St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-19
FASHION NOTES.

Belts OF perforated silver are worn.
The floral panier on party dresses is
short.ived absurdity.
Tortoise shell mingled with silver j
one of the latest novelties.
Large single hearts OF pearls are use
as brooches to fasten thin stufs.
| Nothing will be as standard in color
as brown for winter dress goods.
Long ample cloaks of cloth will be i
fashionable use all the fall and winter.
Dress goods fabrics are now made il
W hich scallops are woven in the materia
itself.
Flannelettes will be much used II
England for drapery goods the comm,
winter.
Silk petticoats are worn almost to tn
exclusion of any others by fashionabl,
women.
Costumes with bell skirts, founcet
from belt to hem, are among the new
importations.
Sleeves are put in as high on the
shoulders as ever, and ale made very full
about the top.
In Paris waisteoats are now being sub
stltuted for the prevalent loose chem
isette or blouse.
One of the late novelties is the min.
Cling in various ornaments of tortoise
she'll and silver.
The squared toed shoe is popular with
English women, but Americans prefer
the pointed Picadilly.
White gloves either plain or stitched
are the fancy of the moment, and are
worn with all costumes.
White silk ties distinguish new dress
bonnets, and white null or chiffon
strings are worn with fete hats.
White silk ties are used on the hand.
some bonnets for winter and white null
or chiffon strings are worn with felt
hats.
The Josephine chignon b>und round
with the diamond tiara riviere is now
considered an elegant or couture for
evening.
A late novelty in ribbon is of velvet
woven in curves with scalloped edges to
represent waves. This is used as skirt
trimming set on in graduated rows.
All sorts of headgear have ties. Not
the small crossed affairs nor the prim lit
tie knots which have been the vogue for
several years, but a fluffy, generous
bunch of ribbon tied little to one side.
A new model has appeared. combining
the princess dress and the long basque.
At the front and the sides is deep
basque and the back is princess, cut in
one continuous length from neck to
lem.
The new gloves are either stiff-wristed
yauntlets, more or less faring, or those
outtoned closely at the wrist. Those
which draw on over the hand are no
onger in favor. Suede gloves are best
liked.
White wells are the mode. They are
worn at all hours of the day and are fire..
|uently accompanied by white gloves
nd shoes. They are embroidered all |
'ver with little spr1gs and have scolloped
dyes.
One of the fads of the late summer is
rolling chamois collar in the natural
olor pinked about the edge. With this
} worn gloves to match. Both collar
loves can be successfully washed in cold
7ater.
Among the tailor suits is one of rich
lyrtle green with sheath skirt and Louis
oat, trimmed with dark-green velvet
rabesques in cut work. The coat opens
yer a waistcoat of pale blue cloth
raided with silver.
The fashionable hat of the season, thew
~, will be trimmed behind and will sit
wv down upon the forehead and tip
lightly over the face. There will be
road brims, and pretty faces peeping
ut will be-pretty, as usual.
Black, which is always wore, is espe-
ally popular this season. Hands ome
resses of black drap d. etc are trimmed
18th bands of black silk passementerie.
here are also panels and bodice and
eeve trimmings of passementerie.
Bronze and copper-colored silks, vel
ITS, woods and pushes will be in very
shionable use during this and the COM
g season. They will be made up of one
brio alone, or very carefully used in
'mbination with less conspicuous ma. ,
rails.
Syrian cloth is new slightly rough s
DOL fabric that is likely to rival faced a
9th and camel's hair in the making of 7
ilor costumes. 1t comes in very rich t
ID beautiful shade of blue and in all T
e browns and fruit shades, also in moss S
cen and black. 1t is double width n
d costs So yard. c
A novelty in fancy coat bodices is the e
olbine basque. 1t is reproduction of 0
9 bodice seen in the paintings of the d
Dutch masters, and has high, pic |
rescue sleeves with high necked e
dice fronts revealed above a low-cut a
OK, the back and front meeting, strap o
'hion, on the shoulder. II
Hairdressing is now more artistic than II
has been for some time past; but there .
always the fear Of exaggeration, and y
is utterly ruins the prettiest style. The o
eciap knot, with its waved, fluffy hair, ie
charming if small; but, set out from i
head in pointed pinnacle and then Il
und with ribbon, the effect is almost c.
,tesque. g
Shirts and blouses are universally worn = :,
women who row, and for those who =,
quent the river there is nothing really "
re appropriate. The stiff shirt fronts =,
! the soft full fronts are still in request, =,
the majority of blouses are made q
h yokes. For robe de luxe the fol- :.
ring is most fashionable: A white =