Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-21
Bits Of Fashion Gossip.

All aprons are long and mounted in gath
ers at the waist.
Fur trimmings are worn wherever fur
baud can be plsced.
All dressy winter bonnets are in the Iopu-
lar capote or bizot shapes.
Shoes and stocking, match the costumes
with which they are worn.
Chatelaines are said TO be coming in again,
especially in steel and Oxldized silver.
silk ard suede gloves are to be laid aside
in favor OF Dire 'sed kid for evening wear.
There are some new aprons of fancy pom
gee silks, with revers of velvet down each
side.
The long haired, raven-black monkey skin
mufs and Vandyke collars are again in high
vogue.
Velvet, either plan or combined with
msteiasse, Is extensively used for receptions
and dinners
Tan gloves are still worn to the exclusion
of everything else. although there is an at
tempt being made abroad to revive gloves
matching the toilet in color.
Dancing caps are worn with matnees, oil
tea gowns. they are fashioned from bt' OF
lace and ribbon and give the head a look OF
cur Gus e0quettish dignity.
Dressmakers are making many dresses fol
the house of cardinal and of darker OK BLOOD
red cashmeres, embroidered in Persian pat
terms and many gay cashmere colors.
The Introduction of green AS the mos.
fashionable shade for new gowns has broush
the demand for emeralds up with a rush
Jewellers find sale for the green stones in any
design.
Evening dresses for young ladies and
dancing dresses are invariably made short, il
spite of the attempt to lengthen them int
trains, which are the most inconvenient ap
pendages for dancing gowns.
$ me e1quisitely dainty little capote bon.
nets of black velvet are finished with wreath.
of roses under the brim, formed Of several
pink hedge roses. some of the petals falling
and show ing the yellow stamen,.
The Empire sill Jpers are a novelty import
ed from London. They have very pointed
toes and quite low heels and are cross-gar
tered on with narrow satin ribbon sewed to
the sides. they are brought out in all deli
cate shades of satin.
The knots of perfumed velvet violets now
accepted AS the proper fastening for the bow
at its crossing. may be made to keep their
scent all winter by putting them away in
a small box with powdered orris root, fold
ed in tissue paper at the bottom.
Among the jauuty STYLES of young women
are charming loose dresses of India cash
mere of various handsome cut shades These
gowns are made with bo1ices that open over
pleated silk skirt waists, feather stitched
with silk the color of the bodice.
Among the pretty house jackets are those
of dark green tricot cloth, to which are al
ded very gay officers collars and cuts Of
Roman red pilot cloth, embroidered with
gold. These trimmings can be easily made
at home. and then added to plain French
house jackets or jerseys of flexible webbing,
Those who adopt this military and mascu-
line style of dress should exercise considera-
Bile care in the selection of these two con-
spicuous colors, the least vivid of the Ro-
man red shades aud dead gold brsidiDg be-
ing the correct colOrs. The braided sets al
80 appear on jackets of terra Gotta, almond
and sdmirsl-blue camels hair.