National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
FASHION NOTES.

FGCELLE Is the rage iu Paris.
THE latest London rage Is for gray.
PANIERs are worn only in full dress.
BLACK Chanlilly lace is again in favor.
BurToSED boots are going out of fashion.
ARCHERY bids fair to be Us fashionable as ever
IT IS fashionable nowadays to be unfashonabIe
THE coarser the celle lace the better it is liked
ANY neat utility costume will do for a travelling
suit
BADMISToN is played with battledoors and shut
tlccocks.
BONNET strings are called brides in milliners'
parlancc.
UIsrERs are much worn for travelling costume
but are not dc ifgucur
VERY dark stockings will be worn all through
the summer by children.
THERE Is rngc in New York for small Jet
beaded Fanchon bonnets.
STREET costumes and walking suits should ney or
be made with panlerdraperies.
GRAPE in all shades of color is the favorite ma
terial for dressy capote bonper,
PoSGEE in all colors, us well as the natural ecru
shades, is as fashionable ever.
BADMINToN bids fair to supplant lawn tennis as
the outdoor game for midsummer.
BLACK stockings are worn With all kinds of
dresses, even white and tinted ones
CARVED WOOD and bamboo furniture is In de-
mand for summer house furnishing.
TIE oldfHshioned battledoor and shuttecock
and cupstick and shuttlecock game is revived.
LONG curled hair in the back is again In fashion
for little gIrls but the curls must be large loose
and few.
THE Mother Hubbard and Kate Grccnaway styles
for little gils overdreSses and cloaks grow more in
favor every day.
ALL morning toilets in Paris arc of very dark
shades of Carmclite, seal brown, indigo blue Rus
sian gre0n, and dark beetle color.
THE long, tight redipgote worn over a silk or
wool skirt having no trimming Lut plcated
iounce nt the bottom, is much worn by leading
society women.
TnI full draperes paniers, and bouAante tour
nures, which there is an effort TO make fashion,
able, are very unbecoming 10 all except very tall
and slender women.
THE Guimpe underwaist with Mother Hubbard
ovcrdress low necked and sleeveless and with no
waist line shirred or belted in, is o very popular
style for girls under TO-
THE best dressmRkcrs still make the foundation
skirt very narrow and straight gored, cnsping the
figure like q sheath. The superlmposed draperies
are then made full according to fancy.
AROMATIC ozonizod cassolettes, or little satchels
to carry in the pocket or hang around the neck to
preserve the wearer from infection, is a London
caprice which has not yet reached America.
IT Is no longer fashionable abroad to have ball
rooms blaze Of gasght. When wax candles arc
not used It Is the rule to shade the gasoliers and
chandeliers with tinted glass or tinted IN uslin or
timed tissue paper
PRETTY novelty for opera or summer evening
watering place wears asearf or shawl in alternate
bands ofsilk and woollen gauze In all colors and
pure white, with threads OF gold judieiously and
taseiuliy introduced
FENCING is being introduced among indoor
nmusements for yonEg women. II is said to give
moro grace ofmoyement and pose than any exer.
else, not even excepting dancing A pair OF good
foils can be bought tor 50.
THE old-iashloned caleche or Heligolander of
forty years ago is revived. 1t is a silk bonnet or
hood shirred on whalebone or splits Of alternate
long and short lengths, so as TO give the bonnet
the appearance Of halfopened folding gigtop.
CoLoRED riding habits are revived for hunting
by English women. Green faced with white and
frightened with silver braid and buttons or bright
red cloth with black velvet facings and gold but.
tons, are the hYorite colors for habits while the
hat of felt Is cooked or turned up In three corners
and trimmed with feathers and q rosette.
IN Paris, at this moment, the most fashionable
women arc wearing very plain demi.trained
morning dresses of son, light woollen stuffs, gem
orally of some subdued Carmelito brown color.
Both the corsage and skirt is laid in pleals, and
when the wearer walks ont she catches up tho
demi train at the side under thick silk bow. or
cord and 1at tassol, which also supports the
duuloniere The shoulder cape worn with this cos
tune and the aaBloniers are Of cisele velvet.