Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-28
FASHION NOTES.

All shades of green are in favor.
Skirts IRE no longer made narrow nj
the top.
Fancy mock Jewels are more worn than
ever.
Wuistcoats, real or simulated, are very
narrow.
1t is fashionable nowadays to he I'M
fashionable.
Byzantine models are sought for in
fancy iewelry.
Mantclets and short yisites are equally
fashionable ut the moment.
Brocadcd stuifs grow more in vogue as
the season advances.
Braids galloons md strings of hig
beads are the favoritr dress trimmings.
] Skirts, tunics nnd polonaises are all
made with pleats or gathers ut the waist
| line.
Two fabrics are generally used in the
small mantelets and visitcs now SO much
worn.
| Fun-formed bows of etlminc canvas or
scurfs of gold shot stutfs trim most hats
and bonnets.
Peasant waists, with lacings in front
over full white muslin wilistcoats, are
worn by little girls under seven.
| Long travelling dust cloaks of mohair
and pongec will be the fayoritc oyernlls
of lady tourists this summer.
| Polonnses remain in vogue in spite of
all the efforts to introduce more f,tnciful
novelties III the form of busques and
tnnics,
| Wooden, glass, porcelain and lead, or
imitation lead, beads of large size are the
latest novelties iii dress trimmings sent
out from Paris.
Simple muslin dresses have v tucked
piece buck and front ON the full waists
and full gathered skirts falling below the
belt 1T the waist line.
sCorsets and pctticoats, Mt present, com
bine to set OFF the slcnderness of the
waist TO the greatest advantage by eXag
gcrating the size of the hips.
Mintrlcts nrc smaller than ever, unt
have very high shoulders md such short
ness of sleeves that they are little more
. than shoulder capes with long tabs il
front
, Chlntilly, the most beautiful of al
, black laccs, is fashionable again fol
scarfs, mnntclets, tichus, and tunics o
/ polOnaises to be worn over silk dresses
! black or colorcd.
European md American manufacturer
/ of dress fabrics are learning the value o
| gold introduced in small quantities il
o broche and all fancy stuifs, whether o
: silk, wool, linen, cosmos or cotton.
a Among new fancy materials are foun,
u bengnlincs, gace mohairs, Grape veilings
a, I Il.
u and silks embroidered in brodcrie de Pei
) sane in which II small quantity of gold
introduced.
" The use Of iute (comos) i'll textiles in
y tended for upholstery and house draper
is creating n revolution in this case {
manufactured goods. The jutc veloul
fabrics urc more attractive thnn silk {
wool, rs durable or more 80 and fnr let
" Sstly.
lc Long country walks, garden and law
lr parties, and seaside ramblGs will soon
" the order of the day, and for these prett
in and suitable suits and toiletsare in court
ID of preparation in MI the large md sma
ig dress and millinery storesall over the cit.
m The hight to which hats and bonno
le have attained is astounding. Every wee
IL new shapes are brought out, and Exec
II sior seems to be the motto of the NAM
Of facturers and milliners; for, no matt,
u how high the crowns, the trimming
IS tower still higher.
" The pouf Mt the back of the skirt
~ going ont of fashion, but slowly. 1t
hs retained on dressy silk and etaInine co
~ TUNES, but for light, and especially wai
~ fabrics, it is discarded entirely, the Skin
ne of such frocks being simply gathered
~ pleated round the waist and falling loo
III over the steel wired tournure.
An exquisite toilet for visit of Gel
mony is made by combining pearl gr
faille with printed chally, the groul
color of which must be of the shade
ID, the silk and the figures in oriental colo
ew and designs, the trimmings gray lace ~
to gray silk fringes and loops Of pearl or
m and nasturtium red ribbon, the combin
II colors of the printed chally product
lie the ruddy effect of the nasturtir
shades.