The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-04-24
LATE FASHIONS.
The Novelties Which Distinguish the
World Feminine.

The Novelties Which Distinguish the
World Feminine.
In the fabrics one new design is par
ticularly remarkable, and that is 3
stripe of artistically blended birds
wings in raised velvet, alternating with
a stripe of narrow ribbed shaded plush.
The wings are in many colors, but har-
monte perfectly, are soft in tone and
arranged one above the other, partially
overlapping.
A black and white striped material,
for evening wear, has alter nate stripes
of black satin and white satin-edged
gauze ribbon. This is intended for mix
ing with lace, satin and gauze.
Black and black and white are great
ly worn at present, not only in mourn
ing, but for smart occasions, enlivened
by touches of poppy red velvet or
| feather tips.
White lace on black, which has been
out of fashion for some years, is now
seen again, and well it looks when
gracefully arranged. When there are
tolerably deep founces they are some
times joined to form tunic, but not
cut, and are carried up to meet the
pointed bodice, while at regular dis
tances folded stripes of black velvet
about nine inches wide fall down from
the top to the edge of the skirt. This
looks as if the lace was passed in and
out of a plated front. The bodice and
train would be of velvet, or if of satin
then the stripes would corr espond.
Black lace looks well arranged thus.
The elbow sleeve and chemisette of
delicate French lace, worn with low
velvet bodice, are fashionable for
dinner parties. A pretty way of en-
bellishing it is to fasten three narrow
black velvet ribbons. or three rows of
small pearls, or cut glass beads, on the
/ left shoulder or side of the throat with
dainty bow, catch them loosely to the
top of the bodice, little to the right
with second bow and drop them on to
the right hip with cluster of long
graduated loops. Little tufts of mara
bout or curled ostrich tips sometimes
takes the place of the bows.
The trade in colored crepe has long
been slack, and several leaders of fash
ion are trying to revive it. Many people
will remember the ball gowns of many
years ago, that were considered so
| lovely, composed of crepe of the softest
shades. 1t is well adapted for draping
over lace or any rich material. One or
to costumes have just been ordered of
white crepe over satin, with bouquets
of ostrich plumes tied with white velvet,
and finished off at the ends with large
pearl balls. Bodice and train of satin,
with crepe. Here is an idea for future
summer ball gown. Velvet ribbon is
freely.used now, and on tulle skirts as
well as heavier ones.
Many ball dresses of tulle have bands
of four-inch to five-inch velvet run
round at equal distance from the edge.
The velvet is the same color as the
skirt, and the low bodice, with pointed
basque, is also of velvet. Flowers or
feathers are frequently put into loops of
velvet ribbon, in darker shade, or tied
with them. For the present, ball skirts
of snowy white, primrose yellow or
palest gray are trimmed with shaded
| Neapolitan yiolets, fastened among the
fiounces or bouillonees, either across
the front or down one side, connected
by straps of dark violet velvet. The
ends of the velvet are finished off with
a small bunch of the flowers.
Some evening skirts have six or seven
silk fiounees up to the waist, with
pinked out edges, and lace founces an
inch or two narrower laid over them.
There is an extra hounce at the back to
give full appearance below the waist.
| The bodices are usually round wasted,
or with Swiss pointed bands. and the
skirts touch the ground. Others have
three fiounces from the left hip, drawn
across the front in slanting direction,
| and finished off with bows of different
colored velvet, the back being arranged
with fullness or long plaits. M z
| Herald.