The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-13
LATE FASHIONS.
Something of Interest to Those Wh
Would Dress Well.

NORNNO
Worth is formed of dark Neapolitan
blue Ottoman silk, trimmed with wide
bands of golden brown plush. ALouis
XIV. coat of the silk opens over very
deep waistcoat of the plush, and mar
row ruffle of the same shows beneath
the panels and kilt pleatings on the
skirt front.
An exceedingly beautiful fabric of
shot satin, shading in the sunlight from
deep crimson to palest gold, was re-
Gently made into superb toilet for
lady in Washington. This costly ma
terial was combined with a very deep
shade of wine-colored velvet, the latter
fabric forming the petticoat, which was
richly embroidered in silk in shades
of red from palest rose to deepest
crimson.
The mode of adding paniers to the
plain clinging skirt for evening dress
seems to find fresh favor with the lead
ers of fashion. These paniers as now
worn are composed of very short, full
draperies, rounding over the hips in
true Vatican style, and joined to the
adjustable train at each side, in the
back. The paniers and braid are
usually of q different material from the
skirt. This style of dress is an admir-
able one where two ''short-length"
fabrics are to be utilized.
Pretty house-dresses for girls
are made of striped limousine,
with the deep yoke and the
outside of the sleeves braided
in one of the shades in the stripe. Cor
slets or girdles, also braided. are often
made to match, and the full "house-
maid" skirt is tucked to within a few
inches of the belt.
Bonnets made of small white natural
flowers, and "good for one occasion
only" are in high vogue for brides
maids wear.
Polonaises and basques divide popu-
lar favor almost evenly, the latter dis
playing an unusual variety in style and
variety in style and ornamentatlon.
All basques, if fitted at all, set to the
figure with the closeness of the cuirass
bodice; and many handsome costumes
of heavy goods will be worn during the
early spring without any additional
garment except the graceful little
shoulder cape, which is considered the
most stylish accompaniment OF the
newest French polonaises. Additional
warmth is impaired by chamois-skin
vest worn beneath the waist
The newest sashes are made of col
ored silk surah. After being finished
with deep hem all around, they are
about three-quarters of yard wide and
two and two and three-quarters long.
Made in any number of bright colors,
they are worn over black lace or other
suitable gowns, to which they make a
very tasteful addition. Many slender
Young ladies wear them in Oriental
fashion carried loosely around the
waist and knotted at one side, the ends
of unequal length; or, again they are
draped as paniers; while another
method of arranging these scarves is to
gather the ends of two lengths of silk
under the brooch at the throat, let il
fall blouse style to the waist, where il
should be confined with clasp of some
description, the remaining portions be-
ing caught up as paniers over the hips
| For full dress many of these sashes are
lace-edged, and in one instance thu
sash itself over surah toilet was made
wholly of lace.
Some of the newest matinees ana
other costly house dresses have deel
pointed yokes, made wholly of hand
some lace or net, underneath which
placed a silk lining matched to tn
shade of the dress material. An un
commonly beautiful robe in this styl
has a yoke of cream-colored rose point
net, joined to Hubbard" skirts @
bebe-blue surah. The yoke lining show
delicately through the meshes of tn
airy lace.
In some of the fashionable stores c
the city are displayed large cloaks {
gray tricot, or basket cloth, and other
made of Tartan plaids of unusual size
These are presumably for travelling usC
and as wraps to be easily put on or of
they are to be commended, but upo
the second small cape, which nearl
covers the shoulders, and around tn
edge of the whole garment, is placed
chenille fringe about four inches deer
No more useless ornamentation coul
have been added, as tags and balls an
J fringes of any sort have speciality fC
catching at the most hurried and il
convenient times, and are given to fl,
ing about in the wind or rain to IL
, great discomfort. and wear and tear {
J temper, of the owner.
, Golden brown, gray, dark blue,
J olive are the most serviceable shades
plain wooden goods for suits for utilit
: purposes, and young ladies who hay
leisure can easily braid or embroid,
r these dresses IN soutache or other bra
of deeper color than the dress, Ell
] broidery is, of course, richer. but brai
9 ing, in many handsome designs no
i procurable, is almost as effective ar
: really more appropriate for such DIRE
: and the use to which it is put. Bra
t is a most inexpensive trimming, and
d for the designs-formerly, the price f,
n having these patterns stamped upC
n the various portions of the gown w
S absurdly high, but in these days the IL
e of the transfer patterns, which by Il
o aid of warm iron enable lady to {
o all her own stamping, renders braidt
e garment quite within the reach of Il
/ most ordinary purse. These desig
n can be purchased by the yard or t
J, special piece at almost any of our fam
/ dry goods stores as well as embroide
e patterns, from the smallest vine spe,
}. men to those most elaborate and int
a cate-N Y Ecelifl0 Post.