Sharp County record., 1883-04-12
Fashion Items.

Tymarket-iacketsand medium length
es will be the leading wraps for
II Grimes and shoulder capes of varied
u ns and styles are to be in greater
Rthan ever.
X.ingotes and French polonaises in
lie of different forms continue IN
d work on paniers, tabliers, plas-
and panels is trimming seen
Aimported dresses of cashmere, la
N cloth, vigogne and flannel
br dressy walking costumes, French
dc gners are sending to America the
I'd 6y fashionable terra-cotta and copper
Shades. The French terra-cotta is a
very delicate color, matching exactly
the veritable hue of terra, Gotta ware,
and is quite unlike the deep strawberry
red shade so long in vogue.
Corsage flowers for the street, either
real or artificial, are but little seen, be-
ING replaced by knots of handsome rib
bon, either of Ottoman silk, plush, ribbed
velvet, or plaided surah, in brilliant
hues contrasting with that of the dress.
A certain professional beauty-a lady
also celebrated for her artistic taste in
dress-has been photographed in ahun-
dred different costumes and in as many
different attitudes. 1t has been said
of this fact that the only person who
can excel her Tor variety of attitude is a
bov commanded to sit still on acha;r.
Pine-green and doe colored plaids
and checks in fine woolen fabrics are
among spring novelties. Except for
children, these plaids will form the
skirt and tunic alone, the jacket being
of dark green velvet, with no trim
mings except medium-sized buttons of
green enamel and gold. Cream-color
and garnet are another popular Goa BIZ
nation in shepherd and other plaids.
A vagary of fashion-a reyival-is to
twist an immensely long scarf of silk
muslin or tulle high up and very close
round and round the throat, and to
fasten it with a large antique brooch. or
with lace pin set with sparkling gems.
Thus mutlied IL, the wearer, while be-
inc in the height of style as to neck
dressing, will also delude ignorant peo-
ple into the belief that she is a sufferer
from goitre.
For dinner or dancing dress, brocaded
Ottoman silks are much used. In white
these are extremely handsome for bri-
dal dresses, combining very elegantly
with heavy white satin. Two Worth
dresses made of these rich materials
have the court train OF the brOcaded
Ottoman, with petticoat of heavy lus-
trous white satin trimmed around the
foot; one with a fringed ruching ten
inches deep, and The other with band
of white ostrich-leather trimming the
same width.
New spring bonnets for evening wear
are in the Nalois style, with so t crowns
and shrred brims. Many of them are
made of delicately- tinted velvets, like
pale pink or mauve, with torsades and
bows of Ottoman silk, run through with
level headed pins. Others are made of
cream-hued satin, wreathed with peach
blossoms, arbutus buds and leaves, or
spring violets mingled with cream lace,
tinted in the center of each scallop with
delicate hue matching the flowers of
the wreath.
In some of the newest models for
house Jackets of cashmere or vigogne,
the edges are cut into squares and a
dainty bit of embroidery is worked in
each block. In binding or lining these
squares little space is made between
each which is filled in with fan plait-
inc Of white lace. A similar trimming
finishes the creneated edges of the ell
bow sleeves and the neck, and is some
times carried down the front from the
throat to the hem of the Jacket.
Ribbed plush in two or more shades
is being much used in the composition
of visiting and reception toilets, This
plush is used for the skirt, and the up
per dress is of brocaded Ottoman silk
velvet or MORE. For walking costumes
the ribbed plush skirt has the overdress
of cachemire, ladies' cloth, or vigogne.
Brown and old-gold plush, with red
ingote or tunic and jacket of plain
brown cloth, peacock blue with ribs of
electric blue, and overdress of plain
peacock blue cachemire. trimmed with
the plush, are among the stylish spring
dresses of this description. N I. Eceh-
ing Post.