St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-17
FASHION NOTES.

Velvet sleeves are a feature of both
coats and gowns of cloth.
Broadcloth is a rival of tweed and
cheviot for tailor costumes for the prone
made.
Rough, grater-like fingers may be
made smooth and white by rubbing daily
with lemon slice.
The large f1aring hat is not by any
means discarded this season, but brought
out with as many twists and turns as it
is possible to give to it.
Two fashions rule at present, princess
dresses and short jackets, these last being
of infinite variety, and made chiefly of
lace for indoor toilet.
Flowers in all the new pieces are to be
arranged in small nosegays, or few cut
flowers only in each, but there are many
little branching cups.
Russian colors are popular and they
ale emerald green, dull blue, deep red,
and black
1t is the fashion to have breakfast,
lunch, and dinner sets of the same kind
of china. White and gold English china,
with gold monogra n Or crest in the
center, is used.
For wear with an all winter costume,
nothing is so pretty as black patent
leather shoe, fitting one well, and being
sufficiently large so that the foot is not
forced into the narrow, pointed toe.
An odd sofa cushion is large square
with embroidery over half of it, and
pongee silk laid in tiny plaits over the
other; these designs meet diagonally in
the center of the cushion.
A rather queer brooch is one made to
represent bat. The wings are out
stretched and are black enamel, while the
body of the bat is formed of moon
stone, and the eyes of two tiny rubies.
Above all things give the face daily
several hours of absolute repose, in
which the features may have much
needed freedom from expression.
Delaincs are particularly pretty this
year and run the muslins very close as
first favorites. There is only one OBJ
lection to them: When they get even a
little soiled their beauty is almost gone.
Bonbonniers in faience initiate textiles.
The handles are like knotted scarfs, the
corners are gathered in and make pre-
tense of being tied. They are crumpled,
are onesidcd and are everything but
straight in line.
Since straw braids may be purchased
by the yard in inch and half-inch widths,
the ingenious and thrifty woman will
select her hat frame and cover it to suit
herself in the matter of color. AS rule
she will chose hue corresponding with
that of the gown with which the hat is
| to be worn, and she may use a little of
the dress material in the construction.
| Chamois- colorcd cloth and suede kid
| in russell and ccru are much used this
| fall for the making of vests and long
close cuffs of Russian and other costumes
made with open jacket fronts. The
buttons used are of cut steel, resembling
! studded leather when fastened.
New princesse dresses for home wear
are made with skirts slashed at each
side, and with graceful Elton or Russian
| Jacket fronts, close coat sleeves with
wide puff or slashcd Hungarian cap at
the top, and slightly open Mcdici
collar of velvet-of which the jacket
fronts are made.
When, as sometimes happens, one is
forced to wear an intentionally tight
shoe, it may be of value to know that
folded cloth wet in hot water laid over
the pinching point will often speedily
afford relief. Change the cloth several
times to keep up the heat. which shortly
stretches the shoe and shapes it to the
foot.
Veloutinc is silk that finds increasing
favor. It is as soft as bengaline, only
of tirmer texture, with glossy surface.
Some of the new veloutines are striped,
showing lovely contrasts of prawn pink
with pale olive green, bronze with old
rose. rescda with heliotrope, myrtle with
channels yellow. These fabrics are double
silk in weaving-silk on silk-and i'm
porters affirm that they neither cut, fray,
Res rustic.