The Osceola times., 1883-03-31
FACTS FOR THE FAIR.
A Peep Into My Lovely Lady's BE-
wltching Boudoir.
All laces are fashionable.

All laces are fashionable.
This is to be a lace season.
Brocaded silks have not gone out of
vogue.
Buttons for dresses are small, large for
wraps.
The palm-leaf pattern crops out in all
the new goods.
Combinations in costumes are as much
in vogue as ever.
Silver-spalgled tulle is much worn in
Paris for ball dresses.
Overdrcsses are made eccentric and ir-
regular in the draping.
Position backs and points in front are
the rule is basques.
Soutache and passementerie come out
in new forms and patterns.
For evening dress the arms arc com
pletely covered by the gloves.
Every lady must have velvet dress
this winter on the other side.
Large square neckerchiefs have almost
taken the place of fischus.
Black silk stockings, finely embroid-
cred in gold, are pretty novelties.
New Khiba cloths of light weight come
in fine checks in the new colors.
Velvet ribbons are revived for trim
ming cashmeres, silks and novelty fab
rics.
Several or two rows of buttons down
the front of the dress, still remain in fa-
vOr.
The new French buntings come with
silk brochee figures, in Louis XIII. de-
signs
The ibis, lotus end other Egyptian de-
signs are features in spring goods of the
finest grades.
Clasps on the collars and in the uecks
of dresses take the place of brooches and
lace pins.
Velvet waistcoats let into the front of
silk and wool basques will be feature
in new suits.
Orange and fame colors in vanishing
effects are seen in many Of the new silks
and novelty goods.
New mulls and silk muslins are dotted
and figured in silk brochee spots, dots,
diamonds, flowers and leaves.
Jackets of velvet of the new royal
French blue will be worn, trimmed with
gold soutache and small gilt buttons.
The long nurse apron front, with pan
iers above it around the hips, is favo-
rite style for spring costumes.
One of the loveliest dresses for mid
summer or spring wear is of white veil
ing, closely dotted with silk brocade dots.
New China grapes of the finest qrality
are beautifully embroidered, by hand, Of
course, in palm-leaf and other Oriental
figures.
Drcssy silk suits should never be worn
in the street unless they are covered en-
tircly by long circular or Russian cloak
or pelisse.
Waistcoats of all kinds Directory,
Louis XIV, Continental and D'Orsay are
all in high favor on ladies' basques, jack
cts and bodlces.
Some of the new veiings have large
dots on white or tinted grounds. the dots
in checked effects woven into the fabric
in Oriental and artistic colors.
New veilings come in lovely shades of
cream and pure white, with dots, wheels,
stars, feathers flowers and leaves in small
detached silk brocaded figures.
The latest importatons of brocaded
silks show Ottoman grounds with satin
and plain silk designs, flowers, leaves,
leaves and conventional, medieval and
Oriental figures
A pretty fabric, intended for Jackets
and parts Of Khiba cloth suits, consists of
the admired small checks in the Khiba
cloth colors and combinations for the
grounds, while on the surface are small
brocaded velvet leaves In dark, rich
shades Of maroon. green, olive and
brown.
A very fashionable material for dressy
home toilets is cream-white serged fan
mel: trimmed with long loops and ends of
white moire or satin ribbop. For young
married ladies this fabric is made into
tea gowns and Grecian robes, with trim
mings Of lace and white silk embroidery
or braiding.
The new blue over which Paris has
gone wild is bright clear shade Just one
remove from Napoleon, and about the
color of the long blue cloaks worn, by
the kings of England and France in the
reign of Henry V. of England. 1t is call
ed royal French blue and is very beau
tiful, but not aesthetic in the modern
sense Of the word.
Gold In North Caroliaa.
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