The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-27
FASHION POINTS.

k0fstiel~s Win sUDiidff straps, OF
else narrow baby sleeves, are worn In
great numbers over haIf-high gninpes
Of crepe Iisse or silk muslin.
A tuft OF silver tipped white ostrich
feathers Il q favorite hair ornament
with ladies anywhere In that debafabie
land Of age between thirty and fifty.
a Partisan fancy for empire even
ing gowns Ia four or i've unhemmed
skirts Of tulle. the uppermost one bor-
deyed with hfteen rows OF soutache
braid, either gold, silver or copper.
Striking toilets for very young
women are made of red cloth or red
India camel's hair combined with
white cloth and white bengaline, along
with much gold or copper cord aad
braid.
The hair may be high or low al
pleasure Care must be taken, how
ever, To have 1t pronouncedIy high or
low, as the . middle extreme Il just
now severely sat upon by Dame
Fashion.
-pleated silk muslin might and
dark tints, is now sold by the yard 10
wear in turned-down frills about the
neck and wrists. or TO make the bic
iabot now so much feature Of after
noon toilets.
Handsome silks for evening and din.
ner wear have usually the skirt slashed
in several places 20 show the lace pet
ticoat beneath. This is either in ac-
Gordon pleats or else laid over color
that brings out its exquisite pattern.
Necklaces are worn even with high
bodices. JewelIed combs. great or
small. tangie In beauty's hair. At
balls and dinners OF ceremony small
aigrettes, with jewels so set as 10 fa;i
below them. are the head ornaments
most preferred.
Marquise laees appear this winter
with edges 50 sharply pointed that
they are often called Vandykes. A
very beautiful sort has one point OF
Chantiliy and the next OF Spanish.
To get the full effect ii raast be shown
over some very bright color.
All Paris has returned 10 the wear.
ing Of hean-dresses, which resemble
small and very airy hornets. Elderly
ladies modify them into caps. but re.
tain enough OF light grace 10 prevent
them from being cIassed with the car
Of brides and harbs and things that
not SC long ago gave new terrors %
old age.
This Is the garb OF magnificent
mafron: Princess robe of green LYONS
velvet, opening In front over bodice
and petlieoat OF old rose India silk
embroidered In brown and green. re-
yers or waist and skirt, of brown silk
embroidered in pink and green. point.
ed slippers, green fan and green tips
for the hair.
The hustle grows smaller by degrees
and beautifully less. With beltssI
bodices for evening Il il now conspicil.
onsly absent Position basques re-.
qnire the support of a small cushion.
Draped skirts of clinging stnH are best
held in place by pettieoat fiounced
around the bottom and all the way up
the back.
A new use has been founi for the
loose rose petals 40 largely employed
for loas, hat trimmings. and SO on,
Some genius has discovered thar they
can be applied also 10 pincnshions.
and furnish up an old one won
derfally Better still. the daily prick
ing OF five hundred pins viii in nowise
injure its appearance.
The velvet evening gown Is a long
tayerlte In Paris. Generally it is
ebGilt this way" Black velvet gown
With panels Of black Chantiliy over
pettieoai of gold satin, embroidered In
black arm gold. The same BLACK and
go!d embroidery appears upon the
pointed plastron OF the velvet waist
The sleeves are hong under the arm
and short on top. ar else draped "a "a
GFecsue.
The empire eGsssge Of Partisan cut
Is nsted With = single dart and two
curved seams. which start at the shout
Ter aud curve 90 she point IN front.
There are txo side forms in the back,
which must be Laced up. not hooked
OF hattoned the neck is low and
roind, With embroidery about il.
This : repeated about the bottom OF
TIE SKIRT. A sash of cause or cEepon
missiles the bot,na of the waist
Dsapery OF the same staff Is graduated
Gown the seams shaf come from the
shoulder.
Feather nnfis are Hat and square,
With bow in the middle for their only
sTaament, Nuts "a cloth ar velvet
are shlFEed about the Middle, and
have a very fun rulile vt either egsa.
lhny have also wadsisa Innings that
are often aeiieateiv scented. Ribbon
auIis are very small. with several tong
.oogs hanging from the center. niFec-
safe hlWgts have two iung points of
seosii, meeting over A vide Band cf
sas Evening nuts must match in
saser the wrap they accompany rather
aaAfs the gown.
ne treShen a gown whose collar il
aastsS worn. SAYS ts.e New y ork taas-
ssesesst advertiser. take coo,S rihgan tgo
ssaa osls- half inches wide, of the color
- aae gawn or OF sss trimming. pat
ssssn Rows OF gathers through the
A.sidSe q Il, leaviug narrow r4lgsse az
.aeh eSsge. Pat 4 arassnd outside
saae collar, lapping il Al the lsft side,
ana ISSse1 under Aaw OF many ieopS
Ahotaer gaFnitaFe Is made af narrow
sas.Ssoa very fully p,saied and set inside
- col ~ 80 aS - show barely = quar-
ineh OF firth AZ each end I'VE
.ssass 81 giohoa are LETT plain and sied
8 an3 bow after the eallareiie i in
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