Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-10

| that is to say, the dreHsmakers put fane
or coquilles Of lace over them, and make
sleeves with puffs at the top.
Black gowns are generally relieved
with touches of color here and there.
Embroidery in soft, dull cashmere tints
is the best thing with which to brighten
Them.
The Watteau fiat of fine, yellow Leg
horn, shaped wide in front and narrow at
the back, with many dents and bends
| and a big wreath of flowers, is the hat OF
| the season.
: The handsome trained redingotes,
made to wear with skirts of different
color and stuff, must be lined either to
match the skirt or else with q color in
harmony with it.
The gingham gown is to the fore, and
mankind, being ignorant, talks about
sweet simplicity, and doesn't know that
it is mounted on silk, and is quite as
costly as woolen one would be.
Apple.green and primrose:yellow are
used in combination for evening gowns.
Another favorite mixture that sounds i'm
possible, and looks more than well, is
deep cream with clear, glitteripg white.
Among the newest new colors are
"soap blue," soft, dull, grav-blue /;
"oak heart" pink with hints of red and
yellow, and "dried roseleaf," which re.
produces faithfully the faint yellow
cream OF the dead petals.
In arranging the trimming upon ii
bonnet care must be taken that the out
lines of the shape are preserved. These
tiny affairs can easily be smothered in
ribbons, laces or flowers, and their pref
tiness entirely destroyed.
A favorite way of tightening mourn
ing dress is to introduce the white full
shirt, but it must be remembered that
there is no longer any bag or fullness be-
low the waist. The present season is
one of smalt compactness, and one of the
salient characteristics of its fashions is a
dainty trimness.
The shirt is now indispensable to the
feminine wardrobe, being worn in silk,
crepe de chine, and various other mater
ials, with afternoon and visiting cos
tunes Pleated from the neck to the
waist, il has taken the place Of the vest
or waist tcoat, this being now relegated to
tailor dresses.
Paris milliners say that ribbons will
soon get the better of flowers as the
trimming for stylish hats. 1t is used in
all widths, from "baby" up to 10 inches,
and appears in the richest weaves and
the most daring yet artistic color COM
bination. Where ribbon is combined
with flower trimming very narrow velvet
is oftenest used, of color to match the
dominant line Of the blossoms.
Hairdressers are attempting to revive
the old Revolutionary style of dressing
the hair, but the fashionable women who
adopts the centennial coiffure will find it
anything but becoming The hair is
dressed in one large, full braid, which is
carried from the nape of the neck to the
extreme top of the head. 1t is style
that will prove most trying to any but the
prettiest of women.
Quite new notion, where the full
front of bodice is made of black or white
lace, is to let that lace form a kind of
basque somewhat deeper in the centre
than anywhere else. but not in the least
pointed and gradually rounded OF towards
the hips. The waistband has the ap.
pearance Of being run into the lace, but
in reality this last is finely gathered and
firmly stitched on to the top and bottom
Of the waist ribbon.
What are Toby frills? Merely China
crepe. mousseline de soie,- null, muslin,
or lace, hemmed, plated, and arranged
around the throat in two or three rufftee.
OF course the neck must be cut low and
faced. Wearing these frills close up un.
der the ears ruins at once the antique
and quaint effect. If you wish you may
have your lower frill reach to the shoul-
ders, the second half as wide, and the
first half the width of the second.