The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-08
TIPS ON THE FASHIONS.
Fancy Pins and Fans-The Accordian
Pieated skirts

Fancy Pins and Fans-The Accordfan
Pieated skirts.
Dressy evening toilets are made Of rose.
mauve, or blue mantelasse satin splin-
tered with gold. These are combined
with lace, gauze. or embroidered silk
muslin.
Cavalier capes. full end straight, with
immense collars and high shoulders are
very stylish.
Surah for lining the colored batistes
having open work embroidery is used
Changeable silk gowns, trimmed with
black lace, after Partisan models is a
pleasing innovation.
Banane Suede kid gloves. of light
golden cream shade. are much worn with
evening toilets of white, mauye and tea
rose.
Often the stockings, dress and shoes are
of one color for evening wear. Black
stockings are reserved to wear with short
dresses Mourning stockings for the
house are fine white silk or Isle, en-
broidered in white, black or purple. He'll
otrope hosiery are displayed in the
windows, decorated with pansies, violets
Greenish pearl. lead and steel-gray kid
gloves for general and select wear are
seen
Black lace fiounces fifteen inches deep
are used for covering skirts of home
gowns
around which ia coiled snake. The rep
tile is a very faithful imitation Of nature,
being in black and green enamel A
small diamond is set in the head.
Mousseiine de sole, or silk muslin, is
made great use of in all the leading
French and English houses. 1t Is called
India silk muslin By American dealers.
The prettiest fans seen lately were of
white crepe de Chine, decorated with lit
tie crayon drawings. They are light and
delicate, and pleasant change from the
hand-panted variety. A new gauze fan
has a trail Of artificial roses fastened on
TO the edge. This can be taken off in a
moment and replaced by real flowers.
Feather fans are not on the wane yet.
They are made in every tint to go with
gowns.
Light heliotrope cashmere and Henri
eta are used for afternoon home dresses.
Small satin brocades are worn with
sleeves and skirts of plain black silk.
Accordion-p leated skirts also survive
the changes OF the past year, and in
silk, Lulle and net. aud III plain
and bordered light wool textiles, are still
la mode; also straight evening skirts of
ricn lace or net, with three or five rows of
ribbon carried IN and out the airy meshes
as border.
Fancy Plus are still in high favor but
should be worn with discretion, else th e
wearer comes to resemble an animated
pin cushion. The slightly curving pms,
which are more like very small combs
are the prettiest choice for the hair, as
they fit the head we'll. For hat pins, TIL 0
intricate scroll shapes are in good taste.
Triple plated gold makes a serviceable
and becoming pin for light haired lady,
while either silver or gold may be chosen
for brunette.
A ball dress for young girl was made
in the Roman style OF crepe de Chine,
draped l'antique with Bengal roses.
tied with a silver bow; Roman waistband.
spangled with silver, fastened at the side,
half long sleeves, open, and an aigretIe
on the shoulder.
The English skirt, with Stanley jacket
and Dorothy blouse vest, gracefully fold
ed, is still a popular costuuls- A plainly
gored underskirt, just showing an edge
Of fine vine braiding, with a classically
draped Greek polonAise above. is another
fashionable form, and third deini-loiiet
shows 4 deep Henri Quatorse coat of
brocade and Hungarian skirt with kits
and broad fiat pieces over the hips that
stimulates the basque of the coat.
There Is to be. as the season advances.
change in the cut of dress skirts. The
backs will be as often as not on the cross
aud fuller. taking mere material. Tnose
who make study OF dress shanld turn
their attention TO the styles Of Louis XIV.