The Irish standard., 1886-04-24
FASHION NOTES.

Golden brown and reseda are the newest
Parisian combination of colors.
Brocade frise and coupe plush has alter.
mating stripes of gold tinsel that Will not
tarnish.
Fur .aog collars are fastened with
bows and ends Of ribbon corresponding to
the dress.
Chaudron campana IA pale terra cotta,)
ruby aud crimson are the fayOrtte shades
of red.
Ivory-velvet evening mantles, trimmed
with white fox, are lined with pink or blue
satin.
Dresses with borders are made with
collar. cuffs, reyers and two back breadths
Of velvet.
Crowns of jet strung on wire In net
fashion are placed over black ana coioreu
velvet bonnets.
Panels for null dresses arc formed OF
clusters OF tucks, with rows Of lace between
the clusters.
Cloth caps with velvet briIns have
point on either side in front, after the
manner of the FOOLS cap.
Some of the Paris velvet bonnets which
are bordered with fur have the strings
edged with fur also,
Braided felt bonnets, to be worn with
tailornlade costums, have line OF Rolo
cord to brighten them.
Blouses with beaded yokes and sashes
with bead tassels are worn with d1Heren5
skirts for house dresses.
Egypt as we'll as Japan shows it's inftu-
ence in orpaments--cats and serpents be-
ing the latest caprices in jewelry.
Theatre-goess are disposed to find fault
with bonnet trimmings. High art, they
say, is not to be overlooked.
Plastron, collar and cuffs, en- suite, OF
soutache are ;an effective adornment to
plain bodices They are to be found with
or without beading
The ..Beatrice" is deep fur collar with
wide fur plastron, the ends of which
reach before the waist. On the plastron
is small muff.
Sable trimmed deep-red velvet Jackets,
resembling those that We're so dear to the
Russian heart in years gone by, are worn
this season.
Boots and slippers for evening wear
correspond to the dress, although white
slippers are worn, the stockings being OF
the same color as the dress.
The long fur boa, which years ago was
fashionable, is to be revived 1t is wound
about the throat tied, and then one end is
thrown over the shoulder.
So far as beads is concerned, it would
appear that we are to sec more black-jette
dress-fronts, side panels and sparkling
WaiStcOats than ever.
A dainty sachet-bag is made with q
! white China silk handkerchief, in which
the l1lling is in equal parts, lavender and
orris root The contents should be tied up
in pudding fashion, and the string piece
OF bright coloretl ribbon.
A novelty, and a useful one for the
writing desk, is the little brass frying pan,
in which to cook ones sealing wtsx. This
! method avoids smoking the WAX and spat-
tering ones desk. The wax is cut in little
| cubes for use in this manner, and may be
bought in that form.
The old-style round cape has entirely
disappeared and the sharply defined Medici
affair, with accentuated arm epaulettes. is
seen everywhere. The new cape gives
high-shoulder, narrow-chested effect very
MUCH SOuSsIe Uy SlOttt 1sNlsCS o1f1Ah AA11f~
DANES is stylish cape material
A new pocket crimping apparatus just
patented will be hailed with delight by
! those whose front curls are not of Natures
! design. This convenient little arrangement
is so compact as to make it possible to
carry it in the pocket and is charged with
some sort of fluid, which with the help Of
a match will heat the little curling iron
| within a few moments.
These who toretold the sudden and early
death Of little bonnets are still wearing
their pretty cockle-shells wondering how
they could go so wide of the mark. The
truth is that many women cling to the
| close-1itting capo1e, as they Go to the close
Jersey sleeve; hence the difficulty of do.
ing away with them. Might makes right,
in this important affair of the toilet at
least.
While tight sleeves will not be SO uni
versal IS they have been for long while,
many pretty shapely arms will refuse to
hide themselves beneath a loose, baggy or
c1unsily tucked sleeve. The wide-tucked
sleere is for thin women, who need it, and
the tight model sleeve remains in for
plump women, who know what art and
nature requires. No strange full-dress
! sleeve has asked favor.
Little honnets, however, have altered
notably in one respect So far from hid
ing itself: and getting down out of the
public eye, as once 1t did, the capote rears
itself and wears 3 crest not to be overlook
ed in a crowd. Small bonnets are no
larger, but all the trimming, as On hats,
in massed up in frort-after the Doric
sty]e-aId every tall woman adds six
inches to her statue in her 'slittle capote.'
Every bow or rosebud sticks straight up
as stiff as Il picket on & country fence.
The demand for strings is renewed.
Miss. Macreme--stWhat will your tidy
be finished with, Ethel?''
Ethel-s'I haven't the faintest idea. 1t
is silk jnst at present--but then you know
what 81 wretch Tom is. All men are the
same I'm never able to keep tidy to
The back of Il chair. He always manages
to get 1t all r,1mpled up crushed and
sat on
''rrue, bnt that is not answering my
question:
"Why, by the time Tom gets through
with it, it'll he worsted, WON'T it?''
I-omc peOple are awfully duIi Miss