Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-27
Fashion Notes.

fesJOonS OF Jet DeadS are arranged upon
the fronts OF vests.
Embroidered crepe lisse founces are in
demand for dressy toilets.
Lavender and white are worn for deep
mourning for house dresses.
Fancy straws are edged with little
straw balls instead of beads.
Black silk dresses may have revers,
vest, collar and cuffs OF black velvet.
Plain surah and foulard are combined
with tartan plaid of the same materials.
Pongee combined with plaid surah
makes pretty and inexpensive summer
dress.
Ribbons for sashes are of satin-faced
velvet and double-faced satin with nicot
edges.
Gathered panels take the place OF
pleated ones on summer wash fabric
dresses.
1t ls pretty fashion to veil the bouquet
of flowers on the hat or bonnet with tulle
or point d'esprit lace.
1t is now quite the fashion to make up
semi-transparent muslins over light
foundations of batiste or sateen.
Evening gloves in delicate shades have
lace open-work tops reaching far up the
arm. These are cool and pretty.
Long stemmed flowers are fashionable
in imitation as in real flowers for bouquet
de corsage and hat trimming also.
Lace skirts are worn with figured
satines for afternoon costumes. velvet
ribbon bows finish such costumes.
Brocaded basques for dress occasions,
with black lace skirts, are becoming more
and more popular for summer wear.
A pretty corsage bouquet OF velvet
daffodils was lately worn with a white
costume, the sash Of which was yellow.
The old-fashioned white MULE ties are
being revived. These are always becOm-
ing, and are easily made by skillful fin
gers.
Watered silk is introduced In combina-
ton with foular6s and India silks, and
promises to rival velvet for all such pur-
poses.
Bridesmaids dresses for the seasons
wear have heart-shaped c0rsage when OF
silk. The surplice waist is faVorite for
thinner fabrics.
Plain black surah is again in great
favor, made up with white and black
piald surah, similar to the design just
given for pongee.
Ladies wear black stockings with
dresses of all colors as well as with white
and black frocks, but cOlored hose are not
entirely out of vogue.
All shades of yellow and OF heliotrope
are very fashionable, and are worn in
combination one with the other, with
other colOrs, and alone.
Sunshades are worn large, OF either
PLAIN or embroidered silk, with handles of
carved olive or orange wood, 0rnamented
with large bow Of ribbon.
Fans of black crepe lisse, spangled over
with diamond dust imitation, OF course }
are superbly effective with black lace
dresses trimmed with cut jet
In black silk fabrics a satin and gros
grain sJripe OF ringer wide is very
fashionable skirting 20 be worn with either
plain gros grain or plain satin.
White, ivory and gold furniture up
h0lstered in brOcades combining gold
with pale shades Of amber, pink and blue
is coming into fashionable favor.
A pretty hat for girl is a conical
crown of open straw, with the brim COW
cred with straw moss. Ribbon trims the
crown in band aud big, plated loops in
front, with bunch Of small flowers which
reach quite 20 the top OF the crown.
One OF the fashionable features Of rich
dresses is pointed pun at the top of each
sleeve, beginning In the armhole and eX-
tending nearly to the elbow. The puff Is
made of the embroidery or piece lace with
which the dress 10 trimmed or combined.
A pretty idea in trimming summer
silks. or either the figured or striped
china grapes, is TO use as many cOl0rs in
the velvet ribbon which is used in trim
ming SUCH costumes as there are in the
fabric itself. Three colOrs give a very
charming effect in the trimming.
The very latest and swedish thing in
shoes are the new straw Oxfords and slip
pers. These are made OF braided Swiss
straw, attached together IN rows into the
proper shape, much as straw hats are
made. They are lined with delicate kid,
and besides being a perfect novelty are
really lighter, prettier and daintier than
one can believe until they are seen. They
come ia plain white straw, stitched with
a color, In mixtures, 10 solid colors and
ia innumerable combinations OF these.