The Sunday herald., 1881-03-13
FASHION GOSSIP.


Vlolets are the flowers Of the passing moment
Bengalenc is a more popular silk than sleilienne,
Ginghans plain and plaidcd will be worn again.
A turkeys claw is one Of the new hat ornaments
Black lace aud white lace are universally becoming.
watcred silks are not as popular In America as In
Paris
Bonnets are large and worn projecting the fore
head.
The popular border for dark percalcs is the daisy
chain.
There will bea run ON Roman striped goods this
spring,
The Montrensler hat viii bea ayorlte shape this
spring
A decided change In grenadines will be made the
shirrings will he used to cotton and linen
| dress goods suits.
Muslin hchus showing the thrca, are to take the
place of linen collars.
| No young girl should dress In velvets laces and
| Jewels ht for dowager.
No radical changes observable In the new plates
| sent out with spring goods from Paris.
Insect jewery is Just at the moment little In ad-
vance OF the quadruped style In popularity.
DO not emphasize the large stomach Of little two
| year-old child with broad sash tied around It,
| Red or blue woolen sword sashes will be worn over
| spring dresses by small children OF both sexes
Little soft loose rings Of hair falling over the fore
head taking the place Of the long favored bangs
Jersey shaped waists low enough In the front OF
the neck 10 show the throat VIII he worn next season.
| Beges aud cheyio,s In gray, drah and tan shades
and mixtures shown for early spriug travelling
| suits
| High neck ruches OF black and white lace
plated together are very fashionable and exceedingly
| becoming.
| Some of the goods show broken plaids Of indigo
| blue with brlgh, flowers and small fruits scattered
| over them.
The iates, novelty In black kid gloves for evening
wear isa lacing on the back of the arm with gold
| cords and tassels.
Lunch table cloths are of gold coored damask, with
very wide borders OF scarlet and heavy neted fringe
OF the combined colors.
The new Scotch ginghams very brilliant In col
orlng, aud the fabric is unusually fine They are as
handsome IN appearance as the pladed silks of last
| season.
| Women who have duh lght-brown hair, coloiless
faces. and gray blue eyes should never wear neutral
tints tawns. grays, drabs. They Will look best
IN black, dark blue, dark brown, dark maroon, and
creamy white,
| growing eccenticlty is the wearing upon one
arm ot innumerable bangles hung with charms OF ev-
| cyy description and upon the other gold band of
| massive thickness and rrodigious size.
The latest style Of bouquet Isl large bunch OF white
hyacnh into which is set crescent of crimson rose
buds. bridal bouquet has crescent OF tea rosebuds
set Into bouquet OF white lacs and lilies OF the valley
| A striking toilet lately worn was an apricot satin
de Lyon having over,lress hounce, and bertha of
Renaissance lace, and garnished with great clusters
of azacas, red pyrus japonicas aud sprays Of sml-
lax
Crctonncs for skftings have white or pale-tinted
grounds, on which are designs showing dots d.
almonds, Greek crosses Japanese umbrellas horses,
dogs, and boars' heads, horsesocs strrmps, saddle
| bags, aud bridal hits.
| Combinations of materials seem to he popular rs
ever aud spring costumes Will he composed partly Of
| plain goods nlItN of brpClIp, hut when two
fabrics selected FOR dress they win he generally
chosen both Of the same color unless Tor very drcssy
evening toilets. the difference of texture producing
| sufficient variety.
| Rumor reaches America that the eiegdteS OF Paris
are going from extreme to the other In regard TO
the shape OF The sleeve and that as warm weather
approaches the very close hitting sleeve will, In u
measure at least. give way toa full lowing one The
"pagoda " and the angel " sleeves are to lie worn
as well the artistic Van Dyke sleeve, and also the
old fashioned 'leg-o' -mntton.n Puifed sleeves arc
In varied shapes, some with series of narrow pnings
which extend TO the wrist others reach the elbow only
and sometimes one larger puff from shoulder to elbow
| joint is worn. Sleeve dstendrs are worn with the
| lego mutton style.
