The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-15
Fashions Fancies,

Honeysuckle yellow is the latest
tint of that color.
Cashmere jackets complete cos
tunes of ribbed Ottoman silk and
velvet.
Linen band collars for wearing out
side the collar of the dress are new
and neat.
Jetted and lack-lustre galoons are
much used for trimmings in eight"
morning dress.
Shoulder bows of ribbon are very
fashionable set against the standing
collar on the left side.
Rosettes of wool braid and wide
band of white Hercules braid trim
English round hats of felt and of
braid.
The prim and pretty fashion of
making the lace frill that passes
| around the neck extend down the
| front of the dress also is revived.
The first flowers of the season, mar
cisuses, jonquils, hyacinths, crocuses,
violets and lllacs, are now fashion,
| able for trimming bonnets.
The fashionable shade of pink for
! evening wear is topaz, which has
delicate golden shade through it, and
is very becoming to both dark and fair
compilations.
Japonica, prawn and strawberry
| pink are the pale shades to be used to
combine with all the dark fashionable
reds, such as claret, garnet, strawber-
ny and terra-cotta.
| strawberry buttons, initiating the
fruit in shape and color, are used for
trimming red dresses, and there are
blackberry buttons of jet for black,
blue and green dresses.
The high Bernhard collar, stiffened
| by fine wires, is worn with narrow
square opening below the throat,
which is filled in with lace. This is
becoming to very thin ladies.
deliberately braided jerseys will be
very much worn with skirts of tweed
and cheviot. The newest patterns in
braidwork resemble rich paSsemente-
ries, being wrought in close elaborate
designs.
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.
Scarf tunics braided with silver or
gold, are passed around the hips and
knotted behind on the kilt skirts that
are on wool dresses. Several rows of
the braid are sewed around the kilt
pleats nearly at the bottom.
I New Balmoral skirts have two or
three Steels inserted in the back widths
to form tOurnure. MOreen Balmo-
rails are gored perfectly plain from
side to side, and the back breadth has
two thick box pleats tied back to
make them very full.
| Stylish basques are sharply pointed
in front and back, with very shallow
side pieces. The shoulder seams are
short and exactly in line with the
shoulder; the sleeves are close to the
arm except at the arm-hole, where
they are slightly bouffant.
Skirts, killed or box-plated half
their length or more, are quite as
fashionable as ever. The trimmings
although simple in effect, take a large
quantity of material, and for this
reason, perhaps, have never become
common.
A vagary of fashion-a REVEALS
to Irvine an immense long scarf of silk
muslin or tulle up and very close
round and round the throat and to
fasten it with large antique brooch
| or with a lace pin set with sparkling
gems.
A mixture of dull brown and cleo
trio blue is very effective in the thick
droguet or wood damask of which
redingotes, coates, basques and TUNES
are made. The skirt of velvet made
absolutely plain may be brown, red
or blue, of the shade most conspicu-
GUS in the droguet, and the large but
tons are of wrought metal, bronze
steel or gilt.
A charming costume for young
brunette has pleated skirt of brown
! or orange striped terry velvet, with
yellow stripes laid on the under side
of the pleats. The bodice and tunic
are of brown camers hair braided
with rows of dull gold braid. The
/, bonnet to wear with this dress has a
kid crown with brim of brown
J chenille woven with gold cord. The
strings are brown velvet ribbon, and
a brown bird with yellow head is
apparently clinging to the left side.