Dodge City times., 1883-02-15
Fashion Notes.

AAOdty ICppCu OCCOuaA SCASOO AAUOOIAo
are much in use.
Fawn-colored silk stockings, worn
with slippers of dark red kid or velvet,
are the affectation of the moment.
The elegant simplicity of street cos
tunes becomes more noticeable each
day, elaborat ons in dress garnitures be-
ing left for home wear and full-dress
occasions.
Crenelated edges make dressy fin
ish to basques and house jackets of cash
mere. They are either bound with silk
or velvet, welted with cord, or finished
with a bias fold of the same material as
the basque.
India cashmere shawls, woven in
Lowell, Mass, are being sacrificed by
many fashionable women to the forma-
ton of pelisses, visites and dolmans,
which they trim with wide bands of black
lynx or Alaska sable.
Panels of brocaded materials or. of
plain fabrics, richly decorated, are as
fashionable as ever. No style is so cal
culated to advantageously display the
elegant Observation-Disclosures, wide passe-
menterie trimmings, or applique bands
which frequently border the handsomest
OF these panels
Silk stockinette 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 artistically arranged shawl point
drapery of white Venetian la e, this
drapery yelling a 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 cuirass bodice of
white silk stockinette. the train of white
brocaded satin. and superb network
drapery OF white silk chenille. studded
with tiny Roman pearl-beads, and bor-
dered with a chenille and pearl beaded
fringe seven inches deep.
An exceedingly effective evening
dress worn by q young lady lately was
made of mauve-linted nuns yelling and
mauye tinted satin, brocaded with small
silver flowers. The Marguerite bodice
was laced down the front with silver
cord over q chemisette of plated cream
white crepe lisse, edged with Spanish
blonde lace. This bodice was made of
the brocaded satin. The under-skirt
was also OF the brocade, with no trim
ming excepta a narrow -fringed ruching
at the foot, from underneath which
showed the delicate edges OF lace
balayeuse The tunic above this skirt
was made of the yelling, with tiny vine
around the edges made of the lowers
cut from the brocade and appliqued with
silver-gray silk. At the left side the
drapery is raised high and held by
silver buckle in silver filigree set with
mock amethysts. .ete ,,4e-.e
Embossed velvets, plain velvets,
plushes, heavy brocades, matelasses
and moires are all used for jackets worn
over skirts of India silk, muslin, gauze
tuile. lace. and other light evening
dress tissues. Avery striking toilet OF
this kind lately worn in, this city was
made of pale green silk iule. the skirt
short and elaborately trimmed. Over
this was worn magnificent brocaded
jacket, with ground of very dark green,
on which, were. raised pale pink, roses
good size. some rare Old lace was
tackled inside the Square shaped font
of the 'cofsage and around the tges o.
the elbow ,sleetes. Pink roses and buds
of a hue corresponding with that of the
flowers of the brocade held the drapery