National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-02
FASHION NOTES.
Beaded collars show Byzantine effects.

Beaded collars show Byzantine effects.
Duchesso lace Is made up In full jabots,
Evening silks have superb brocade designs
Visiting and home dresses are madc with
demi-trains
yelyets for panels are brocaded with rich
EvenI ,eption, and dinner dresses have
Materials with woven borders for trimmings
are favorites.
velvots and pushes have fine gold threads
running vertically
swnnsdown is used for trimming party
dresses for children.
Wooden dresses sometimes have wide panel
OF WOODEN lace ON one side.
In spite of predictions to the contrary cordu.
roy is popular for walking suits.
Chaudron campana Ia pale terra cotta) ruby
and crimson are the hlyorite shades of red.
Dresses with borders arc made with collar,
cuffs, reycrs, and two back breadths of velvet.
Fur "dog collars" are fastened with bows
and ends OF ribbon corresponding to the dress.
FaIle Franchise In black and colors has
rhomboid and oval figures, with dash OF tinsel.
Brocnde frise and coupe plush has alternat.
ing stripes of gold tinsel that will not tarnish.
The palest colors prevail for ball dresses.
| White is the l0vorite for these airy creations.
Fine Jet is much employed in millinery,
| made up Ill wings, leaves, aigrettes, or spikes.
| Plush Is the leading fabric for all toilets,
| even thin evening dresses arc trimmed with II,
Some of the Paris velvet bonnets, which are
| boarded with fur, have the strings edged with
| fur also.
Yellow continues in favor, and sometimes Is
too lavishly used on walking costumes TO be In
| good taste.
Tabliers Of tullc lace, or gauze, richly EN-
brofdered with beads, are worn with all robes
| Of ceremony.
Blouses, with beaded Jokes and sasnes with
| bead tassels, are worn with different skirts for
| house dresses
Egypt as we'll as Japan shows its influence in
ornaments-cats and serpents being the latest
| caprlces in Jeweiry.
Girls party dresses OF soft cashmere are
| trimmed with Oriental lace and bows aud
loops of watered ribbon.
Curly astrakan or krimmer will be super.
seeded by the soft wayy astrakan. The GALLONS
even are showing less curl
Another new sort OF fans has groups of
| feathers, among which nestle birds OF bright
plumage, arranged on one of the outer sticks
Plastron, collar and cuffs, en- suite, Of soutache
arc an effective adornment oplain bodices.
They are to be found with or without beading
Delicate linen cambria handkerchief, with
fire hemstitched blocks and bordered with
Yalencennes lace, range in price Efrom $40
10 SIS apiece.
have fnely.pinked edges instead of hens, al
though many have satin ribbon run through
helms OF LOUNGES
The long fur boa, which years ago was fash.
ionable, Ia to be revived. IL is wound about
the throat, tied, and then one end is thrown
over the shoulder.
Last year bodices and vests of suede kid were
woTn and this winter the same material APP
pears In the guiso of bonnels and NUTS,
trimmed with velvet aud fur.
Square shawls of knitted silk lace edged
with fringe, In all the evening cOlors are nov
elites. They are light and may be used us
nchus or for covering the held
Holiday goods are coming in and thechairs
seen are marvels OF exquisite Workmanship
and materials AS companion to this small
or size, without arms, can be had for lady.
Tulle ball dresses have two plain skirts OF
tulle over q silk petticoat over these Is a
draped skirt OF tulle studded with pearls, or
chenille, OF run with threads of silver or gold.
Low eorsages are arranged a la gree, no lace
intervening between the material and the
neck, Only persons Of statuesque be luty
should wear them, for they are exceedingly
trying.
The latest novelty In Paris jewe!ry is gold
anvil with the smiths hammar lying upon II.
1t is called the "blJou maitre, de forge" and is
made in various sizes for brooches, clasps,
sleeve buttons, ana earrings.
The newest fans are the princess Beatrice
They are painted gauze, with silk uppliqucs,
and are mounted on carved sticks On one OF
the outer sticks are punngs of satin ribbon,
covered with tuits of ostrich feathers and
ngreltes. Tho ribbon extends 10 the handle OF
the fan, where II forms long loop fastened
with bow aud ends.
The latest Paris fancy for adjoining oveuln
dresses Is 10 nave q garland of natural flower,
about the waist II Is stated that Ylolets II.
lRcs, and roses are the correct flowers for this
purpose, There seems to be growing ten
dency to use flowers in profuslon upon the
skirts of ball dresses, but these must be artlR
cial, as the poetry Of earth would turn e
dead prose In the heated atmosphere of the
ball.roOm,