Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
Fashion Notes.

The coffee-tolored Venetian iaces
used the past season as garniture for
rich brown fabrics will be employed
the coming summer to decorate the
plaltlngs, tunics and bodices of pale
colored silks and muslins. Some OF the
most elaborate patterns have the de-
signs outlined with heavy gold threads.
A stylish bonnet of modified poke.
shape, brought out for early spring, is
of russet-brown straw, trimmed with q
great deal of broad Van Dyck red satin
ribbon. The brim is plant and un-
wired, and is faced inside with dark red
velvet. under plaitings of bronze-hued
Spanish lace. On the left side of the
hat is perched a large brown bird, hold
ing in its bill spray of wintergeen
berries and leaves.
Among number of very elegant
dresses from Paris, designed for a pros
pective bride in this city, is a dinner
toilet of royal blue corded silk of mag
nificent quality, cut with broad vest.
close basque, and paniers, over a
striped undertakes of gold satin and
royal blue velvet alternating. The
bodice has high Medici collar of blue
velvet lined with gold color, and fin
ished inside with frsise of gold lace.
The corsage laces half way up the front
over the full vest of gold satin.
A charming tint of blur, neither light
nor dark, and with good dash of gray
in it, called Lenten" blue, has APP
peared in fine plain Vicugna cloths and
limousineSs, and is introduced in plain
and figured materials in combination
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bronze. Redfern has just completed a
very telling gown of this color, adorn-
ing with delicate embroidery of gold,
toned down with cunning admixture
of black. The dress was ordered for a
famous star actress in celebrated play
Among the forthcoming dresses for
early spring wear are those of russell
Vigogne, checked with broad, uncertain
lines of dark blue and crimson. the
loose skirt drawn up into two deep
bOuillOnnes" by means of blue and
crimson ribbons, and full apron tunic
treated in the same way. Dresses for
the summer, OF cream white yelling or
damask gauze. would look well so ar
ranged, with runners of broad cream
satin ribbon TO match, knotted in long
loops and flowing ends on the left side
Muslins will be made in the same man.
ner, and are often, to suit the taste for
deep coloring, made up over crimson or
ruby foundations or slips of shot-surah;
for instance, a princesse of moss green,
shot with god, is made up with an
over-dress of ecru muslin, brocaded
with Vatican designs. The dress fits
like a jersey. and has paniers of the
muslin edged with ruifies of ecru Re-
Nuisance lace, with deep flowers to
match upon the skirt, which is demi-
trained.
1t is only in accessories to the toilet,
and in simple variations of existing
modes, that we find any change to chron-
icle. For the next six weeks the dis
play of fashion will be at standstill
As regards colors, taste is at present a
bit radical; gray and new lovely shade
of Neapolitan violet lead in popularity.
The last is a shade most universally try
ing; the tint is exquisite, but few who
study what is becoming dare venture to
adopt it. A costume lately worn-most
beautiful in itself, though by no means
complimentary to the wearer-was of
heavy Ottoman silk of this shade, with
panels and waistcoat of a deeper shade
of violet velvet. The Langury bonnet,
composed of deep-hucd NeapOlitan vio-
lets, had velvet lining and violet velvet
strings. A small sable shoulder-cape
was the only extra covering worn over
the Louis XIV. coat, which was made of
the Ottoman silk with its velvet gilet.
To smarter dress in wholesale fash
ion for quiet Easter afternoon tea,
when the elaborate tea-gown is cousid-
cred too ambitious and too frivolous,
nothing equals in chic pretty apron,
and of these there is verify no end. The
Vatican musiins and lowered organ
dies brought out last summer make very
dressy aprons when plentifully trimmed
with lace. Then there is a charm about
pure white embroidered India muslin,
with lace-edged fan plaits half cover
ing the apron, and the bib plated to
match with lace-edged fan reversed
Coffee-colored lace is much used, the
strong contrast of color being consid-
cred very stylish. There are also aprons
of buttercup satin cut in turrets at the
edge and frilled with black lace. En-
tire aprons are made of black or white
lace made up on net foundations. The
lace is set on as a series of flounces with
bright ribbons to trim.-N y EUeniag
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