The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-10
FRESH FASHION NOTES.
No Important Changes Noticeable in tho
StYIes for Spring suits.

styles for Spring suits.
The new bengalines for spring are
very soft and light in texture.
Marbled and watered plush is much
in demand for fancy work.
New braid patterns on spring tailor
gowns are marvels of artistic design.
Plaids and stripes will again be worn.
but more by children than grown peo-
pie.
The most fashionable coiffures still
demand that the hair falls rather low
on the forehead.
Decorated celluloid letter cases and
portfolios are lovely pieces of new
fancy work.
Dotted stripes are seen among new
designs in cotton. silk and wooden
fabrics for spring wear.
Large screen-like shades for piano
lamps are made of rose petals of silk,
sewn on pink foundation frame.
The finest artistic judgment and
taste is demanded and displayed in the
color combinations of indoor toilets.
Surplice waists tapping over on one
side and forming a V opening at the
neck are in favor for house dresses OF
all kinds.
Round waists and shirred basques
are the features on the new suits made
of embroidered muslins for the ina
ing season. 4,
Some fine specimens of hair dressiig
are seen in the new coiffures which tie
effort to introduce the Psyche Jas
brought out.
Embroidered muslin gowns ARROW
in the hands of the dressmaker who
are making them up for the spriS and
summer trade.
Canary yellow point d'espri'and ac-
cessories of black velvet and ct make
very effective and beco4ing ball
gown for dark brunette
This may be called a ribpn season,
SO profusc is the use of ribpns for the
decoration of dinner, bah and opera
and house and five o'clocF tea gowns.
The latest fad in ball issues is the
dauphj19e tulle in all deicate shades,
with designs of fowrs and birds
wrought in colored silks and Japanese
tinsel threads.
A piano lamp on i black antique
wrought-iron stand, in pink glass, with
large shade of silk or satin rose
petals makes a lovely point of light in
a gold and white furnished room.
Novelties in lamp shades are huge
tulips, lilies and callas of satin. stiffened
and nodded into the petal and flower
forms, and exquisitely colored. in ma
lures own tints by first-class artists.
The new silk cord embroidery out
lined with japanese gold thread is used
on slumber cushions, head rests, wall
banners. and q variety of objects in
plush, silk, velvet, silk satin, and silk
boiling cloth.
Braided wire hair rolls are now used
to extend the puffs and fullness de-
manded by the latest fancies in the
Pompadour and Louis XVI. styles Of
Embarrassing which the hair dealers III
trying to establish and retain as tHe
leading arrangement of the hair.
The latest importations of bengalines
for spring wear are figured in "set'
designs, printed on grounds of the var
ious new colors, and the selvages on
one side are in block patterns of colors
that repeat those of the fabric These
seivage5 are made to form the borders
of skirts and draperies.
New gingham, sateen, percales and
printed cotton goods are being made
up for the next season in very pretty,
simple styles, with full plated over
skirts over under jupes, the draping be-
ing effected from the waist line and
given easy sweep by slash in the over
skirt on each side, showing a panel Of
the underskirt.
Charming novelties in fancy work
are white celluloid whisk- brush holders,
tablets, shaving paper cases, card cases,
toilet cGshion cases, court plaster cases.
porte mouchoirs, porte monnaies, cigar
cases, sachet cases and catchalls, wash
bits and diaries, decorated with hand
painted designs and made up with mar
row ribbon and ribbosene. plush, satin
and velvet mountings.-N Y. Sun.