National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-25
FASHIONS FANCIEs.


Slate blue appears among new colors.
Imported dresses have long waists and are bout
FAINT.
New neck lingerie is very elaborate and volu.
minous.
SHRED white surah chemisettes are in new
dresses.
Embroidered borders are used on new fabrics for
dresses.
return to the great popularity of polka dots is
imminent.
Black cloth suits,with lynx borders. win be worn
during Lent.
Flowers OF exaggerated slze are on null squares
for the neck.
Poufs in the backs of dresses grow smaller and
less boufant.
shirrings will be used on new light wooden and
cotton goods.
Foulards will supersedo striped and checked
summer silks.
large buttons on the back OF coats mark them
as old fashioned.
Evening dresses are trimmed with embroidered
rfiles and tabliers
Dotted Spanish lace chemisettes are made in
Pompadour squares.
Feather hats and bonnets arc moribund. Paris
has condemned them.
American pearls are cut in grotesque designs for
gentlemens scarf-pins,
Alsatlan peasant hats will continue in favor for
the spring and summer
Cloth ana cheviot costumes are rarely made OF
two materials combined.
Gallons and braids will trim many spring cos.
tunes and spring jackets.
Garnet Scotch ginghams, checked with blue
make pretty summer drossses.
Glove kid, with patent leather foxing, is the
fashionable shoe for the street.
Crushed roses without leaves are massed as side
panels or borders on tulle dresses.
Fichus Of black camels hair or of the dress
material.will be worn in the spring.
Ribbed velvet aud corduroy velveteen jackets
are the fancy of the passing moment.
Moresque and Oriental laces rival In popularity
the Spanish, Barcelona and Burano.
Low English heels are now used on ladies' walk
Ing shoes-a great change for the better.
For full evening dress there are bands of gold
or silver or strings of pearls worn in the hair
Copper red is a favored tint in new goods Of all
kinds, including the new uphostering stuifs
Spanish and Oriental laces will both be used for
trimming nuns yelling when worn In the even.
Ing.
Feathers will be as popular next season as they
are at present, but flowers win be associated with
them.
morning dresses iof unceremonious vista are
made of black faille or black cachemire des
Ceyennes
Nuns yelling is equally becoming to old and to
young women. II is the very stuff for childrens
dressy suits.
Butterfly wing pouh In the back, formed by the
scarf employed for the tablier and hip draperies
are much worn.
Basques are shorter in the skirt and are fire..
quently pointed In front and drawn up In the back
to form the pouf,
Among new pongees the plain white goods.
striped horizontally with hair lines in lace effects
are the most unique and novel.
Some authorities in matters of dress say that
Killed skirts are going out OF vogue others an
nounee that they will be more worn than ever.
Costumes for street wear should be of WOODEN
material, one kind only, with which felt hat or
bonnet, simply trimmed, and cloth Jacket may
be worn.
In Paris skirts are frequently seen of which the
only drapery is a broad sash tied around the bot.
tom Of the waist and looped back on the tournure
TO form the pouf.
One OF the prettlest lace pins In diamond jewelry
ia reap-hook, set In graduated stones, with a
serpent also in diamonds turned around the blade,
It's eyes being small rubios.
In spite Of the high looping OF back and side
draperes the costume of the season defines the
human form divine as much as ever. The effect
Ia still OF princess robe, or fourreau, whether the
dress is short or trained.
Tho hair is worn low on the brow either in A
curly fringe or waved. Behind II droops in the
nape OF the neck in coil, in loops or braids.
Flowers are sometimes worn In the hair in the
evening In small quantiues-just one large flower
" a spray near the len ear
the Hrst spring mantles are long dolman yisites
OF satin and MORE brooade, with closer fitting
backs Than last seasons cioaks. They are nueh
trimmed with lace, heavy knolted frinEes, and
fine passementerie ornaments They are only
lightly wRdded in the lining, or lined with satin
gnrah, unwadded. Thoy are 80 long and so dressy
that wearing one Of Thorn overa pretty skirt Of
plush, velvet or silk, and with dressy bonnet,
lady 10 IN full toilet for afternoon visit Of oere.
mony, a promenade, OF drive.