St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-06-10
Late Fashion Notes.

y-imported silk hose showing
ruby are embroidered over the instep
with pale yellow butterflies.
The new Alpine hat called the Mon
tagnarde, with high-peaked crown and
broad brim shading the eyes, is to be q
very popular chapeau at the seaside this
summer
Sumatra straw is q new braid which
has the appearance Of heavy canvas and
is of a soft shade of beige or buff. This
new fiber is quite as popular as Manila
or Belgian straw.
All dressy bodices for young ladies are
laced at the back; they open in Il square
or heart-shape in front, and are usually
bordered with lace, embroidery, or
beaded applique bands.
Four different materials, harmonizing
in color and effect, are sometimes used
upon new French wraps. Two mate
rials at least are used, and few outside
Garments are exhibited which are made
wholly of one fabric.
Summer silks of light texture are now
shown with ground-works of olive, claret,
moss green, marine blue and golden
brown, with handsomely executed de-
signs of birds and flowers printed in
natural colors upon their surface.
Raw silk in Roman plaided designs
showing artistic combinations OF color
are much used for children's and
young misses spring costumes. Some
of the handsomest of these are made up
in conjunction with dark myrtle-gre
velvet.
Stylish travelling costumes are ex-
hibted, made of Vigogne of a dark
almond color, a neutral shade OF beige,
or pale silver-gray, with waistcoat,
pelerine cuffs, and bias band for the
tunic, made of plush of a contrasting
color.
Large Gypsy bonnets of Tuscan straw,
adorned with plaques of cream-colored
Spanish lace, nodding ostrich-tips of
pale willow-green. and punches Of pink
| oleander blossoms, are novel and pretty.
The brim inside is faced with pale pink
surah yelled with Spanish lace.
Favorite artistic combinations of color
are pale green and silver, turquoise blue
and violet. and copper red and vandyke
brown, fawn color with gold, sage green
with heliotrope and silver, olive with
coral pink, sapphire blue with amber,
and amber with willow green, and but
tercup yellow with black or Venetian
red
Parisian-diamond buckles are extern
sively worn upon the dainty little Span
ish sandals and Beatrice shoes, and the
short dresses now worn show TO great
advantage both buckle, sandal, and ex-
uuisitelv embroidered silk stocking,
which with the most fashionable just at
present is of soft silver gray, embroid-
cred with pale blue forget-me-nots or
tiny scarlet star blossoms.
Lawns and dotted muslins are made
with many narrow, gathered tlounces
around the skirt, and above this 81
shirred Mother Hubbard basque, or a
pointed waist, with full paniers at
tached to the sides. Over this pointed
waist is placed Marie Antoinette tichu,
edged with lace, crossed over the bosom
and fastened with wide bow and ends
of watered ribbon matching the shade
of the dress.
A fashionable but inexpensive walk
inc costume is made of black cashmere.
The dress is cut in short princesse style,
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black MORE. Above this is draped a
wide sash of black watered ribbon,
which is carried to the back and tied in
large bow, with long ends falling over
the skirt Over the shoulders is placed
shoulder cape of MORE, lined with
surah, and fastened with cord and tas-
sci of chenille and jet.
Pretty mountain dresses are made OF
silver-gray ladies' cloth, with shirred
Mother Hubbard capes, lined with scar
let. The skirts are short, and quite
plain, and the jaunty tunics are faced
with scarlet and caught up high at each
side with small silver buckles. Around
the waist of the close-fitting shepherdess
, basque bodice is twined a scarlet cord
{ and tassel, from which, at the left side.
depends good-sized reticule or pouch,
designed both for use and ornament.
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