The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-24
Fashion Points.


Hand-painted straw bonnets are
among the Novelties.
faille Fraueaise sashes fifteen inches
wide have satin edges.
Grenadines have designs embroidered
by hand in floss silk.
Silk mits are shown with delicate
designs of the finest work.
Parasols now correspond to the bon
net in color and trimming.
Fans of embroidered crepe lisse cor
respond 10 the costume.
Fans for travelling have natural wood
or Russia leather mounts.
Chemisettes of piece lace have full
fraises of narrow lace to correspond.
Cashmere, camel's hair, serge and
surah are used for travelling costumes.
Silk gloves have chenille figures in
bright coiors embroidered on the arm.
Invisible net, point o'esprit and hal
ines gauze are used for wells with bon
nets and hats.
Louisine silk dresses have revers,
collar, cuffs and vest made of silk Of a
contrasting color.
Null ficbus in blue or gray are knot
ted about the throat when dust renders
travelling troublesome.
Short manties of Tartan plaid, pic
turesqueIy draped, are favorites for
mountain and seaside wear.
Collars with pIastrons, epaulettes and
cuffs to correspond are made of cut
beads in jet, amber, garnet and opal.
Pongee and surah are used for light
travelling busters. They are cooler than
linen and are more comfortable.
Panels, collars and cuffs of velvet are
used for cancels hair costumes, the
gathered plastron being Of twilled silk.
Grenadines with plush stripes have
the plush so cut that it resembles over
tapping shells. Others with wide
meshes have plush dots.
Tho favorite shades for gloves for
evening wear are putty and tan color.
For wear with tailor made costumes
there are gloves of corresponding tint.
Travelling dresses for young persons
are made with position bodice, kilt
plated skirt, short apron drapery In
front, and long, straight drapery at the
back.
High collars with full plastron are of
Grape and are ornaInented with bows
and ends of ribbon in some harmonic
ing color.
Low crown sailor hats with wide
brims made of speckled straw are SIM
ply trimmed with broad band Of
dotted foulard corresponding to the
color of the straw or in contrast.
Fans of the finest silk gauze, cor
responding to the color of the dress or
Its accessories, are made in the form
of hand screen, and the handles are
finished with bows and loops of ribbon.
A mantle of bfscuit-coIored frise
hrocade on red ground is short in the
back and has rather long ends in front.
1t Is trimmed with fine wooden lace
corresponding to the tints of the
brocade.
A rich dress Of poppy-colored satin is
yelled with white guipure lace. The
draped polonaise of embroid.
cred white China Grape has the plas
tron and bolt of the same satin of
which the skirt is made.
An evening dress of almond brown
faiiie Franchise Is made en- princesse.
The flowing draperies are raised high
on one side, disclosing a tulle skirt of
the same tint embroidered with
gold thread.
A silver-gray surah dustocoat buttons
down the entire front. The sling
sleeves are in one with the folds OF the
back, thus rendering them very easy to
slip on and Off. A hood and high
collar complete the gsrment.
A garden party dress of cream white
mousseline de laine, strewn with tiny
pink rosebuds, has \ blous bodice, the
upper part of which is trimmed with
three rows OF lace insertion. The
skirt is full and gracefully draped at
the back,