The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-05
Fashion Notes,

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Fashion Notes.
Bourette ginghams are shown.
Flowers are arranged as pompons and
aigrettes.
Blue is reinstated and is seen in all
materials.
Amber is said to be the most popular OF
the yellows.
Pongee silk embroidered with chenille
is a novelty.
Plain and figured velvets have illumi-
mated effects.
Gilt beads give place to those CT cop
per and bronze.
The japanese craze has impregnated
the spring goods.
Surahs and rnadames in velvet tints
continue in favor.
Cream, ecru and gray crochet laces are
used for dress trimmings.
Arrangements" in strides are as va
ried as during the past season.
Jet panels have designs of wheat with
rich cut pendants like wheat ears.
Entire skirt fronts of embroidery and
bead work come among importations.
Ivory-white vests are worn with velvet,
silk and fine wool basques of dark col
| Ors.
Mohair trimmings have dots of tinsel
through the-centre, and are edged with
tinsef.
Blue striped s~eersuckers again make
their appearance, and form a very neat
costume.
Norfolk bodices are again worn, as
well as position bodices, which are short
on the hips.
Duchesse lace over white satin duchesse
is a popular bridal dress among the
daughters of wealth.
Rough cloths of every kind, but par
~ticularly boucle and boutonneux stuffs,
are the favorites for spring jackets.
French percales are shown in beauti-
full designs and colorings. They are in
plain and c9ral stripes and set figures.
Beads of all colors, sizes and shapes
are used for bonnet establishment,
amber and dark brown being especially
liked.
Ginghams in blue, tan, brown, ecru
and cream, richly embroidered, form an
tire dresses, with vest, collar and cuffs of
velvet.
Neck bands, sometimes called dog col
lars, are brought out in new styles, with
finer finish, more ornamented and finer
than ever.
Collars, cuffs and chemisettes are
made of printed cambria. The collars
worn with closely-buttoned bodiees often
open at the side.
Some of the new bonnets are marvels
of color combinations, in pale, delicate
tones of pink, blue, green, mauve, and
gold with cream.
There is an attempt to make riding
habits fuller in the skirt and a trile
longer, to add waisteoats and brande-
| bourgs to the body.
Brown still continues the color for the
masses, and it is to reign in the new
goods, Notwithstanding the brightest
| combinations are to be worn.
White heliotrope is in high popularity
now, but is too delicate to wear in a cor
sage bouquet, SO finds its place on the
shoulder of many a ball dress.
Pulled sleeves will be worn with thin
dresses. Not the round, full puff, but a
sort of melon-shaped puff, large at the
shoulder and tapering at the wrist.
P%ompadour ribbons with vines, OF
''sprigged' in delicate collors and mar
row satin ribbons will be used for dress
trimmings as well as for millinery pur-
poses.
Velvet caps for morning wear are in
capote shape, edged in front with a
double frilling of broad lace and trim
med with loops and ends of white ribbon
velvet.
Some of the new corsages resemble and
are called coat-of-mail, since they are en-
tirely covered with metallic braid, and
beads and buttons are an additional sug-
gestion.
Very fine flannel in pink, blue OF
creamy white has the seams feather.
stitched in silk of a contrasting color and
the silk waistband is tied with ribbon
with long ends. To such ends have tho
underskirts of to-day arrived.
Blondes are running into yellow and
pink without regard to shade, just be-
cause Worth has said these colors can bt
worn by them, but the result in many
cases is a multiplicity of colors and no
study of shading, which is the end de-
sired.
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