Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-24
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Fashionable Feasting---Full Dress Cos.
tumes--Ever ing Observation-Disclosures Hair
dressing--- Fans tiloves--Sioes.
Special Correspondence uazette and journal
New York, Dec. 19.--With the com.
mencement Of opera the fashionable
season has fairly begun and entertain,
ments follow one another in rapid sue
cession. Viands in dishes, having been
banished from fashionable tables
thought has had full play among that
which is ornamental; new fancies in
flowers, fruits and bonbons arise perpct-
ually and has been the chief cause OF
those entertainments in color, which are
sometimes fairy-like in beauty. Pink,
yellow, heliotrope, blue, crimson or
white are usually selected, with great
| Partially for the two first named,
because of their greater adaptibility.
Blue must in truth be toned by yellow
touches il is hue but lightly played
upon in natures symphonies and when
produced by art, cannot be dealt with in
entirety. The same Is true of hello
trope. Crimson may readily become
overpowcring and white easily grows
| monotonous and must have finish of
gilt. But the lovely blush of pink
greets the eye with continual charm,
from deep to pale, there is no sameness
and il is not surprising that it leads in
favor. Yellew comes next and like
pink is capable Of endless variations
from gorgeous orange to soft, dawn-like
suggestions of hue.
FLOWERS,
though forming central adornments, arc
arranged with great freedom and some
times so lavishly used as TO render the
table II floral parterre, but room is
always given for a completion by fruits
and bon-bons and generally the flowers
are set TO show off the two former,
especially the bon-bons, because they
are capable of such constant variety.
They are of course colored to suit the
feast; ices, creams and other rare delica-
cies follow suit and 1t has been d ques-
ton how to produce coloring matter
that might give artistic shades without
injurious result. Burnctt's Color pastes
nave solved the problem and colors even
SO pronounced as green or orange, are
free from anything unwholesomc. They
are endorsed by the chemist of the state
board OF health and possess in addition
to superior strength, the special advan-
tagc Of solubility III milk, spirits or
water.
FULL DRESS COSTUMES
Of course are special subjects Of atten-
ton. Notwithstanding serious efforts
TO the contrary, skirts are almost always
made close about the waist, cinging to
the form and with great attention 10 foot
trimmings, both because the feet look
smaller by means of them and also be
cause much trimming elsewhere does
not fall in with the spirit Of the day.
frequently however, foot trimmings
appear only in front and on the sides;
the back being left plain because Of the
dust that would collect on garniture.
For
EVENING DRESSES
artificial flowers are much used as head
lngs TO ruffles or tlounecs or again they
form pretty fringes by means of droop-
ing stems and buds attached to success
siye medium sized or small blossoms.
basqnes arc charmingly outlined in a
similar way and in general, there is |
much nariiallty for flowers set in rows, |
though not to Tie exclusion of bouquets |
which afford change and for the hair. |
are always preferred. The hair on full |
dress occasions, is dressed high, butwith |
special avoidance of stiffness and IN |
Wow Of this. soft waves appear on tile |
sides and back, the hair being previously |
dampcned and twisted on pins made OK. |
prcssly for tho purpose. Pulls and very
short curls are combined and fayorite
style for the from, is one short curl in
the centre, with yet shorter ones on
either side. Large shell combs or pins
that from their Size arc almost comb.
give ahandsume finish and yefy weulthy |
women wear elegant adornments in
diamonds and pearls. Shell or iet
bandeax are fashionable or may be re-.
placed by gold bea1s or strands OF
pearls, but with such finish, the hair Is
somewhat lower In
JEwELRY
the bow knot is quite 4 rage, and bv
means of enumelng limitations Of tiny
ribbons are almost without number
very sinall diamonds Or pearls being set
in flows upon the ribbon like surface. or
a single larger jewel may shine in Ina
centre. A new single bracelet shows
delicate gold cord that passes through
loop, with pendant jewels at tile end;
bracelets IN delicate rims with jeweled
centres, and also links are still warn
however, while the bangle family is
large and popular. Necklaces are very
fashionable, the leading styles being one
Or more rows of gold beads or pearls
and pendants are 50 much worn that
brooches among which tenrs de lis,
suns or crescents slead--are so made rs
TO become pendants on occasion.
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