The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-02-15
FADS AND FANCIES.
Hints About Colors and styles-odds ant
Ends.

Hints About Colors and styles-Odds and
Ends.
The prevalence of comparatively light
colors this winter. even for the street, is
noteworthy. Light hats as we'll as dresses
are worn.
1t is a fact beyond dispute that coral is
again fashionable. One sees il in scarf
pins and brooches, bordered either with
small diamonds or pearls.
Salad, fruit and butter dishes are now
made OF china in the shape Of large or
small cabbage leaves.
Girdles continue IN fashion, favorite
kind being copies Of those worn in
medieval times.
Crushed morocco is the very newest
material for covering bags and all fancy
leather.
Evening gowns for young ladies are
this winter, as usual. mainly OF thin fab
ries and preferably of single color.
Jerseys are coming in favor again. The
new ones are fitted just like basques, and
full finish
The taste for miniature watches and
time pieces is at its height.
The turquoise was never more popular
than at the present time.
Charming ball gowns for youthful
matrons are of gold striped or silver
gauze, with applique velvet flowers
beaded on the edge.
A pretty little mantle for evening wear
is of very pale gray cloth, with woven
silk design IN gold,s heliotrope and black
The front is ornamented with gold gall
loon.
While velvet sleeves are still popular.
they have rival in those of heavy silk
These are very pretty, but not ANYTHING
as serviceable as velvet For young girls
bright plaid forming decided contrast
IS fancied.
Czarna is the name of new soft shay
gy cloth much resembling French camePs
hair.
The striped washing silks in various
colors, pink. yellow and blue with white
make useful loose waists or Norfolk
waists.
Some Of the beautiful India cashmere
toilets are figured with tiny dots in white,
black or gay colors
Blocked and striped Scotch cheviots
will be much used in the making of
spring costumes for travelling and the
promenade.
l notice some charming harmonies in
grays and blues. One especially attract
ed my attention as being very suitable for
a theatre dress and not at all expensive
The material was a pale blue silk, made
up with black spotted net. having a
woven Vandyke edge. The entire Skirt
was draped with the black spotted net
the bodice being arranged with kind of
square-cut pinafore of net held in place
al the waist by a band of silver gaIloon.
embroidered turquoise, while the yoke
and the full sleeves were of the plain
blue silk. This costume may be almost
infinitely varied.
One of the latest designs for individual
salt cellars is said to be full-blown rose
or chrysanthemum in cameo glass, the
delicate, translucent buff or crimson
leaves Of which overlap each other aud
leave the heart of the flower hollow
An exponent of the drygoods trade says
that gray and mode shades will be the
favOrite in spring dress materials. and
that nottle or indistinctly figured goods
will be used more than plain colors or de-
cided figures. Checks and plaids formed
of checks. narrow stripes and "pepper
and salt'' goods are in stock Woollen
crepe is a new fabric sure To please, but
cneviots and cashmeres hold their own.
The prices are said TO be higher. Plain.
figured and striped grenadines are to be
fashionable.
Laces Of all dainty kinds and patterns
will be much used during the coming
spring and summer, and velvet ribbons,
both wide, medium, and very narrow.
will appear on challi, China silk. batiste,
cashmere, and scores of dainty chambray,
India muslin, and other delicately dyed
cotton gowns.
The Queen of Italy wore a costume of
extraordinary magnIfcenee at the recent
opening of the Italian Parliament, which
was also most becoming to her style OF
beauty. The dress was of violet satin, ex-
quisitely embroidered, over which was
thrown short violet velvet mantle OF
slightly darker shade. The bonnet was of
forget-me-not blue velvet, covered with
gold lace and adorned with plume of
pale blue feathers, fastened with an i'm
mense pearl diamond clasp. The Queen
also wore earrings of pearls, diamonds,
and such ropes of pearls in three rows as
would have enchanted Lothian.