The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-10
The Fashions.

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Tricotrine is fashionable dress
fabric very popular abroad.
1t is now the fashion to braid the
Langtry knot of hair worn low in the
nape of the neck.
A new violet blue, shading to pur-
pie. is new shade called Yeux Dag
mar. after the deep peculiar color of
the eyes of the Empress of Austria,
formerly Princess Dagmar.
Gold and silver laces, used with dis
erection, are in high favor for ball toll
cts. The purple shades, becoming so
fashionable, harmonize beautifully
with the pale gold trimmings, and sill
yer lace, in its filmy exquisite devices,
tones perfectly with the pale blues.
mauves, and pinks that are now so
generally worn.
Removable trains are sent home
with most evening toilets. They are
very useful, and if well cut and
arranged, should never betray their
adjustable nature. Velvet trains are
much in vogue, and, as colored
bodices are worn above lace skirts,
black or white, the addition of train
matching the bodice effects an agree
able transformation when required.
A pretty cutaway basque for slen-
der figures is opened from the throat
down, with tiny buttons at either side.
The full blouse vest of merveilleux
is held down by Swiss girdle of vel
vet or p ush. The sleeves have puff
of merveilleux below the elbow, with
a bias band of velvet above and below.
Quite frequently the edge of the
cutaway basque is velvet trimmed to
correspond.
A pretty little house apron suitable
for ordinary home wear is made of
one width of goods in a rounding
shape, sloping little at the top and
gathered in belt. The apron and
the small round pocket are edged with
fine linen lace, four inches wide, and
handsome belt ribbon with bows and
ends is tied at the left side. The
novel part of the apron consists of
Fedora bib, which is shirred at the
throat, brought down narrowly to the
belt, and shirred again.
A great deal of velvet and velvet
ribbon will be used for trimming
even the lightest fabrics both as to
texture and color. Silk eauze, broche
with velvet figures, embroidered net,
dotted silks, merveilleuxs, foulards,
both plain and figured, will also be
much employed. Very elegant yet
not expensive toilets are formed of
silk skirt which has done duty before,
yelled by very deep founce of ecru
lace. The bodice may be either of new
silk or lace trimmed, or of the same
silk, cut low and yelled with a high
bodice of ecru net.
The short Russian and the rounding
zouave jackets, of the style worn by
the G eek ralikares, are two natty and
picturesque overgarments which are
to be in high vogue the coming season
both for home wear and for full dress
occasions. For the latter use the ma
terial is of the richest velvet plush, or
satin, richly adorned with applique
bands, lace or embroidery; and for the
former the jackets are made of fine
French cashmere, tricot, or basket
cloth, OF plain vigogne, simply
trimmed with rows of braid or mar
row velvet ribbon.
A very stylish evening dress made
for a young 0ebutante of this year
shows skirt of cream colored India
cashmere surrounded by three deep
flounces of the goods shirreo on at the
top. Each founce is tucked IN rows
of three with a deep hem below, and
edging the hem is an exceedingly pref
ty design in cream colored Irish point
lace four inches wide. The short cut
away jacket is edged to match, and
opens over a pleated blouse vest of
pale blue surah. Ribbons of the same
delicate shade hold the loopings of the
full cashmere tunic at each side,
Foreign manufacturers and modistes
have made special note of the fact that
Queen Victoria has ordered number
of pieces of Irish poplin to be includ-
ed in the materials for Princess Beat
rice's trousseau, and it is to be sup
posed by this that royal patronage will
give a stimulus to the sale of this
fabric. The newest makes are very
attractive, both in their beautiful
shades of color and also in their quail
ties. the surfaces being most soft and
glossy to the touch. Formerly, in
spite of their excellent wearing quail
ties, Irish poplins did not look worth
the high price asked for them. Now,
beauty of appearance is associated
with durability, and no better combi-
nation can be wished for. White pop
lin is a handsome and economical fab
ric for an evening dress, as it will bear
much making over, and also takes q
splendid dye. The Queen, it is said,
has ordered a pale silver blue popln,
one of pearl white, lowered with for
get-me .nots, and a heavy lustrous one
of pure white.
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