The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-05-06
Fashion Notes.
A CONVENIENT STREET DRESS

A CONVENIENT STREET DRESS.
A skirt of ribbed corduroy in grayish
brown is simply finished with six-inch
pleating Mt the bottom over THIS is draped
long overdress of soft, clinging cloth of
the same color. These cloths for summer
are light ard of exceeding tineness in
quality.
The overdress is well caught up far back
in the sides, with the pointed front reach
ing almost to the foot of the skirt; the back
is irregularly draped and covers the full
length of the skirt.
The waist is of the same material as the
overskirt, made close fitting, and, while the
back is short and round, the front is sharp
ly pointed. The edges of the front over
skirt, waist, and that of the bottom of the
sleeves are all finished with n fringe, which
Is n single row of pendent rosary beads.
The waist is closed with buttons of the
fragrant wood, and high officers collar of
the same, with deep fringe of unique de-
sign, but which can now be obtained for a
couple of dollars ut any dry goods estab-
lishment, finishes the dress.
With this, for street wear, should be a
short jacket of the corduroy, close fitting
and short in the back loose and long point
ed i'll front; that is to say, the front should
be about twenty two inches from the neck
to the end of the point. 1t should be fast
ened diagonally from the left shoulder to
the middle OF the front, but the buttons
should not be seen, but be placed under
meath.
handsome and stylish addition is an
ornament in brown gimp and rosary
beads, with dropping cords placed as a
fastening high on the left shoulder, and
carried across to the right. The entire
jacket should be lined with dark red satin.
small bonnet of fancy straw, in brown
with wide satin strings, with trimmings of
satin ribbon and flowers, and an edge of
rosary beads, accompanies the toilet, and a
pair of brown undressed- kid gloves COM
pletes this stylish, elegant yet quiet and
genteel, costume.
BLACK SILKS AND WOODS.
The above costume, described at some
length, gives very good general idea of
new street dresses. 1t may be similarly
arranged in black silk or wooden, or com
binations of both, with jet ornaments or
fringe and plain gimp, and is particularly
elegant In rich mourning material
YOUNG GIRLS COSTUME.
A young miss, of perhaps sixteen, pass
ing along State street this week was the
object of much attention. 1t must be con-
fessed her modest, fresh beauty of face, to
which was added free, graceful walk, oc-
casioned some of that admiration, but her
costume was the thing. 1t is almost need
less TO say it was red as to color. Some
one has suggested that this glowing color is
almost insolent in its strikingness. 1t GER
tainly is insolent in that all other colors are
overlooked in its presence.
But to return. The red material was soft
wool, with pleated front, twelve inches wide
at the bottom, little less at the waist line,
with side panels ornamented with black
gimp designs. The back fell soft and
straight. The waist was round, with n wide
watered ribbon sash tied in long loops, and
reaching to the bottom of the skirt and
placed IN the middle of the back.
A snug jacket of the same color (red) in
boucle cloth, with q jaunty hat of the red
wool, and black bottomed boots and gloves
completed the tOute ensemble, as the French
would say
FRENCH BoNNETs.
This week has seen the annual spring
openings of several Chicago millinary en-
poriums. They have been like dreams of
loneliness to the ladies', and, il is likely,
horrid Nightmares of expenditure TO the
lords of creation, their husbands.
AN INNOVATION.
There is a decided innovation in fashion.
able millinary; the custom of giving name
to particular shape in straw or lace is
obsolete. The Mermaids, the PATHS, the
Langtrys, etc., are appellations of the past
although the terms turbans, walking hats
etc, names of general classes of shapes, are
retained.
FLOWERS.
At the fashionable openings before refer
red to flowers in the greatest abundance
and rarity were displayed. In designs they
were not new, but in their use as borders
for bonnets they have that qualification
Perhaps the velvet flowers in light colors
were the handsomest and certainly the most
expensive.
SHAPES.
The bonnets and hats were both moder-
ate in size aud appeared in no startlingly
new styles Their trimmings are massed
in front, and they rival the Board of Trade
tower in height. The combinations OF
colors are also startling features. On q
handsome imported evening or reception
bonnet, made of pink flowers and with deli
cate pink strings, the coronet was shaped
of brown cut-glass beads and the toy
adorned with large golden-bro pom.
pom.