St. Landry democrat., 1891-09-19
FASHION NOTES.

III III Flower jewelry is in special favor.
~ The dark but clear greens bid fair t
~ be noticed, also bright blue reddis
70 yellow.
W For evening wear during the comm
IF season crepe and chiffon will still b
with us.
% The serpentine stripes are to be mad
d up so as to apparently wind around tn
n wearer.
IL The silk Venetian crepe for hang
ings and draperies is really beautiful
d material.
- Dark reddish browns will be fashion
y able in the fall, and are very becoming t.
" brunettes
Y Russian leather belts, with the wear
= er's monogram, will be worn by fashion.
g able young ladies.
$ White stockings have been revived in
Paris, and an attempt is being made to
make them fashionable here once more.
Fine lace is now used on children 8
clothing, even point and Venetian. Col
lars, capes, yokes and Wristbands are
garnshed with it freely.
The newest shirt waists are of shot
surah either with or without polka dots.
Other pretty blouse and shirt waists
are of white India silk figured in flow.
ers.
The little folk of Paris are wearing
sashes up under their armpits, bullying
sleeves and three-caped collars. Some
times Russian belt mounted with old
silver is seem
Velvet ribbons are much used for trim
ming summer dresses of cashmere, challie,
ETC., and the newest fancy is for those of
uncut velvet, ribbed across, with straight
cord edges.
Childrens hats have round brims of
straw, chiffon crowns and trimmings of
flowers and white bows. Hats of drawn
muslin have an immense spread, under
which the sweet faces are lost entirely.
Soft gray ribbed silk underwear of
light but firm quality, with skirts, cor.
sets, stockings and undressed kid shoes
of the same tint, are IN great request this
season among fashionable travelling out
fits. |
Black velvet ribbons are used on light
chambray and lawn gowns, organizes,
and muslins,as girdles, bretelles, rosettes,
shoulder knots, around the neck in points,
and hanging from the belt in chatelaine
ends and loops.
Black velvet ribbons are used on cham
bray and lawn gowns, organdies and
muslins as glrdles, breteles, rosettes,
shoulder knots, around the neck in points
and hanging from the belt in chatelaine
ends and loops.
Those who have street-sweeping gown
skirts with frayed edges, that can only
be repaired by being cut off, will be glad
to know that late advices from Paris state
that not only must the trailing street.
gown 60, but that it is already going.
Dainty and handsome cotton dresses
IN delicate colors, trimmed in various
fashions with white or tinted Swiss en-
oroidery, rival in beauty gowns of sum-
ner silk. They are greatly the vogue,
md the more elaborate are used for the
most dressy occasions.
Batlste gowns IN cream, pink and ,
cru, barred, striped, lowered, dotted :
md bordered, are very popular this year. =
The bodice of these dresses is usually !,
nore or less elaborate, and the skirts are :.
raped over soft silk petticoats of the !,
anne shade as the batiste. =
One of the most modish of garments t.
the white cloth waistcoat, fastened q
18th tiny gold buttons. With a dark r.
own it gives the whole costume a fresh !,
nd dainty look. By rubbing it with G,
lpe-clay as often as it is worn it can be A
ept Choking like new" 8,
Not only is the three quarter length al
pe the most fashionable for ladies this al
ason, but capes extending below the hi
are made for children, and of OF
e same material as the dress, while they 81
made separate from the dress, so that di
ey can be worn at pleasure. BIZ
A simple dress is of white dotted W
Vlss muslin. tionred all over with na1o ST
olet flowers, and made with violet silk ST.
'eves, vest, and very narrow silk frills III
the skirt hem. The dotted muslin vi
IS very WIDE, of excellent quality, but ye
cost only sixty-fve cents yard. VI
A pretty and inexpensive costume is of e e
liotrope wool dotted with white and .o
de with darker silk sleeves, collar and -
is, these OVERLAND with very narrow W
yer braid. The hem on the plain bell
rt is turned up on the outside, faced
III the silk, and covered with seven
vs. of the braid CHI
Beautiful summer tints are introduced On
many of the imported gowns of black .ht
I, lace chiffon and grenadine; for ex. le'
pie, black crepe de Chine is softly &c
ped over skirt of Marie Autoinette sal
telasse silk brocaded with small brill ere
t flowers, and the foot of the skirt is clle
red with ruehe of the fringed silk, gre
wing delicious combination of the up
uisite shade of the flowers in the silk. aoe
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the
ord Ashburnham's famous "Textus saw
he Gospels" is valued at $50, 900 and bee