National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-10
FEMININE FANG ES.

All brown furs are in high favor,
The long sealskin dolman is the mid-winter
Wap.
High, full shoulders are the rule for dressy
| wraps,
A fashionable and beautiful rare fur Is the
sea otter,
Black brown, and tan.colored gauntlets
are most fashionable for walking and driving.
The handsomest handkercheis are made
OF fine grass linen with a deep border of drawn
work.
tion-the brocade in several shades, the satin
matching one OF thom,
Sleeves are no longer made 10 III very tightly
They are easily fitted to the arms to insure ease
and grace oil movement,
| Shot silks aud satins are as much in favor as
ever, especially IN evening shades, to be coy-
| cred with lace draperies.
The newest buffet cloths are made of white
satin damask, embroidered In white with
macrame fringe at the end.
Among the new fabrics are the Mascot silks,
with canvaslike surface and high luster
and armure silks in cloth shades.
Gay sot. turbans, wi tn plaid silk striped
! or broCaded crown and velvet brim, are
much worn with wool costumes by young
| ladies.
| New English felt hats have a wide scarf of
| changeable silk around the crown, with the
ends pointed and stamped with antique
| figures
A novelty in dress bonnets this season is the
| entire bonnet made up OF white AngoTa lace,
| In which many gold and silver threads are In
| terwoven,
!, ing Il with band of ribbon velvet nine to
! twelve inches Wide, leaving between each band
n space the same width.
The blending of plOided WOODEN with plain
fabrics Is again IN favor, but the combination
| of plGided materials with the best brands Of
vclyeteen is far more fashionable.
In place of tho ohatelaIne watch and chain,
| tho correct thing is to have both the watch
and chain exceedingly simple In character,
| The former Is small and plain while the chains
| are short and light.
ECru and cream are placed In high fashion
| able conjunction this season. The tnts are
soft aud produce lovely effects, much more
| subtitle and delicate than the white and gold
| which have been so much used for cOmbl ma
! ton.
Golden brown rivals Titan red for the
| basque and train of dresses for Christmas din
| ners and New Years festivities The princess
| back with bunched'up train grows In favor for
such dresses, and the fronts arc OF gold bro
| caded satin,
Nothing can exceed the magnihcence Of
! some of the new brocades, showing gold and
silver grounds, with raised designs upon their
| surfaces of plush and velvet flowers In rich
| contrasting shades Of Wine olive, gendarme
blue, and royal cardinal.
! Tnlle wells are more extensively worn by
! brides than those of lace, Though they do not
| produce so rich an effect, tule being more
| transparent than lace, admits of better Wow
OF the dress beneath, which is quite Consld-
Grafton. Diamond or pearl.headed pins are
used tor keeping tho veil In place, aud the ilI-
yorite flowers are orange blossoms or lilies of
the valley.
A revival emanatng from the highest quar-.
ter is that of the loGket or pendant worn at the
throat with open dresses-one OF the few or
naments suitable and becoming 10 all ages.
Nothing unites richness and simplicity more
than glttering diamond pendant or cross
depending from Il narrow velvet neokband
and worn with a cllpglng trained evening
dress of pure white lace or tulle. Black IL
equally effective.