Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-21
m1slel!anrgns.
Fashion Votes

girls.
Mikado chair scarfs of silk are sold.
Yellow is the preferred color for these
novelties.
Verv short sleeves of blond lace, gath
cred up in whipped cream" puts, are
seen on many handsome ball dresses.
Silk beaver hats and bonnets are to be
worn again. and the hats of 1892. with
crowns diminishing to point. are coming
in once more.
The low vest (set in below the open
neck of the waist) and the front breadths
are of the same material, but different
from the train and basque.
All long gloves are worn less wrinkled
than formerly, and are not so long, ex-
tending just above the elbows, even
Though the sleeves are very short.
In linen handkerchiefs. novelties are to
be seen in Roman stripe and Newmarket
plaid borders, and in linen striped centers
with borders two inches in width.
The French" or Louis " heels are
not worn excepting tor full dress shoes.by
ladies OF good taste; they are not put on
any walking boots by first rate shoe-mak-
ers.
Red cloth, with red plush lining. is an
English choice for opera cloaks, and
novelty is the ladies' silk opera hat, with
springs to fatten it like mans crush hat.
Black slippers and black stockings are
still worn with light dresses, but not, as
formerly, to the exclusion of white ones
and of those colored to match the dress
or its trimmings.
Trains match the basque in material,
and are of great length and fulness, their
width being sometimes increased by gored
breadths on the side, that are let in halt
way down the skirt.
French kid, single soled shoes, with low
heels, are the most in vogue for home
shoes, but shoes of no sort are so popular
with women for wearing in the house as
the slipper, which appears in many pretty
fancies.
Bonnets and hats, with crowns of Suede
skin in different shades of brown and yell
low, are trimmed with seal plush, seal
and other furs, and with wings or entire
birds with brown shaded feathers.
Band collars or boas of fur, stole col
lars extending in two tabs to the waist,
and collarettes reaching to the shoulder
sleeve and pointed back and front. are all
in vogue for children as we'll as grown
women.
For plain rich toilets of black velvet,
satin or silk, the basque has triangular
opening at the neck, filled in with white
tulle up to the jetted dog collar; bunch
OF bright yellow or cocquelicot red ostrich
tips is placed at the waist line in front.
Plush is worn by old, young and mid
die aged women, and to excess by children.
1t forms wraps, long and short caps, bon
nets. hats. dresses and parts of the same.
and trims bOnnets, hats. costumes and
wraps, when of other materials.
Among other novelties in hat crowns are
those of sheepskin. or rather lambs wool
on the skin. The brims of seal, plush or
dark velvet, and trimmings of birds wings
to match the color of the brim, convert
these into tasteful and pretty chapeaux for
cold weather.
WoOder bonnets come among other i'm
ported novelties, but the wood has by
some chemical process been made as soft
as leather, while retaining its original
tints and granting. This substance covers
the crown. while the brim is of Astrakhan
plush or fur or velvet or silk plush.
After all, queens and princeses do
''set the fashion," and so. since the
Princess Marie Of Orleans, who welded
Prince Wa'demar of Denmark, few
days ago, had all her skirts cut to lie
fiat. ''moulding the figure in lines that
would have enchanted sculptor" and
devoid of those unnatural protuberances
to which the age has become too familiar
of late, we may hope that crinoline and
bustles will soon disappear from the fash
ionable world.
A dshabille to be really convenient can
only be cut in one way-princess shape
without train. Lace wrappers are as
elegant as ball dresses. For instance, a
short skirt is of light pink satin merveil-
lieux. plated lengthwise. Down either
side are panels OF Valenciennes lace in
sertion, surrounded bv the same kind Of
lace. The lower parts of the panels are
pointed and have pink MORE bows. The
Valencennes polonaise is prettilv draped
and shows the front of the skirt and
pink satin vest.
For bridal dresses white satin covered
with lace is the most becoming of all
toilets. but though constantly made they
are not considered the latest style. Faille
is more employed than ever for the pur-
pose referred to, together with gros grain
ottoman and fancy velvets. White bro
cades are less used than any other white
fabric. Many bridal dresses have skirts
of different materials to the trains. and the
latter match the waists As lace is very
costly to have draped on the skirt, EN-
broidered or plain tuiles and crepe isse
are resorted to- These tissues are very
effective when raised under punches of
flowers.
kismet, or filagret. is the latest fancy
work craze. 1t is entirely new and con-
sists of flowers. leaves and insects in
tinsel wire. formed into motifs for ap
plque plush or velvet or fine satin. These
flowers, leaves and insects are not fiat.
nor in low. but very b. gh relief in real
forms They look as if molten of silver.
copper and gold, and have all the color
shades and softness OF flowers combined
with the brilliancy of the metal. Roses,
fuchas, buttercups. tuberoses. morning
glories, fern leaves. dogwood, Virginia
ereeper and water lilies are reproduced in
this kismet. or filagret work 1t is des-
tined to rapid and long tide of feminine
favor.