St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-02
Fashion Items.

I UOtlu Has JUST CO1upiSbGu S6NSfdI
magnificent and novel robes for the
Princess of Wales, and among them is
a dress composed of cream-white satin,
duchesse lace, cream velvet brocade and
plain pomegranate velvet.
Among the pretty fans carried this
season are those of a large oval shape
made of white or tinted satin, and COW
cred with row after row of painted lace.
In the center is placed cluster of pond
lilies mingled with fern fronds or
smilax.
Wide stripes appear to be taking high
rank in the fashions of the day, the
leading importing houses showing a re-
markable choice of them. They are
fashionable in silk and satin as in other
materials, the difference observed being
that the silks are principally in light
1 evening tints, the woolens of darker
shades. The stripes are often three
inches wide in satins, with an alternate
stripe equally wide dotted at intervals
with tiny clusters of embossed flowers
in natural hues. These striped fabrics
are still very frequently killed, even for
+, full-dress wear, the plain stripe showing
but little, being laid beneaththe flower
brocaded one, which is fully displayed.
Nearly all the white toilets for young
girls are now made with the round
waist. Some are of the blouse shape,
for very slender young ladies, gathered
full at the throat. and also at the waist
The bodice opens surplice-fashion,
showing o chemisette Russo made of
dainty lace or plated lisse caught in
front by draw-string of velvet or satin
ribbon. The Marguerite sleeves are
sometimes of lace and sometimes of the
dress fabric trimmed with lace frills.
Often the white dress is made mp over
slip of pink, blue, or mauye taffeta or
foulard, and trimmed with ribbons to
correspond, but the perfectly white
toilet, with broad white satin sash and
bows, is considered in more perfect
taste only relieved by bright flowers
placed here and there upon bodice and
skirt.
Royalty having very recently ordered
the wearing of Irish poplins has, of
course, brought these neglected fabri cs
into high fashion once again. The
newly imported poplins are scarcely to
be distinguished from some of the thick,
rich-rib5ed ottoman silks which are so
attractive, but wear SO badly. The
makers of the new Irish poplins have,
while retaining the desired quantity of
durability, succeeded in imparting 81
beautiful sheen to the surface, and by
rendering the material soft and flexible,
the requirements of present fashion for
graceful boutfant drapings are fully
met. The latest high art tints are
shown as well as the time seasoned
colors of golden fawn, gray, mauve,
and silver with which we are all famil-
lar. For bridal dresses, where for the
sake of prejudice or economy white
satin is dispensed with, white poplia is
exquisite, and really more becoming;
another thing in its favor being that if
at any time desired it can when soiIed
be dyed any desirable color.
A new mode of utilizing the hapd-
some broad ribbons we see everywhere
is as follows: Take a good length Of
ribbon, the texture soft and fine, bring
it round the neck, and pin on the left
side, under the ear, with silver bar oyoI
lace pin. Now DRAG both ends towards
the throat in the center of the eorsage,
secure there, and alloy the remaining
lengths to descend Over sthe bust, SO an
to form the fashionable bullying vest.
This is done by turning the ee3sderz1
meath and fastening them With safek6l
pins. On little people the vest does not |
reach below the sixth button, or there
abouts, but more elongated arrange
ment may be found more becoming to
q larger figure. When the skirtor skirt
are OF veiye6 the RIBBON may
be of the same kind and color to core
spond. M K Post,