The Globe-republican., 1891-01-14
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
CoIFFURES, EVENING DRESSES, Jew
EIRY

CoIFFURes, EVENING DRESSES, Jew
ELRY.
Very high or very low coiffures aEs
equally fashionable, but it must be ALSO
lutely one or the other, as no neutral
ground is tolerated in this department OF
fashion. An appearance of ease and
grace is che first requisite in the arrange
ment'of the hair, and short. duffy cnrls
are now placed at the back of the couture,
and also on the top, in order to prevent
a stff outline. Braids, pinned close to
the head, are very stylish. also loops,
and gilt or shell pins are here secessary
to keep the hair in place. and serve a
double purpose. that of being useful as
well as pretty. Varieties in bangs are
always to be seen, especially in water
.curls, and the ordinary cue for street
wear is cut quite close on the sides and
pointed in the middle. Long shell and
gilt pins are much employed, also high
rtortoise-shell combs, but n these last are
trying to irregular features and quite ex-
ipensive, they will not be used to any
great extent. Ladies should realize that
the plainest costume may be made at
'tractive by stylish and appropriate ar
arrangement of the hair.
EVENING T0ILErTEs.
Pretty and inexpensive party dresses
are of China silk in evening shades,
either plain or in combination of plain
and lowered silk, trimmings of ribbon
being most popular. While the Princesse
style undoubtedly leads in costly dinner
and ball toilettes, still basques and round
waists are used to considerable extent,
especially in soft, clinging materials,
such as crepe de Chine, gauzes and
mousseline de sole. All transparent ma
terials are worn over silk uuderskirts of
the same color, with full shirred waists
and pulled sleeves, set off by bows of
ribbon or velvet, aud pointed velvet or
gilt belt, having large rosette in front.
Round necks are more popular for even
ing wear than any other shape, and are
trimmed with a row of lace, putting of
some airy material, or delicate vine of
silk or gilt passementerie. Many even
ing toilettes are high neck, and V front
and back formed of folds, lace, passe-
menterie or embroidery is still very styl-
ish. Sleeves for evening wear are in
great variety as regards size and length.
A band of feathers or a twO-inch strap
passes for sleeve, or very narrow puff
standing high on the shoulder, while in
some cases large full puff reaches al
most to the elbow and is edged with lace.
Another style is large and flowing on
the inside, and looped on the shoulder
to show the whole arm, and it is by no
means unusual to see long sleeves with
low neck. In one of the latest designs
at the elegant establishment of Lord &
Taylor may be seen plain, round sleeve
set in the armhole without any fullness
whatever and finished off with lace, hav-
ing three fancy buttons on the outside.
The originality of design in new jew
.elry is very striking. Expensive watches
for ladies are Pigmies in size, but giants
in beauty and delicacy of workmanship.
As a rule, from three to four inches is
the fashionable length for chatelaine
with watch attached, and in many cases
ARE still smaller. A new idea is large,
.colored beetle, which may be fastened to
the waist or placed on the corsage, and
pressing spring, the wings rise and dis
close tiny watch. Another fancy shows
the back and sides of small watch COW
cred with seed pearls, the short chate-
laine similarly adorned and finished off
by heart-shaped ornament formed en-
'tirely of pearls. Ladies' fancy pins are
in bow knots, rosebuds, English double
violets with a diamond or pearl centre,
swords, minute orchids and chrysanthe-
mums. VERONA CLARKE.