The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
Fashion items.

mantlss still hold their own.
The wearing of mourning by the
royal family will again bring black
toilets into peculiar favor, as 1t has in
variably done in the past upon like
occasions.
AS the westher gets warmer great
many uncommonly pretty and graceful
shoulder capes. pelerines and half-dol-
mans will make their appearance. Of
whatever color the wrap may be made,
la"e and beads are to be had to match.
One Partisan model is of q rare shade
Of golden brown silk grenadine, in
heavy raised Escurial designs, trimmed
with golden brown lace and bronze
beads.
Some lovely cotton gowns, fresh
from the artistic manufacturers still re-
main in their boxes waiting until the
sunny weather shall make them q
temptation to purchase. The embroid-
cry of st. Gall figures largely upon
them. and for some reason not ex-
planned, we are assured that these
dainty flower tinted robes can be pur-
chased cheaper here than in Switzer-
land, from whence they come. Many
of the French embroidered cottons are
really beautiful. both in coloring and
iineness of texture, and will make very
attractive and airy costumes for the
summer, both for town and country
wear.
A very popular garment for wear
ing with different skirts for morning,
will be the "Hussar" jacket of eeru
or cream colored pongee. embroidered
with white or brown silk upon the
rolling collar. deep turnover cuffs.
and The bet. Ibis is an easy and
comfortable waist, which looks well
over SIX rts of almost any material or
color. For cool mornings at the sea-
side, white camel's hair will be made
I'D into these jackets, and simply
trimmed with several rows of fine
WOODEN braid.
Among the novelties for the coming
season are elegant French evening
toilets, made wholly of piece or "all-
over" lace net, which can now be pur-
chased at the counters of any of our
leading importers. These toilets are
made up over princesse slips of very
light silk. Some of the bodices are
made with deep points front and
ba k, with low-cut Innings of the silk,
and sleeves made entirely of the lace;
these are often exquisitely embroidered
with pearl and cut crystal beads.
The hair done up high and gracefully
arranged on the top, is most becom-
cOifure to many ladies'. The style is
more picturesque and stately with
evening dress tina, where the hair is
simply coiled low in the nape of the
neck. Diamond ornaments, feather
tips. flowers, and other decorations are
certainly much more effective in
20 fhres arranged high. All, however,
can not suitably or becomingly dress
the hair thus. The piguant class of
beauty is enhanced by it, but it de-
tracts from the classic. A successful
compromise with many is to arrange
the hair in coils, both high and low.
thus leaving no one portion robbed to
dress the other.
this spring toward short jackets, after
the rage for very long mantles and red
ingotes reaching nearly to the foot of
the drcss-skirt. The most stylish and
fashionable jacket is single-breasted,
has q w de turnover collar, and is
slanted OF at right angles from the
waist line. 1ts,'pockets, which are nu-
merous, are all square and covered
with velvet or. braiding. Many are
fashioned for stylish young ladies with
balf-vests beneath, made of plain goods
closely braided, or of velvet the shade
of the velvet pocket-faps. Later on, a
waistcoat of white pique will be sub
stituted. The favorite material for the
spring jacket is fancy English cloth in
a small check or broken line pattern of
indefinite colors richly blended, and
shading one into the other.
The twilled American surahs make
very pretty and inexpensive suits for
the summer, and are cooler ana lighter
than gros grain or ottomon. Fourteen
yards of black surah will make stylish
costume, provided there can be fur
nished a foundation skist of old silk, or
cheap ALPACA upon which to drape the
trimmings and Over-dress. The skirt
is trimmed either with deep founces or
killings, and above this is full apron
tunic, either finished with a
very wide hem or edged around
the front with . frill of
black Spanish or Escurial lace. This
tunic is draped permanently to the
foundation-skirt. The bodice can be
made to suit the wearer. and she has
wide choice this season. Good black
surah can be bought for 81 q yard. The
pale evening shades are a tribe more
expensive. A dress of cream-white
surah or other pale tint can be made
up as above described at little cost.
Black drdp dee, richly embroidered
with black silk, combined with black
Victoria silk, formed one of the richest
and most elegant costumes lately ex-
hibited. The skirt had killings of the
black silk laid in groups of five, with
panels of the drdp d'ete set between
every fifth killing. These panels were
nearly covered with elaborate embroid-
cry. Around the foot fthe entire skirt
was five-inch flounce of the silk COW
cred with fine vine embroidery all in
black silk. Draping the upper portion
of the skirt was q tunic, very bouffant
in the back, and forming two shawl
points in the front; the longer lower one
being of drap d'ete, the upper one of
silk. The edges of each were bordered
with embroidery The embroidery also
garnished the back of the postillion
bodice, formed the chemisette front, and
trimmed the half long sleeves. The
style of this dress was closely repeated
in another dress made of black lure
satin and Lyons velvet.-N. y. Erening
Post.
A Prophetic Remark.
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