Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-12-18
THE WORLD OF FASHION.


Itttlthillf EtitifH D'N'i'lf' ~ I INV
Imported Into This Country.
Escurial crepe has delicate iloriatcd
designs.
Amber is popular for ornaments and
trimmings,
Brocaded gauzo has the outlines
marked by tinsel.
Canvas woven silk has a heavy stripe
with gold thread embroidery.
Enameled brooches show medieval
designs, tiny landscapes, marine view,
and porcelain decorations.
Bonnet5 are smaller than ever, and
seem TO be only the frame upon which
the high trimming is arranged.
Pale pink wells are worn with every
| sort of bonnet. They are more brcom.
| ing than the red ones SO long in favor.
The Austrian and Prussian color,
are shown in MORE antique am
Francois, the black in both cases being
u satin stripe.
A Paris correspondent writes thai
white corduroy is used for simple home
costumes, and, combined with plalr
white wooden materials, is used tor te,
gowns.
A mantle Of dark brown cloth lit,
the figure closely and has shirreu
fronts. 1t reaches nearly to the edg,
of the dress, and is bordered wit.
Alaska sable. The collar and cuffs .ar,
also Of fur.
A bonnet of brown velvet Is trimmed
with feathers and ribbon loops of gold.
en- brown. 4 bird with fancy feather,
of the same tint completes the trim
ming. The strings are Of brown rib
bon.
A rich and refined silk fabric ha,
lace and matclasse alternating. In
the thick stripe is q diamond, oullinct
by q surah weave, thus prcseniing
three tones OF the color produced b,
weaving.
A costume for q girl of thirteen OF
fourteen years has the Skirt red ami
blue ss'rtip". 400 hllce and drapery
aue VI uark blue serge. The draperl
is full ut the back and is arranged in
iasnlOn III inc SIZE
A deep red velvet toque has the
brim of black velvet covered with jet
black beads. 1t is trimmed with large
red silk pompons arranged on the left
side, and loops Of watered ribbon
which fall ovor the crown.
In colored beads there il great vari-
ETY.. The best colors are bronze, cop
per, tabac or tobacco, fer forge, loutre
or otter, paon or peacock. aad gen
darme. There are also yAelegant
beads In irisc, II iridescent shades;
blue irise, green irise, olive irisc and
various copper brown and gold tints,
A bright red bead. called Elbac. is
made Of polished glass cut In facets
and lined with quicksilver and Il
clear, brilliant crimson anilinc color.
II is one of the most snowy and at
tractive of the novelties, and being hol-
low is very light. 1t comes in several
sizes.
A new wood bead has two 6r three
out rings or belts around the middle.
The wood is dyed In shades Of brown,
and the cuts are made so deeply that
they go beneath the dye and show as
light colored bands or lines. Another
shape in wood is almost like a Top, aud
has cuts like those Just described.
Perfectly PLATA, smooth wood beads are
In dark and light brown and also in
black.
There are quite extensive importa-
tions of headed sets with q collar,
epaulets, plastron and cuffs, and other
sets without tho plastron. There aie
also military looking. cords and orna-
ments Of gimp and braid that are very
dressy, especially the new styles IN
black. Some Of these have epaulsts
that reach from the COLLAR TO the
shoulder points, and have hanging