The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
ECCENTRICTTIES,


Great circular spots, three inches in
diameter; great square or oblong, or
many sided blocks, or triangles cast
about, as if 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 net these
eccentricities? Then, too, one can rem
der an ordinary piece of goods, such as
plain wool, silk or satin as eccentric as
the most fashionable heart could desire,
by cutting out large velvet spots or
blocks, and putting them on in applique
with a 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 sleeves
SO devised, while the skirt is of plain
check plentifully bestrewn with velvet
bows. All that l have told you seems
nothing, however, compared with
young lady's costume at the Vanderbilt
fancy bail. She went as q white cat; her
dress thickly decorated with cats heads
and tails-a cats head worn just above
her own, and her couture showing fin
ish of cat tails. In considerably better
taste, Nine. Christine Nilsson, after sing
ing at Brooklyn concert, appeared in
dress of black velvet and jet, as Marie
Stuart. To journey back from Brook,
Ign performance, and then attend ball
is not such feat after all, when you
consider that the entertainment only be-
gan at II 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 50 much pale, delicate
yellows, but hariug, 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 pompons
of equal tone. Just now, too, scarce
anything renders q lady more happy
than q band of narrow ribbon (chiefy
yellow which passes somewhat in hang
mans style about her neck, and is fin.
ished by dangling mass of loops and
ends either in front or on the left side.
When the new bonnets begin to be worn,
moreover, what dangling there will be |;
since Q bonnet is scarce q bonnet upless
provided with at least one and often two
pairs Of ribbon strings, which are rigor.
ously narrow.
ROWS AND BOWS.
The fsshionableness of velvet ribbon
must not be forgotten. Many of these
new bonnet strings are velvet; while on
survey Of spring costumes, one is
struck by the frequency Of velvet ribbon
- trimmed, laid in rows or fancifu!ly
disposed in bows. Bows upon bows,
until veritably this may be called the
season of bows. Not always indeed of
velvet; gros graiu or satin ribbon do
duty. and often take the place of broca,le
on dresses of plain material. For, be-
yond doubt, fashion is bidding good
bye to combination costumes. A slow
goodbye, it is true, and q good bye
said, and said again. Yet they are vanish
ing slowly, and even now the disfavor
shown is toward the more ordinary
classes of goods, since never we're
writings of expensive stuffs more in
vogue. Then, too, if there were no
longer Combinations, what would be
done with these eccentricities of which
have written? Eccentric as fashion
may be, she would hardly permit one to
dag around such floral or geometrical
monstrosities, without An emelioration.
In the cotton sattines likewise. it must
be confessed that impostors show plain
material. besides fancifully printed. Yet
rulings of lace are much liked, and
there are Cash's Coventry frillings.
both plain and with lace edge, which
are more in favor this season than for
some years. The narrow are usei for
trimming underwear or morning
dresses, either white or colored; for
grown people or children, while house
keepers rejoice over pillow cases, sba.ns.
curtains, ETC., showing ornamentation of
the wider. The wear Of these goods is
almost everlasting, and accounts, doubt
less, for some of this popularity. The
makers guaranteed every dozen to run
full measure.
GRADUATING DRESSES.
A grand decision has been made in
favor of simplicity; and null. covered
With stars, sprigs, dots, etc., is to be
more used than anything else. The
dresses are called, by courtesy, white;
but for the most part the white is dingy
enough, though ''cream white is the
accepted term. The cream, however, in