The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03
FASHION FANCIES.

FASHION FANCIES.
Cream and white wool dresses have
side panels and vests of ecru satin,
with spots of shaded gold velvet.
White undressed kid gloves are
again in good style with evening dress
at dinners, the opera, balls and recep-
lions.
Matching gloves to the dress is en-
tirely out of fashion for both day and
even toilets. Black kid gloves are less
used with dressy toilets than they were
last year.
Later in the season silk Jersey
gloves and lace mits will be worn in
many fanciful colors, while the quiet
tints quoted for Suede gloves will be
repeated in lisle-thread gloves for mid
summer.
Jet trimmings are on many of the
ha ndsome black wraps, and there are
some with guilt and steel introduced
in the ornaments; the satin corp pas
sementeries also trim dull silk wraps
elegantly.
The new grenadines are plainly
woven silk, or with armure meshes, or
else they have armure or canvas
grounds strewn with large velvet
moons, pears, snails, shells, flowers, or
plne-appleS.
The wool stuffs are loosely woven
camePs hair and very sheer nuns vail
ing, and are Especially handsome
in the dresses that combine white,
ecru and gold-the colors of the clas-
sic draperies Of Greek and Roman wo-
men.
New embroideries repeat the artis-
tic coloring with white and gold in
terlaying figures on the simplest ecru
linen foundation; these are used for
trimming silks and Yelvets, as well as
the fine Woolens for which they were
designed.
Velvet is perhaps the fabric most
used for small accessories and for
ribbons, but satin still retains an i'm
portant place, and is preferred to all
other goods for facingS and for trans
parents beneath grenadine, laces, or
embroidery.
Reddish mahogany and terra-cotta
gloves are not now worn, even with
black dresses, for these dresses yell
lowish tan, slate, black and cream
white shades are used, while with
dresses are cream, tan, ciel blue and
pink gloves.
For midsummer, mantles of grena-
dine will be worn, both in colorS and
black, the latter being frightened by
gay Innings. The velvet brocaded
grenadines are most used for these,
and a contrasting color is made to out
line the large figures of the grena-
dine.
Colored grenadines are a decided
feature of the importations, and the
richest black grenadines are usually
combined with colored silk, such as
stem green brocade or white ottoman
silk, or else they are made up over
satin of some stylish red or yellow
shade.
There are stylish English-looking
gloves of heavy kid with three broad
lines of stitching on the back; these
have slender, close wrists, smooth on
the arm, fastened by six buttons, and
are put inside the long, nearly tight
sleeves of the plain dresses that are
worn in the street.
There are many Pompadour designs
of large flowers stamped to give chine
effects on satinS, and also with EN-
bossed velvet figures shaded like
| those of Genoa velvet on satin
grounds, for panels, petticoat fronts,
plastrons, high collars and cuffs OF
dresses that have plain color for the
basque and drapery.
For half-long sleeves, the gloves ex-
tend in wrinkles up to the elbow,
while for wearing with short sleeves
are gloves that cover the arm its en-
tire length in Wrinkled, careless-look-
ing fashion; these gloves are fifty
four inches long, and dealers keep
them in three pieces, sewing on the
third part across the top, or emitting
it, as the purchaser wishes.
Lighter shades of tan-colored gloves
than those worn during the winter
are used with spring costumes for
the street and on full dress occasions;
there is also a tendency to more yell
low shades of tan-color, showing ecru
rather than brown. Slate-cOlor in
various shades is offered as rival to
tan colors with street dresses, while
pale blue and flesh pink are seen with
evening dresses, not, however, match
ing the dress in color, but more often
in contrast with it.
The Cincinnati Enquirer prints a
special from New York announcing
that Mr.. Jay Gould has declared his
intention to retire from active buSl-
ness life upon the completion OF his
steam yacht. He will be succeeded
by his son, Mr.. George j. Gould, who
is just twenty-three years of age.
r. 4 o.. T., frr1lx 0cfr
mated at $100,OO0,0O0, of which $10,-
100000 is in the stock of the Western
Union and $20OO0,O00 in the stock OF
the Missouri Pacific railway. His
real estate investments amount to
only about $5,OO0,OOO. Mr.: Wash
ington E. Conner, who has
long been Mr.. Gould's business
manager, and who is the head
partner, says that Mr.. Gould's affairs
are in such shape that they can be
closed up in twenty-four hours. He
also states that Mr.. Gould will GER
} tainly start on his trip around the
world some time during the summer
or in the early fall. When Mr.. Gould
was asked two months ago about his
prospective tour, and if he were going
} to retire permanently from business
! he said: II am going to try little
play. did not have an opportunity
when l was young, and must do my
playing later in life. If l like it
may keep it up" Mr.. Gould is forty
seven years of age.
An eighteen months old child anC
little terrier were left alone in al
open-windowed room at Newburg
) j New York, the other day, and, when
after three minutes absence, thi
child's mother returned, she found
! her youngster hanging out of thu
! window with the little terrior's teetl
! fastened in its clothes, the dog brac
ing with all its strength against tn
/ inside of the sill, looking mutely, anx
! iously and appealingly for haste AM
, help. When the rescue had been eff
! fected, the dog relieved OF his burden
, flew joyfully around the mother AMI
/ child, barking out the delight it coull
] ! not express in human language.