Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-02
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Fashion Notes.

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Crazy patchwork bags and reticules are
all the rage.
Red tan is d favorite color for kid
gloves this season.
Chenille trimmings are in favor both on
bonnets and dresses.
Porphvry is a new shade of red between
brick and garnet.
Gloves and stockings match costumes,
or are black, or dark brown, or gray.
Bonnets of black lace in Escurial or
Spanish designs over foundations OF satin
are much worn.
| Black or brown velvet round hats have
novel trimming in bands of white Ango-
ra wool.
Corsets are undergoing change. They
are made shorter in the waist and allow
more room for the hips.
All fashionable wraps, long or short,
are held in al, the waist line in the back by
straps of ribbon or elastic.
There is revival of taste for the deli
cate aesthetic colors, and the newest jer-
seys are brought out in these shades.
A white terry velvet capote is trimmed
with large loops of white velvet, in which
nestle six tiny ruby-crested humming-
birds.
Small diamond. pearl, and gold and sill
yer pins, in novel devices both floral, fan
ciful and grotesque. are thrust about in
the laces oil jabots and frills on dressy cor
sages.
handsome mourning costume is made
of ladies' cloth, the underskirt being
trimmed at the bottom with four overlap
ping folds of Grape. The overskirt is
long and straight. and edged with deep
fold of Grape. 1t is LETT open on the
right side, just showing the tucks up that
side of the underskirt; on the left side
it is draped high. and is full in the back.
The pointed bodice is trimmed with folds
of Grape. The Grape bonnet is also
trimmed with folds of grape placed high
above the brim.
Feather fans are still the fashion, those
made of ostrich tips being the favorites.
The Juliet" has small round mirror in
the centre. surrounded by ostrich tips. or
birds, and is held on the arm by white
satin ribbon Fans with tortoise shell
sticks and ostrich feathers in the natural
colors are handsome and expensive. JON
quil-yellow and rosebud-pink feather fans
are carried by debutantes, sometimes
held by a gold or silver chain instead of
a silk or velvet ribbon.
saw the other day. says a fashionable
correspondent, petticoat entirely covered
with crimson silk, almost ribbons, cut
into narrow, sharply pointed flounces.
Over this was worn brilliantly lowered
China silk, gorgeous roses upon brown
ground The effect was autumnal,
and suited the brunette who dis
played ia combination of dark green and
citron yellow cloth appeared in striking
costume. A drapery of dark green cloth
is arranged in wide plaits with tiny ones
on either side, which are tied with citron
colored cord over skirt of citrOn color.
There is green basque with vest of the
contrasting color set off with a garniture
of the cord to match the skirt.
practical way of utilizing black lace
shawls is suggested by some dresses COM
posed of silk and lace that were recently
shown by a leading modiste. A black silk
skirt edged with "a knife plating had a
lace drapery over it. reaching from the
waist line to the plating. 1t was plain in
front and gathered in the waist behind
with the full silk breadths. A long apron
of brocaded silk fell over the lace in
front. and was gathered in the sides. hav-
ing the lace breadths in the back fully ex-
posed. The corsage was made OF satin
brocade, with elbow sleeves trimmed with
black lace, and with high collar with a
full iabot of lace falling below the waist
line in front. At intervals in the jabot
were small black satin bows.
Tulle dresses are made with several
skirts over satin and Topped up with birds,
feathers, flowers or ribbons. An old cos
tune in all black tulle has an under dress
of soft black satin made princess with a
long, round train. The three tulle skirts
fall over it and are caught together at the
bottom, and finished by row of tiny
crows wings. the purple black shining
prettly in the gaslight. Above this bor-
dering is band of embroidery done in
the tulle in black silks, in birds heads,
two heads being placed back to back, all
about the band. The corsage is decolette.
with bands of the birds wings for sleeves
and bordering about the top of the cors-
age. Long black kid gloves and black
satin slippers complete the costume.
Jennie June says that one of the most
poetic and charming toilets ever imported
is Worth evening dress. designed for a
young New York girl. 1t is made of
moonlight tulle, studded all over with tiny
sil>e loops woven into the tissue, and
through each of which is passed the stem
OF wood violet in velvet. The vioets
also form fringe across the front. which
ascends on one side tor short distance
and then descends again, ending with the
beginning of small train, which is very
full. and not bordered, and is lifted in
bouffant style upon the point of the low
bodice. Crossing this, and lightly touch
ing the shoulder, is delicate garland of
flowers. which form the only ornamen-
tation. The transparent underskirt is bor-
dered with a plating edged with purple
velvet, and this by narrow plisse of sat-
in matching the tulle.
Two young ladies have brought over
cloth costumes from London. that are
charminglv novel, writes "Miss Murray
Hill' to the Boston Herald. One is blue
flannel combined with brown velveteen
and frightened in the most artful way
with crimson cloth. The blue skirt is
boutfant, and a sort of fly of the velveteen
comes around in front, where it is left
with an unfinished, negligent air that is
decidedly odd A brown velveteen petti-