Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-26
WOMAN'S WEAR.
Ostrich feathers reign

Ostrich feathers reign
 Skirts are quite long. Brocades are in demand for evening gowns.
 Red stockings are worn with black toilets
 Green and black lead the color lines for street toilets.
 Applique trimmings are even used upon short feeced furs.
 Leather in glossy black or natural shades is used for trimming dresses.
 Black, white, tan and gray gloves figure in the fashionable woman's outfit.
 Cloaks are extremely elegant, and sealskin was never more fashionable than now.
 Vatican cloaks for evening and carriage wear are made of dark and changeable bro caded silks.
 Bridesmaids wear gowns of soft Sicilienne in Nile green, yellow or rose pink combined with silk mule or embroidered hsse. e.
 Rich black costumes have a skirt of velvet and directoire coat of brocade, with figure so large that one design covers the entire breadth ......-
 La Tosca sticks are carried by courageous girls of fashion. They cost from $5 to $50, and their correct length is to the top of the shoulder.
 Big and little buttons are in style. Some new wooden specimens are beautifully carved. The prettiesr buttons are those of Venetian handiwork.
 Cloaks of ruby plush are trimmed with quantities of passementerie and thickly corded guipure lace, and made up over glossy black Russian lambskin.
 E The newest veils fall below the face, and are drawn backward under the chin and at the top by means of a very narrow ribbon running through their lace edging.
 The new jewel-like bands of bead embroi- dery are works of art. The colors are rich and varied, yet refined and delicate of blend as the shades in a cashmere shawl Cats eye buttons in all shades of color are made from the shells which come from Annoy; hence, to the banished Chinese we are in debted for these beautiful specialties.
 Ostrich feather boas are worn with dressy toilets, and are accompanied by ostrich feather muffs of unique shape, with square corners, and they are entirely fiat when not filled out by the hands. Dancing gowns are made of plain or beaded tuIle, gauges and lace nets in delicate evening tints or cream, ivory or pure white 1 shot with silver and gold threads, forming square effects, lines or bars. Beautiful evening wraps are made of Per sian figured brocade on white ground, com bined with dark velvet trimmed with fringe showing all the colors of the brocade, anG with white crinkled Chinese fur.
 The prettiest fans on display are the Wat teau wind walters of lace in crepe lisse. They have Vatican plait so superimposed upor each fold of the fan as to fall into flutes o1 1 the outer side of the sticks when the fan ii l closed.
 Slippers made of the dress material ar, worn with many lovely evening toilets O. rose brocade peau de soie or blue or yellow sicilienne. They are trimmed with pearl ol silver buckles and call for silk stockings O corresponding color.
 Undressed kid gloves of light quality ant swith corded backs are properly worn fo visiting and carriage purposes Heavie varieties have wide stitching of black or sel color and are worn with tailor gowns ant morning walking toilets.
 Youthful looking black dresses are of fin India camers hair, with lower skirt of ret wool showing Persian sufficiently deep t. reach to the knees The bodice has vest O the red wool, and revers, collar, cuffs ant wide belt of the border.-Cloak, Suit ant Ladies' Wear Review.