what were called baby waists, the waists
being cut straight across the top.
Inkstands of hammered brass are su-
preceding those of fire-filt metal, the
colour being found better and the work
being much finer. The designs are usu-
ally classic.
Bonnet strings are out of fashion, says
a Paris correspondent. Gather We roses
while We may, young ladies, and wear
out the wide plush strings in which you
look so we'll now.
A dressmaker, who can make an eX-
ceedingly stylish dress and have the ar
rangements so intricate that it takes the
lady who wears it about half an hour to
find the pocket, must needs be an artist.
There are twenty two different shades
in silk hosiery. Ladies who cannot suit
themselves out of the present assortment
select black ones. The coloured cotton
hosiery is as handsome in design as the
silk.
All arrangements of lace and muslin
to be worn around the neck are fashiona-
bile, and handsome and pretty lace
fichu is all that is necessary to convert
rich stseet dress or afternoon costume
into an evening toilet.
Small chemlsettes of black silk lined
with black wadded silk are made to be
worn under jackets during the cold
weather. They are fastened to the col
lar of the jacket by means of ribbon
and tied around the waist with ribbon.
White petticoats have been abandoned
and the colored balmorals are many
pretty styles, cashmere and silk are the
popular material, though plush is very
popular. The silk skirts are generally
lined with flannel and trimmed with
lace.
Shrimps are now the favorite ornament
of the ladies', pigs having had their day.
Elephants are no longer admired.
Shrimps now appear in pearl and gold,
coral and ruby, as brooches, bracelets,
necklaces, earrings, lockets and shoe
buckles.