National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-27
FASHION NOTES.
SHORT bonnet-strings are now in vogue.

SHORT bonnet-strings are now in vogue.
THE open sleeve is revived for house wear.
COSTLY lace fchus have wide Medici collars at
tached.
MANY of the new silks and satins are in bright,
| gay plaids.
ONE of the fayorite colors in old China is the
partridge dye"
THE most stylish corsage bouquets contain full
blown, crushed roses.
BLACK satin dress, trimmed with jet ivy leaves,
makes rich costume.
WIDE COLLARS, and square cuffs worn outside the
sleeves, will be spring mode.
A UNIQUE form of many colored parOquet feathers
has Il tiny humming-bi bird nestled in its centre.
VERY pretty bangles have stars or crescents,
studded with small turquoises or pendants.
INSERTIONS and frills of Honiton lace are the
newest but decidedly ugly glove trimmings.
A NEW and rich trimming Is black Spanish lace,
with large golden peoples embroidered in the de-
sign.
SOFT, black plush hood, lined inside and
quilted, is called in England the neuralgia
hood"
BUsTLEs are becoming decidedly prevalent in
England, and are said to be assuming larger pro-
portions.
ONE of the handsomest materials for evening
dresses is heavy white satin broeade with large de-
signs in gold.
BRIDESMAIDS in England appear this winter in
garnet plush and peacock velvet brocade-all ow-
ing to the cold snap.
SEA-FOAM green Is favorite evening color. 1t is
tint of blue green, like the crested wave, and COM
bineS beautifully with pink
THE new shade of red is brickish tint. re-
sembling the color of iron rust 1t is used in CON-
bination with black for evening.
THE Charlotte Corday cloak, now so much worn
by young ladies and girls, will be repeated in light
shades of color for spring wraps.
The Mousquetaire glove is incorrectly called
after Bernhardt, it was designed and worn before
the clever French woman was born.
THE rage in diamond jewelry is for single stones
solitaire earrings, bracelets composed of single
row OF large diamonds, and necklace to match
WHITE vulture feathers are substituted for os-
trlch plumeS on evening bOnnetS. They are cheaper
than ostriches but they have cheaper look, too.
LARGE collars, that are almost pelerineS, and are
made of black cocks feathers, tipped with jet
beads 1t is said, will succeed fIrs in the spring
They cost $50.
QUEEN EIcToRIAS ATTEMPT to revive the one
button glove don't seem to have met with much
success as the shortest glove in the new Style is in
the six-buttOn length.
ACCORDING to H1rper's Bd-0F one style of sum-
mer dress will be without any shOuider-seams, and
with the sleeves cut in one piece with the waist,
and having one seam only
THE eagles wing tunic" is the latest shape in
overdresseS. 1t has two long, sharp sheath-like
points in front and two in the back Very little
trimming is used upon these tunicS.
ONE reason given for the long, loose, and button
less gloves in vogue at present is that the jeweed
rings worn by ladies are SO enormously large that
they can with difficulty be covered by tight
glove.
IF you have any old blankets copy the clocks on
them for embroidering your door curtains. Take
the stitches in the same way as those on the
blankets and select your cOlorS with care and you
will be in the height of fashion.