San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-03
Fashion, Echoes.

n very new iaOrlC Is called sable,
and is covered so closely with fine
hair so as..to resemble fur. EgtSS
A good evening silk for an elderly
lady is black MORE having hair line
Stripes in seversl colors. 1t is sub
dued and yet it is sufficiently live
ly.
A beautiful new material for trim
ming bOnnets is sort of gsu7e cover.
ed with gold bees and flies. 1t is
soft and comes in different colors.s
Pins are no longer exclusively
black and white. They come in every
shade of color, so that they may be
used lavishly upon the toilet without
scar or showing.
Ruffles, edged with baby ribbons,
are among the daintiest of ball dress
trimmings. Velvet ribbons are used
as shoulder streamers; even eek laces
are for the time being displaced by
narrow ribbons.
The trimmings ON costumes will be
used mostly on the corsage, and it
will be in good taste to decorate law
ishly. In all the new Paris models
sh ort skirts are the only style for the
StiCCt, w bilC . w oO "Oth iOk
the drawing room and evening tot.
lets.
The Henry II ruff, which is going
to be worn both OH the street and
with dressy evening gowns, is only
q thick ruche of many loops of baby
ribbon. black end dark shades being
selected for the day, delicate pinks
and blues for the evening. They
fasten with the cutest of all bows
the butterfly.
Fine striped goods of dark shades,
like golden or seal brown, blush
gray or navy blue make a stout
person appear taller and do not add
to the hips. Most dressmakers rec
ommend for large fleshy women q
modified bell and pointed basque,
with rather narrow coat.tail backs
and moderately full sleeves.
An odd piece of jewelry intended
for brooch shows . rocket starting
of; the stick is of gold, and there are
long, wlre- like gold threads, each
tipped with a diamond, ruby, emer-
aid or Q topaz, to stimulate the
| different colored balls. This Is
especially effective when placed
against black tulle or lace
bodice.
or bows there Is no end, and one
soon learns the difference between
the butterfly and windmill, the swal-
lowtail and wing, choosing judicious.
ly, as each is somewhat suggestive
of the object for which it is named.
Young girls clasp their girdles with
ribbons preferring then to more
costly ornaments, while nothing Is
deemed prettier for the cutfed
sleeves than small should or
bow.
A Paris letter tells of q long dress
of uncut silk velvet in one OF those
indiscribable shades that may be
| green or blue or gray. This was
princess-cut and without other TRIM
| ming than q chiffon, shirTed and ruf-
| fed small vest. This chiffon though
had in its meshes all the glory of q
summer sunset, showing its change
able colors green, pink, gold and
vlolet-somethiug right new in this
always pretty and generally becom.
ing material.
Waists are drsped in every con-
| ceivable manner, now with the ITO
bon running three times around and
arranged in folds like q bodice, now
with wide satin ribbon starting
under the left arm. ending in q CIR.
die which is held at the back by q
rosette with long loose ends. Many
of the spring arrangements will be
followed in the new fall dresses,
displaying all the new fancies,
foremost among of which is 3 creped
satin half its width and MORE the
other half.
With care even q cheap material,
says the Brooklyn Eagle, may be
made up gracefully to do as good
service as something far more expen-
sive. 1t is often said to have a morn
ing dress so made that it can be worn
on the street il it becomes necessary
TO run out for an errand or forenoon
call. In this case the outing flannel
or whatever goods is selected may be
made with q modified bell, cut short
and q Russian blouse, opening on the
left side, with collar, belt and deep
cuffs trimmed with braid or simply
stitched.