Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-11

Rich fabrics. simple styles and equIsite
color effects characterize the dressY even>
ing toilets OF the present season.
OF letting and black netting and rain.
fringe lacing there is no end. Braiding
Is running riot in all the walking suits.
Fur collarettes, which are also called
scarfs. are cut deep and round, and are
pointed In front or finished with square
ends.
Bustles must not be so large, waists
not so small, as heretofore. This is the
ruling. Obey it or not, just as you chose
to be abreast of the style or behind 1t.
Stylish colors for cloth are nut brown.
copper, red, amaranth, old red, lid or
steel gray, gobelin blue. golden mouse,
reddish brown and clear dark green.
The latest fancy in full gowns 10 to
trim the open VS. of the bodice. back and
front, with garland of fine flowers that
terminate in sharp points at the waist
line,
Handsome sash ribbons of MORE an
tique, set at the back of the basque, and
falling In long loops and ends, are often
added TO ball costumes OF transparent ma
terials.
Dress shoes are being largely made of
combinations of cloth, velvet or suede,
with patent leather. All the shades are
used, but chiefly tan. Oxford ties are
also made in this style.
There Is much tendency toward the
fancy in sleeves of all garments. Angel
sleeves. falling away from the shoulder;
bell sleeves, large or small, and fancy
drapery are seen instead.
Pink edges for draperies are a new
and very charming feature, which, how>
ever, must be reserved for fine, firm fab>
RIGS, as ladies' cloth, etc. Shoulder
seams are not quite so short.
Ivory. marigold, yellow, raspberry,
heliotrope, delicate green and azalia pink
are the colors most favored for dancing
dresses. Blue. while still worn by those
to whom it is especially becoming, is not
so often seen as the other colors named.
Although the decollete style for bodice
is seen in many imported evening dresses,
nearly all those furnished by American
designers are made with high waist, or
with moderate openings, either heart or
V shaped. in the front or at the back
The handsome wrap for cold weather
will be of plush trimmed with fur, with
or without hustle quicker, full length,
with the bands of fur two and half to
three inches wide. Black monkey, black
and white bear. lynx. llama and Persian
lamb will be the leading furs.
Strings are dispensed with upon many
of the new bonnets. The poke is seldom
provided with them. When they are
used they are some times tied in a single
knot, or one end is twisted around the
other under the chin. the ends being then
doubled lengthwise and fastened with
pins. Made bows are still worn by those
to whom they are becoming.
Fashion has gone color mad. TIE
wild pursuit Of change, which grows to
be mania when given rein, ha3 devel
oped craze of unheard,of, unknown,
unnamable colors. homely in themselves.
hideous in combination. and positively
fiendish in their effect on the sight. No
one wants an honest red, or blue, or
white any more, The search is for deli
cate pearl greens. electric grays, gobelin
blues, green browns, brown reds and sea-
green tints of olive grays, each one homes
lier, more unbecoming than the other.
They are called into being not for their
beauty. becomingness, or artistic merit,
but because women are getting into the
habit of letting themselves grow tired of
everything after seeing it three or four
times and become perfectly crazy for
something else.