Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-07
Late Fashion Notes.


Scotch gingnam- come in handsome
solid rolor-
Many new spring ba>4un5 are cut
douhle-hrra>t..t
Very short ppl"n:ii,e1. with Louis
QuinHr scarf, in the ha,'A. arr in high
favor.
Wrra,hS Of white ox-c6rd daisies,
combined with crimson he'd - roses. and
arranged 10 lie Hat. are worn in the hair
Short velvet skirts. with bodice and
pannirr> of some soft self-cIlorcd. Eng
li,h wooden textile. with pr,rrine and
deep cuffs of velvet, will be i fashion
abb" spring walking costume
N,'ckerclicfs Of gray or cream
colorrd washing silk embroidered all
over in tiny silk polka dots. and finished
with tvr-inch ruillc of oriental lace.
are novel and dainty.
"Looking glass" beads are seen upon
some IT Worth's latest creations. 10th
in frinoes and emhroidcric,. 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
shawl> are being made into Porto and
Mother Hubbard cloaks and vi>ite1 for
spring wear They are lined inside with
colorrd satin or ,urah silk. and finished
with 4 bordering Of chenille fringe in
deep oriental color>.
Lovers of soft. pretty lace who cannot
we'll afford To purchase the real. We. 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 he
| the dainticSt and most attractive of the
imitation laceS.
A stylish model for spring hat, in the
"Qu,.en Nab shape is made of amber
colorcd straw, with cascades Of gold la'e
yelling Il wreath of mignonett;'. and che
nile moss rose buds. of a deep crimson.
Inside. the hat is faced with crimson shir-
red satin. with a narrow baEd at the ex-
a,sme edge of amber beads.
4 fayorite French style IF trimming a
round skirt is 10 place three tiny gath
cred ruflles around the bottom of tho
dress: then above them is set flounre
about half 81 yard deep This llounrc is
then headed with three more narrow
ruillcs matching those around the bottom
| Of the dress. The ed re of the paInierS
or tunic, and sometimes the bottom of
the basque is trimmed with little ru!ll,.S.
which are cut very small.
Wide striped satins in pale cOlorS. al
ternaing with those CT gold or Silyrr
MORE. are favorite materials for evening
dresses for Young ladies'. The dresses
thus composed are made without the All
mixture Of any other fabric; they have
short skirts. and are punched up very
| full in the back and over the hips, Il Wat
team >ty!,. helm. aimed AT in the entire
costume. sh"phrrl"Ss boots of tinted Kill
| being worn with the dress. Urnamrnt,i
with bows. and silver and gold clasps
made in the shapco of Shephrr,!e>> crooks.
One of the characteristic features of
fashion this Sprin" will be the wearing
| ri large S.,shcs. which in measure will
take the place of the full drapeh foWa-
| nrcs ut the back; and another will be the
adoption of wide collars which will he
worn with deep puifs to match. The
dress bodice VIII be slightly open for
drc>sy occasions when this collar is worn.
or ii..hu of null can be used where the
'OiidI - H't H"'oiiiiilH- With IL 10 NC
| draped over the bosom quite in the
Charlotte Corday style. These iichus
are trimmed round with double ruillcI of
lace and are long enough in front 10 reach
| the belt.
DresSmakers have set their faces most
resolutcly against Mother Hubbard
cloaks. Camisavcl wraps, circulars. us
ter5. or indeed anv 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 pOssi-
bly, at their suggestion. modified Hub
bards. and risites are becoming quite
general. They are now made Semi-long
so that the dress skirt is well 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
BUening Post.