Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-08
Fashion Notes.

The fancy of facing the bottom Oh
the skirt With deep bands of fur,
Astrakhan. velvet and plush extends
to miliioners' folds Of soft silk.
These delicate triple folds of silk,
the seme shade as the wool material
OF the dr6ss, are pat on in oblique
lines running from the bottom OF the
skirt upward to q depth of eight or
ten inches. The upper edge is sims
ply turned Under.
Fol ball dresses this season, tuile
is received. Pink, yellow and cream
are the great favorites, and for very
young ladies the skirts are made
quite bouffant and trimmed with
ribbon and flowers rather than ems
broidery or lace.
Astrakhan is very much i'll vogue,
even large Astrakhan collars lined
with red plush are being made to be
worn up against the ears in the Rus-
sian fashion.
Fiat gold braid, put on in embroi-
derry or n rows, forms the decora-
tive effect on many handsome taiiore
made cloth and velvet dresses.
Moss green in the cloth combines
with golden brown velvet, in the
velvet with pale blue and all Of the
gTays except Russian and slate.
Velvet dreases are full, but in the
more elegant costumes they are
made SO by extra breadths OF the
material, and not by founces.
Imported cloth suits are elabor-
atelv made OF eeveral contrasting
materials. such as cloth and velvet,
CLOTH snd satin or Sicilienne.
The Breton w%nistcoat, profusely
embroidered. and frequently olna-
monted With coins and medals, is
worn IN Paris by women Of taste.
Velvet Aounces havo deep hens,
which er9 60 heavily stitched as to
be plainly visible even when the
founcos are thickly pleated.
Some Of the new greens combine
beautifully With other ]colors. and
are becoming alike 10 the dark and
the fair.
Tueks are used to excess By some
dresscmakers, even velvet LOUNGES
being trimmed with two or three
tucke.
LII, or nearly al, basques have
waistcoats. These are OF soft SIX
or satin on heavy cloth and velvet
costumes.
Parisians are combining velvet
with Yictorienne, Sicilienne, and
Rengaline for carriage costumes.
Waisteoats of all kinds, superim~
posed on the bodice or corsage, grow
more and more popular.
Vienna in dark coloTs is now WOW
en- ut the edges with many rows OF
a lighter shade, these lines being
graduated in width to represent the
etvlish braided trimmings. This
fabric comes IN o number Of color
combinations and red lines on black
are very effective.
Turkish cloth viii be popular,
not only because it IS new, but for
being very soft and warm; il Is IN
large but not pronounced, checks
Of green and tan color, green and
crimson and several other mixtures.
The light effect is produced By raised
loops covering the surface, exactly
like Turkish toweling.
A specimen OF cashmere cloth,
very ine in quality, is in clouded
plaid or old-fashioned faded colore
ings, yellows, greens. drabs and
blues predornlnating, and fine serge
cloth in Havana brown and myrtle
green is studded with designs in
| cut plush. Plain and figured vel>
vets are n4uch used trimming for
| WOODEN dresses in the new %colora.
either forming entire skirts II IS
fat bands edging the short panlers
or tbe polonaise. Bands of the
| plain velvet are often embroidered
Nth scroll p~atters or floral designs
in light shades. of silk in the same or
COMMUNICATIONS.
For making mantlss a novelty is
a brocade ofterly velvet on a glound
work Of rich satin, The figures being
generaIty large and handsome, and
fer the same purpose there IS q
thick-ribbed ottoman, brocaded with
plgsh or cut velvet in such designs
as ~crescents, scales, stars and dia>
monds, placed closely together
Something new In shot silk shows q
ularquise ground in black and palest
gray. brocadcd with small leaves
and flowers OF dark gray velvet outs
lined with silk Of a lighter shade.