Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-16
WHAT THEY WEAR.

Valentines are very cheap this year.
Rcd is much in favor for cloth dresses.
The latest fad on ball dresses is long angel
sleeves.
uandkerchiefs entirely Of lace are coming
in vogue.
Easter bonnets will match the gowns worn
with them.
The Tosca is the fa7orite French round
hat, and it has low crown
Black, dark brown or gray furs trim red
cloth dresses very tastefully.
The ideal house gown of the season has de-
iciously loose aid easy sleeves.
All pale shades of green from reseda to
sage viii be in high favor for Easter bon1ets
There are many poke brimmed bonnets
among the importations of spring millinery.
Au,nonieres, or aims bags, and carved
ivory rosaries are beautiful gifts for the
Easter season.
The ribbons that trim the first production
of Easter bonnets are wider than those of the
passing season.
Apple green will be the spring color, but
only girls with fresh pink and white COM
plexions can wear it.
House gowns for Easter receptions have
full front corsaycs, Tapped corsage draperies,
full plastron waistcoats and breteiles.
Shaded or ombre ribbons, watered or
moirc, and glace or changeable ribbons are
all shown in new millinery importations.
The latest fancy in rosaries are those of
ivory with each bead carved il q symbolic
design representing scene in the Passion"
The white cloth tailor gown, with pinked
ed-es and borders and fine gold or silver
braidinS, will be the fad among first spring
costumes.
Hoops of steel in the back of ball gown IN
dersillrts make those of demi-train length
float out cloudlike behind instead of trailing
on tle floor.
Ribbons printed in jardiniere patterns to
match the designs on bengalines, China silks,
| and challes come among millinery novelties
for early spring.
Some of the angel sleeves of ball gowns are
dotted with palette spanslcs, this decoration
being the only tinsel in the toilet except the
spanGled fan OF crepe lisse.
| The conical high crowned hat will be worn
another season. but theatre bonnets only will
be seen at plays, operas and concerts, or, at
least, such is the prediction
1t is il good taste to wear the hat or bon
net Of the same cloth as the jacket and
tri.nrl ed with fur to match the same, and
with al aigrettc Of feathers.
| This is q skating season, and the prcttiest
s,,-atin-, suits are those of red OF dark blue
c. "a Eo.llered with Alaska or Russian sable,
| W4.l l4l>,4iS, collars, CUTS, and band of the
cap to match.
All evening gowns, even dinner dresses,
aTo airy, floating gauzy, cloudli1e creations
o. t,1lIe or lace, with only hint Of velvet
more, OF peau de sole in the way of low
V-sAaJoel bodice.
The newest toboggan suits are in one piece,
and the preferred blankets for the same are
white, pink, scarlet, blue and gray, with
lar, &c shaded moons, in contrasting color for
do.s tie hoods and mittens matching the
color OF the moons.
The confirmation and first communion robe
of this year is preferred to be Of white wooden
stu.f cancels hair, cashmere, or serge in
cream or ivory tints; the bodices are finished
with tucked betelles, and the plain plated
s,,,irts have tucks ad ibitum above a deep
| hem.
Tailor gowns for early spring wear are
being made up of delicate tinted light weight
cloths, and have the hodices lined with cha
mois, a light layer of wadding and al inside
lining Of light satin added, as tho chanlois
sleeves do not slip easily, and the chanois
sol4s quicker than satin.
There is more attention paid to the artistic
dressing of the feet this winter than ever be-
foe since the days of the French convention
o.: the first empire. Slippers or low shoes
FOR evening wear are of black, white, bronze
and colored kid, of strips of ribbon, of vel
vet, satin, of suede and ribbon in strips; and
t.ac decorations i'll tinsel, beads, embroidery,
ribbons and flowers, buckles and slides, are
veritable works of art