The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-29
Fashion Items.

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evening toilets for young ladies this
/ summer.
Bonnets of white, or tinted surah,
closely shirred over milliners' reeds or
silk wires, and shaped a Ia Kate Green
way, will be much worn by little girls
at the seaside the coming season.
| Among the many wash dresses de-
signed for children the next season, are
neat little suits made of soft gray linen,
embroidered or braided in white. The
waist has a guimpe made of white "all-
over' embroidery, with sleeves to cor
respond.
4 model bonnet, fresh from Paris, is
of gold-colored straw, faced inside with
dark green velvet. Around the crown
is set wreath of wood moss glittering
with diamond powder, and gold-topped
mignonette blossoms intermingled. At
the back is placed a spray of crimson
roses overshadowed by two dark green
ostrich tips. The green velvet strings
are lined with pale gold'satin and edged
with gold lace.
Velveteen is much in vogue this
spring in consequence of being imported
in variety of new and beautiful shades
pronounced fast colors. the steel, dove,
olive, golden-brown, and many shades
of dark green patterns very closely re-
sembling silk velvet. While velveteen
is never desirable for an entire cos
tune. it answers exceedingly we'll for
| the dark skirt that must come in con-
tact with the street, under polonaises
and TUNES of costlier material. 1t is
also very useful and pretty for suits for
both little boys and girls.
| Ribbon velvet in rows is very much
used for trimmings on skirts, founces
and the edges of redingotes and over
dresses generally. This trimming per-
mits of very artistic combinations of
| color. such as dark blue and deep crimson
black and gold, mauve and violet, gray
and ruby, ETC., the sine qua non being
the velvet, always darker than the ma
terial it trims. Crossing bands of velvet
or velveteen are made in the same
manner, pretty layeuse TUNES of dove
! gray being Lined with broad bias of
royal blue or ruby velvet, and turned
up jauntily to reveal it.
Stylish costumes are being made of
handsome dark and neutral fabrics,
suitable for cold, wet days as well as of
lighter, airier materials to be worn
| when the sun condescends to shine long
enough at time to admit of the change
of raiment. The rich materials i'm
| ported for summer use are more beauti-
| full than ever. Several of the most
elaborate, such as lampas and broca-
telle, with Louis XIV. designs and satin
| broche with brilliant flowers on con-
trasting ground, are to be used as vests,
panels, kilt edgings and pelerines OF
| plain silk or satin costumes. The SEN
| sible fashion, however, of making very
rich pattern materials quite plainly, so
as to show both the beauty of the de-
/ sign and the richness of the tissue still
| obtains.
/ With light materials which are diff.
| cult to adjust closely to the figure
The bodice may then be made little
looser and kept in place by the ceinture.
The Wristbands and fancy belts are
arranged in variety of ways, fasten-
| ing at the left side when of ribbon
under long loops and ends, or attached
in front by handsome buckle or clasp.
The latter style gives great scope for
unique and artistic ornamentation.
Brilliants and real s'old paste" will be
much in request for the purpose.
An uncommonly elegant evening
dress WAS lately worn by Stately
lady from Baltimore, whose fair,
youthful face was surrounded by
a halo of wavv hair turned prematurely
gray. The dress was of black Lyons
velvet, with long court train, having
the heavy folds SO arranged as to reveal
its lining of white surah. Around the
bottom the dress was crenelated, !. e.
cut into square blocks; and underneath
was set q deep ruffie of Oriental
lace which was laid in fan-pleatings
between each block. There was nc
other trimming upon the skirt, but the
white lace waistcoat, which was barred
across by velvet straps fastened by
diamond buttons. A spray of diamonds
sparkled in the hair, and diamond
star depended from band of velvet
which encircled the snowy throat.
The six bridesmaids at recent wed
ding wore tiny bebe bonnets of golden
brown plush lined with cream satin,
and carried cream satin muffs edged
with wide brown marabout bands.
| Their dresses were of cream-colored
silk muslin printed with deep red car-
nations, with the paniers and bodice
also edged with golden brown mafa-
bout. The BRIDES dress was OF seal
brown plush lined with pale almond
satin, the drapery being studiously ar
ranged to show the gay lining in many
| places. A Spanish mantle similarly
lined, with bonnet and muff en- sWtte,
completed costume that served subse-
quently as a travelling dress.
The latest advices from Paris in re
gard to foot-dressing are that the mode
par excellence is that of wearing Roman
sandals of plain black satin of the
lowest possible cut, lined with red
satin. These are to be worn over
stockings of dead black silk, the insteps
of which are covered with network Of
fine jet embroidery. The query of the
writer as to how these dainty hosen
were to pass the perils of the laundry
without making wreck of the beautiful
beaded decoration thereon, failed to
elicit satisfactory reply from the en-
thusiastic importer, who had twenty