The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-12
THE FASHIONS.

Hoods are very well in their way, but
on babies they are hideous.
All kinds of velvet and Scotch plaids
are used for children's dresses.
Bead passementeries are the hand
soonest trimmings of the season.
Golden fawn and the new pinkish
dove colors are favorable in Paris.
Brocaded velvet cloaks, lined with
colored plush, are very elegant and sty-
lish.
Ladies neckties are embroidered with
crabs, mice, elephants and many other
animals.
Art needlework as applied to home
decoration is the fashionable craze of
the hour.
A fan used at the theatre is not con-
sidered at all suitable to be taken TO an
evening party.
A little pig is the thing for the head
Of your cane. young man. and the uglier
the porker the better.
With the present way of combining
materials and cutting dresses. it is
quite easy to alter old toilets TO suit the
styles.
Chair backs are now made to tell Is
story, instead of being simply decorated
with n strip of embroidery straight
down the center.
Every kind of lace now worn by FASH
ionable ladies is of n bilious hue. Lace,
in fact. can hardly be too yellow to be
in the style.
Standing portfolios can be made to
look handsome. when rubbed and worn,
by covering them with embroidery, on
either satin or velvet.
Very stylish petticoats are made OF
the gay silk and wooden stripes import
ed for skating costumes, red and old
gold. blue and gold, heliotrope, lilac and
old-gold, etc.
Some of the silk and satin pin-cush-
ions prepared for Christmas gifts are 50
beautifully embroidered or painted that
q lady said of one such: at would be a
sin to stick q pin in it."
The within of making waste paper
baskets and work baskets out of gentle
mems old silk hats has just reached
Philadelphia. 1t has taken about three
months to travel thither from New
York.
The next fashion of dressing the hair.
IL Is Silu, Will bC ~ tol ~ hiSh -
French duchess-a good duchess, o.
course. No American woman would
think of dressing like a naughty
duchess.
Flowers of plush, silk and shaded
velvet are wor upon winter bonnet
Other artificial flowers are rarely used
except as garniture for evening cos
tunes; upon these they are seen in great
profusion.
Bonnet strings must now be a yard
long-no more, no less-and are tied
either in front or behind. 1t is consid-
cred the utmost height Of elegance to
arrange them in one long-looped bow
low on the back hair.
Fans, formerly considered mere ar
ticles of ornament, are at present con-
sidered almost indispensable. A lady
is no longer content with one or two
handsome fans. She must posses a fan
for each toilet on all occasions.
Hoods are seen upon nearly every
style of cloak or wrap. and also upon
many bodice waists. Most of these are
gayly lined with scarlet, antique gold
or a mixture in many colors, in plaids
or stripes. A silk cable cord and tassel
are usually added.
There is an infinite variety in the
trimmings Of dresses, cuttings, scallops
and pleats, blouse, revers, shirrings,
poufs, embroidered bands, pipings and
cordings, vandycks and pans-the latter
frequently laced, hanging straight or
gracefully draped as scarfs.
Ladies' are less inclined than former
ly to make dressing gowns for their
gentleman friends, for the latter are
getting TO wear rather too gorgeous
gowns. Some luxurious tops actually
eat their breakfast and smoke in jackets
Of India brocadc. a stuff Of which a BIT
large enough for = collar or cuff make
most Women happy.