The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-10
Fashion Notes.

EdSulOH NUlCos
Round crown Terry turbans are in
the list of new spring hats.
The close English couture still pre-
walls
Russell brown is preferable to gray
for brides travelling dresses.
Jet embroidered Jerseys will be very
faShionably worn this spring over jet
trimmed skirts, and apron TUNES OF
black groS-grain silk.
Ad ustable trains for evening toilets
are some of them made with a Vatican
fold, carried from the drapings of the
long skirt to the back of the neck Of the
bodice. They arc fastened to the dress
and corsage by means of the new pat
ent safety hooks.
We answer Yes to the ''New England
LaSsie - who writes to inquire if ii
would 90 to wear a stylish tweed tailor
made costume to church when she
comes to New York to visit. If she
imaglnes 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 flat kits, alternating with eight-inch
wide panels. Above the full Bucking-
ham tunic is worn a long French Guard
coat with a narrow Directoire vest OF
dark-grecn velvet inserted down the
front, fastened with gold buttons, and
trimmed with dark-green braiding in
arabesque designs. A similar pattern
is worked upon the panels of the skirt.
An exquisite dress has the skirt of
sheeny silver gray satin trimmed with
wide LOUNGES of lace in duchesse point
and old Venetian patterns intermin-
/ 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 beautiful in shading, with
many of the petals wrought in silver.
I 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 brOCade. Lace 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 neil
trail shades of the season as well as in
dark street tones. Irish pOplins are also
exhibited in rich cOlUrs of russell brown,
Quaker gray, invisible green, golden
fawn, marine blue, 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 corresponding
substances in basket patters. Occasion
ally il is a lOzenge spot or crescent, OF
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-cOlOrcd French
cashmere over skirt of dark plum col
Ored velvet. The long apron Overdres,
and bodice are covered with dark plum
colO-ed flowers in detached sprays APP
pliqued at intervals over the entire sur
face.
A young lady at an evening party il
this CITY recently wore trained drcs
of cream white tulle, upon which APP
peared not an inch of lace OF trimming
of any description, with the exception o
full plaitingS of the silky tUlle. Their
was not even Il frill of lace to horde
the square opening of the cOrsage, o
lace ruffies to edge the half-lOng sleeve
their place being taken by narrow
knife-plaitings Of the airy dress fabric
No flowers were worn, the mOusquC
taire gloves and the dainty sandals wer
of white Danish kid, and the only at
tempt at ornamentatioQ was Il magnifi
cent diamond cross at the throat, sus
pended from a delicate necklace 0
pearls, and n diamond saber thrus
through the coils of golden hair, whicI
was arranged a la GainSborough. Tn
young lady presented Il picture of fair
girlish beauty and simplicity, despit
her diamonds
Ring cloth is the name of a new
= sheer, black wool dress fabric resem
bling nuns yelling, which will in
measure take the place of black grena
dine the coming season. The cloth ha
SIX warp. and is so delicate anC
2 beautifully fine that the entire width o
! the fabric, measuring forty-eight inches
! may be drawn through a tinger-ring
Hence its title.
Chemisettes russo and guimps, mad
of very white ''all Over'' embroidery
, will be worn with zephyr ginghamS
satecns and French organizes. In
} few French models of afternoon dresse
7 already sent over, the bordering to tn
: tunic and the sleeves, as well as tn
! guimps, are made of eXquisitely EN-
brOidered French muslin, or of the Rus
sian embroidery. When used for chill
e dren, known As point sans cnvers, O
needle-wOrk having no wrong side
! N. l. Evening Post.