St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
FASHION MISCELLANY.
Chiidren's Cloaks and Dresses Demi-
Trained ToiIets-Tea Gowns.

| Children's Cloaks and Dresses Demi-
| Trained ToiIets-Tea Gowns.
Velvet, yelyeteen and cloth are fash
ionable materials for children cloaks
and dresses, but plush has been used
in such poor qualities that even the
finest silk pushes have lost favor. The
velveteens wear we'll and are ineXpen-
sive, and are to be had in all the fash
| ionable Gobelin shades. Velvet gowns
for dancing parties are made with high
waist, puffed sleeves, and Il full skirt,
and have deep pointed collar and cuffs
of Irish lace or of embroidery. The
pretty cashmere and crepeline dresses
are, however, quite as effective, and are
to be commended for their simplicity
and BECAUSE less costly. The nacks of
new guimpe dresses are cut in V-shape,
and the guimpe may be of lace for
dressy occasions, though the finely
! tucked muslin and embroidered
guimpes are preferred by most moth
ers. A polonaise over-dress with
grimpe in V-shape is new for cash
mercs and crepelines; the front has
three braided length-wise tabs, and the
fiat sides have large square pockets
prettily braided; the skirt is in accord
ion folds or in large kilt plaits. Warm
| leggings for the street are Of tan-col-
ored morocco Or of undressed kid, but
toned their entire length Oh the out
side, and extending up under the kilt
skirt.
Pretty demi-trained toilettes for
young ladies are made of white wool
and silver braiding. The skirt is full
and straight, with a wide braided bor-
der across the front and sides at the
foot. The waist is high on the Shout
ders, but open in V in front, the full
ness being gathered along the shoulder
seam and at the point in front and
back. A band of braiding edges the
point of the neck, and much wider
bands are set in the under-arm
seams, and sloping gradually narrower
to the point at the end of the front.
The sleeves are slightly full, with
braided point forming Il cap at the top,
and another forming a cuff. Similar
toilettes are made up of crepeline, pale
gray, chamois-color, pearl, sky blue, or
pink, or darker old-rose, with the trim
ming formed merely of MORE of the
same color or else ivory white; u sash OF
two loops and ends is added in the back.
Round waists belted with ribbon are
worn by debutantes, and may be made
quite plain if the wearer is plump, or
| gathered full on the shoulders if she is
slight. The crossed-over corsages. diff
ferent on each side, are on more elabo-
rate dresses, as one of chamois-colored
silk crossing full from the right side to
open on the left side, which is made up
of white and gold embroidery; the
skirt is full, opening also on the left
over an under skirt of the white and
gold.
A new feature in tea gowns is that
of having the full front of some becom-
ing dark shade, while the gown itself
is very light, as pale Nile green MORE
for the gown, with the front OF very
dark green faille. Another favorite
caprice is for making these full fronts
more close fitting by shocked stitches
at the throat and waist line, or else
putting fine tucks orss plaits there to
shape the fullness to the figure. The
plaits are held by Misunderstanding, and
the honey-combed or shocked fronts
have pearl bead set in each corner OF
the diamonds. Contrasting colors are
also seen in the fronts of such gowns.
as old-rose with gray-plue or pink with
moss green,-Harper's Bazaar.
Mamma, said beautiful X street
maiden in tender tones this morning
at breakfast, 'Henry is coming around
tomorrow night We'll, what of
that ?" said mamma, with ill-concealed
disappointment. Hes been coming
every Sunday night for two years.
Every true, mamma, but neither OF
them was leap year," and cold, hard
determined look spread over her lovely
features an inch and a half thick
Washington Critic.
The health of the family: Joseph.
love, you told me you never drank be-
. fore we married" mo, shweet; never
did. Only been dwinking your helsh
ever shinsh.'' "But, Joseph, when
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