, 1890-02-27

ing with yellow and white roses arc a
feature OF the dinner table.
Silver knick.knacks, such as boxes
trays and buckets, are now used to hold
bon bons for table decorations.
It Is quito the thing now to have
your elbow frills and vest to match tho
stuart or MediCi collar of Duchess lace.
Close waistcoats of seal or Alaska sa-
ber furnish the vest, collar and cults
of the most luxurious velvet carriage
wraps.
Partisan taste transforms the severely
simple garb of the tailor gown into an
exceedingly tasteful and snowy cos
tune.
For those who attach especial impor-
tance to a slim and shapely figure, the
polonaise will continue to be decided
iayorlte.
The satiny perfection of damask has
asserted its supremacy over the vulgar
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1t has certainly won tine day.
A pretty conceit IL the bamboo stand,
from the arch Of which hangs a gypsy
kettle allied with maiden hair ferns aud
delicate white blossoms.
Costume dinners have not proved a
success, 1t being almost impossible to get
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keeping with the decorations.
A very pretty fashion in sash ribbons
has been revived, the ribbons being
brought to the front, where they arc tied
III large bow, the ends falling TO the
hem Of the dress.
1t is a noticeable fact that the fashion
Of wearing short sleeves is daily on the
decrease, even the most elaborate even
ing gowns being graced by some diaph'
anous material
The counterpanc of silk with its mon
ogram of gold continues to keep com
pany with the huge silken bolster that
also holds the monogram while coquet-
tish bows close the ends.
Supper jackets are in high favor Just
now. They do not require either seams
or darts in front, the little affair being
adjusted to the figure by means OF
deeply curved under arm seams.
Amber-colored cames' hair tiecked
with white calls for panels, cuffs, girdle,
reyers and collar of white cloth, upon
which Is embroidered in the most eccen-
tric designs amber-toned soutache.
Zulu hats, when pinched into shape
and held by fine wire, may be silvered
ana lined with soft, white silk, when
they are ready for flowers or bon. n.bons.
The handle should also be made from
lace.
Rosettes, that have been for some
time a favorite ornamentation for mil
linery and house toilettes, are now used
for home decorative purposes, holding
back canoples, portiercs, curtains, and
indeed all sorts and kind Of draperies.
Dainty wicker baskets in all sorts of
odd, quaint shapes are used by the for
let for the wedding breakfast. Hidden
away in the pretty lining of plush or
brokade are recep,acles for water. In
them are placed blossoms that are al
lowed to stray in reckless profusion
across the handle ana gracefully droop
over the sides.
Such a charming theater bonnet, look
ing as it rested upon the fair hair as If
its mistress was about to indulge in the
festivities of the May dance The
Frcnchy pink roses with their tiny
leaves of soft, delicate green formed the
dainticst wreath imaginable about IA
crOwnlcss brim, while velvet strings
that matched perfection the exquisite
leaves were brought under the pretty
chin and caught by ieweled pins.
Lachepots are wonderfully pretty and
exceedingly graceful fancies forthe lover
of ilowcr-pot or yace. Even the most
hideous bit of china becomes an exceed
ingly captivating stand when yciled Icy
one of these decorative covers. They
are very easily made, the bags of sutin,
hrocade or silk being shaped like sacks,
the neck gathered by the means of rib
hons or silver cord. They are very much
more effective when made loose enough
to fall upon the table In careless folds
that form u pull about the base of the
vase which they have in hiding,