The Red Cloud chief., 1882-01-26
Fashionable Colo 8.

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colors is now at its height, and wonder
ulresults are produced by manufaciur-
ers of fabrics by the peculiar methods OF
blending hues and the throwing of one
tint over another, creating luminous
lights, as in the golden cast over blue.
green or cardinal, "a coup de %soliel;'
or red over olive and bronze, called
flame reflection" silver over light
blue. moonlight steel ove spring
leaf green, 4 "gossamer Sheen" al
very beautiful and fashionable. There
is something almost enchanting about
these rare bicndingS and changeful lus-
tiers. but now and then one is startled
by striking combinations and clashes of
| c~olorings, not in the bold strokes of the
| Japanese paint-brush so much as in the
French method of using q color OF N
lone with another hue, shaded with the
tone of coloring in the combination. as
in a dress of plush and satin; the satin
is cardinal with n tinge of olive, and
the plush portions are in olive shaded
with cardinal.
A most striking rec~eption-dresS is al
black and MORE antique, with the add.
ton of moonlight blue in squares and
diamonds. The trout skirt is a mass OF
plaitings of the MORE antique from
waist line down to lower edge. The
satin train is long and square, with
finishing of rose plaitings of MORE,
which trimming is carried up ut the
sides to meet the edge of corsage
basque and is passed under the dia.
monds of blue satin let in, the lower
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of handsome lace. Blue satin squares,
rather smaller in size than those on the
basque skirt, from the outsides of the
quaint sleeves and a larger-shaped
piece fills in the square or pompadour
neck. That part is bordered and stud
ded with Marguerites, and frilIs of rose
point lace the dress at throat and ut the
wrists.
a rather complicated dress is of gel
vet MORE and satin. The front OF
skirt is of MORE and satin in alternating
clusters of tiny knife-plaitingS, the
corSage vest being en- suite, only the
plaits are still smaller han those on
the skirt. The very long train is OF
black velvet. which rich fabric also
forms the Jacket worn open over the
plated vest. High medinO collar and
sleeves after the same period are both
edged with plating of costly Duchesse
lSce.
That black is popular this season fol
evening as well as day wear is n fact,
and very convenient these black toll
cites are. for they can be made bright
by the addition of coloring in flowers
and ribbons. and rich with laces. Avery
costly costume is made of watcred silk,
with long train, trimmed with a knife
edge of satin and rose quilting OF
moirc. The corsage is princess in the
back with pointed basque front, and
the sleeves are pulled at the tops and
fitted below the elbows in Marguerite
STYLE. The front of skirt is of handsome
satin, shirred AT waist-line, with plait-
ings below down to edge, which is fin
ished with knife plating. Over the
front IF the skirt a scarf Of MORE, bor-
dered with a rich fretted passemente-
rie, and edged with Jet and s~ewins-silk
fringe, is passed ~diagonally. and the
sides of the train falling over the
front width are decorated with the
rich passementerie and falls of jet beads
the lace on neck and sleeves in old
English point.
A very quaint dinnerdress is of hand.
some satin in a light golden brown.
with damask flowers in Moorish tints
and 4 rich. dark brown velvet. The
short skirt shows front and sides ar
ranged in three rows of box-plaits, with
panier overdress above, handsomely
garnished on corsage and loopings,
with beaded passementerie ornaments
in the Moorish colors of the floral fig
ures on the brocaded satin of the skirt,
neck and sleeves finished with falls
and jabots of Point Venice lace.-Phila-
deiphiG Times.