The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-02-15
Fashion Notes.


with slippers of dark red kid OF velvet,
are the aG'ectation Of the moment.
The elegant simplicity of street cos
tunes becomes more noticeable each
day, elaborat ons in dress garn, lures be
ing left for home wear and full-dress
occasions.
Crenelated edges make II dressy fin
ish to basques and house Jackets of cash
mere. They are cit er bound with silk
or velvet, welted with a cord, or finished
with bias fold of the same material as
the ba que.
. India cashmere shawls, woven in
Lowell, Mass, are being sacrificed by
many fashionable women TO the iorma-
ton of pelisses, visites and dolmans,
which they trim wit wide bands of black
lynx or Alaska sable.
Panels of brocaded materials or OF
plain fabrics, richly decorated, are as
f. shionable as ever No style is so cal
culated TO advantageously display the
elegant hand-embroide les, wide p sse-
menterie trimmings, or app ique bands
which frequently border the handsome t
of these panels.
Silk stock nette in pale evening shades
is much used for cuirass bodices TO
toilets of silk, satin and velvet, The
joining of bodice and skirt is concealed
by an artistieally-arranged shawl.point
drapery of white Venetian la @, III s
drapery yelling portion of the skirt in
front, and caught up here and there in
the back with sprays of crushed roses
and foliage. A bridal dress made in
the same style has the curass bo ice of
white silk stoekinette. the train of white
hrocaded satin, and superb network
drapery OF white silk chenille. studded
with tiny Roman pearl beads, and bor-
dered with chenille and pearl-beaded
ftinge seven inches deep.
An exceedingly effective evening
dress worn by a young lady lately was
made OF mauve-tinted nuns yelling and
mauve tinted satin, brocaded with small
silver flowers. The Marguerite bodice
was laced down the front with a silver
cord over a chemisette of plated cream
white crepe lisse, edged with Spanish
blon lie lace. This bodice was made of
the brocaded satin. The under-skirt
was also OF the brocade, with no trim
ming except narrow-fringed ruching
at the foot, from underneath which
showed the delicate edges OF lace
lalayeuse. The tunic above this skirt
was made of the yelling. with tiny vine
around the edges made of the Towers
cut from the brocade and appliqued with
silver-gray silk. At the left side the
drapely is raised high and held by a
silver buckle in silver filigree set with
mock amethysts.
The strong prejudice that once existed
against so-called mock jewelry has been
in measure dlspelled. Pretty, fash
ionable bangles. lace pins, and other
ornaments OF artistic make are now
quite admissible, always provided there
IS no vulgar excess, that they are not
pretentious. and. above all. when they
I grow the least discolored, that they be
I imme diaiely put aside or redippe d.
Ladies who are fastidious in respect OF
real ornaments do not hesitate to weaI
I silver iewelry washed with a solut on OF
real god, and thus the objection TO
mock iewelry is obv atel. pure silver
covered with gold being the sole metals
employed. All kinds OF & It ornaments,
whether Birmin2 ham ware or articles dc
Paris, which have become dull or dis
colOred, can be rendered bright by a
solut on made OF pint Of boiling water,
to VIII ch is ided one ounce of cyanide
of potassium. VIII n dissolved an the
fluid is cold. add half an ounce Of aqua
ammonia and one fluid ounce of reeti-
fed alcohol. Mix well. and clean each
article with = brush wet VITA the eolu-
tony X Evening P0st. s@