St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26
Fashion Items.

Red or green silk pompon trimmings
are fashionably worn on walking cos
tunes Of tweed or nuns gray ladies'
cloth.
The new zephyr plaids make jaunty
lawn-tennis costumes, and the colors
oftenest combined are olive, the new
shade OF cranberry-red, and pale prim-
rose yellow.
Pale amber and gold beads, or those OF
pearl and gold, are used to outline silk
embroideries on Grecian house-rcbes
and matinees of white albatross cloth or
vigogne.
Long Jersey gloves. ten-button length,
in silk and linen, or finest cachemlre,
are highly favored for spring wear.
These gloves can be found in every de-
sirable street shade.
Raw silks and pongees. in novel tints,
quite different from the old gray and
ecru shades, will be worn this summer,
as polonaises or redingotes over short
underskirts of velvet or best brand OF
Louis" velveteen.
Balbriggan stockings abound in the
new varied tints of strawberry, amber.
terra-cotta, drake's-neck blue, laurel
green, bronze, elderberry, and deep rich
Shade of violet. Each of these colors
is clicked with old gold or cream white.
Lilacs, crocus and arbutus blossoms.
laburnum snowdrops, and, above all.
daffodils and ionquils-pale harbingers
of spring, s'.all sprinkled with dew,
made Of powdered crystals-are the
corsage and couture bouquets par en-
ceIlence with dressy evening toilets.
An heirloom of dress, Wrinkled with
age and the weight of the clothes
press, lately brought to light to utilize
as costume for a fancy dress party by
youthful butterfly of fashion, was
| found to be of shade exactly CORE
spending with the modern one known
as terra-cotta. But the owner OF the
dress-the grandmother OF the girl
smiled knowingly and shook her head
when the shade was named, saying that
the color of her dress when she wore it
was just pickinini. and nothing else.
New coaching parasols are displayed,
showing gay hand-paintings and en-
broideries of sporting and pastoral
scenes, humming birds, flights OF sWal-
lows, besides coats-of-arms, and en-
blematic devices wrought in silk and
studded with half-preciousg gems set in a
network Of silver and gad threads, and
raised tufts of silk chenille. Sometimes
| it is the monogram only, embroidered
| in mock jewels upon one division Of the
| parasol. and the design on the mother.
of-pearl handle is frequently inlaid to
/ correspond.
Applique is very fayorite method Of
decorating the surface of unpatfrrned
materials. Beautiful designs it, rich
Oriental colorings can now bepurc based
by the dozen at the fancy stores scr a
reasonable price. Flights Of sparsows
aud other tiny birds, gay buttefiSies,
tnses. carnations, daisies, moss sfsds
| a.ld ivy leaves, and other represer ta-
tons Of nature and art are obtainable.
A very pretty tablier recently worn over
dress Of dark green plush was covered
with the eyes OF peacock $ feathers man
ufactured in silk.
A unique style of evening dress
affected by many young ladies in socie-
| ty, is Grecian dress Of palest yellow
HindOo cashmere, embroidered in Gre
clan patterns. Doe-colored kid sandals
accompany the dress, worn over stock
ings of pale mauye-colored silk, em-
broidered in gold. The flowing, half
long sleeves, also embroidered, are met
by long Swedish gloves stitched with
mauve silk. The corsage is covered
with large bertha of costly lace, fast
ened at the belt with cluster of Jacque
roses, tea rose-buds, and heliotrope
blossoms. If artificial, the blossoms
are scented, each delicately, with their
natural perfumes.
"A costly novelty in lingerie is grace
full collar OF black velvet or satin, cut in
yandykes, and richly embroidered on
the deep points with tiny clusters Of
dark red roses and buds, and black pop
| pies with golden hearts. The edges are
finished with slightly gathered ruffies Of
black guipure lace, with plated frill
| about the neck Of the same lace. These
collars are worn without vestige of
white around the throat. Other collars
| in the same style for evening wear are
made offwhite satin or silk, embroidered
in white marguerites outlined with tiny
pearl beads, and finished around the
points with frills of pearl-beaded Vene-
| tan lace.
1t is now many months since a report
was raised that panniers were "a thing
of the past, y and would quickly be out
of style. Many fashion writers, learn
| ing of their continued popularity in
Paris, denied this statement, and itonly
needs very cursory glance around the
parlors of our modistes to perceive how
very fallacious was their information,
and how little probability there exists
of a fashion found so generally becom-
ing suddenly ceasing to exist. The
continuance of this mode. however, does
not prevent equal favor being shown to
the long redingotes falling plainly over
| the skirts, or the close-tftting basques
| and panels and flowing draperies.