The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-09
FRESH FASHION NOTES

New grenadines are in Spanish lace pat
| terms.
New spring costumes are as bouffant as
| Black dresses are again in high vogue
| abroad.
| Lace of all kinds is still to be used in
great profusion.
The pleated skirts with velvet ribbon
borders to be found on nearly all spring
suits
White muslin dresses now have the
skirts covered with wide flounces of EN-
broidery.
Dark colors are much worn by children
Their hats are dark with dark feathers,
their dresses are of corresponding shades,
and their stockings are black with dresses
of any color The broad aesthetic color of
only glimpses of white visible in their
costumes.-Aese FORT Tribune.
Persian and other Oriental eolorings APP
pear in the new palmleaf patterns that are
seen in very rich yet soft silks and satins
that cost from ~ to % per yard. There
are the choice broeades for this season.
and the designs are very large, only
small quantity is purchased, and is used
for the plastron ond petticoat front of
dresses of single color.
There is now demand for an extreme
jet black in preference to the blue black
or the medium black which has recently
been worn Goods with dull mourning
finish are worn in black by the most
stylish ladies out of mourning. Even
Henrietta cloth, the special cloth of mourn
ing, is now often mad up into walking
dresses in combinat ion with silk for gen
zI-A4x
cashmere and a cameFs hair, with tight
ly woven twill and soft finish, is a hand
some black wool goods which lends itself
gracefully to the most intriea te draaerys
1t is made up in combin alton with satin
merveilleux or fine faille silk, and trimmed
with little wide handsome black EN-
broidery. Batiste wool is a new firm,
fine-wool goods. with smooth finish r.
is heavier than bunting, and like that use
full goods 1t sheds the dust. tt is sold
from So cents to $3.50 a yard. forty five
inches wide.
French corset-makers are re-introduc-
ing the old-fashioned corset that had i
board like tbusk'' down the
front, but no clasps, the lacing all b eing
done at the back. This method, th ough |
causing extra time and trouble in arrang
ing. produced, it is claimed, a more grace
full outline to the form than the usual /
method of fastening the corset. a, dress |
ing maid will be fashionable necessity if |
these corsets come in. Tue busk is of
ivory or steel, Is about two inches wide, |
and extends from top to bottom of the |
corset in place of the clasps. The corset /
is put on hind side before, and is loosely |
laced, and then whirled around so as TO /
face front. This movement is the tug of |
war, and will be likely to imperil the size
cess of the new departure in corsetss |
Satin is the favorlte fabric for corsets
among good dresses. as this elastic material |
melds itself more closely TO the figure than
either jean of French coutflle. - Csnciasnati
Commercial Gazette.
Checked and striped tweeds. serges in |
finer qualities and entirely new designs, /
cheviots in fine rich heather mix
lures, vigognes and limousines are |
the popular frabrics for spring costumes. |
Limousine is very . fashionable material
as is also the wear-defying fabric known
as prap de Ledaek. This is used mostly |
for skirts TO wear with fancy jackets of I
other material. Another style of light I
wooden goods which has met with much
success, is Landuwn eloth of English
which, although neither a
melton nor a tweed, possesses the good