St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25
The Latest Fashions.

Variety rules in fashions for the pres
ent season.
The newest material for wedding
robes is velvet brocaded repped silk.
White camels' hair, embroidered with
four-o' clocks and field daisies, composes
u lovely tea gown exhibited up town.
Novel French veilings in cream and
snowdrop white, and all the latest
aesthetic shades, come with silk broche
figures in Louis XIII designs.
New watering-place wraps for even
ing, of white cashmere or vigogne, ele-
gantly embroidered in delicate colors,
and lined with tinted surah, are cut
with flowing Chinese sleeves.
Dresses composed of the new, very
delicate limitations of Valenciennes lace
and insertion, in combination with silk
null, are now shown for watering place
wear. They comprise the bodice, short
skirt, and wide sash ds'apery, the latter
made wholly of the lace. These dresses
are worn, not over silk slips, as is usual,
but over founced underdresses of the
sheerest muslin, this giving an uncom-
monty light and airy appearance to the
toilet. They are as pretty and chic as
tuet are pcGlSIldDle.
Slippers and sandals for full dress are
of white Danish kid, with white lace
rosettes on the instep, into which are
set small buckles of Rhine pebbles.
Charles TX. shoes, with straps across
the instep, are shown for demi toilet, as
are also those of bronze kid in Louis XI.
style; and newer than either are Italian
shoes with revers lined with satin in
bright colors, the shoe itself being of
black satin. Sometimes the reVers
cross the front of the shoe. and finish
with bow of ribbon the color of the
gay lining.
Large patterned brocades of satin
with exquisitely tinted raised figures in
velvet are much employed for the fronts
of elegant evening toilets. The bodice
and train are made of white satin or
silk, or sometimes of tint matching
the background of the 5rocade, or FREE
quently of the color of the raised de-
signs. The train is drawn aside, reveal
ing the tablier, and its edges are either
finished with cascaded trimming of
colored Spanish lace, rose plating of
the plain satin, or an immense feathery
ruche, into which are set here and there
bouquets of the finest French flowers
and leaves.
The graceful shepherdess hat is much
worn by young girls. 1t comes in fancy
lace straw and Leghorn, and the fiat
times the brim is caught up at one side,
but usually the hat is worn in true shep-
herdess fashion. The velvet lining con-
trasts or cores ponds in tint with the
flowers wherewith the hat is decorated.
Field flowers look best against dark blue
velvet lining, pink roses against black
one, and peoples, shading to flesh tints,
against very deep ruby one. Some of
the hats are lavishly trimmed with
dropping plumes and huge scarlet roses,
or with a wreath of yellow hollyhocks.
The, rage for bright yellow flowers is,
however, on the decline
An .Oriental'' robe bordered with
superb cashmere designs is worthy of
note The skirt, wholly white, is shirred
here and there without any apparent
intention, while the tunic, which is in
reality large half-shawl, falls quite
low on the right side, displaying in full
the large crimson palm at the corner,
the remainder being drawn up high on
the left side and punched carelessly in
the back. The bodice opens like a
japanese dressinggown over a richly
embroidered waistcoat, and starting
from the sides is a silk scarf, which is
brought down and tied in front over
the shawl tunic. The whole bears a
certain negligence acceptable to ladies
who dislike anything formal and sug-
gestiye of steels and whalebones.
Gathered sleeves are becoming eccen-
trie, and modistes are not satisfied with
putting them very high on the shoulder,
but even those who are usually chary
of running into extremes are setting
stiff muslin puffs und&r the top of the
sleeve-lining to maNsthe sleeve fuller
and higher. This adding with the
lego -mutton sleeve i merely revival.
Sleeves were pao1ed to make the
shoulders look high and wide when
George III. was King, and little swans
down puffs were sold at few shillings
pair to cause the shoulders to look
higher. So we are only copying the
manners and costumes OF our ancestors
after ala humiliating thought in these
days of steam tramways, electric lights
and telephones.-N. 7. Fleming Post.