The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-08-27
FREAKS OF FASHION.

various NOtcs on Styles In Fem1n1ne Dress
The new gloves in suede kid, of the
tint called Egyptian pink, are very fash.
ionably worn with carriage and evening
toilets. The shade is much like the
color of an over-ripe raspberry.
Parasols for usual wear are mostly Of
silk, shot variously, and trimmed with
pinked ruffles of the same. For dressy
tirely of chiffon in various beautiful
tints, and are very elaborate, indeed.
Many of the sleeves on handsome Wis
ting and dinner dresses are wholly OF
partly covered with rich trimming
made of silk tatting or of Irish crochet.
work in handsome patterns, wrought
as delicately and perfectly as the finest
woven passementerics.
A pretty summer tea-gown is of gray
India cashmere and crocus-yellow
crepon. The upper part of each sleeve
is yellow crepoI; the lower half, gray
cashmere. The front of the gown is
also of crepon. and the plated ruche at
the skirt hem is of the gray fabric lined
with crocus-yellow surah.
Figured foulards, striped and plaided
surahs and French zephyr ginghams
have waists made with a deep bias
flounce set all around the lower edge
with a narrower rufie graduated in
width going over the shoulders from
belt to belt. These ruffles are used in
the place of lace on many dressy gowns.
The new very sheer woollens and
wash silks for blouses for the house,
for travelling. and for tennis have fancy
stripes dotted with contrasting color or
narrow irregular stripes forming broad
ones. These biouses are made with a
shallow yoke at the back like boys
shirt waist, with three box-plaits down
the front, or one very wide one. They
shirt sleeves with very deep waist
bands.
The lavish use just now made of
laces of every sort enables many last
years dresses, still in fresh condition,
to do duty without dating themselves
by the basqueless appearance of the
bodice. The waist may be sharply
pointed, with added basques of paniers
about ten or twelve inches deep. Short
silk sleeves, vest and pipings, intro.
duced in last seasons wooden gowns,
give them quite fashionable appear
ance.
Shirt-fronts are multiplying, and are
made of fishers net, polka-dotted silks,
bright red surah, plain or dotted with
black or white; also on dressy toilets
they are made of satin-striped chiffon,
fower-printed silk muslin, Grape de
Chine. and English Grape in tints, OF
damask rose, sea-shel pink, Persian
lilac, sulphur and chartreuse green. A
girdle made of silk, covered with Jewel
beads, frequently finishes the shirt
also very popular.
Very long and handsome riding-cloalzs
for summer evening wear on the beach
or other fashionable drives, are mad.
of Louis XIV. and Louis XVI. brocades
with black or neutral grounds, figured
with large broche flowers. Some are
trimmed with. superb jet Jokes, pointS
and girdles, others with rich bead.
wrought nets, and still others with i'm.
mense ruches made of tringed silks
closely plated. They are generally
lined with light-colored silks, and are
finished with high full sleeves and ex'
ira deep cuffs.-N. Y. Post.
"A native bard sent a poem to the
editor of this journal, and apologized
for his hardness in furnishing the verses
on the plea that he was completing
patent for a fire-escape which occupied
most of his time. As the editorial
rooms are on the first floor and almost
on level with the street, the poet will
not need his fire-escape when calling
upon the editor to learn the fate of his
ode. Still it was q delicate way of ex.
pressing his opinion about the merit Of
his composition. -San Franei co News
Letter.