San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-09
LATE FASHION NEWS.

Pink pearl ornaments are in high
fashion.
Sashes with knotted fringe are again
worn.
There is tendency to shorten dress
bodices.
Brocaded silks are reported passe for
general wear.
Paniers and wing drapery are decided
ly pronounced.
Cloth, silk and lace are new Partisan
combination.
Black and white silk hose in pin checks
are imported.
Bulgarian embroidery is used for trim
ming summer costumes.
Tulle russo is new tulle of gossamer
fineness for yelling bonnets.
The skirts of pongee dresses have a
tom.
Plaid Surah is used for paniers and
scarf on costumes of plain silk or Sici.
lienne.
Spanish and Breton jackets are worn
with full Ghemisettes which fall over the
belt.
Black lace skirts are worn with bodices
OF colored crepe de chine, silk satin or
mOire antique.
The Spanish combination of black and
scarlet plays an important part in tennes
costumes.
Shawls Of open-work material have
stripes of satin or velvet, and are found
in all the fashionable colOrs.
Dresses of wooden material are now
made SO light that they are not burden
even in the warmest weather.
Jet continues In high favor and is seen
in great variety. Jet GALLON is used for
trimming skirts and bOdices.
Afternoon dresses of faille yelled with
lace have overdresses of figured silk,
having the same colored ground as the
plain faille.
Beads are much used for trimming.
Some of them are quite large. For even
ing dresses they are used, rope fashion,
upon sleeves from shoulder to elbow.
The furore for stripes seems to in
crease rather than to diminish, and some
Of the latest novelties in this style pre-
sent as many varied hues as Iris herself,
New French tea gowns show COM
bination of pale-tinted heliotrope surah
and sea-shell pink satin foulard, bro
caded with silver leaves and tender
green buds.
Nainsook lie employed for trimming
linen and figured cambria dresses. 1t Is
cut in bands of various width. which are
arranged at the edge Of the skirt and
overskirt.
A high-crowned hat of course straw In
two tones Of brown Is trimmed with
punches of grapes which droop down
ward from the crown, where the stalks
are tied together.
A black lace bonnet has the coronet
brim and horseshoe outlined with Jet.
In front is cluster of yellow roses, vail
ed by Chantilly lace, arranged in the
form of q double fan.
Deep collars Of lace reaching to the
shoulders are worn with afternoon dres-
ses. They are finished about the throat
with band and bow of the velvet or
ribbon with which the dress is trimmed.
- Lace skirts fiounced to the waist are
worn with silk polonaises fully draped
and with jabot of lace corresponding
to that of which the founces are made,
reaching from the throat nearly to the
knees.
A light green straw bonnet, with spots
Of a darker shade, is trimmed with olive
green velvet and cluster of giant mig
nOnette so closely resembling its living
prototype that 1t seems to diffuse fra
GRANGE.
Dresses for young girls have the skirt
with narrow kilt plates and short apron
overskirt. The bodice, which Is gath
cred and belted at the waist, has pulled
yoke and sleeves pulled half way to the
elbow.
A bonnet of white Grape has clusters
OF pearls grouped at intervals over Ii.
These are covered with folds of tulle
russo. The brim ia edged with pearls,
and the trimming Is gold-wrought white
lace and white ostrich tips.
Wide sleeves, Stimulating those OF an
outer garment, are worn over the ordin-
airy dress sleeve, giving the wesrer q
medieval appearance. 1t Will, of course,
be understood that this style of sleeve
is only adapted to rich fabrics.
Prophecies from the highest authority
herald the fact that black will be In SUI
preme favor the coming autumn season.
Many superb toilets OF this sombre color
are already being made of fabrics both
heavy and diaphanous.
Sateen dresses have the front breadth
OF the long overdress laid in plaits, al
ternating with guioure insertion. The
overdress Is edged with lace correspond
ing to the insertion, and the pointed
bodice Is made with folds edged with
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