The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
Fashion Notes.

The close English couture still pre-
walls.
Adjustable trains for evening toilets
are some of them made with Vatican
fold, carried from the drapings o. tho
long skirt to the back of the neck of the
bodice. They are fastened to the dress
and corsage by means OF the new pat
ent safety hooks.
We answer Yes to the New En- land
Lassie" who writes to inquire if it
would do to wear stylish tweed tailor
made costume to church when she
comes to New York to visit. If she
imagines that every lady who attends
service in New York is arrayed in pur-
pie and fine linen she will find out to
the contrary when she arrives.
Very stylish looking promenade cos
tunes are shown made of olive or laurel
green bison cloth or French tricot, ele-
giant in fit and finish. The skirts plated
in fiat kits, alternating with eight-inch
wide panels. Above the full Bucking-
ham tunic is worn long French Guard
coat with a narrows Directoire vest of
tark-green velvet inserted down the
front, fastened with gold buttons, and
trimmed with dark-green braiding in
arabesgue designs. A similar pattern
is worked upon the panels of the skin
An exquisite dress has the skirt of
sheeny silver gray satin trimm d w,:h
wide liounces of lace in duchesse poi 1t
and old Venetian patterns intermi,-
gled. Down either side of the front is
wide panel of gray satin brocaded
with tiny bouquets of small, brilliantly
colored flowers. The blossoms are mar
velously beautif's; in shading, with
many of the petals wrought in silver.
The bodice and train are of plain
satin, with one side of the train trimmed
with the cascades of the lace mingled
with French flowers exactly matching
those of the broc:de. Lare and flowers
adorn the neck Of the half low corsage.
Ottoman fabrics have seen their best
days, as is evidenced By their being Of
fered at a great reduction from their
original prices. In their places are Of
fered imperial cords with the rep run
ming vertically. These goods are very
handsome. and come in all the soft neu-
trsi shades of the season as well rs in
dark street tones. Irish poplins are also
exhibited in rich colors of russell brown,
Quaker gray, invisible green, golden
fawn. marine hluc, silver, ashes of roses
and deep ruby. Basket cloths, armures,
French tricots, bison cloths and fine
tweeds are again imported, all to be
used in the creation OF the natty and
lady-like tailor-made costumes which
are now at the zenith of their popularity
in America.
Many skirts of plain wooden materi-
ais are combined with correspond Nc
substances in basket patters. Occasion
ally it is n lozenge spot or crescent, or
some other set pattern worked in silks
of mingled colors. One imported cos
tune designed for afternoon at the sea.
shore is made of almond-colored French
cashmere over skirt OF dark plum col
ored velvet. The long apron overdress
and bodice are vered with dark plum
colo ed flowers in detached spra, ap-
pliqued at intervals over the entire sur
face.
A young lady at an evening party in
this city recently wore trained dress
of cream white tulle, upon which ap-
peared not an inch of lace or trimming
of any description, with the exception OF
full plaitings of the silky tull.. There
vas not even frill OF lace to border
the square opening of the corssge. or
lace rutiles to edge the half-long sleeves
their place being taken by narrow
knife-piaitings of the airy dress fabric.
No flowers were worn, the mouSque-
taire gloves and the dainty sandals were
OF white Dan!,h kid, AMI the only at
tempt ut ornamentation was a magniri.
cent diamond oss NJ the throat, suS-
pended from delicate nee lace OF
p,i rls, and diamond saber thrust
throu h the coils OF .olden hair, which
was arran red 4 In Gainsborough. The
young lady presented picture of ia r.
g rlish beauty and simplicity, despite
her diamonds.
Ring cloth is the name of new,
sheer, black wool dress fabric resem-
bling nuns yelling, which will in a
measure take the place OF black grena-
dine the coming season. The 10th has
SIX warp. and IS so delic tie and
beautifully fine that the entire W 9TH of
the abr,c. measuring !orty-eight inches,
II ay be drawn through a iinger-ring.
Hence its title.
Chemiseties russo and guimps, made
of very white .salI over embroidery,
will be worn with zephyr ginghams,
sateens and French o'gand es. In a
few French models of Il ternoon dresses
already sent over. the bordering to the
tunic and the sleeve as well rs the
guimps. are made of cxquisitely en-
broilered French muslin, or OF the Rus
sian embroidery. When used for chill
dren. known rs pont sans cnvers, or
needle-work having no wrong side
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