St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-27
and smart, are sold as an important
adiuDct to the fashionable shirt.

and smart, are sold as an important
adjunct to the fashionable shirt.
Venetian satin is a fashionable material
for wedding gowns, as it has beautiful
sheen and does not crush or wrinkle.
The free use of velvet ribbons upon the
summer costume has never before re-
ccivcd such widespread recognition.
Yellow and pink, hcliotrope and yell
low. hcliotropc and green, yellow and
gray, pink and apple green, are the fash
| ionablc contrasts.
For fctes and weddings cream tinted
crcpons are worn. These are frequently
garniSlcd with ruchings of black silk or
bands Of imitation feather trimming.
Flower bonncts arc made with long
stemmcd blossoms scwCd to a frame, the
blossoms forming the edge, the stems
meeting at the middle of the garment.
With the incoming blouse appears the
oddcst and prcttic>t frilIs. Either single
or double they ripple and wave in light
est fashion down the plated front. Cults
and collars are also finished in wide and
narrow rutflcs.
A bonnet which is suitable for evening
wear is made of little tabs of passrmen-
teric The wide end forms the brim.
| the narrow one makes the middle, and
medallion, threaded with jewels, is set
over the middle where the ends meet
A lace pin has half a dozen tiny ruby
hearts, with pearl settings strung on u
bar, typical of the wcarcr's victims, no
doubt, and very suggestive Another
| pin has a heart-shapcd design in dia-
monds with four-lcaf clover on either
side.
A charming boa for summer wear is
made of reversible satin ribbon pleated
round the throat, with an interval at the
| back, which is filled in with a coqucttish-
looking bow. Long ends fall half way
| to the foot hem IF the skirt. This style
of boa is shown in black and all the new
| est tints.
A colarette of beads. with very long
strands of Jet is a handsome and popular
garniture. Some of these trimmings have
the strands falling some distance below
the waist line The girdlc with very
long drops in strands, whether of jet or
colorcd beads or in silk -colorcd drops, IS
elegant and fashionable.
For draping dressing tables and mir
rors the new dotted muslins are much
used. They have posies of gay flowers
over white, pink and blue grounds, and
are draped over a color. Notwithstand-
ing their vogue, they are not as desirable
for moderate income as cheese-cloth,
plain dotted muslin or chintz, as they do
not drape as softly and will not wash.
Among the popular fancies are shout
der-capes of lace, made precisely on the
principle of those of fur which have been
worn during the winter. The shoulders
are high, the yoke portion is plain, and
the garment fits the figure quite closely.
Crinoline is plated in the shoulders to
give them the upright effect, and the
| rolled back collar is made on frame.
The latest blouse is of the ''indepliss
able" silk, or is tucked by hand or ac-
cordeon- plated by machine from throat
to belt, and, as one little cut shows, it
hangs rather full on the figure; but being
usually of taffeta or surah, it does not
sag over as it would of softer material,
but keeps bouffant appearance and IS
held in by folded ribbon belt with a
large roscttc.