St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
The newest thing in note paper is of a
delicate hellotrope, with a silver mono
gram.
The Egyptian element asserts itself
strongly in the color and form of dress
decorations.
Jet belts are a novel feature, pointed
in the centre, and bordered with a grad.
uated fringe.
Black leather, embroidered with
plants, shells and beetles wings, is new
for day gowns.
Pleats and wide Hungarian kits ap.
pear in the late Paris importations for
dinner, carriage or church gowns.
Jewel boxes of rock crystal, mounted
in silver, are counted among other high
art articles that find a place in the bou-
doir.
The "Mercury" is a new bonnet, in.
spired by the Greek god, and is made of
blue and gold straw, with gold wings al
the side.
Silver powder-boSes, beautifully
chased and decorated with medallion p0r-
traits of historical persons, are greatly
admired.
Finely wateled MORE silks in lus-
trous qualities and delicious art tints are
much used by both French and English
modistes.
A unique finger ring is a solid dia,
mond heart, surmountei by a diamond
crown. This double design also figures
as a brooch.
Jackets for young girls are as often
loose-fronted as closed, and have closed,
round, square, pointed or somewhat
haring collars.
There is a great demand for silver
bowls, these dishes being employed for
a variety of purposes, as for salads,
fruits, cracked ice and desserts.
The skirt is longer than was the fash
ion last summer for young girls dresses,
and this is in obedience to the caprice
now frightening the dresses of ladies'
dresses also.
Gold lace, a few loops of narrow
golden brown velvet and sprays OF sweet
briar roses, trim pretty straight brimned,
l~ow-crowned sailor hats of the new variety
and of reseda straw.
The dainty and refined chimes, louisines
and other distinctly sumner silks seem
to have won a permanent place in p
lar favor, and their adaptability and in
expensiveness assist in retaining it.
Rough cheviots and tweeds will con-
tinue to be the choice for travelling
dresses, except for those who prefer mo-
hair or serge. In the rougher goods a
well-wearing fabric is certainly to be
and one desirable for the tourist. |
Tailor-made coats of Pompadour lace
over white silk Innings are elegantly
at summer weddings and recep-
over skirts of Marie Antoinette
brocade, fower-striped Victoria silks,
and richly embroidered crepe de Chine.
Chiffon and mousseline de sole are so
alike that their titles are about the only
difference in them. They are much used
for graduating dresses, and will also he
used for summer dancing toilets at the
various watering places. Paris dress
makers use them for parts of youthful
bridal gowns over white silk slips.
Ecru linen lace and applique bands are
much used to trim dressy summer toilets
If French zephyr, batiste, gingham and
;hambray. Surah silk is also comb ned
with organdie, batiste, India lawn and
other cottons, or used as entire princesse
slips under like textiles. Pink surah un-
Ter pink null is a ~favorite selection.
Some of the handsome black costumes
If the season show costly black lace
coats in the deep Louis XIV. style open
yer very rich vests of gold embroidered
:aille. Some of the vests are of gold
1otted silk net arranged with a blouse
Eject; others are of lustrous corded silk
with gold gimps, these gimps be-
ng made of genuine gold threads.
Long English travelling cloaks of
summer cheyiot or stripped
Queens tweed are made with very deeply
Jokes and full bishop sleeves of
'elvet, golden brown, moss green, dark
lasturtium led or olive gray. Phe
leeves and waist portion are silk-lined,
nd the wrap entire is stylish and a most
desirable garment for long journeys by
all or steamer.
Cool, transparent white woolens are
lsed by Partisan dressmakers in COM
'~lnation with soft undressed silk that
re either shot, figured with delicate
or striped with quaint old-fash-
oned %colors, in buff, rose pink, lilac,
ea-green, lavender, etc. These fabrics
re made up with draped skirts, pointed
'odices laced up the back, and pictur-
sque collars and sleeves.