Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-19
PARIS FASHION NOTES.

PARIS FASHION NOTES.
Novelties Introduced By the Dress- Makers
Of the French Metropolis.
Sun-umbrellas have become parasols
again, and in restoring their old name
another old-time feature has been re-
vived-that Of closing them with .
passementerie ring. They are made
OF all materials; of printed cottons for
the country, Madras plaid cottons for
travelling. plain silks and silks with o
woven border, Examines and lace lined
with hght-colored silk. The style of
the handle conforms to the material of
the umbrella, those for the country,
travelling and general use having pol
ished wooden handle; handsomer ones,
bamboo stick with q chased gold or
silver handle.
The two colors most generally in IA
vor at the moment are grsy-blue and
red. In all shades and all fabrics. To
illustrate the popularity of red, there
are blouse dresses for the country
made OF Turkey red cotton. trimmed
with a profusion of coarse-looking
ecru guipure lace. or with embroidery
in white on ecru batiste. Ecru guipures
and embroideries have never been en-
tirely out Of fashion, but being so
pretty and convenient. had been rather
overdone. and consequently dropped to
some extent; this year they are taken
up with more favor than ever. All the
gray woods enjoy the highest popular
ity. provided they are trimmed
with one of the metallic gall
looms. silver. steel or gold, par
ticularly silver in all its tones. A very
pretty toilet is a round plain dress.
q species of redingote. made of mouse
gray wool; the fronts open in large re-
vers that extend to the belt, and inside
is draped plastron of cream foulard;
the skirt front is of the same foulard,
Ornamented with deep embroidery of
gold thread. Less sumptuous, but
quite as elegant, is the same toilet
with the skirt front trimmed with gal
loon in gray and silver. For. as has
been said, the characteristic feature of
the moment is metallic galloon and
embroidery in silk and metal. But it
is necessary to exercise fOrethOught
in using this style of ornament, and
where instructive good taste is lacking
there is always some risk that the eff
feet will be heavy, overloaded or in
harmonious.
Among the countless combinations
that find place in summer toilets are
skirts of batiste dresses composed of
bands of batiste alternating with inser-
tions of embroidery, or bands of en-
broidery of which tho notched ends
rest on the batiste bands. A corsage
accompanying such skirt il original.
The entire side forms are of the en-
br0idery; the back is plai,,, of batiste,
and the fronts are of batiste plated;
the sleeves are striped like the skirt.
A new summer corset, which is worth
mentioning, is of coarse ecru net, very
substantially made, and having the ap-
pearance of shirred lace. 1t is deli
ciously comfortable for not weather.
Little change in general styles, but
much variety in details, are the main
characteristics of new fashions for
children. The English dress is still
worn, the principal features of which
are the wide bodice. which is made in
one with the skirt that forms part of it,
and with the nglish dress the sailor
suit continues in favor. The English
dress has the waist full, either plated
or crossed, with either q narrow
standing collar or deep square sailor
collar, the sleeves straight, either
gathered to wristband by perpen-
dicular plaits, or finished with a cuff
of a different fabric to match the
trimming of the dress. The skirt is
full. either gathered all around, plated
in broad laid plaits, or in very fine
tucked plaits sewed to just above the
knee, and left loose below. Three
horizontal folds or a shirred space sep
arate the skirt from the waist. The
sailor suit worn by little girls is of
serge or coarse flannel in red or navy
blue. with guimpe Of white wool
embroidered with anchors in the color
of the dress or in gold twist; guimpes
are also made of jersey cloth with cross
stripes. A deep sailor collar rolls from
the guimpe and extends in revers to the
waist. The skirt is usually plated in
wide round plaits.-Paris Cor. Harper's
Bazaar.
FOulARDS AND PONGEES.