The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-10
EaS':iOl NofaS.

Clustered and Uniform stripes are
equally in favor.
Russian styles are in favor, aad there
is a rage for furs.
White waistcoats braided with gold
are worn with dark dresses,
Gold embroidery is used upon dark
dresses, both wooden and silk.
Fashionable favor is about equally di-
Vlded between long apd short wraps.
All short wraps, whether of seal or
cioaking stufs, have long tablike fronts.
Pretty toques are made of ruby vel
vets and cloth, trimmed with brown or
gray wings.
Among the prettiest designs in gold
brooches is a beautifully-tinted maple
leaf, set with diamonds.
Stylish aud becoming bonnets are
made of red plush and trimmed with
Alsatian bows of black watered rib
bon.
Turbans or toques of gray or ivory
colored cloth, with a narrow ostrich
feather edge, are popular with young
ladies.
An artistic brooch which has recently
appeared is in the form of a hollow
plaque decorated with handsome etched
designs.
Oats are of great value for turkeys, al
though not usually fed. Equal parts of
wheat bran and corn meal also make a
good feed.
Diamond hoop-earrings have returned
to favor. Bangle bracelets are sold of
corresponding designs. The prettiest
devices show a diamond dewdrop in the
centre of the hoop.
The hvorite colors for plain cloth
promenade toilets are dark and light
mouse gray, dark b%lue-green, copper
red, claret and dark heliotrope.
Muffs made of the material of the
street costume are in ighfavor and fur,
passementerie, ribbon, lace and other
fashionable trimmings are used to deco
rate them.
Cornet- shaped pendants are used in
p~rofuslon to trim the sleeves, hoods and
girdles of dressy mantles. Great inge-
nuity is displayed in making these very
effective trimmings.
A new braid is silk soutache, edged
with gold or silver. A charming dress
Of graystriped woollen was decorated
with gray braid, edged with, silver, laid
upon gray poult de sole.
AS the season advances, the skirts OF
dresses are less punched at the back
than heretofore, and are laid in wider
plaits. Stcels are now limited to two,
and these are placed in the lower half
of the foundation skirt.
Novel boas are made of ice wool in
beige and gray, the former resembling
otter. the latter blue fox. Made of
light blue, pink or c4am, they are q
pretty and inexpensive wrap for the
throat il. the evening.
a. tailor-made costume of fine red
serge had the entire bodice, from the
throat to the edge of the basque, Gov
cred with inch-wide black braid, taper
ing at the walst-a very effective and
becoming arrangement.
Bonnets composed entirely Of ostrich
feathers are new, and very soft and
pleasing in effect. Tas ROY and
brim are often covered with festhers OF
contrasting colors, and loops Of ribbon
and ribbon strings are the only trim
mings.
Corduroy is very stylish when trimmed
with a binding of astrakhan in
black or gray. Brown trimmed with
black is very stylish. Some calling cos
tunes IN New York are made Of this
durable fabric and have a very elegant
effect.
Striped MORE and satin, the satin
stripes embroidered In gold and silver,
is one of the rich materials recently i'm
ported for evening dresses. Another
effective material has alternate stripes
Of faille, brocaded with single flowers
III garlands, and moire oantique, IN
strongly contrasting colors.
Al Synephoay ~ Haass.