The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-04-06
Late Fashion Notes.

Late Fashion Notes.
Scotch ginghams come in handsome
solid colors.
Many new spring basques are cut
double-breasted.
.Quinze scarfs in the back, are in high
favor.
Wreaths of white ox-eyed daisies,
combined with crimson hedge roses, and
arranged to lie fiat, are worn in the hair.
Short velvet skirts, with bodice and
panniers of some soft self-colored Eng
fish wooden textile, with pelerine and
deep cuffs of velvet, viii be fashion
able spring walking costume.
Neckerchiefs of gray or cream
colored washing silk, embroidered all
over in tiny silk polka dots, and finished
with a fve-inch ruffle of oriental lace,
are novel and dainty.
"Looking glass" beads are seen upon
some of Worth's latest creations, both
in fringes and embroideries, especially
on white toilets, lending that touch of
color or contrast rather that purely
white dresses are apt to lack.
Indian, Paisley, and other handsome
shawls are being made into Porto and.
Mother Hubbard cloaks and visites for
spring wear. They are lined inside with
colored satin or surah silk, and finished
with bordering of chenille fringe in
deep oriental colors.
Lovers of soft, pretty lace who cannot
well afford to purchase the real, yet dis
like the poorer qualities, are delighted
with the beautiful and effective oriental
patterns which now come in various
widths, and are generally conceded to be
the daintiest and most attractive of the
imitation laces.
A stylish model for spring hat, in the
Queen Nab shape is made of amber
colored straw, with cascades of gold lace
yelling wreath Of mignonettes and che
mile moss rose buds, Of deep crimson.
Inside, the hat is faced with crimson shir-
red satin, with narrow band at the ex-
treme edge of amber beads.
A favorite French style of trimming a
round skirt is to place three tiny gath
cred ruffles around the bottom of the
dress; then above them is set founce
about half a yard deep. This founce is
then headed with three more narrow
rufles matching those around the bottom
of the dress. The edge of the panniers
or tunic, and sometimes the bottom of
the basque is trimmed with little ruffles,
which are cut very small.
Wide striped satins in pale colors, al
ternating with those of gold or silver
MORE, are fayorite materials for evening
dresses for young ladies. The dresses
thus composed are made without the adj
mixture of any other fabric; they have
short skirts, and are punched up very
| full in the back and over the hips, Wat
teau style being aimed at in the entire
costume. shepherdess boots of tinted kid
being worn with the dress, ornamented
with bows, and silver and gold clasps
made in the shape of shepherdess crooks.
One of the characteristic features of
fashion this spring will be the wearing
of large sashes, which in measure will
take the place of the full draped tourr-
ares at the back; and another will be the
adoption of wide collars which will be
worn with deep puffs to match. The
| dress bodice will be slightly open for
dressy occasions when this collar is worn,
or a fichu of null can be used where the
collar is not becoming, which is to be
draped over the bosom quite in the
Charlotte Corday style. These fichus
are trimmed round with double ruffles of
lace and are long enough in front to reach
the belt.
Dressmakers have set their faces most
resolutely against Mother Hubbard
| cloaks, Camisavel wraps, circulars, us
tiers, or indeed any long mantle which
entirely envelopes the person. They say,
and very truly, that so long as the OUT
| side wrap is costly and elegant, it mat
tiers but little how plain the dress beneath
is made. So in their interest, and posi-
| bly, at their suggestion, modified Hub
| bards, and Uisites are becoming quite
general. They are now made semi-long
SO that the dress skirt is we'll in view.
They also fit more closely to the figure,
but in other respects they show all the
characteristics of the old style.-N Y
Euening Post.
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