St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-28
THE FASHIONS.

evening toilets, is the low SILK or saIln
corsage under a second one OF lace. The
low corsage has short sleeves and IS
round on the shoulders, as an under
bodice, cut in a square in the neck,
would have an ungraceful effect under
the transparent lace. The low bodice
matches in color with the underskirt.
During the mild weather shoulder
capes of fur, plush, velvet and feathers
have been sufficiently warm for out
door wear over the heavy cloth walk
ing costume All the newest of these,
worn by the best dressed women, are
devoid of the raised shoulders, which as
far as fashion is concerned, may now
be considered quite thing of the past.
These shoulder capes will be added to
the spring promenade toilets, and many
will be made with the ''stole" fronts
a STYLE certain to obtain much fashion
able favor in many varieties of the COM
ing seasons mahtelets and pelerines,
and becoming to many figures for which
the plain round cape is unsuitable.
The English housemaid dress, that is.
the dress devoid of tunic or overskirt OF
any description, will form very popu-
lar model for toilets for homo wear the
coming spring and summer. These are
made often of very rich material, are
exceedingly full in the skirt, have
woke waist; and a ribbon belt, with gen
erous loops and ends in front, is the
only attempt made at trimming, if we
except the fiounce, plating, or rows OF
tucks at the bottom of the skirt.
The rage for vests has extended even
to Jerseys. In these they are frequently
inserted by rows of small buttons and
buttonholes upon either side. The vest
itself is quite narrow at the throat,
widens over the chest, and then tapers
almost to a point at the bottom OF the
Jersey. Many of these graceful little
gilets are handsomely embroidered,
braided, or bordered with tiny rows OF
soutache braid set on in close perpen-
dicular lines. Upon the elegant pale
tinted jerseys for evening wear, over
skirts of ottoman, trimmed with lace,
the lace vest simulated or set IN, and
strapped or laced across, is now an In
variable accompaniment.
Day dresses of wooden materials, plain
or figured, combined with velveteen,
are the leading styles among fashion
able women Just at present. Many
dresses are sent home with extra skirts
and waistcoats of silk also, which can
be worn instead of the velveteen por-
tions for the sake of change. Striped
velYets are much admired as trimmings
to cachemire and other fine WOODEN
dresses. One toilet recently shown,
coming from whence nothing emanates
that is not in the best of good taste and
fashion, was made of dark Venetian
green cachemire, trimmed with shaded
green velvet in stripes about an inch
wide, separated by hair lines of car
dinal. This trimming in wide hori-
zontal.band edged the tunic, panels of the
striped velvets were mingled with the
skirt killings, and there were collar,
cuffs and Waistcoat to match.
White Ottoman velvet made with
paniers on the hips, the rest of the skirt
| plain but furnished with train, was an
exceedingly beautiful toilet lately worn
at a dinner party. The bodice and edges
of the paniers were bordered with d
rather narrow frill of delicate lace. The
richness and simplicity of this toilet was
/ duly admired.by those who beheld It, 1t
being worn by the fair hostess herself.
Tall and slender young ladies this
season have a new and pretty way or
arranging sash. A generous length
of surah IS finished at both edges, with
a plain, wide hem; the ends at the top
/ are then drawn through glittering jew
eled slides upon each shoulder, brought
down to the belt in front, crossed and
fastened with jeweled buckle or clasp.
The ends are arranged from thence IN
paniers, or one is carried to the back
and the other lightly looped, or LETT to
fall straight One young lady had the
left side sash end shirrred near the belt
to form naoucltoir pocket, and another
allowed it to fall as % straight panel,
which was then nearly covered with CO.
DULLES of lace and sprays of flowers and
foliage matched to the garniture which
i elsewhere adorned her dress. Wide
ribbon of satin is also used in this new
way of draping the sash, but as that
portion of It which reaches from the
shoulder to the belt is left rather loose,
to give blouse effect to the slender
figure, surah being more pliable, is
oftener chosen. The sash is always q
pretty addition to a dressy toilet, and
those worn at present are by favor col
orless, except, perhaps, when a white
toilet is chosen.
/ Lace, surah and ribbon are in request
for the various styles of ichus patron.
lied just now. A very simple and
dressy addition to toilet may be made
as follows, in either black or white lace
According to your style. you arrange
either an upright frill or falling collar
of wide lace at the throat; and now
starting from the same band under eacl
ear, arrange waterfall of lace in this
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