The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-10-12
FASHION NOTES.

brown.
Waistcoats are revived for cloth
dresses.
All shades Of red aud pink are
fashionable.
Olive and tan shades ore exceed
Unpopular.
Plain dark velvets are to be
much used for ball wrap9 ana
opera cloaks.
Many new buttons glitter like
jewels, beng made OF cOlored
pearl aud colored metal.
All drapery, both at the front
and back Of the coming costume, is
exceedingly bouifant.
The fancy OF the, moment is TO
tuck the front of the bodice IN the
form OF II square yoke.
\ large proportion of the import
ell hats aud bonnets are in one or
another shade of gray.
Combinations in two materials
will be- largely employed in the
new fall aud winter costumes.
Embroidered lady's cloth cos.
tunes will be as popular and III
most as costly rs those OF velvet.
Fancy aprons are made OF all
sorts OF materials, lace, velvet. silk,
satin bastiste and fancy games.
Surplice folds and pointed waists
will be worn even in the thickest
fabrics, such az cloth and velvet.
| Clasps are used on many OF the
new costumes instead of buttons,
or both buttons and clasps are
employed.
The handsome buttons used on
the silks aud velvets combinations
have clasps in sets of two or -four
to match.
Buttons are small aud bullet.
shaped, plain jet, mccall or pearl, or
ser with brilllants or cameo, and
with p iinted centres.
Tue latest sleeve has only one
seam-that inside the arm. Above
the elbow it is full, but the fulIneSs
is not confined by pleats or gathers
Some of the new long polonaise,
have six d rts in front, taken very
| deep, with all OF the extra tulines,
left ia the front OF the polOnais,
skirt.
! Fine "inlaid velvetsr and velvet,
with real hand embroitleries foru
the figured fabric used in man,
beautiful and novel velvet combi
nations for fall wear.
In velvet costumes the skirt il
40 longer OF brocaded velvet, but
the figured material is used tt
make the long basque or Loui,
Qninze coat, aud the skirt Is plain
The Molierc waiStcoat of soft
silk, belted at the waist line Will
n velvet belt aud pearl buckle, or 1
heavy cord and tassel, appears OF
many rich ilnportcd costumes.
The lower skirt of all new stree
costumes is full. Such skirts hav,
Il slightly gored front breddths
two very narrow gored sit,
bIeadtls, and two or four breaths
according to the width of the goods
gathered or pleated to form th,
back drapery.
From Boucheron, the manuiac
turer oil Parisian iewelry, has heel
received in New York this autumn
, some very beautiful aud expensiv
enameled and rolled gold button
in wonderfully rich and uniqn
, designs, aud also buttons in gradr
ateh sizes or sets, which are exec
, lent limitations of rubies, emerald,
/, diamonds and other precious stone
: Many buttons in gold aud silve
J. tillgree a'e of exqnisitely delicat
;. workmanship. With buttons ,
Q semi precious gems formed int
@ leaves and flowers, come sas
= buckles, belt.clasps, and lace pin
Y to match.
Partisan modistes are making u
: very handsome carriage, walkin
! and whiting costumes with ia
: pleats set all around the upper po
: tion of the skirt, ending in the fu
!, overlapping "Bucklngham" puff S
becoming to slender people. B,
, meath this puff, which extends Il
the way around to the back drs
perry, are set panels alterna,iu
with fat killings. These pane
are covered with elaborate embro
deries, immense palm patterns
}. applique, beaded ornaments ,
!. separate and special designs, OF a
a eSchsIle Of cords with handsou
!. peHuautS Oh edcn pdntl.
+ A very stylish travelling dres
Il worn by yoathlul bri,le Ut nj
I gara recently, is worthy of note
n u model. The material was a
/ Irish poplin, soft and silky as OFT
| man, aud OF rich dark laur,
n green shade. The skirts were
l. tacbed to q Jersey bodice, t
r front of which WAS braided in m
I itary style in raised desigp--i.
broad around the throat, then u.
rowing gradually until ID reaoh
a point just below the waist. T
u bodice fastened down the ba
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