The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-01-26
FASHION NOTES.
Hints to the Ladies Regarding the Current
Style in Dress

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Angel sleeves are revived. Terra-cotta
shades are very fashionable.
Satin Sarah and satin duchesse retain
their hold on fashionable favor.
Roses remain the favorite flower for the
corsage banquet of full dress.
Silk pompons in contrasting color to the
hats trim many felts and beavers.
Raspberry red is a dark, yet bright wine
color, almost universally becoming.
Black silk beaded Jerseys are favorite
waists for young ladies' black dresses.
Long gloves with loose wrists remain the
first favorite of fashionable women.
The crinelated basaues now SO much in
vogue are revival upon the middle ages
Myrtle, white rose, lilies and lilacs divide
favor with orange blossoms as bridal flowers.
Collars made of the new chenille mara
bout trimmings are very stylishly worn with
street suits.
Turbans with a fur band and gathered
cloth crowns are worn with redingotes of
cloth trimmed with fur,
The newest turbins of folded cloth, or
velvet are without brims, the folds reaching
down to the hair, and are without trim
mings.
Scarlet and green and green and pink in
subdued tones are fashionable combinations
in velvet and satin in the formation of rich
dinner toilets.
Brocaded founces, with the figures of vel
vet raised on repped silk, are the elegant
trimmings for the fronts of trained dresses
of silk or velvet.
Black satin fans, painted with clusters of
dark and large tinted roses, are charming,
as are the round hanging fans of black Span
ish lace, decorated with spray of flowers.
| Theatre bonnets are made of velvet, in
small gathered puffs that begin in the mid
die of the crown, and are trimmed OH the
edge in front and back with frills of gold
lace.
Breakfast caps are pretty little creations
of soft downy lace, forming fitting recepti-
clesss for the lovely flowers with which thev
are trimmed, and each cap has its own dress
bouquet
Floral buckles are used to catch up the
folds of the drapery of evening dresses,
These buckles are large and square, and are |
made of cardboard covered with silk; small |
flowers are then sewed thickly upon them.
Gold tinsel lace trims puffed white tulle
skirts of ball dresses. The pufs of lace ar
ranged alternately form the skirt over it's
silk lining. The pointed waist is of gold
colored satin edged at the neck and sleeves
with lace.
New ball dresses are of shrimp colored
crepe de chine with white tulle founces
embroidered with white feathery floss.
The low pointed bodice is of pomegranate
red satin. with high square neck and elbow
sleeves. and is laced behind.
Plain velvet costumes of dark, dull colors
are richly trimmed with fur; the furs most
in favor for these suits are otter, beaver
hare and SEAL The bonnets and muffs that
accompany them are also finished off with
the same kind of fur used as the trimming
of the dress.
Seal-brown plush hats, closely resemb-
ling seal chapeaur in shape and color, are
made to look very stylish and handsome
by trimming them with golden pheasant
on one side and a soft knot of plush on the
other, held by a large gold buckle set with
Partisan gems of purest ray serene.
A private letter from China saws that
Mrs. Young, wife of the American Minister,
a niece of Ex-Governor Jewell, of Connec-
ticut, has recovered from her recent severe
illness. and will pass the winter at Pekin.
The climate of Chefoo where she remained
@or some weeks, proved highly beneficial,
md her physicians say that with proper
;are against exposure she is in no danger of
relapse. :,
Col. D. s. Hounsell, formerly of Newport, n
<y.. has, after residence of some years in
Richmond, Va, recently returned and will
make his residence for the future in this
center, as he calls it, opening an office on
his side of the river. Colonel Hounshell z
) Confederate officer of distinguished
allantry in the field, is gentleman of
'ational political views, and finds the ID
hio atmosphere agreeable to him.
A very elegant dress made for New Years
ay reception is of royal blue Aelvet, en-
roidered upon the corsage, and sleeves with
'abesques of gold and amber beads. The Ur
luare-cut opening in the neck is bordered fc
ith the embroidery, and has boquet of Il
'ushed roses set at one side. The skirt
short; the paniers of the velvet at the
des lined with pale, gold-colored SATIN ext
nderneath the point of the corsage in the MAJ
lck is set very wide velvet sash, lined org
it'll pale gold satin, which falls over the
ain, untr1mmed skirt. The only bead
nbroidery upon the skirt is that which is
orked around the edges of the paniers. ~
lie bodice is closed down the front with ~
edium sized buttons of engraved mother
pearl and gold fligree. L
A rich and becoming dinner-dress for DIS
ung lady is made of pale-pink cashmere, Nat
tn tunic and bodice of the same and a
de sash of crimson velvet draped above s.
The underskirt to one toilet made in Gne iJae
s manner is of crimson velvet laid in Kid
de- single-box plaits. To another the ANA
derskirt is laid in three deep killings
The pink cashmere-each of the killings \,
ng first trimmed around the bottom with form
ids of crimson velvet five inches deep. SAT- SAT-
e bodice is in the Marguerite" shape, tiga'
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