Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29
FASHION NOTES.

N6W iOrk DUN.
Muffs are very small.
Black lace is very fashionable.
"Pulled back" skirts are no longer
worn.
Gray in all shades grows 10 fashionable
favor.
Combination costumes remain in high
fashionable favor.
Light ladies' cloth ia the favorite fabric
for utility costumes.
The prettiest house wrappers are in the
Kate Greenaway styles.
Bridal dresses are frequently oompos ed
of several different fabrics.
Broosded stuffs are in demand for long
cloaks, long dolmans, and visites.
Fancy feathers of all kinds adorn hats
for demi-toilet and business wear.
As rule the glove ia worn longer in
proportion as the sleeve ia shorter.
Brides and bridesmsids' dresses have
sleeves that are drawn on over the kid
gloves.
The sstohel muff Of plush or fur is
| popular for misses In their teens and
school girls.
| Ostrich tips In panaohes are the favorite
trimmings for Henri H., Henri ILL.,, and
Girondin hats.
Fine, long, elastic cashmere gloves are
taking the place of lined silk gloves for
general wear.
| Children's oloaks of dark velvet and
wool are tashionably trimmed with light
gray iambskin.
The leadiag Paris hats shown at Den
ning's are the Henri H., the Henri ILL.,,
and the Girondin.
Skirts OF dresses should be narrow
when there are many 6ounoes or super
imposed draperies.
| The wanda" skirt, one OF Nine. DEM
orest's patterns is an excellent model for
plain tucked skirt.
Cloaks for children have the long, high
shouldered cape, or the long sleeve cape,
as in former seasons.
For dancing the short skirt ia de
rigueur, noue but dowsgers wearing
trained dresses at balls.
Brocades are not suitable for young
girls. They should wear evening dresses
of soft surah, yelling, or tulle.
Children's dresses are still made very
short, but with these dresses very long
wool hose are worn at this season.
Girls in their teens wear the sailor ha'
, of felt, with broad ribbon tied around
1t with bow, and floating ends in tn,
back.
Velveteen dresses are very popular fol
little girls not yet In their teens, beinl
warm, durable and very rich in appear
D snee.
There are no absolute rules in fashion
as formerly; people nowadays follow thei
own individual fancy within certain
limitations.
!, Evening gloves are of undressed kid
in soft, pale tints, and reach to the elboy
or to the shoulder. With the very lonl
glove no sleeve ia worn.
, Children will wear wool hose thi
. season, aud in shades darker than tn
l dress, rather than the pale. colored o
o black silk hose Of the summer.
j The large protruding oapote Ia tn
e ahape most generally adopted by womel
t OF fashion this winter, on all occasion
when the Fanchon Ia not admissible.
= Little misses not yet in their teen
!. wear the poke or old fashioned "calash.
These are a felt, with soft velvet crewns
. in full velvet, plush, or Ottoman satin.
=. Tae straight, high dog collar is atfecte
Il by ladies with long, slender throata
These dog collars ale generally of dsr
q velvet, stiff, with gold, silver, steel, O
y pearl embroidery.
Fichus are long rather than square
|, and are most frequently formed OF lace G
Y Grape scarfs, which are kept IN the shap
OF waistcost by bands and bows of nal
II row ribbon, or metal clasps at the throa
}. and waist line.
|, The latest brides dresses are traine
a and trimmed with putting around tn
J. bottom over simulated skirt OF brocs
b telle. The opening of the upper ski,
n showing the broeatelle is fringed wit
e light sprays Of orange blossoms.
Il Brides dresses are decorated in profit
y sion with orange flowers alone or mingle
= with white roses, white jessamine, an
lilies OF the valley; all these howe
. decorations being pu: on in cluster
y chaplets, sprays and garlands, or strew
10 all over in separate sprigs.
. Little girls dresses for indoors are L
20 longer OF white muslin or linen, but
q white or bright colcred wool, cut wit
a low square necks, which are filled wit
10 shtrred or pleated Jokes of white, pa
=. blue, pink, or amber satin, while Il
y sleeves are made long, and OF the wo
"a which forms the rest OF the costume.