Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-04-28
FASHION NOTES.

shade softly from dull blue into gold, orange and
then brown, or from old pink into 'heohope, VIC
let and dark dull purple
Gray is the most popular color for travelling,
and this season they are found in every variety of
shades, from the dark iron gray that may be worn
in trayelngsby those in deep mourning to the sill
very shades Suited to the wedding journey, thick
enough for the seashore or mountains, thin enough
to suit the south. The Prestly materials are the
fayorites, having filling all wool with silk warp
The Priestly grays are also very desirable for
summer wraps, satisfying in themselves and har
monious with all other colors.
From the Paris letter in LIE Bon Ton for April
we clip the following: "Street costumes and
dresses are more and more fat Josephine or Re-
camier dresses gain ground every day. As
far as hats concerned, they are all lower this
year, but to make. up for the lower crown they
add to the size of The brm. 1t has been our ex-
perience that the lower the crown gets the wider
gets the brim. Black straw, or colored straws in
different shades, will be the most fashionable.
Small bonnets with cleverly arranged wings, and
trimmed with colored ribbon, will be the most
fashionable for ladies who have to wear that kind
of headgear. For young ladies' however, there is
pIotbeI Uldu ldISe'SlIdW Hat WlJH lHdSS
of Cigae green faille ribbon and little white flow
ers. Green is this year the preferred color, and
there is nothing more elegant than bouquet of
snowbals not full blown, while some punches
shade toward green on the top. Fashion has gone
so far as to make white roses with green petals,
which give an altogether original effect. Cigale is
the fashionable shade of green and the originator
claims to have caught the inspiration from grass
hopper. The fine, double width, light weight
English serges will, in a great measure, take the
place of the flannel suits which have so long been
considered an indispensable costume in the make
up of ladys' wardrobe. These serges do not
hold the dust, are as protective as flannel, while
being much lighter. Fashion incines to
parasols of unusually large dimensions, and gen.
orally very unpretentious handles made of wood,
carved in many curious and unique ways.
For full dress toilets are displayed luxurious
array of novelties in crepe lisse white and tinted
lace, beaded net, shirred and pleated tule decor
ated With pearl embroideries, silver or gold silk
canvas banded with velvet ribbon, shot satins en-
bossed with gay pompadour designs and lined with
pale rose or primrose silk, and those of watered
faille, flower brocaded and finished with shepherds
crook handles"
Business and travelling suits for gentlemen for
the spring and summer are made of homespuns or
of Cheviots-striped, plain or plaid and are usu-
ally gray cr drab in color The coat is single
breasted loose sack, opened rather low at the top
and fastened by four buttons. The vest is single
breasted with notched collar and the trousers are
large, but not too large. Plaids and stripes are
stylish for large scarfs in light colors now worn
by young men all day Pale blue neckties are for
emidress, with tiny dots, horseshoes, or lines of
old rose, yellow, olive or brown The full dress
necktie of white lawn is folded trihe wider than
formerly, measuring an inch and a quarter in.
breadth. For business and general use the Derby
or stiff felt hats have the crown tapering to
square top. with brim shaped like those, of silk
hats, narrow band and binding. English split
straw mats are imported for summer, made in
sailor shape with the brim narrower than those OF
last year. Men Of taste generally wear very little