Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-04
FASHION NOTES.


Fancy aprons are very fashionable.
Chestnut ia favorite shade Of brown.
ALI shades Of red and pink are fashion.
able.
Waistcoats are revived for cloth
dresses.
Olive and tan shades are exceedingly
popular.
Tapestry or broostells silks form parts
Of the richest velvet costumes.
Parisans are combining gray with
crimson, yellow, green, blue, and rose
color.
Many new buttons glitter like jewels,
being made OF colored pearl and oolored
| metal.
Combinations in two materials are
largely employed in new fall and winter
| costumes.
The fancy OF the moment ia to tuck the
front of the bodice in the form of q
square yoke.
All drapery, both at the front and
back of the coming costume, Is exceed.
ingly bouifant.
| New brocades in velvet have indented
brocaded figures Of brilliant oolors on a
sombre ground.
Embroidered lsdy's cloth costumes will
be as popular, and almost as costly, as
those of velvet.
Astrakhan plush and beaver in its
natural color are the preferred trim mings
for winter wraps.
Winter closks will be very long, high
on the shoulders, fitting close, and with
small ottoman sleeves.
Fancy aprons are made Of all sorts Of
materials, lace, velvet, silk, satin
batiste, and fancy gauzes.
Surplics folds and pointed waists viii
be worn even in the thiokest fabrics
such as cloth and velvet.
The handsome buttons used on the sill
and velvet com binations have clasps il
sets Of two or four to match.
The figures in the richest and mos
fashionable velvet brocades or both ar
outlined and vened with jet.
Buttons are small and bullet-shaped
plain jet, metal or set with brilliants O
cameo, and with painted centres.
Clasps are used on many Of the ne,
costumes instead of buttons, or bot
: buttons and clasps are employed.
Thin nets and gauzes, with heavy en-
J broidered figures in chenille or Jet, al
, the popular fabrics for the new evenin
toilets.
Ottoman silk dresses have the fu
, English sleeve, the tullness being shire
in at the hand in a cuff from four to 81
inches deep. .=..
The latest sleeve has only one seam
that inside the arm. Above the elbow
. is full, but the fullness ia not confne
by pleats or gathers.
Il Some of the new long polonsises ha,
a six darts in front, taken very deep, wit
o all OF the extra fitness left in the froi
4 OF the polonaise skirt.
a Nantes aud carriage wraps for Il
n early season are Of chenille in clio
n meshes, with double Of surah 81
n lightly quilted with elder down.
n Fine "inlsid velvets'' and velvets wi
d real hand embroideries form the ngur,
n fabric used in many beautiful and nov
y velvet combinations for fall weather.
- In velvet costumes the skirt ia
ia longer OF brocaded velvet, but the fgur
10 material is used to make the long basq
"a or Louis Quinze coat, and the skirt is plai
ID The Moliere waistcost of soft silk belt
I'd at the waist line with velvet belt a
lie pesrl buckle, or heavy cord and tass
o. sppears on many rich imported oostum
The lower skirt OF all new street O
b. tunes is full. Such skirts have Sigh
l gored front breadth, two very nsrr
gored side bresdths, and two or 70
I'D breadths, according to the width Of I
IN goods, gathered or pleated to form
a back drapery.