The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-19
tI'HE DAILY AIG1Ts.
FRrsH FASHION NOTES.

Byron collars of fur have taken the
place of boas.
Corded satin is the newest material for
bridal toilets.
RuHs. fraises and ruches for the neck
are very high very full.
Very wide sashes of esthetie ribbon are
10 be revived for next summer.
Evening toilets are now completely GOV
cred with mass of embroidery.
For evening dress the white necktie has
come back in all its Immaculate glory.
Terra Gotta, as a favorite color, is hav-
ing run equal to that employed by turk
ey red,
Slender glass scent bottles are among
the useless and fashionable trifles OF the
hour.
White coilarettes and turn over cuffs of
Venetian lace are much worn with din
ner and reception costumes.
new shape in hats for young ladies
comes down over the forehead and is
turned up sharply behind in IA eomical
sort of way. Feathers are the trimming.
Black silk skirts with panels of black
velvet are worn with the tight fitting
black velvet basques now so fashionable.
The most elegant fan for evening wear
is of white ostrich feathers mounted on
tortoise shell sticks and having feather
ball dangling from the handle Price,
$50.
Morocco note paper seems to have hit
the popular fancy, and may be said to be
'sail the rage" It's surface is crinkled
after the manner of Russian leather or If
alligator skin, and it comes in several col
orS
Gold is extensively used on bonnets of
dark velvet in the shape of pins, buckles
clasps, aud cords. West Indian birds of
dazzling plumage, placed upon bonnets of
pure white velvet plush and satin, are
also novel Ere nch fancy.
Lace boas made of painted lace are worn
W it'll full evening dress, fastened several
inches below the chin nth knot of rib
bons matching the leading color in the
tinted lace, and again just below the
belt. with long ends falling over the skirt
Flower fichus for evening wear are in
creasing in popularity. For some time
past they have been made partly of lace,
with flowers as bordering or heading to
the wide lace rutfls at the edge. Now
they more frequently form the whole fichu.
which almost covers the shoulders and
curves to the waist narrowing off in front
in trailing ends of delicate flowers and
half blown roses.-New York Mini and
II rpress
Two styles now predominant in the styl-
ish and useful tailor made costumes: One,
a kilt skirt, with Hungarian tunic. jacket,
and bright-colored waistcoat of the Jaun-
test description; the other reproducing
the old French polanaise, buttening down
the front over plainly made skirt of vel
vet or plush. The buttons used are
always very handsome, the most expen-
sive being the Louis XIV. and Louis XIV.
buttons, severally called after the mon
archs whose profiled images they bear
-Aeso FORK Eeezajng Post.
There is a decides preference for face
trimmings in many of the most dressy new
bonnets. and this consists usually of three
closely-crimped ruffies of crea my white
crepe lisse. In very youthful bonnets one
or two rows of the tiniest pink rosebuds
form the face garniture, while in others
there are thickly clustered loops of mar
row satin ribbon in three or four over
tapping rows, or else the loops are of
chenille and gilt cord. Camel's hair bon
nets are the Partisan novelties just import
ed These bonnets are made OF bands OF
soft wool as thick as felt. but more flexi-
nle, and three half-inch bands are plated
in shape to form the bonnet. Sometimes
gilt cord or silver or chenille is braided in
with the wool bands and the effect is
similar n ha hack af hannpf worn dFfYjDU