Telegram-herald., 1886-05-30
FRESH FASHION NOTES.

Pretty little shoulder wraps made Of
beaded velvet or plush, or heavy corded
silk are very short in the back, the fronts
long aud lapering, usually ending in tassels,
"A taSselei ornament often finishing the
back
The jacket comes 20 the front for young
ladies. Made Of checked dotted and boucle
cloths. with vest front, longer jacket sides,
coat back and a narrow braid or rows of
stitching large buttons This describes
nine-t tenths of the jackets seen.
Moire and watered stripes seem TO have
been given a new lease Of life, being used
for combination with every kind OF wool
goods and made the foundation with lace
for elegant tea-gow wns, especially pretty
hOuse-gowns and morning wrappers.
A novelty in the shape Of a beaded cape
is OF fine garnet seeds strung in fine dia
mOnd pattern with tiny swing pendants Of
the same covering it. The fringe is twisted
and of irregular lengths, giving a scalloped
appearance to the edge This is one of the
most admired summer wrappings yet pre-
sented.
The colored rhadzimir is a iavorite. This
silk is 50 firmly woven u does not drag or
pull like She cheap grades of Ottoman; it
trims Splendidly with lace jet or velvet. and
for tea gowns. in any color one may fancy.
Mandarin yellow. peach blossom and
mauve are among the favorite tints for the
purpose.
The lealing colors for the Dufferin habit
cloths, Killarney chevOits bOucle goods,
RobROyitweeds and Hetherico" tufted fab
rics for gowns and wraps will be worn until
the advent of sultry summer weather and
are shown chiefly in bronze and gold COM
binatiOns. gray. Tan, and beige tints. dark
blue and cardinal, and the never-failing
moss myrtle greens, intermingled with gold,
olive, and doe color, garnet and silver and
cresson and pale almond.
silk cords. brandebourgs, frogs and pende-
loques will ornament new jackets and
visetes IN even greater profusion than dur
ing the season past. British Coats Of
both deep and bright cardinals made of
ladies cloth or stockinette and light try
cots no tan. fawu color golden brown and
other delicate shades will be used to slip on
over muslin and gowns and dresses OF like
nature The red coats are seen upon the
promenade in this city over skirts of black
satin and fancy black wool but they are
far more appropriate f0i country wear, al
though considered very stylish and in good
form by many society girls who in other
WAYS are not al all erratic in matters of
dress.
Many Of the newly imported fabrics al
test 90 the continued popularity of yellow
and in both dress and millinery goods
various shades of this color are shown. pale
canary, deep orange. beige, new gold
mandarin yellow and buitercup tints
being made up In combination with grenat
black velvet black lace and certain rich
shades Of brown. the result being most
harmonious. Panels of heavy Lyons satin
If the richest corn yellow striped with
20 den brown velvet or plush are not i'm
frequently iet into the sides Of golden brown
velvet skirts with waisicoats Of the stripe
and Louis Qu'nze jacket draped across the
front with massive cords aud pendants of
gold and bronze beading.
An important feature of new French
costumes is the appearance of width and
aouIiancv given % The skirts this fullness
being confined % the outside. however as
every French dress Is made up over a foun-
dat0n skirt 0f Six, alpaca or selesia which
remains very narrowly gored. measuring
not more than two wards and threc-eig ighths
around fs lower edge After being covered
for a short distance with dress fabrics. and
dg'y lined and cunoHned. this foundation
has fAe l1ll skirt arranged upon it which
now consists more than ever 0f length with
p'atnEs fauousiv arranged The back
hreadtas ol foundation skirts stiil have two
stee. springs across them 90 make them
bonfaur, and he hair cushion long. narrow
and compact is yet au inevitable accom-
rau'ment 'o al stylish gowns -Lfic0g7
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