Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS
Charming Cloth Costumes Nsds Accord
lag TO the Latest styles

Cn8rmtuE NN0th No>nmfaF< asA@ &*1~es1r
lag TO the Latest Styles
The Empire polonaise cloth costumes
for slender young women arc very
handsome In cloths of two colors
trimmed with wide gold braid. the
front Of the waist crossed and rccrOssed
~ith thIckly-rcppcd ribbons A green
cloth polcuaiss bor,icred with gold
braid two inches wide 10 made up over
. tan cloth skirt. with the lower
sleeves Of tan-color. also the plastrou.
while the bust has heavy corded green
ribbon crossing in Empire fashion. and
hanging nearly IA the door iriec to
the left CT the front The tan skirt Is
full and plain. with two rows Of gold
braid around IL above q hem. The
polouaise laps 10 the left side. and has
a single triangular revers turned back
on the waist disclosing plastrOn and
collar of tan-colored cloth The rib
bon then begins In tbs arn-hole on the
right side. crosses To the ieft lower
down. then returns 20 the right
side NJ the waist line. and
recrosses a. wide Empire sash
with dropping ends on the left
The sleeves are green from the top 10
the elbows, and are pushed up in high
folds around the arTuholes; below the
elbows they are tightly fitted and Of
tan cloth; the upper full parts taper
downward. are pointed al the elbows.
and are edged there with gold braid
/ This and similar picturesque dresses
chosen for afternoon wear and sor day
receptions are worn with an Empire
poke bonnet or a proiectiag-brimmed
round hat the color Of the cloth. with
ostrich tips and wide loops OF ribbon
for trimming.
Other most graceful wool gowns are
made of the videly-bor,iered camel -
hair stuffs. with the border nt the foot
OF the very plain skirt. which IS made
round. with great deal OF fulness in
the back. where it hangs in natural
and graceful folds The grayish En-
pire green wools. with border Of darker
green half yard deep around the
skirt. make very tasteful gowns with
this simple skirt and n round waist
opening over a gathered habit-shirt OF
white or psler green wool; revers OF
the striped wool are made broad and
short. and there Is wide sash cross
ing the front of black moire
ribbon with ends hanging down
the left side. The back OF the
skirt Is gathered 10 pass over the edge
OF the round bodice. and mOdistes sup
port this by n very slight pad hustle
sewed to the edge Of the bodice. Tho
full sleeves give the effect of high
folds around the armhole; but taper
below in leg-of-mutton shape Red
cloths and red India eamels hair In
various shades are made up with 4
vest Of white cloth wrought nearly al
. over with gold cord. then draped from
! each side OF the vest with white ben
yaline folds that cross At the waist lins
under n short belt OF the white clotf
with gold eording. Other red-clotl
, redingotes have the odd decoration o
copper cording instead of gold Cop
per shades Of cloth are made up Ovel
very dark blue velvet skirts. with I
vest of blue velvet, striped lengthwise
with copper cords in the long redin
! cote. A novel way of Frightening
/ black-cloth redingotes is to edge tn
. braided revers, collar and cuffs with
> narrow piping fold of light yellow
cloth. Greens with tan-color, an'
yray-greens with black. copper will
blue that il almost plum-color. ana
dark beaver browns with dark fur. ar
fashionable colors for wool gowns.