The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-12
FASHION NOTES.


bows worn as cravats.
New fancy grenadines are heavily
brocaded, and closely resemble br0caded
silks and satins.
The new Vatican and court-tiain dra
peries are attached to the left shoulder,
| instead of Just below the neck.
Raspberry red succeeds strawberry and
terra coata the more purplish raspberry
shades are the most stylish.
The mania for braiding dresses, and for
| that matter, for braiding of every dcscrip-
ton, seems to be greater than ever.
Scotch plaid silks of very dark colOrs
are used in combination with surah, and
cashmere for semi-dress costumes for
early spring.
Black straw bonnets are bound and
trimmed with gold braid. Rosettes of
the braid and notched black velvet ribbon
surround the crown.
Nuns yelling dresses for young ladies
have gimps of velvet set in with a point
back and front. and a high puff of velvet
on each shoulder.
| The Fedora bonnet has a pointed brim,
with pulled crown, and is made of the
yellow silks and laces that Sara Bern
hardt has brought into fashion.
Double or single pipings of satin, in
white or colors, braided in floral designs
and deep pointed edges, are used as head
ings to other trimmings upon dinner and
carriage costumes.
Mourning dresses still sparkle with
| jets, and many of the richest looking new
spring mantles are literally covered with
applique and embroideries in silk and jet.
Jetted gimps are used in combination
| with elegant Jet fringes and pendant
| ornaments and cords.
Very wide cape collars. after the style
of those worn by children, but made of
| richer laces, are found so dressy and be-
coming that they are now worn by ladies
with even simple, everyday costumes.
with deep cuffs to match, collars in fact,
have become n very important feature of
the toilet
There is a great deal of talk about the
tournuTe of crinOlette. One mOdiSte says
one thing, and another, especially posted
on the weighty mysteries of the fashion
able future, declares something quite the
reverse But, in spite of the emphatic
denunciatiOns of the tOurnure, and in the
face and eyes of the disgust that it is said
royalty feels and expresses for this article
of dress, the tournure yet holds its OWN
--Nef0 1OfH HCeH2Hg I10St.
Two new and pretty spring bonnets are
the Cosday and Bonne Mannan. the latter
being a small bonnet with rows Of plated
lace around the brim, giving it much the
appearance of cap. The crown is close
and covered with velvet. with a jewelcd
buckle and a nodding aigrctte set at one
side. This model is becoming to jauHty-
looking, round, rosy-faced girls who wear
q air hoi, in, Inf I,a
head The COrday is much the same
shape, but has a loose crown.
The ruche still gains ground, especially |
the chicoree and shell plated styles, which
are very much used in every width for
short dresses, and for trained robes it is
now put all the way around the bottom of
the Shirt in crescendo or diminuendo
fashion, to suit the style of the train or
the fancy of the wearer. Very narrow
chicOree ruches are used as edgings to cut
out borders or headings to lace ruffies,
and are very effective on tinted silk or
satin evening dresses, the sole trimming
of many very beautiful dresses consisting
of ffinged ruches very wide for the shirt
edge, and narrower for the bodice and
tunic, and plated up so thickly and
closely as to give fringed ruche all the |
soft downy effect of feather trimming.
Ribbons lined with colored satin are
much used as strings, and are found very
useful and effective for the ribbon roses"
employed as trimming upon many. bon |
nets, instead of flowers OF feathers. The |
colors of the two sides of the ribbon must |
harmonic well, or the good effect is lost |
Sapphire blue and silver, cloud blue and |
primrose, ruby and pale pink, Russian
green. ecru, and violet and pale mauve |
go admirably together Black lined with |
golden yellow. coral or crimson, makes |
effective roses, as do also green plush |
ribbons faced with cherry giving the |
effect here of nest of MOSES.