The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-06-30
FASHION Notes.

The most stylish parasols match the
costume.
French boots and shoes show marked
tendency to pointed toes.
The loveliest shades of salmon, rosa.
| corn blue and water green are seen In the
new China grapes.
Purple violets and barbes OF yalen-
ciennes lace trim the fine Milan straw
bonnets designed for elderly ladies.
New flannel suits for children are made
of cheviot fannels, garnet, blue, dark
green and gray being the favorite colors.
The 'spannier'' or basket bonnet ID
trimmed with cockade hnus =solAs al
satin ribbon around the crown and inside
the brim.
Narrow ribbon of two colors are much
used for trimming straw hats, ribbon
loops and ends forming large rosettes
having succeeded pompons.
The most fashionable stockings are of
black: strawberry or primrose, silk or
IislU, In monochrome; stripes and checks
being only second in popularity.
The summer silks which come in large
plaids of brilliant blues and reds ara
said to sell more readily than any other
in New York for dress skirts.
Brocades with very large figures the
used for elegant mantles instead of are
oriental cashmeres. They are lined with
light silks, ,and trimmed with lace chenille
balls, and gilt and jet ornaments.
A pretty novelty consists in tinted
satin ''gilets' or waistcoats embroidered
in sprays of arbutus, lilies of the valley
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with white silk rosebuds, outlined with
tiny mother of pearl beads. These pretty
vests can be worn with different toilets.
Summer fans are enormous and more
"bizarre" than ever. Red is still the
favorite color for both sunshades and
fans, especially for the country and sea.
side. Bright scarlet, however, is less In
favor than such shades as fire, copper,
nasturtium, terra-cotta and crushed
strawberry.
Cockade bows are all the fashion.
They are made up Of number of loops
and tapered ends of narrow velvet, satin
or faille ribbon. either monochrome or
of several colors, and are used for trim
ming dresses, mantles and bonnets;
flowers are also arranged into large
cockade-like clusters for the bodice,
coiffure and bonnet trimming.
One of score of novel French bon
nets, all set in q row in an importing
house on Broadway, was q fanchon of
hunters green Grape, with wreath of
dark moss buds encircling the crown.
Upon bud here and there was poised q
large yellow butterfly with wings out
stretched as if just alighting. There were:
seven of these upon the bonnet.
AT wedding which occurred last week
the modiste who prepared the toilets
gave list of the dresses as follows: The
bride wore dress of crocus white satin,
the brides mother dress of biscuit col
ored surah, the groom's mother g Co.'S
tune of sand colored satin broca6e with
sprays of hawthorne, the brides young
sister a crushed strawberry ottoman silk,
the married sister toilet of lobster red
surah, draped with black lace, and the
bridesmaids were attired in buttercup In
dia null over silk slips, with garniture of
crimson roses.
Softly draping and semi-diaphanous
fabrics, such as svoile de religeuse.
and many other varieties known under
the generic name of veilings. will be
much worn in combination with merveil-
leux. white polka dotted foulards, fne
patterned brocsdes, and also with moire
Francais. The most beautiful imported
materials in veilings, zephyrs and SUM
mer cashmeres are those in box robes
adorned with borderings of various
widths. according to price, the handsom-
est patterns being in Irish point or
Venetian cut work, ten inches deep.