St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-27
LATE FASHIONS.

Brocaded MORE antique is again q
fashionable fabric for elegant toilets. In
white these superb materials are much
used for bridal toilets.
Some Of the new bonnets and hats
of cactus. lace straw are wonderfully
light and comfortable, and so loosely
braided as to show the gay Innings be-
meath. In other fancy braids are
heather-mixed straws, with brims stud
ded with mock pearl, sapphire, opal or
Jet beads.
For travelling and riding the camisard.
or French refugee wrap, made Of dove
gray pongee, dark cardinal surah.
fawn-colored vigogne, or cashmere, is
considered very stylish abroad so re-
ports an importer recently returned. A
silk embroidery in one color, or rows OF
narrow silk braid, is the usual decora-
ton of these long protective mantels.
A pretty change easily afforded to
those who already possess a dress OF
plain white yelling or cashmere made
last year is the purchase of about five
yards of double width goods matching
the hue and fabric of the skirt portion,
but embroidered or brocaded with small
dots or other figures in mauye, pale
blue, brown, etc The costume as a
whole will look rich and dainty one,
while. the cost for sufficient quantity OF
the new figured material to make
round waist and apron oVerdress, or a
long polonaise, will be really very lit
tie.
Some of the newer fishwife poke bon
nets are more rounding in shape, and
not so narrow about the ears, or so
high and peaked in the crown as form
erly, making them much more becom-
ing to the generality Of faces than the
towering peaked shapes as first intro
duced. These bonnets are now chosen
and appropriately worn by ladies of
every age, and they are shown in every
size. The more exaggerated shapes
gives a quaint and piquant look to the
faces of pretty blooming young ladies,
while the larger modified styles impart
certain stately and high-bred appear
ance to matrons of mature years. Alto
gether, the fishwife bonnet is favorite.
Over many of the white toilets OF silk,
satin or materials of lighter, diaphanous
material are draped very beautiful hand
embroidered scarfs of silk, etamine can
vas, Grape, grenadine or tulle. These
are very wide and form the drapery in
the back. Some Of these scarfs are en-
broidered with pure white silk alone;
others are richly wrought with small
flowers and foliage in Oriental colors in
Il, Jx,I apr
ruby. lumber and emerald beads are deft-
~ intermingled.
Bodices Of lace, high in the neck, to
be worn over low-necked waists OF silk
or satin, promise to be leading fash
ion for dressy toilets the coming sum.
mer. The sleeves to these are hall
long and lace-edged. This style Of cor
SAGE is far prettier and more becoming
than the regularly low-cut bodice which
displays the bare neck and arms, and
added to its graceful effect it is fash
ion which will prove most comfortable
during the sultry summer season
New Jersey bodices are imported,
made of chenille and silk canvas, with
glints of gold showing the wool. A
handsome dancing dress was a pale
blue silk and chenille jersey attached to
short skirts Of soft blue Ottoman. A
Louis Quinze scarf of silvery blue silk
etamine bordered with an elaborate
embroidery of golden wheat heads,
sprays of forget-me nots, and conyol-
yuli, is added. The skirt is covered
with fan-plaited flowers, veiled with
narrower plaitings of the silk canvas.
The bodice is cut square in the neck
and trimmed with the embroidery. A
very narrow strap of this canvas an.
swers for a sleeve, and the strap is
edged with dainty double frills of pale
gold lace and soft blue lace, laid one
above the other.
The new Russian riding boot, which
has become very popular, is made O
soft black kid with patent-leather tops
They are cut to reach about three inch
es and half above the ankle, and are
fastened with tiny round buttons O
French gold.
A new variety of costly lace is i'm
ported, which very much resembles thu
designs of Duchesse lace, except tina
around the edges of the filmy leaves
flowers and delicate vines is hand
wrought tracery of fine silk cord, which
veins The leaves anu ottllneS Ossoh "a
ouisite bud and blossom. The marrow
widths Of this lace are sold at eigh
dollars yard, and the wider patterns
for fiounces cost forty dollars yard.
Some of the new French polonalse
of nlain Lyons satin, Victoria silk, o
heavy Ottoman cord, are fashioned
front to form slender vest. The side
lencthen into wide panels, which reacl
quite to the bottom OF the dress SKIRT
and the full drapery falls in rich un
draped folds in the back. One hand