The Red Cloud chief., 1888-04-13
FRESH FASHION NOTES.

White wool wai>.coatS appear ol
many dark wool costumes.
Pointed caps 4, the top "i ;,eevr- .Id
epaulettes remain in favor.
High standing collars - GOWNS
divide favor with low and rolling col-
Lars.
Old rose plush is a f%avo~i,e tg;~,-
ming material for white Gina >!.a
dresses.
Tea green in a great nan S:.ad'>i-
exceedingly popular in >pTin- jre~s
goods.
Moire. China silk AMI plu-h are
beautifully combined in mauy ,.rac
costumes.
A pretty fashion in spring dre-S>is
to combine checked AMI p'1in. *
striped and plain silks in them.
S.lvaSes woven 10 form b%or!er- q:
skirts ana draperieS are Il feature u
many kinds of new spring Go,"l-.
The large quantity of yellow >h.''"s
used in sprin, millinery make- i, very
becoming to bruue,tes and i'reacI
blondes.
There is no hint from abroad thai we
Psyche c%Oiffurc is adopted. # i; be-
comes n success j, will prove int
America can Set 4 fashion in hl:r-
dressing.
Small buttons of gilt anil Of silver.
cloth covered and six crochet. areuel
for fastening wai>tcoats an'l decorating
the cuffs and collars Of lre>se; tina; ar.
tricseled with gold. silver. silk az mo-
hair braid.
Quantities of silver AMI soll brad.
put on in rows that form v anil ~, =
decorative figures. and run in straight
lines across the cuffs. collars AMI r~y-r>.
and in fine ~vertica, lines on the wis
coats are used on both outdoor and IL
door gowns.
The big bows Of wide .lace ribbons
that adorn the huge Directory bon e>
that there is an effort To pOoulariz- This
spring are the Most aggressive de"rra-
lions that we have seen in years. Tn
look As il they Were swearing ~ tn.
beholder. the wearer and the bonnet IL
at the same time.
There is Il great deal II tnlk at"r-
long classic draperieS and DIRECTORS
styles. but for all that the laryar M H.
Der Of gowns made up in tn. ,%e1lin-
houses this spring have w~eil-!nol~.l
bOuffant draperieS. paa&el bo.licr>. a "a
rave steels in the back breai1h>t" givs
greater apparent aptitude TO the fall
underskirts.
A lovely tea gown is composed of OIL
rose bengaline for the back bra HIS
and sleeves. pale straw-cnIor.t b"n-
ga!ine for the front. the H-nri III. pnr,
in the armhole and the iilling of ;i.
slash at the waist. while the b,ni> that
decorate the whole arr of tea -reel
plush. embroidered with gold threat
and span:led with gold.
The favOrite dresses for elderly
women are made of moirc for TN. skirt
and OF Henrietta cloth. cashmere. China
silk. bengaline or surah for The po.,-
naise. and the polonaiSe is the ~favori,.
form Of upper carmen; anil Irareria.
for old ladies. The colors preferred
are seal and Havan browns. dark and
olive greens. Gobelin blues and bi.cts.
The new ginghamS for the incom:n.
season are finer in finish. colorin" anl
combinations Of piaidel AMI barrel
effects that have been seen for wears.
Indeed. they closely resemble. the new
plaIded silks that are nror.h: ou. snr
parts OF costumes AMI the bands. cuffs.
collars. and decorative effects If zen
gowns that are made of two pale aeu-
trail tintS.
America does give some fashions ~
Europe. Children here are dressed 20
n great extent in the Kate Greenaxav
styles. and l~atteriy ParisianS are b.
ginning to put those lonS->kirteI. Short
wasted. quaint gowns and cloakS AMI
big hoods on their little ones, and. witt,
the generosity of that polite and genial
people. they order them Of their dress
makers rs 'Amer;can Sowas. coats
and bOnnets" for children.
1t Is 4 new fancy in tailor GOWNS 70
have the front breadth and wai>tco-t
of some pale tint of cloth. while ,h,.
back and side breadths. the bo,ice and
rleeves are OF dark cloth. For instance.
chamois and Gobelin blue. channels aad
tapestry green. coachman's drab ard
.ed. gray and seal brown are. combined
in such gowns. the decorative effects
being supplied by pinked out Vandykes
and revers. metal braids and buttons.
The figuring on the Iniia and China
silks grow larger and more eccentric
as the season advances. Some are
in large. loose. a~ll-over ~iarlin-
Ter" patterns. others have palm lea: anil
designs. sleigh bells. groups Of
dots. clusters. stripes and bars Of dots.
chain links. overlapping rings. forked
lightning streaks. ~loose-lyinc grasses
in vanishing effects. circles. mooas. and
Greek and Oriental designs. and almost
every figure and flower pattern that can
be conceived.
The medium shades that prevail in
tho VnVv Hnn,y~- Cl: