The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
FASHIONABLE POINTS.
B-ief Mention Showing What is a la Mode
and What is Not.

ls-le1 mention showing w hat Is a Ia -uOut
and What is Not.
SashcS are important items in chill
dren's dresses.
Frocks for young girls rarely have
flowers this spring.
Blouse dresses are revived for chill
dren's everyday wear.
Braid is as popular for children's as
for old peoples garments.
The spring ribbons of Skye terriers are
dc rigueur sky blue or rose pink.
When a dress is said to be made of
bengaline, it means that it is of Irish
poplin.
Ladies wear punches of heliotrope or
fine roses for corsage bouquets this
spring.
The fashionable flowers for gentle
men at the moment are Neapoltan and
Parma violets.
CkemiseS are going out offashion. the
corset cover and short petticoat taking
their place.
Easter cards and Easter boxes are al
ready in the shop windows around the
retail business center of the city.
Short mantles defining the form with
q iacket-like effect, and with high Shout
ders, will be the leading spring wraps.
JERSEY silk corset covers come in light
shades of color, and are finished with Il
frill of lace around the neck and arm
holes.
For dancing-school wear little girls
are given mitts of silk in tan, cream,
pink, blue. or other colors, according
TO the costume.
Even mantles of wool are trimmed
with gold silver, and steel braids, while
jackets glitter with metal buttons, braid
and cord.
Misses and girls under twelve wear
tan-colOrcd, four and siX-buttoned Suede
and glace kid gloves, just like their
older sisters.
The pugs Blanket for early spring
wear is of orange and brown checked
Gilbert cloth. bound with orange satin
and braided with gold.
Khayan suitings are canvas woven
camels hair novelties, that come in
both plain cCiOrs and bars and plaidS,
suitable for combinations in costumes.
For everyday Use the cashmere jersey
glove is the correct wear for young girls
and children over seven, and the colorS
preferred are golden brown and tan.
An absurd fashion prevails in some
circles of having the name of ones pet
dog engraved on miniature card and
leaving it at the house of an intimate
friend along with ones own.
Black stockings are worn by children
with suits of all colorS. Those of ribbed
wool are preferred for spring wear, and
for boys the common sense" durable
On-the knee stocking is the favorite.
Those square-crowned Fanchon bon
nets that appeared last summer are re-
vived, given a poke or capote brim,
according to fancy, and trimmed in the
pyramidal, steeple-crowned style
favored by fashion this spring.
Misses spring ulsters are cut sacque
shaped. with pleats back and front,
button all the way down. and are worn
with a leather belt, or one of the ma
terial stretched ever leather, and
buckle also covered with the material.
Serviceable listers are shown for
young girls early spring wear. They
are made of Gilbert checks or flannel
serge in brown or some sober color, and
have capuchin hood lined with red,
blue, brown, or plaid surah or satin.
Jerseys of wool rival those of silk for
dressy suits. They are eIaboratelv but
tastctully braided, with Hercules and
Titan soutaches, and buttons of small
size. They come in every color and
shade, as well rs black and cream white.
WaistcoatS of jerseys are. as a rule.
narrow, of contrasting color with the
rest of the jacket, and are braided or
beaded TO match the braid of the Jacket,
and fastened with small lasting, metal,
crochet or fine enamelled buttons.
There is great fancy this spring for
French wool novelties for combinations
in costumes. Even triple combinations
are not infrequent in one frock.
After all, GaLignant'S Messenger made
mistake about Miss Bryant-Mackey's
wedding dress. 1t was not .cmbroid-
cred in bands of orange blossoms. but.
according to the Pail NAL Gazete. was
OF white satin. outlining her form to
perfection, and was trimmed with
simple garland of orange blossoms
around the bottom of the skirt, had
square train and pouf in the back, and
for brooch there was nothing but a
spray of orange blossoms In tbs
simple robe she looked Miranda-likc.
is the remark of the Pal .NaI.-N. Y.
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