Very elegant and graceful adjustable plastrons or
pnafolcs toilets silk and satin. These
piastrons are made of velvet and adorned with ap-
pliqne work of palm leaves, scrolls, and intricate
Egyptian designs, and covered with Persian beads
that glitter and sparkle with wonderful prisma,c c
tints, giving dazzling effect to the whole toilet.
Other plastrons are made of satin In light dark
colors and hand painted with flowers and foliage. For
wearing toilets Of white silk tulie very lovely
pnafores made of silks of the palest shades, hand
painted or embroidered with delicate flowers and vines
and edged with runes of plated lace.
one of the quaintest spring costumes for out door
wear for little girls is the - Bnttercup' suit. An
entire costume was lately noted. The dress n
simple little princesse ~ made Of soft dove. Cooied
| vigogone with pipings and recerS of ruby velvet.
The outside cloak was also of the wgogone, but the
attraction of this little wrap Its shape, which
In exact copy of the 90 Mother Hubbard " cloak. II
shrred The shoulders and again ut the waist,
and upon the ends of the full bishop sleeves wee
4 Mother Hubbard - bag hung at side of the
belt, and a colncal little 'pOke - bonnet OF gray
felt faced with ruby tied down the ears with
rnby satin strings This novel dress transformed the
pretty little maid who had donned 1t Into mina-
ture picture Of the celebrated dame of Mother Goose
renown.
Very effective bah toilets are made of white Ram.
chunna sllk with bodices casaquins of velvet.
very charming costume made by mOdlste In this city
was of cream white silk; the skirt was short, ant
covered from the foot of the dress TO tie waist witt
rows of narrow iluted honnces edged with rea
| Nalenciennes lace The lace gave the dress an ex
quisiely light and dainty effect. In odd wa
worn 'parabere coat In the regular Louis Qninz
style, of dark wine -coored velvet cut low and square
to the neck. very wide Medcls collar was place,
, around The neck, Joined to the sides OF the Pom
padour. Inside Of the collar was fraise
/ wide Naenciennes lace fine Invisible wire wa
run through the edges uf the lace to keep the fr II
an upright position. large cluster of crushe,
a roses aud a spray Of cape jasmine garnished tn
bodice. The flowers, however, seemed s0mewia
v ont Of place over the rich heavy material whicl
formed the casaluin.
4 The Jersey has received II doom IN the fashion
able word bat II Is sim destined to receive muc
1 favor In America fOI some time to come Younl
ladies' are finding that II is very useful bodice vel
as an ornamental one, and IN the construction Of
80 home made ~ toilet II IL now comparatively cas-
matter to manufacture very credable and satisfac
tory constune. when the ever formidable question o
good ~ Is not 10 bo recorded among the draw
backs to such all undertaking. The Jersey Is read
TO put sn Just aa II comes from the store, and kite
skirt with scarf overdrapery, Is all that Is worn will
! this bodice Nothing Is easier made than Kite,
SKIRT aud nothing is more easily draped than
y tunc. The serious objection 10 the Jersey II IT.
moulding the hgure too closely. pretty hcbu o
spanish lace laid over the shoulders, crossed at tn
belt and fastened behind. does away with this obIec
tion besides giving the plain waist u more dress
, look. velvet prlerine, with cuffs To match, wori
the the bodice nperiy alter It's appearance an
hood lined with contrasting color, with coloIe,
hands Ia border the iower edge throat aud wrists
again Transforms The garment The dark, self col
OIed Jerseys, iade Of soCk kinri, can bs purchased
abnnt nne-thifd OF what II would cost 10 procure
waist OF ordinary material made by the dIessmakei
These waists are pretty for srh1 girls, as they IA
: iriin. wear-deiJing aud graceful.
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