Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-16

Fashion Notes.

0SnAOA NOcCS'
Elastic silk jerseys are now sold in ali
colors, and they dispense with the dress
makers entirely.
Gloves for evening wear get longer and
longer; they cover the lower part of the
arm entirely, and are rolled just at the
elbow.
Black canvas grenadine is often seen
<er golden-brown silk and over red silk !;
ecru ernp,c 2idered net over many colored
brocades.
Lockets are little used except for full
dress, when they are worn suspended
from small short chain or velvet ribbon
close around the neck.
Queen Victoria, according to the Leisure
Hour. first brought the red balmoral pet,
ticoat into style, about i655-56. IT ssid
that the late Prince Consort, in admiring
the effect of the red petticoat in the land
scape. suggested that her Majesty should
adopt one also. This sealed the fate Of
white petticoats in England.
+. There is 10 be an effort this season TO re.
vive the old.fashioned pointed bodice and
straight full skirt, without drapery, OIL 80
or 80 years ago, such as is seen on the
beauties in gift books OF that time Inc
skirts are plated to the belt, with most OF
the fullness at the back, yet are not gored
in front, and hang full all around.
A ieweler of st. Louis has rendered
himself an object of interest by selling
garters with bells attached. Depending
from each garter is a tiny silver bell,
shaped like a sleigh-bell. 1.-The tintinna-
bulation of this pretty pendant" says the
jewelers. advertisement, sounds delight
fully melodious." Ladies wearing these
carriers are accompanied by musical tin
kle as they glide gracefully along.
The Jersey has ceased to be ultra fash
ionable If. indeed. it ever was so, but ha'
taken an established place as STANDARD
garment for everyday wear and as use
; full bodice for any skirt which has out
worn the waist originally belonging to it
/ The perfect ease of movement which i
affords renders it the most comfortable O.
garments for home wear and dressmaker
say that it has spoiled women for wearing
tight bodices.
The very latest STYLE of tourist carmen
is long gray mohair travelling cloak
which NAV take the form travelling wrap
a redingote or peisse, with a long CAPE
instead of sleeves. The fronts of most o
these garments are plated and fall il
straight lines. being plated invisibly
The sleeve forms kind of yoke at the
top in many cases, and is then curved on
and falls straight like pelerine, folding
under below the waist and ending at the
back under the cluster of plants which oc
cupy the central position, corresponding
with the plaits in front
In Paris the Grecian knot mas come il
again. 1t is thought that it gives wo
man a younger. more girlish look, thar
any other arrangement of the hair. II
certainly does make a woman look young
err. but when it is not becoming, it is Sc
unbecoming as to be positively fright
full. woman needs a pretty shap
ed head and regular features to wear 6
Grecian knot becomingly. On the othel
hand there are very few who cannot dres.
their hair on the top of their heads with
excellent effect. The arrangement of the
hair has more to do with a woman's ap
pearance than is usually thought.
Dahlia is again worn, and heliotropes
reappear with more red in their pueples
under the new names of chrysanthemun
and bachante, the darker shades of these
being almost identical with the old fash
Toned reddish plum color. There are
many reddish browns, still the yellowisl
browns are in the ascendant, and pleas
ant hues, tobacco browns; and bronze d.
Gree still rank among the leading shades
Mouse and silver are the favorite tones
in gray, but there is as yet no color which
promises to rule to the exclusion of others
at is impossible. says leading society
jouanal. mot to be struck at any large
fashionable gathering, by the change:
and new combinations always going on ir
the faahions, and this season the many
variations executed on one garment testify
in marked manner to the unlimited
resources of the dressmakers. The diver
sity, not only of materials, but also of the
shapes of dresses, wraps and bonnets
deties description Added to this, there i:
a decided mystery in the make OF the
dresses-how the bodice is attached to the
skirt, or where the drapery begins OIL