The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
FASHION FANCIES.
Gloves remain very long.
Mitts have very lonp wrists.

Mltts have very long wrists.
Every kind of plaid and check will
be worn.
The newest coiffures show more of
the forehead.
Low-heeled shoes are de rigueur for
small children.
The low-heeled English walking
shoe grows in popularity.
The pouf in the back is feature i'll
new costumes and wraps.
Old rose and rose boreale are the
new names for ashes of roses.
Jet bids fair to be as popular as
ever in decorative dress effects.
The most daring liberties are taken
in color combinations this spring.
There is return of favor to button
ed boots in preference to laced ones.
Large buckles or slides are the pre-
ferred ornaments of large hat and
bonnets.
Ribbon bows and cock's-comb cock
AIDES decorate costumes as well as
bonnets.
Embroideries on light wool fabrics
are done in cross stitches of Old-faSh-
toned samplers.
The long wrists of mitts and gloves
have a fanciful finish of shirring,
puffs and ribbons.
Carrot-colored gloves are worn with
absinthe-colored dresses at private
balls and evening receptions.
AS many as eight different colored
ribbon cockades with cocks comb
ends are seen on some new bonnets.
Raspberry red succeeds strawberry
and terra-cotta; the more purplish
raspberry shades are the most stylish.
The most elegant parasols for full
dress this spring are of silk or satin
in some approved hue, with lace cover.
Cockades of ribbon in two contrast
ing colors, the ends of the loops cut
into cock's-combs, trim many bonnets.
The new Watt au and court train
draperieS are attached to the left
shoulder, instead of just below the
neck.
Something novel in velvet brocade
on satin is a design of leaves and
stalks in shades of bronze with the
new shrimp pink.
The figured velveteen makes up
prettiest with satin Surah or satin
Rhadames into stylish looking cos
tunes at small expense.
Scotch plaid silks of very dark
colors are used in combination with
| Surah, and cashmere for semi-dress
costumes for early spring.
Black straw bonnets are bound and
trimmed with gold braid. Rosettes OF
the braid and notched black velvet
ribbon surround the crown.
Nuns yelling dresses for young la
dies have gimps of velvet set in with
| point back and front, and high
puff of velvet on each shoulder.
Brandebourgs join the panels on the
sides of skirts of wool dresses, and
loops of ribbon fill up the center
space between panels of silk or grena-
| dine.
The Fedora bonnet has pointed
brim, with pulled crown, and is
made of the yellow silks and laces
that Sarah Bernhart has brought into
| fashion.
Girls of all ages above two and sew
enteen wear their front hair in q
straight Vandyke band, and the back
hair slightly crimped and flowing on
the shoulders.
The new shades of crushed fruits,
terra-cotta, porcelain, blue and browns
are lovely in velvet broche, on silk
grenadine; also in new shot velvets
and shot satins, which are to be made
up together. In summer silk there
are specimens in stripes and checks
shades as well and these are combined
with silks with the same grounds, to
which brocade figures have been
added. Shot Surah, in small checks
Sis mixed with cashmere, the front OF
the dress being of the shot silk and
the bodice and drapery of the cash
mere