The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13
FASHION NOTES.

Large fat hats will be the summer style
for children. They win be allowed to
flap" in the passing breeze as they will
not be caught up on either side.
Cut glass is becoming the fashion for
toilet articles. instead OF silver. The rea-
son for this Is practical enough-the silver
requires constant polishing. while the glass
Is easily kept in order and is quite q
pretty.
A new idea In loose-fronted jackets Is to
make them singIe-breasted with revers,
but secured by hook. so that they appeal
douhle-breasted, without the extra weight.
The military tab-braiding is coming in
again; indeed. IL never remains long out OF
fashion. so becoming is il.
In the present fashions the bodice be-
comes the distinctive point for ornament.
In oil gowns the high and rather full sleeve
Is introduced, and Is generally in contrast
ing material TO the rest of the bodice,
though In simple gowns Of cheviot il usu-
ally matches the skirt In combination
dresses OF cashmere and silk the bodice is
usually OF silk and the sleeve OF cashmere
and silk.
A complete costume just from the tall
or's hands is made of fine quality OF
quecn's tweed. The walking Jacket is de-
signed 10 wear with other gowns, being
made of dark-grecn cloth. The loose
fronts are lined with silver gray silk shot
with green. The dress bodice is fitted with
two waisteoats-one OF pale ecru corded
silk OVERLAND with green and gold sontache
braid; the other OF silk striped white and
green alternately. The collar is somewhat
high, not strictly Medici In shape. still
wholly unlike the military collar which has
been popular so long.
The combination oi two materials il a
f.stssEe of the season. French dresse. OF
wool are combined freely with corded faille
or with striped satin in harmonirins or
contrasting colors. In simple tailor gowns
Of cheviot, q plain cloth in the prevailing
tone OF The mixed goods is used THIS CON
sSituses the sleeveless jacket, which is cut
away in 'front.' or hangs loose 10 show a
vest of ehevios. and is completed by large
lego mutton sleeves of the chevsot cut
bias. There is tendency To drspe the
dress in pyramid cluster OF plaits in the
center Of the front: from thence the drap-
err Is drawn back.
Fashionable spring millinery includes
small toques with strings that may be
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I Esch varied in style nressy hats viii be
made of what they cali Agreements" that
Is TO say. OF straw, lace or guipure. open
I Ike tine passemenferie. and open-work
/ ssraws viii quite take the place Of plain
ones. for toqaes are no longer aat around
the hrim. but made with . tsist of some
| hrht material. such Is tuiie or crepe; the
| strings Are always At the back, and, eros
| Ing ever. are tied on the left side near the
ear. They. as well as the capofes. are very
ssnasi ard dat GA the top. with . tiny taft
| al towers or feathers ia front. on q small
wreath
TIE tat has gone forth that soft, light,
e4inging materials ike foalsrd viii be used
for spring dresses. crossing in folds on the
ectioe. which they nearly cover. vet shos-
ing the Outline OF the figure and falling
+ thence Ia graceful feds on The skirt. orIy
Eat skirts without sournurss are seen.
! though II IL preiscsea that this fashion has
bad nearly iss allotted tire Of pcruIaritv
and they are made much longer than
formerly The carrecs thing il only lust 4,
show the Up OF the soe In front and 10 Law
four or fvs inches GA the ground in the
hark. The definite styles VI Henry Ill. ard
! Louis XVI. are losing iaser. and one sees