Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-08-31
Late Fashion Items.

Pale maize-yellow is more fashionable
than old gold.
The short apron-front overskirt is seen
upon new French dresses.
Faille has completely regained its
former popularity-its pliability and
softness adapting itself to every style of
trimming. as well as to the skirt and
bodice themselves.
Artistic jeweiry of antique silver,
quantity chased. is very fashionably
worn, and silver chatelaines i'm the
Dioyen age style are much sought after.
As are also brooches, lace-pins and
agrafes of the same description.
Basques with crenelated edges arc
greatly in favor with many leading
modistes, and they admi: Of great "a
riety of style. Some have 4 fall of lace
or killing under the tabs. others have
the square pieces piped and lined with
a deeper shade or contrasting color
and fabric.
Stylish young ladies with evening
dress Irvine row after row of pearl or
iridescent beads around their dainty
Threats, until one might take them for
ladies of quality in islands barbaric-in
the land of the FIJI. Some of these
beads are very grotesque in shape and
design, and the more so the better in
present estimation.
Very large. Oddly-colored Oriental
handkerchiefs of silk are worn with
lawn-rennis and other outdoor cos
tunes. They have mostly self-colored
backgrounds. with brocaded designs in
bright contrasting colors OF gold. silver,
orange, scarlet, and very dark green in
termingling in the brocaded pattern in
entirely new devices. and all in high art
shades
The Esmeralda'' costumes now
adopted by many ladies. although highly
unique and artistic, cannot be worn
with any degree of grace by women at
all inclined TO stoutness: and a very
stout person would be ridiculous OBJ
iect TO behold in dress which falls in
heavy unbroken folds from yoke over
the shoulders to the hem of the garment
this robe being buttoned all the way
down the back. from the neck to the
foot of the skirt-and devoid of line
or Il curve to mark the outline Of the
figure.
Some of the latest imported pattern
dresses of white. nainsook. batiste or
organdie have extremely elegant en-
broideries edging the deep founces to
the depth of ten or twelve inches. with
narrow rufiles and bands for trimming.
and solid embroidered piece for the
waist and sleeves. These goods are
manufactured in Switzerland, and the
exquisite designs wrought upon them
resemble very closely the finest patterns
OF HoEiton, Irish point, guipere. old
Venetian point. cart-wheel open-work,
and a great variety of purely floral d.
signs.
The gauzes, grenadines End other ele-
giant transparent fabrics introduced this
season are legion. The damasse and
velve; broche gauzes make mos: at
tractive toilets, especially when trimmed
with prof,Ision OF jet and lace. Gren-
adines with broad satin stripes, trimmed
with satin sash and bows and long.
graceful loop of satin ribbon. plain
sewing-silk grenadines over plain silk
or moirc skirts, are all very much in
vogue. and admit of much variety of
style and trimming These cool-looking
fabrics. and the charming wash-dresses
in their myriad varieties, constitute the
most becoming and suitable of summer
dresses.-N. T. Eceaiag Post.
The determination of snakes has
been vouchsafed. Pennsylvania farm