St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-05
FASHION NOTES.

six braid frlngeS 1or wraps anu uito9oo
are the fashion.
The floral panier and the peasant
bodice, made wholly of small roses, &C
companying ball toilets, are short-hVed
absurdities.
The latest style of arranging the hair
for full dress is the mime. de Sevigne.
The hair is waved over the head, then ar
ranged in easy braids at the back with
cluster of light curIs falling from the
centre of the knot.
Some very beautiful cloth fabrics for
winter wraps have raised designs III
shaded velvet Rough surfaced cloths
fifty inches wide show tlecked effects IN
fine brilliant colorings. Venetian cloths
appear woven with fur or shaggy camels
hair borders.
Sleeves are being made with wris
trimming to fall over the back OF the
hand as they were in the days OF the
pIantaeenets. The fashion is decidedly
the thing for women who have large
hands and wrists. The coat sleeve, how
ever neat looking, is, in its severity, in,
| imical to broad wrists and hands inclined
to be red.
One of the novelties of the winter is
the Russian blouse of cloth or velvet
belted closely and edged with fur. 1hls
new blouse is q long, straight garment OF
simplest shape and beited all around, or
else the back may be fitted and the front
left without darts, its fullness, confined
by the belt, giving blouse effect.
Simple and lovely evening dresses tor
Young girls are of soft white japanese
crepe that has deep crimson crlnkles ana
a verv soft, silky surface. They are
made with baby waist, with two frllls
of chiffon falling from the low, round
neck and caught up high on the shoulders
The skirt is round and full and barely
touches the floor.
Bretelles appear upon many OF the ne"
toilets designed both for children, mlsses
and slender matrons. Some are maze o.
the dress goods, others OF bengallne
surah etc Bretelles of lace, velvet OF
silk are seen that are mere point at th'
waist line, widening TO almost cover the
shoulders. Thence they pass to the bach
of the neck in full flowing plaits like
Stuart frill
The handsome robe dresses OF ladies
cloth. embroidered along the selVages, o
trimmed with applique velvet and bits o
fur, are reduced to at least one-thlro o
their original prices and are commehoa
Die purchases in all the rich winter ayes
and in the more delicate tints OF golden
brown, dove color. Suede, chamols, beige
fawn, and turquoise blue.
; Queen Victoria still wears hat, thu
is, when she chooses. She appeared II
one about month ago in one OF he
daily drives: "said headgear,' writes al
American lady, "being sort OF dra'
brown straw, adorned with teathe
, which had once been white, but which
the smoke and fog of London had Just a
thoroughly demoralized as if 1t hat
) bobbed and nodded upon the head OF tn
, lowliest of the Queen subjects.
The chief novelty in gloves lies IN tn
new shades made for eXcning wear whlcI
! include fceIIe and heliotrope, and tn
= new tones of drab and beaver INTENDED
for day wear. Foremost among them az
: imitation buckskin gloves. The antelop
i q newer kind, and several new forms
q gauntIets are drawn in at the wrist W.T.
. elastic, aud have pricked seams, who
y means that the needle is passed throug
u the two edges, and the leather is nc
n oyerlaid as in plquo sewn
d A variety of pretty things is done wit
v striped silks. An example is dress
q white and orange striped more VIII
o which orange velvet is used. The ski
IS front is of the MORE, with the stripe
d meeting in vs. down the middle; the side
k and train are Of velvet. The corsag"
n corselct Of bias stripes with a hal
omen drapery of white lace above; @
this drapery are short rounded Spans
" Jacket fronts of MORE. The lace sleeve
;, are very full, and terminate just abo'
r. tho alhOw