Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-21
Fashion Notes.

The MeQlclS COllar Is very popular
this year.
Two toned brocades are specially
handsome.
Few bows are seen on modern shoes,
and those are quite fiat, of the style
called cravat bows.
Bright colored silk embroidery is
largely used for garnishing white opera
cloaks.
Strings for bonnets are somewhat
broader, and mostly preferred in velvet
or ottoman ribbon.
Dresses of plain cloth are frequently
trimmed.
Loops of narrow ribbons, gilt braid.
or velvet, are laid against the friils of
ruching for the neck,
Bright red and bottle green combined
are in gooo taste.
Some of the latest bridal dresses have
a broad band of white fur bordering the
train.
Caps are of plated lace, puffs of tulle,
and gauze.
The most beautiful clasps. which fast
en- like an ordinary hook and eye, are
now used to take The place of buttons,
both for dresses and cloaks.
Bands of black velvet are worn around
the throat and wrists at afternoon Eat
homes" They are always ornamented
with diamond or pearl pins.
Ladies' white cloth dolmans are con-
:idered stylish opera cloaks when bor-
1ered with white fox fur and lined with
blush.
Small headed diamond pins, pearl,
gold and silver pins are thrust about in
she laces of jabots and frills on dressy
corsages.
Shell hair pins, with glittering Rhine
stones in the curved end, are worn as
ornaments, thrust through the coils of
The back hair.
Neck chains are altogether out of
fashion, and women who have hand
some ones are converting them into
bracelets.
A novel apron drapery for costume
Of silk and velvet is composed of velvet
and ribbons woven together. over and
under, in checker board pattern.
The straight, high dog collar is at
fected by women with long, slender
ehroats. It is generally made of dark
velvet, stiff. with gold, silver, steel or
pearl embroidery.
Cravats and bows for the neck are
quite gone out of fashion. A tiny
brooch is used to fasten the small Off
GER collar with which all dress bodices
are now finished.
Plush is coming steadily back into
favor. Worth has just made a dress
for the Princess of Wales and another
for the Queen of Portugal, both
trimmed with plush.
Bonnets in the Princess shape, made
of shirred black velvet. with pompoms
of gray and black on the left side, and
strings of ribbon velvet of both shades,
are now worn by young ladies'.
Walking boots of black or bronze kid
are made with from seventeen to twen-
ty-four very small buttons for dressy
toilets; of patent leather, with cloth
CATERS buttoned half way up the leg,
for more neglige dress and for travel
ing.
The most fashionable fur capes are
those made of monkey skin and black
fox. Some of the former have little
chenille ball borders. These capes make
an effective addition to toilets of black
silk. satin and velvet. -
The sheer linen cambria handker-
chiefs have taken the first rank-scal-
loped edges, with vine inside; hem
with several rows of raised dots inside,
and elaborate needlewock all round
trimming them. Others have an APP
plique Of pompadour lace in each cor
ner.
All walking dresses are still cut with
round skirts, as also dresses for small
evening or dinner parties; but the
train seems to obtain more success
than last year for ball or grand recep-
ton toilets. For such occasions the
short dress is only adopted by young
girls or young married ladies who dance
a great deal.
Pretty ball toilets are made of milky
white English Grape draped over MORE
or satin, with light clusters of flowers.
Others are of colored silk tulle plated
over silk, with draperies of figured tulle
to match, or tulle spangled with gold
or silver, which looks pretty and effect
i've. This tulle is draped over MORE
previously vailed over with plain tulle,
which produces q most lustrous and
beautiful effect.
Large metal clasps, more or less rich.
artistic and beautiful, are worn with all
elegant costumes at the neck of mantle
or jacket, at the waist, in the folds of
drapery or putting. Metal brooches
are worn upon hats and bonnets, bows
and cravats; brooches have also come
into favor again since large cravat bows
have been given up.
Tea gowns are now made principally
in Vatican style, and have very long
trains. One recently seen was made OF
the palest gray cashmere frightened
with long Vatican back and train of
vivid scarlet satin. Down the front
were innumerable bows and ends of
narrow pale gray and red satin ribbon.
Dark Russian furs are the most fash
ionable this winter. Long cloaks lined
with quilted fur are edged all around
with fur. Siberian fox and wild cat
are also considered stylish. Plain black
velvet paletots trimmed with bear skin
are one of the most stylish outdoor gar
ments of the season. Fur is universally
worn as trimming this winter, and is
both stylish and elegant.
Crest refinement in the details of the
toilet is sure sign of good taste.
Stockings should always be colored, un-
less they are worn with entirely white
evening toilets. For the daytime they
are of cashmere, wool or silk bourette,
matched to the dress or its trimmings,
and either plain or striped, to wear
with the semi low shoe or the high
boot, sixteen to twenty small buttons,
patent leather-pointed tip and low heel
For the evening the stocking is of col