National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-14
FASHIONS FoIBLEs.

The combination of blue and red still re-
mains in favor
Satin and velvet ribbons promise to remain
very popular.
Brocades in small patterns are used in COM
bination with woolens.
BasQues are now nearly all made with either
velvet or braid as accessories
shawl.pointed upperskirts are noticeable
among the new dress fashions
Tight fitting vests have almost superseded
the full Moliere or Fedora vests
Coquettish aprons are made OF large sized
silk handkerchiefs In gay colors.
Some of the imported dresses have the new
Espagnole lace in the neck and sleeves.
Small velvet nantes trlmme with black
lace will be used for early spring wear
Rows of silver and gilt braid are used to
brighten up black cloth or cashmere dresses,
Plain velvet skirts are TO be worn with mus.
lin or cashmere overdresses for the summer
Bonnets of black lace over black velvet are
still worn by conservative and elderly ladies.
The embroidered Indian silk robes are ex.
quisitely wrought, and always make up hand
somely
Charming house jackets are made Of satin
surah, red, pale blue, or pink, trimmed with
black lace.
silk grenadines come with pattern woven
in the mesh, and over all raised figure Of I'M
cut velvet
Summer bison cloth, nuns yelling, and al.
batross cloth will remain In high favor during
the summer.
Capotes with brim of graduated box pliats
have cluster Of three birds on top peeping
over the plaits
A pointed bonnet of black velvet Is trimmed
with profusion of gold embroidered net. AZ
the side are black feathers tipped with gold
and black aigrettes.
Ia, ,fs al
plush lined with satin II Is trimmed with a
band OF beaver and with bead aud chenille
fringe and ornaments OF pnssementerie.
Dlmity seersuckers OF American manufac,
ture are. to be had IN all 'colors and in cheeks
and stripes, For mourning the dlmlty eheet
IN black gives the desirable Grape effect
Handkerchief that are not very expensive
! have narrow, hemsttched borders IN delicate
Colorlng, File points and scallops are also
fashionable. The more costly varieties have
exquisite designs In delicate colorlng
| Swiss and Irish embroIderics for the coming
/ season are IN effective designs. Many novel
! patterns are shown IN white, while ecru aud
/ crCam batisIc are worked w. these colors, ana
| also in blue scarlet, aud white. several colOrs
/ are combined IN one design, aud, the ON
| hrOidery being In relief the effect is remarkably
! rich, Plain batiste of the same shape ana tex
/ ture is used In making up these beautiful
! goods. Scarlet embroidery on dusRy blue
| ground Is novelty, while navy blue and
| turkey red, embroidered in White, arc more in
/ demand than ever.
Eastern fabrics arc now combined with those
| Of PnmpadOur design In the production OF
| rich and effective robes, one Of these dresses
| was recently made for tho Archduchess
! StGphauie. OF Austria II was Of oriental gold.
| woven brOCadc, with soft pink and green
tints delicatcly blended The front breadth,
! the high vest, the panels cdging the black
| draperiGs, the scarf folded in four plulls from
| hip to hip, and the cuts were OF oriental bro
calc The bodice open TO display the vest
1 the fan,shapGd train which was separate and
| hooked beneath the drapory, theplalted SIDE
| bTCGdths, the draped baCk-broadthS and tho
! Clbuw-sleeyGs Wcr6 OfGenOa velvet, Green and
gold cords fastened the high collar and tnG
loose fronts and were testooned across the
plated side'breadths.
New York Erauing Past; Several very yRlua-
! BILE India shuwls have been worn ut high.ClRss
I weddings lately, and on ench occasion thOy
were 'draped IN the Old.iashlOned manner
with the point falling low on tho back of the
skirt, Cachcmire shawls IN winter naturally
lead TO those Of lace In summer, n fashion
suitable to mRtrons or elderly ladies only,
These will doubtless be glad OF the promised
revival IN season To prevent handsome aud
expensive lace shawls being cut up into TUNES
and closentting bodies or low'cut SILK
llnngs-whloh has lately been the tate OF
many Of them.