The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-15
PASSION NOTES.

Joule cloth is rival of cheviots and
tweeds.
New half-itting wraps are cut with
Japanese sleeves.
Valenciennes lace 10 returning to favor
for evening wear.
Feathers are still used on round hats in
great profusion, and many milliners pro-
test against using flowers for them; still
many of the imported. hats have both
flowers and feathers.
Black gros grain silk is now as popular
as ever. Many newly imported costumes
are made entirely of it, others are gar
nished with jet applique bands and orna-
ments in new and beautiful designs; but
the majority of them are half broche vel
vet or satin broche. The most fashiona
BILE kind of corded silk is the Victoria
brand-as soft and pliable as MARVEL
leux, but nearly as thick as Irish poplin
this silk, trimmed with broche and jet,
makes an ideal costume for middle-aged
ladies, and looks well on all. The newest
silks III colors are solid, sma1l-patterned
brocades in dark shades, with a border of
brocaded flowers, in their natural hues,
running up one side of the material. "A
black pattern In this style has border
oL uialASotuS auu pOPplCs, auo MAIN
seal brown is bordered with pale pink and
up these silks great deal for dinner and
reception dresses.-Nesc York Ecening
Post
The wraps for early spring weather,
says Hoqper's Bazar. are made of the
Ottoman repped cloth of light quality.
the familiar Jersey cloth worn during the
winter, and plaid cloths of dull, dark
colors. For still heavier jackets a few
beaver and tricote cloths are used. The
colors most shown are green, tan,
brown, black and blue, and these colors,
with very dark red and orange shades
are combined in the plaids. The trim
mings are braid, passementerie, cord and
tassels, heavy guipure lace, velvet Access
sories some narrow and sleek chenille
fringes, buckles of steel, jet or shell,
metal buttons, and long looped bows of
velvet ribbon or of satin ribbon. Long
cfoaks are shown for the first spring days
when seal skins or fur lined cloaks are
laid aside; but the tendency for dressy
garments, and for those worn later in the
season is towards shorter mantles, visites
ami jackets.
Further importations of millinery show
pokes of medium size for carriage and
country use, with rather small bonnets
for full dress and for general wear in city
streets. The fish wife poke pinched into
a point above the forehead is very largely
imported for ladies. This shape is
said to be the popular one with
Parisiennes at present but it failed to
find favor here this winter except for
children, misses, and very young ladies.
1t is now made more becoming by full
frills of lace that are on the brim both in
side and outside, and msy be better liked
as summer bonnet. Gold lace, black
lace. and the new cashmere laces, as well
as those of leather, color, are full gather
ed or pleated around the brims Of many
bonnets With the substantial black En-
glish straw bonnets velvet is much used
for trimming, and it is the within of the
season to use yellow in nearly all black
bonnets, either in gold cords, gold lace,
tinsel pompons, or any aigrette, or else in
bright yellow fowers-dandelions. mar
igolds, button daisies, chrysanthemums,
msrguerites. golden-rod, and Marshall
Ney roses.