Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
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Fashion Notes.

| Dresses of plain cloth are frequently
trimmed with broad gold braid, en-
lbroidered all over with marrow back
Isoutache. or worked in chain stitch
with black silk.
| From Paris the short waists of the
] first empire are announced; certainly an
| anachronism to the; wide plated skirts
and volum nous drapery of the latest
| ashton. We wait to see how the
| famous modists can solve the enigma.
Walking boots of black or bronze kid
| are made with from seventeen to TWEEN
tv-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 hair is now worn on the crown of
the head. but not far forward and is not
tied, but held in pla e by strong hair
pins and then twisted into fiat, irreg-
ular looking col. This coil adds little
to the size OF the head and fits nicely in
the crown of small-bonnets.
Silk tissues are really wonderful this
season. They are in large brocaaed
patterns OF the most exquisite coloring
velvet patterns over thick ribbed
ground; small damasse patterns over
satin, and raised floral patterns over rich
Ottoman, faille, or gros grains.
Plain Jerseys are pasSea; only those
cut to fit the figure with added collar
and cuffs are now thought desirable;
dealers say Jersey cloth ruined the Jer-
Sey trade as much more becoming
waists can be made from the cloth than
those that are regularly knitted.
One of the newest and handsomest
dress bonnets shown this season is
made of plait1ngs of met:l lace, each
plat of which is caught down with a
steel bead. The face trimming of these
bonnets consists OF tight roll of velvet
of either garnet, or the new shade of
red with a bunch of gray and red feath-
ers.
A satin dress of former season may
be freshened up again by being covered
with black tulle emby oidered with let.
or white tulle embroidered with very
small white beads. Tulle speckled
with chenille is very much the fashion
and easy to prepare ones self.
l. Crayats and bows for the neck are
quite gone out of fashion. A tiny
breach is used to fasten the small officer
collar with which all dress bodices are
now finished at the top. Metal clasps
and ornamental pins are also much
worn, but iockets are very much given
up. AS for bracelets and bangles, tier
name is still legion.
Ball dresses, of white or colored tulle,
are embroidered in six representing
clusters, bouquets, wreaths Or detached
flowers. Speckled tulles, in chen lie
and gold thread, are also very fashion
able. Some patterns also represent
small birds and fruit, but only light and
graceful ones, such as clusters of straw
berries. red and black currants, etc.
In mantles. the long Goth redingote,
the VAIN furred pelisse, and the ele-
giant grande visite OF brocaded silk or
velvet, lined with colored plush, are the
most fashionable models; trimmings are
furs. galloons, chenille fringes, passe-
menterie in borders or macaroons and
lace. Young ladies wear the tight fit
ting cloth jacket, trimmed with fur or
velvet.
Girls from seven to ten years old
wear costumes made with the blouse
bodice, gagged in front and at the back,
and made with plain shoulder pie re;
the waist is not quite so long as in the
frocks of younger children, is marked
by sash tied in a large bow at the
back; there is a plated tlounce round
the bottom: the sleeves are made with a
large pulling round the top and tiuting
at the wrist.
Very rich toilets can be made even
without employing very expensive ma
terials. Over plain underskirt OF sat
in one can form robings and panels with
bands of plush or of velvet edged with
narrow lace spangled with gold or sill
yer beads. chenille, &c. If the skirt is
made of velvet, these bands may be of
satin, and detached bouquets from some |
brocaded tissue may be worked over it |
in applique. =
The most fashionable bonnets for mid
winter to be worn with cloth costumes
are made of the same material as the |
dress and bordered all around with |
broad bands of undyed seal skin or
beaver fur. They fit closely like me-
dunn sized capote bonnet and a tied
under the chin with strings of brown
satin ribbon. A bonnet of this kind
lately shown has a large fiat bow of
moss green velvet directly on the top
of it.
Gold is once more much employed in
trimmings; but it should be used with
discretion, and in preference upon
brown or bronze tints. Thus, not the
complete dress, but only certain por-
tions of it, such as the panier, sleeve
facings, collar and vest, or else the bod
ice itself only, leaving the vest plain.
No designs are required for such en-
brodery. which consists only OF diago-
nal lines placed very close together, or
small vermicelli pattern in narrow
gold soutache.es % s a>s 90
Edgings made of velvet worked in
cross stitch with filosel silk in well cho-
sen colors make a nice trimm ng for
wooden morning dresses. They are to
be had made up in boxes in most shops.
in all colors, always with the selected
trimming. which is in. stripes long
enough to be put on each side OF the
buttons and buttonholes as well as !
around the neck. pockets and sleeves. |
To each such box handsome cord and |
tassels to match are included.
Velvet is quite the queen of tissues |
this winter For simple walking cos |