St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-06
FAsHION NOTES,

FASHION NOTES.
More black than colored trimmings are
used.
Black tricot max nice suits 70
youths.
Turbans of silk beaver are suitable for
little ones.
Egyptian armlets are revived this
season, but want very pretty arm.
Ice cream has been served at re-
cent dinners in exquisitely engraved
glass tumblers.
The rage fv collecting old cups and
saucers goes fl, much to the delight OF
dealers.
Rainbow feather fans are new. The
feathers are dyed to initiate the hues Of
the celestial wonder.
Enormous satin bags are carried to en-
tertainments by Partisan women. They
are yeritable "hold alls."
For midde-aged ladies are English
walking hats and boat-shaped hats of
black felt, with large double-looped
bow of black velvet on the crown, O jet
ornament in front, and long ostrich
plume passing close along each side to
meet in the back.
A youthful hat is quite comedy, with
the brim slightly turned away from the
face, slit open at the side, where it is held
by bow Of velvet much lighter than
the felt. Small black ostrich tips are
then coiled outward all around the crown,
and larger tips are mounted.
Medium weight silks, showing patterns
in stripes or small flowers set at intervals,
are better adapted to youthful wearers,
and for this class especially come numer-
GUS crepons, crepes de chine, nets,
GAUGES, silk veilings, chifons, crepalines,
jewelled tulles or thin silks, that are
made usually with fanciful draped waists
and skirts Of dancing length.
Early in the season all sorts of pretty
web-like patterns, including little spider
web effects, were seen in the most modish
wells. These are still worn, but the veil
par excellence Of the present moment is
figured in little sprigs and other devices,
as were the wells of long ago. Further
more, they are not in lengths to be pur-
chased by the yard, but come by the sim
gle veil.
Low-crowned felt hats to wear with
simple tailor gowns have soft brims of
long mapped beaver, without wire and
quite straight, and turned up far back
on the left side. These are girlish and
pretty in black or dark blue, trimmed
with navy blue plush, with facing Of
bright geranium red loosely folded around
the crown, the red taken up on the left,
so that its lively red will CLEAN through
great bunch Of black feathers.
Dressy costumes are made with demi
or full-length trains, for the support Of
which the petticoat is made to do duty by
massing Of plaits at the back and also
by founces, which, extending around the
lower edge, prevent too much clinging.
Cloth newmarket coats that cover the
wearer from throat to foot are fitted in
the back, with Tapped fronts fastened by
frogs that have miniature mink heads
set in them. The deep collar and the
edges Of the front are Of mink. These
are made of soft cloths, without lining,
except the silk lining necessary in the
sleeves.
In materials for ordinary wear iron
gray wooden corduroy is proper utility
fabric. 1t has sort Of pepper and salt
appearance, is lightweight texture,
and is warm and wear -defying. Flecked
English goods are as fashionable this
winter as last, some Of the more recent
combinations Of color being exceedingly
attractive.
Some of the new round wasted French
dresses are finished with sharply pointed
bretelles that reach trihe below the
waist line front and back. Many are
delicately embroidered at the edge; others
covered with straight rows of gimp, rib
bon or braiding in arabesque patterns,
and again the bretelles are made Of vel
vet, studded with nail-heads.