Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-02-28
FASHION NOTES.
10 grow a little smaller.


The rage for old gold is on the wane.
The name for new sateens is satinette.
Percales show pretty cobweb pat
ems.
The capote, of good size, is the COM
ing bonnet.
Shrimp pink and shell pink will be
much worn.
Peacock.feather embroideries ENJOY
high favor.
The newest shade of red takes the
name of Turc.
Byzantine pink is the rival OF shrimp
and shell pink. -, m,
The new sateens look like silks.
They are finely finished.
Seersucker stripes are initiated al
mirablv in the new American prints.
The first spring wraps will be short
visite mantles, with long tabs in 'front.'
Burano, a dotted embroidered silk
lace, bids fair TO be the rival OF Spanish.
Tiny landscapes appear as figures on
some OF the new printed cotton goods
Scotch ginghams show the same
heather mixtures that appear in the new
cheviots.
The new organdie muslins are woven
in large plaids, bars, and stripes OF pure
colors.
The first importations of spring silks
have MORE grounds with geometnc and
aovoral damasse designs
Large red rosebuds in chene effects
on a ground of shrimp pink are among
the new sateens for spring wear.
The style Of figures on the new
sateens are in small flowers, leaves, and
stems in mele or jardiniero effects.
Japanese designs in mele effects, com
bining lanterns, fans, birds, and flowers,
cover the grounds of French foulards.
Pretty combinations of color IN
grounds and dots or designs are brown
on cream, blue on maize, and rose color
OF pearl.
The grounds Of many Of the new
sateens are of shrimp pink, shell pink,
cream, pearl shades, and dark colors,
and also black.
Some OF the new American prints I'M
itate the new striped Scotch ginghams
SO we'll AS to DO undistinguishabls from
them.
New black silks have large polka dots,
moons, crescents, and leaves on plaid
satin, satin meryailleuX, and satin de
Lyon surfaces.
Plain sateen, in solid colors TO match
the grounds of printed sateens, are shown
for skirts OF costumes to be composed OF
the two stuiis.
The new embroidered French Swiss
muslins have lace effects in round spots
and geometric patterns, between which
are introduced dots and leaf and flower
designs Of embroidery.
The new dress linens for spring wear
come IN delicate tones OF color. figured
in the weaving in geometric and polka
dot designs for Overdue SseS, and in plain
stufls 10 match tor skirts.
The new prints, ~ well rs all the new
goods for the coming season, come IN
separate pieces Tor skirts and over
dresses, showing that composite cos
tunes will be a. fashionable AZ ever.
Very elaborate pieces of embroidery
are better worked in frame but for
all ordinary purposes, such as chair
backs, doilys, small table-coyers. etc.
it il the best 10 work in the hand.
Here are the fashionable colors in
spring goods Gray blue or greyhound,
garnet shades, mustard shades, pearl
and dark gray, olives, browns, and bron-
zes, shrimp and shell pinks, sapphire
shades, greens. and dark blues.
The new silks for spring wear
nave satin surfaces in colors, white,
cream, and black, over which are scat
terrd small geometric designs, polka
dots. crescents. and moons in waite or
black, brown, blue, or some color con-
.rasting with that Of the ground.