The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
FROM 1lOP TO TOE.
Notes For Fashions Pretty
Odds and Ends.


Notes For Fashions yotarfes-Pretty
Odds and Ends.
A combination of two or more fabrics is
of frequent occurrence in evening toilets,
Rows of very handsome buttons appear
once again, placed down the fronts OF
stylish house and street corsages.
White gloves make the hands look
large, still they are very fashionable for
bridesmaids TO wear with white and
c0lored drssses
House shoes have never been more ele-
CANT Than az present
Decorative hairpins continue to be the
favored ornaments for the coiffures
When the dress is trimmed with
flowers, flowers may be worh in the
hair.
The gold and silver brocades worn this
season are rich TO stiffness
All the yellow shades are fashionable.
Sealskin is as much in demand as ever,
and each year becomes more cpstly
Bodices are made without seams and
are fastened invariably on the left side.
Skirts for walking. we are cory to say,
are now cut rather Zoo long IN the back
There are many rumors IN the air, how
ever, that they ara to be less clinging in
effect. but there is no doubt that garnf-
lures bands. ribbons, passementeries,
ETC. will preserve the slenderness OF OUT
line still in vogue for some time TO come.
| Combination garments gain popularity
| with each season.
Hosiery worn with full dress toilets
matches the gown in color
!. Slippers for evening wear are made in
| brocade or satin. of a color TO match the
4 gown.
! Yoked basques are as popular this sea :
/ son as last. and are worn by married as
wen as single women and young girls.
| Rich lace toilets still retain y high place
in the world Of fashion, subject only TO
\ new arrangements and combinations.
| Flexible springs allow to jewel hair or
naments graceful oscillation which adds
| greatly TO their briliiancy.
! Lace wells have coarse fish net mesh
| with heavy far apart dots. Silk nuns
velling is preferred to Grape for mourni g
wells; the material resembles crepe de
chine and hangs gracefully.
A hem turned up on the outside and
! piped with silk or velvet is still popular
| finish for bias skirts of plain wuollen
goods Gold or silver braid Is sometime 8
also set in as piping. and sometime
1 fur serves as the only trimming THIS
| is especially handsome when brown sable
is used. Three or four widths of rough
braid are also used for more servicable
| dresses.
Black dresses for mAtrons haYe small
| yellow stars brocaded on a satin ground,
and are made up with insertions of black
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! pale yellow cloth around the skirt and at
The top of the sleeves.
Novel designs in girdles and chateiains
are shown among The new gold and sill
yer ornaments. The Cleopatra girdles are
very popular just now. but they are, OF
course, only worn with elaborate dress
toilets. They are set with real gems, and
their price is excessively high.
Piccadiily points are used with stylish
results upon the tailor-made costume.
The standing collar is also in decided
favor.
Every petticoat. if one wishes to lessen
the breadth of the hips, should be made
upon yoke which viii bring the fulness
as low as the corset steel in 'front.'
There is a tendency toward hght-eoi-
ored costumes for mIdwinter wear Very
light shades of gray, the new drab, marc
quin brown and the pale blue, called
bluet, are worn, and when with these are
worn gray krimmer cape and a white
felt hat, the tout ensemble, is suggestive
of a summer bird that has forgotten "a
migrate.
A frill or shell ruching Is put around
the foot of the skirts of walking COS
TUNES. This may be taken as ign tnai
the plain skirt has had its day. Another
feature OF gowns is the covering oi
sleeves, corselet and collar with fine hand
braiding. High laced corseIets. with the
bodice above them pulled or plehted, are
a favorite style for slight figures.
a pale electric blue cloth makes q
charming theatre costume, aud needs
only to be outlined with black feather
trimming and be set off by black velvet
shoulder knots to be extremely effective.
Gold galioon seems to have a marked run
i Just at present. but unless toned down by
those who prefer quiet elegance TO SNOWY
effects