The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-04-28
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
ECCENTRICITIES.

ECCENTRICITIES.
Great circular spots, three inches in
diameter; great square or oblong, or
| many sided blocks, or triangles cast
about, as ii awaiting the mason's ham,
mer; birds and butterflies, and heads of
four-legged beasts on dresses, or on
broad sash ribbons; great palm leaves q
foot in length, and proportionately
broad; immense sprays and wide, feath-
cry, or leafy columns sweeping length
wise; baskets or sprays OF flowers be.
slowed on checks. Call you not these
eccentricities? Then, too, one can rem
der an ordinary piece OF goods, such as
plain wool, silk or satin a. eccentric as
the most fashionable heart cou1d desire,
by cutting cut large ySiSst spots or
blocks. and putting them on in applique
with narrow braiding or rows of stitch
ing as finish; while sprays for such
purposes can be bought ready made.
| Goods with checked ground are seen
| united with velvet blocks, and stylish
costumes show the basque and sleev es
SO devised, while the skirt is of plain
| check plentifully bestrewn with velvet
bows. ALI that have told you seems
/ AObuluks AOWGE6Is COARb1Cu Will q
young lady's costume at the Vanderbilt
/ fancy ball. She went as white cat; her
| dress thickly decorated with cats heads
| and tails-a cats head worn just above
her own, and her coiffure showing fin
ish of cat tails. In considerably better
taste, Nine Christine Nilsson, after sing.
| ing at Brooklyn concert, appeared in a
dress of black velvet and jet, as Marie
Stuart. To journey back from Brook
! lyn performance, and then attend ball
is not such feat after all, when you
consider that the entertainment only be-
gan at IL o'clock.
| QUEEN YELLOW.
| Yellow is queen, and queen regnant.
For dress goods, there are of mongrel
| yellows, many: yellowish, reddish,
brownish yellows; leading up to yellow
proper, which, in millinery, attains su.
premacy. Not SO much pale, delicate
yellows, but faring, Haunting yellow
dashing boldly into orange. Scarce as
yet the entire bonnet thus pronounced
very pronounced dashes of orange rib
bon marrow, of course, this season)
very bright yellow flowers or pomponf
of equal tone. Just now, too, scarce
anything renders lady more happy
tnan band of narrow ribbon lchiehJ
yellow which passes somewhat in hang
mans style about her neck, and is fin
ished by dangling mass of loops ani
ends either in front or on the left side
When the new bonnets begin to be worn
moreover, what dangling there will be
since bonnet is scarce bonnet unless
provided with at least one and often two
pairs of ribbon strings, which are rigor
ously narrow.
ROWS ANDeBows.
The fashionableness of velvet ribbon
must not be forgotten. Many of thes,
new bonnet strings are velvet; while OF
a survey of spring costumes, one il
struck by the frequency of velvet ribbon
| as trimmed, laid in rows or fancifull,
disposed in bows. Bows upon bows
until veritably this may be called th,
season of bows. Not always indeed o
velvet; gros graiu or satin ribbon d.
duty, and often take the place of brocad
on dresses of plain material. For, be
yond doubt. fashion is bidding good
bye to combination costumes. A sloy
good bye, it is true, and good-by
said, and said again. Yet they are vanish
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shown is toward the more ordinar
classes of goods, since never wer
unitings of expensive stuffs more i
vogue. Then, too, If there were n
longer Combinations, what would b
have written? Eccentric as fashio
may be, she would hardly permit one
: drag around such floral or geometrics
monstrosities, without an emelioratior
In the cotton sattines likewise, it mu.
be confessed that impostors show plai
: material. besides fancifully printed. "
rulings of lace are much liked, an
: there are Cash's Coventry frilling
' both plain and with lace edge, whic
: are more in favor this season than fl
q some years. The narrow are used fl
q trimming underwear or mornin
= dresses, either white or colored; II
/ grown people or children, while hous
q keepers rejoice over pillow cases, sham
2 curtains, etc., showing ornamentation
i the wider. The wear of these goods
t. almost everlasting, and accounts, douh
e less, for some of this popularity. II
makers guaranteed every dozen to ru
h full measure.
q GRADUATING DRESSES.
> A grand decision has been made
4 favor of simplicity; and null. covers
e with stars, sprigs, dots, etc., is to
; more used than anything else. II
dresses are called, by courtesy, whit
Z. but for the most part the white is dint
Is : enough, though ''cream white is t
u accepted term. The cream, however,
d which some have apparently be-
. dipped, must have been very, very sta
Is II for the fabric is presented us of h
Is that in olden times, would have caus
as an outburst from the good lady moth
=, who prided herself on snowy 1aundr
u ing. These soiled looking costum,
Z. nevertheless, must be set down as amor
10 the eccentricities, and SO pass must.
q Gloves, still wrinkled, long, and SON
Q. times as muddy looking as the dre
IL only deeper shade of mud. The
at there are uncertain yellows, terra coti
of or black; and if the young lady decid
III on black silk stockings, for which the
an is new furol, there Will be commenG
a- BILE harmony. Other solid colors q
If worn; chiefly those prevailing in DIR.
10 goods, but black silk is, par exeellent
ia the thing. Even babies arewearing bla
ar silk stockings. Think of it, and tell me
:. fashion be not little unsound OF mir
st At watering places, many dainty str
n will be taken by young ladydom attir
at In white and black; black shoes q
ne stockings, gloves, accessories and b
"A and especially stylish results viii accr
he from the carrying of o Boulevard pa
he sol. A fat parasol with canopy top, .
3 in silk or satin to match or contr
, 1,andaornolv With coaEumas TntFodur