Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-11

Brilliant and real t'old paste" will be much ID
 request for the purpose.
 An uncommon1y elegant evening dress was
 lately worn by stately lady from Baltimore,
 whose fair, youthful face was surrounded by
 8 halo of vavy hair turned prematurely gray.
 The dress was of black Lyons velvet, with
 long court train, having the heavy folds so
 arranged ss to reveal it's lining of white surah.
 Around the bottom of the dress was crenela-
 ted, l. e.-cut into square blocks; and under
 heath was set deep rufie of Oriental lace
 which was laid in fan-plesatings between each
 block. There was no other trimming upon
 the skirt but the black velvet bodice opened
 over full white lace waistcoat, which WAS
 barred across by velvet straps fastened by
 diamond buttons. A spray of diamonds
 sparkled in the hair, and diamond star de
 pends from band of velvet which encircled
 the snowy throat.
 The six bridesmaids at a recent wedding
 wore tiny bebe bonnets of golden brown plush lined with cream satin, and carried cream satin
 muffs edged with wide brown marRbout
 bands. Their dresses were of cream coIored
 silk muslin printed with deep red carnations,
 with the paniers and bodice also edged with
 golden brown marabout. The brides dress
 was of seal brown plush lined with pale al-
 mond satin. the drapery being studiously ar
 ranged to show the gay lining in many places
 Spanish mantle similarly lined, with bonnet
 and huff en suite completed costume that
 served consequently travelling dress.
 The latest advices from Paris in regard sto
 foot-dressing are that the mode par excel
 lence Is that of wearing Roman sandles of
 plain black satin of the lowest possible cut,
 lined with red satin. These are to be worn
 over stockings of dead black silk, the insteps
 of which are covered with network of fine jet embroidery. The query of the writer as
 to how this dainty hose were to pass the
 perils of the laundry without making wreck
 GER, failed to elicit 8 satisfactory reply from the enthusiastic importer, who had twenty five boxes oft on sale, which he offered at mode rate and attractive price of fifteen dollars a pair.
 A very handsome carriage costume is made of nuns gay French cashmere with pointed corsage and full apron tunic over an under skirt of gray velvet, box-pleated to the waist. The long Spanish carriage mantle of nuns gray Vigone is lined with crimson surah and trimmed around the neck and about the half loose sleeves with an elegant garniture of gray gold, and bronze chenille. The Terra bonnet of nuns gray straw is trimmed with surah of a deeper shade, to match. and at the left side is drcoping cluster of bronze and ostrich tips.
 One of the novelties of a stylish spring opening in the parlors of a French modiste was dress of black velvet with fans formed of plsats of red satin cogGred with black lace; ths tunic opening in fan point also, and raised in full puffs in the back and garnished with satin and lace The m ost thoroughly novel part WAS the method of trimming the bodice. On the shoulders the velvet was cut away from the lining and re placed by fan of red satin, yelled with lace, the pleats pinched closely together at the arm hole and expanding toward the throat; thus the satin, being spread and there fore less thiekly covered with lace, appeared 10 grow i'm tiDf cyiuiRJ a1 n Rffaet mt T4f the ordinary.
 The various shades of brown from ecru and coffee -and-milk color down to mordore and@ dark wood brown are to ba much in vogue this season for travelling costumes. Next in popularity are the fawn, dove, sage, reseda, mjgnonette, ocean gray, and nuns gray tInts, most of these on rough-faced materials, which, notwithstanding their shaggy appear ance, are SO soft and piiable that they lend themselves to the most graceful drapings For brides' travelling costumes the soft ca ressante cashmere is still elegantly employed, though this is being rapidly displaced by the eheviots, ,tweeds, camel's hair, and other ''fussy stuffs."
 There is no doubt of the duration of the fashion of wearing jackets and bodices differ ing from the skirts, for all classes of toilets, and for all times of day. This commend able mode is still in the highest favor. Broeaded satins and velvets, Pekins, jetted grenadines, huA many OCl6E TlCH LnaC6TlAiS are all 10 D6 used for the purpose, and the blending of thick and thin materials for full dress oc- casions will be as great vogue as ever. Among these enactive mbination toilets are seen some comparatively inexpensive dresses made in this way, and designed for afternoon wear at the seashore One has kilted round six irt of pale meuve nuns yelling, with tiny knife pleating of the same peeping from beneath the broad kits Above this is draped an apron tunic witE very wide hem around the bottom The folds are held by loops and ends of mauye satin ribbon, and the drap- ing in the back is very boufant. The bodice is the feature of the dress, and is mads of dark violet velvet embroidered with pale mauVs flowers, dark veIvety pansies, and tiny gold buds. The bodice opens over gathered vest of plain mauve satin matching the shade of the ribbons on the skirt. Many costumes simply made consisted of pleated skirt and Eunic of cream almond pale blue, or sea shell pink cashmere, with ciose-fitting Jersey abwe, made of heavy ribbed silk stockinette Df shade to match; these delicately trimmed n many novel ways.
 The fashion of cropping the hair is fast gaining favor both in Europe and America, and it is quite wonderful to discover how naA@ ladies are willing to sacrifice their wealth of shining tresses to a passing fancy It is all very well while the fashion lasts for she girls with pretty faces to transform them l 5SIp6S luSO DSS1lcn1ng lLLl6 cuplQS, put 2IaE! l when short locks are pronounced old style. 1 what then2 A smart hair dresser eau cut of | the finest, longest head of hair in about five | minutes, but the altra-fashionabIe victim who l s thus shorD must remember that 1t will i take five years to get these shining waves | back again. The hair lying in loose fluffy rings | All over the head is pretty sight, but when | one has become tired of it and decides to let | he hair grow long again, the transition state | s anything but agreeable, when the locks | yrow to the length of eight inches and hang | ltraight and stubborn behind the esr-to | short to brgid, or put up in any manner. and | ong to arrange in ''montagues'' or fluffy | 1aloes about the fscs. Ladies who cling too | heir luxurisnt tresses. while looking, perhaps, 1 little out of suyIe- will sooner discover that | hey have made nsir-breadth escape from much annoyance and perhaps, from the loss ,f considerable temper.