Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24
Fashion Items.

Honeysuckle yellow is the latest tint
Of that color.
Pelerines and shoulder capes Ire in
greater favor than ever.
Redingotes and polonaises in a score
of forms are highly popular.
Among new shades of color are Cor.
dova leather, Russia leather, deerskin,
oak, antique blue (Which is a delicate
blue tinge with very pale green), 3
peculiar pink called ssheart of the tea-
rose," a dark blush gray called orags,
and malatesta, a warm russell brown.
deliberately braided jerseys will be
very much worn with skirts Of tweed7or
cheviot. The newest patterns in braid
work resemble rich passementeries,
being wrought in close elaborate de-
signs.
The newest Pekins have three narrow
stripes of satin, alternating with a wide
| stripe of Ottoman silk. Handsome
skirts are made of this material, and
they require no trimming unless it be a
double ruche of travelled silk, giving q
light and feathery effect to the edge of
the skirt, this being particularly effect
i've and appropriate when the Pekins
are in light evening tints.
Transparent French null is much
used for handkerchiefs, decorated with
tied work and simply edged with a
slightly gathered rutfle of Oriental lace.
In one corner is a finely embroidered
wreath of white silk roses, and in the
center of this wreath is the initial, which
must be worked very small, as large
kerchief monograms or initials are OPT
of fashion, and now only considefgd'
appropriate for marking bed and table
linen. ,
Genoa velveteen in dark ruby, deep.
wood green, or seal brown, makes very
serviceable and stylish spring suits for
children, the most effective costumes
being those having killed skirts with
panels lined and piped with gay plaided
surah. The tiny babet coat opens over
an inner waistcoat Of the surah, and the
outside jacket is trimmed with very
narrow bands of fur, with Glengarry
Gap to match. These suits can be
comfortably worn until June.
Roman-pearl beads have never been
more fashionable than at present. The
newest strings show delicate and
beautiful tints of palest pink, shading to
a most delicate mauve, which is only
seen upon the edges Of sea anemone.
Other beads show a combination of the
softest tints of rose, gold, pearl, and
palest sea green. Neck laces of Flor
entine and Cloissonee beads are also
much worn. Some of these are en-
crusted with tiny stars and dots, which
sparkle like gems in the gaslight.
The fashionable shade of pink for
evening wear is topaz, which has a deli
cate golden shade through it, and is
very becoming both to dark and fair
compilations. A very beautiful evening
dress lately made Of this hue was Of
satin, with small pompons of raised
velvet, shading from cream to pale
brown; the bodice, panels and demi-
train were of the material. The tablier
was made with a series of small frills of
the palest blue crepe, ~delicately en-
broidered in silver pompons. These
frills were repeated half way up the skirt
between the train and the panels. The
costume would look equally well with
the colors reversed.
The Latouche braiding, which has
been so extensively used upon winter
costumes, will remain a favorite trim
ming Ior spring sulCs. MANY OF the new
cloth dresses from Paris are plainly
made but deliberately embroidered. The
tailor-made jackets and Newmarket
coats which accompany these costumes
are finished with handsome braid-work
in %arabesque designs. In a few in
stances the three scantily-shirred ruffles
are nearly covered with braid-embroid-
cry. This style of decoration is, how
eyer, not half so tasteful or stylish.
looking as when the braid-work in
specially designed patterns quite covers
the two wide panels set on each side OF
a Killed front breadth. The drapery in
the back on the aforementioned skirt is
wholly untrimmed, but the wide peck.
cts on the jacket, the cuffs, revers and
collar are each covered with braid-work
in a design particularly formed for each
separate portion.-N. Y. Evening Post.