Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-05-12
Tha Days Styles.

AAo UAJS StyieS.
There are soma mos. noticeable changes
this season in the general construction Of
fashionable garments. New and striking
features are introduced in skirts and waists
The hitherto favored fullnes of the former
seems to have been transferred to the latter
and while the skirts, being so often arrang-
ed IN mp and down pleats. would, on, for the
-tournure, make a form assume slender
proportions, the waists have decidedly con
trary effect and increase the appearance OF
size.
On skirts but little stirring is now seen;
such draperles as are used are IN pleats,
folds or caught up en- masse and tied to-
zether or fastened beneath loops OF narrow
ribbon or a bow of wide. The skirts are by
no plain nor simple, for most com
p'icated decorations are favored. Between
the clusters of pleats that extend from waist
line down to lower edge Of skirts are panels.
aprons, paas,rons and side pieces of orna
mental fabrics, such as broc AIDES, figured or
tutted u'aterials, Or it may be that the
spaces will be filled with richly embroidered
dress goods, while vandykes formed by the
falling apart of these overpieces are filled
in with p!eating of the materials or of rich
laces in black, white or colors.
SLEEVES NO LONGER TIGHT.
The new waists have lost every sugges-
ton OF contraction. The sleeves of nearly
all Of the imported dresses are full at the
top of the s~armhole, and some of them are
tight on the arm lower down indeed some
of the most elegant robes have shapely
sleeves, with decided width, showing the
same g~arnishing that gives style ana finish
10 the waist.
SOME OF THE NEW N%ATERIALs.
Black %greuadine grounds. tufted with
chenille in bright colors or embossed with
velvet figures, are very fashionable. Among
the new materials is a fabric as supple as
China crepe, as light as surah and with a
surface like sicllienne. e
Satin royal is very handsome for dressing
toilets. A stylish costume is Of bronze satin
royal broche, with bouquets of roses in old
tints, with pleated skirt of rhadames, a new
make, with a large, loose grain. contrasting
admirably with the closely woven ground OF
the brocade.
A very elegantbut odd shoulder cape has
square velvet back and pointed tab fronts,
trimmed with festooms of large jet beads
and jetted fringe. Frhe full shoulders are
formed Of satin, finished on lower edge
with deep bead net and fringe, With balls OF
chenille.
The pelisse will be ins great favor this
spring. Some are made of Indian cash.
mere, lined with bright-colored silk or
tsurah. A new model is in sailor blue,
guaged in front, at the neck and waist and
open from neck ~downwards. The back also
is guaged at the back and waist, in the cen
ter only, this guaged front and back giving
ample fullness to the long sk7ft. The gar
ment is lined with red surah and fastened
round the waist with red satin ribbon pass.
ing under the guaging at the back and tied
in front with long loops and ends. The
sleeves are like dress sleeves, raised at the
shoulders, and a pleated surah forms a deer
stand up collar at the neck.
A novelty is a Peruvian collar Of black
jet, made in the style of a flat Anna OF
Austria collar. 1t has a small urn down
collar of Chan'illy lace, four inches wide
and put on fall to form epaulets on the
shoulders. This pretty device can be copied
In pearl beads or in bronze, blue steele 0,
fre-colored beads. with black, white OF
propriate to the beads and to the toilette,