The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
Tile DAILY AnGUs.
FRRsH FASHION NorES

Gray is said TO be the coming color
Pointed bodlces grow more and more
fashionable.
Ostrich feather trimming is used on
handsome nantes.
Lent lilies and ferns form the cors age
bouquet of The season.
Some of the new bonnets have the
crown of one color and the brim of an
other
Even fine silk and velvet suits for
children are made with loose blouse waist.
Garnet plush cloal1s with Scotch cans
OF Inc same material are worn by little
girls.
Plaids in dull, dark colors are made up
for travelling suits, or for simple house
dresses.
Dark blue jackets are worn with bright
plaid skirts by young ladies and little
girls.
Bustles and even small boop-skirts are
worn, but not by the greater number of
women.
Fans of richly embroidered satin. or of
fancy feathers, are the most fashionable
this season.
Fur caps have been much ado pied in
Paris, but long-haired furs are avoided,
and sealskins, or its plush imitation, IS
almost the only kind of fur used.
The furore for gro grain silk has ex-
tended to trimmings and sash ribbons:
skirt loopings and bows in 'repped eff
fectsD are now more used than satin fab
RIGS.
White brocaded velvet white plush and
red velvet, are all used for elegant wraps.
AIarabout feathers ruches border them; he
effect is elegant in the extr eme.
The shelving poke. worn over the top Of
tue head, is very becoming to young
ladies, and is worn by them, aside from
that, small bonnets are the rule for full
dress.
Boas are entirely out of fashion; small
Byrons collars of fur are worn instead
The stole of fur passing around the neck
and straight down each side of the front
garment is stylish with pelisses.
Rubies and garnets are again very
fashionable. Amber is worn by brunnettes:
the new styles are really lovely, combs
aIgrettes. necklaces, bracelets, earrings
pendants and hairpins, are among the
novelties.
White and pink are the favorite cclors
at balls this season, but buttercup and
jonquil yellow shades are To he seen,
toned down with white tulle and crystal
beads. Small humming birds are TO be
seen on these yellow dresses, also red
carnation and damask roses.
Old and humorous caprices are seen in
new goods for the holidays. Animals
heads, pugs spaniels mice cats
chicken coques figure in porcelain. silver
and bronze, on trays, on picture frames, on
inkstands, as paper weights, and for many
decorative articles.
Newly imported neglige toilets for the
house have a skirt of shrimp colored plush
with the loose chemise russo made of pom
gee, wrought all over with Turkish needle
work. An Oriental sash of shrimp-pink
surah, with gilt t-ssels on the end, is pass
ed around the hips and knotted in front.
a quilted-silk paletot, with skirt of
the same, is the new English travelling /
suit for winter journeys. 4 velvet collar |
and large velvet buttons trim the paletot /
A large round, sleeveless cloak bordered +
with fur, covers the suit, and a small soft /
cap Of velvet, in which the traveller can
lean back comfortably, may be added
Wells of tulle and of gauze in most fanci
ful coiors have suddenly come into vogue
Among these are pink gauzes with corn
dots. blue tulle with fiat woven spots. large
lots of chenille or red tulle and brown
gauZes with gold beads; the beaded dots |
are especially stylish The smallest strip,
ike a mask on the upper part of the face /
is all that is needed
Kid bonnets have crowns entirely of the
leather, moulded into shape in the way
felt bonnets are. and the brim is covered
with elaborate folds of velvet, to which is
added some of the new leather lace of leaf
and flower pattern, or else there is a cord
Of leather or some gold cord, braid or lace
The short strings are of the bias velvet
used for the folds.
CameFs hair bonnets are the Partisan
novelties just imported. These bonnets
are made of bands of soft wool as thick as
'elt, but more flexible, and three halt inch
bands are plated in shape to form the
bonnet. Sometimes gilt cord or silver or
chenille, is braided in with the wool bands,
md the effect is similar to the basket bon
lets worn during the summer.
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