The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-02-07
FASHION NOTES.

| FASHION NOTES.
Every lady earries a shopping -bas.
Bloc fox fur il scarce and expensive.
0reen u the iavorit- color OF the win
ter.
OttouaA vibbous take the lead in mil
linsry.
China crape saaass charming evening
costumes.
Long jprsey gloves II anest wsol ar,
highly favored.
Historical and picturesque costumes
| grow in favor.
Breeaded China Grape appears amcns
Late novelties.
Heavy aruurc brscades are useA for
, outside garments.
Hsndkerchies with es.c,~d bordess
are al the rage.
Fur ia the favorit@ trimming for cloth
walking dresses.
Shoulder capes to match eostamee are
very fAshi"nabac.
Creaelstsd edges to fancy house jAekess
als . growing hng.
Terra estta g@oves are WON with pals
pink and blue dresses.
The small capote and the large bsnnet
are equally fashionable.
Shoes that lace over The instep ~ once
more the height of fashion.
French dressmake,s make . bonnet
and muff TO match each costume.
The taste ior lace of all kinde real and
imitation, incrsases from season 10 ssa-
son and from day 70 day.
Plain dark velvet opera eloakss lined
with striped plush and trimmed with II,
are fashionable fancy.
Heavy ottoman repped sloadnss and
silk brocade mateleases are brought out
for wraps, jackets. closks aad peliDea
Costumes made IN Of one uaassiAl md
those In which two OF several hbs10 ~
combined are equally fashionable.
Red eaps Of cashmere, the Tam O'shaa-
ter, the fez, the turban and the REGULAR
Scotch cap are al worn BY the little boys
and girls.
The mingline Of two eolo,s end several
shades in the many ostrich feathers that
trim some Of the larger hats Is marked.
Some Of the latest imported French
polonaises have Louis XIV, waistcoaAs
and pockets covered With colored dix
embroidery.
Jaunty soft felt English hata, nneh ~
sembling those vorR by gentlemen. ae
passing novelty for u]tra-fashionaMe
young ladies.
The tendency to enlarge the sleeves
above the elbow until it has to be fdlled
in at the armhole is marked In many
imported costumes,
Alligstor-skin satchels, pockets and
portmonnaies are much used. They come
in all shades Of yellow and. black, but
pale yellow is the preferred color.
White woollen evening dresses with
accessories and trimmings Of colored or
white velvet plush, brocade satin, lace
and chenille fringes will be p.,lch worn.
Steel buttons " large a. trade dollars
with incised figures cut ON their polished
surfaces are used to trim the skirt dra-
peries of many imported costumes.
The richest among tho new silks are
the ottoman veleury In heavy wide rep-
ped surfaces with large scattered aowers
and figures in long pile plush and velvet
Plush coats with black braid ornaments
looped across the front; military fashion =
are worn by young ladies' over variety
of skirts, for both indoor and outdds
wear.
Light silks of pale sea-ereen, delicate
pink and lilac are combined, for evening
wear with dark garnet, dark blue, brown
and royal purple velvets with admirable
effect,
The tailor-mads coats for ladies are 20
tight-fitting, that the bodice Of dress i
generally taken out for outdoor wear, and
thin but warm stockingette one sub
stituted, with long sleeves, fitting q
closely as possible.
French women wear handkerchief
aprons made Of fthree mouchoirs, the sort
known as "papeanne"-yellow, red and
black, with large flowers. The bib is
fastened to the bodice with two jswelsd
pins and natural flowers.
Founced moreen watered underakirts
are made up for wearing instead Of Grim
olettes, under dresses. They are COM
plete petticoats, plain in front, plated
round the edge, and with box-plaited
founoes up the back to the waist.
Mantles are, like bonnets, either inn
mense Or quite small, rounded ip front,
looped up at the back, covered with pas
samepterie and ribbops-dignifed pei
isses-long visites wrapping up the figure
entirely, with rich lining, and over
loaded with ornaments of all sorts.
The novelty of the season in trimming
is leather lace. 1t is not as course, as
might be expected, and is strangely but
prettily combined with lace, plush aud
velvet. This Russia -c0lored leather, very
fine and cut out in open patterns, is also
much used in trimming dresses.
Among the prettiest trimmings for ball
dresses are nests of ribbons in all colors.
They consist of kind Of cockade of satin,
faille or ottoman ribbon in all conceiva-
BILE shades, to be placed on different parts
of the toilet. They fasten the tuniques,
draperies and pufings.
New English riding habits are much
braided and trimmed with silk cord,
hussar fashion, and the gentleman's hat
is often replaced by fancy hats of soft felt
of various shapes; the veil is of spotted
tulle, not gauze; the small brooch, with
out any cravat.
Hunting costumes are great fashion
abroad, and the plates given of them are