St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-08
FASHION MOVIES.

Earrings promise to be revived, and
those shown now by leading jewelers. are
long pendants.
White piquc and Marsciles vests are
particularly effective with the black
suits, and will be used with them even
more.
Evening shoes are shown in great
variety, and should match the gown,
while black shoes are worn with white
dresses.
Violet and yellow note and letter
papers are about equal in demand with
fashionable feminine correspondents, and
red sealing wax is used upon them.
There are elaborate wraps with silk
bodies beneath the lace, and others hav-
ing tanciful bodiccs of silk or passemen-
tcrie, making a legitimate part of the
wrap.
Waists made of distinct color from
the skirt and of an entirely different ma
tcrial are considered good taste even for
rich costumes, a hint which will be vel
come to the home dressmaker.
The combining of several contrasting
colOrS in one costume is a mode that has
Il growing popularity. For instance, an
elegant dress has pink bodice, blue
skirt and is trimmed in mauve
Vatican bows are stylishly applied on
sleeveless tunics that have plain backs
\ recently designed tunic shows grace
full plaits at the centre of the back that
would not be improved by the addition
of garniture.
Alpaca is having quite a revival this
season in black and neutral colors for
street and travelling gowns, and in white
and light shades for evening wear, while
it is also used for some handsome i'm
ported gowns.
1t is quite a fad to have corsagcs in
dircctoire jacket shape to wear with
plain skirts of solid color. These little
bodices reach only to the waist, and
usually have decp rcvers and 4 chemisette
and lace cravat.
The Rccamicr corsagc made by French
drcssmakrrs has a seamless back, a bias
front eXquisitely draped, and is quite
long WASTED, but this effect is changed
by soft wide silk sash that is wound
around the waist, falling in long ends in
front.
Pink, buff and mauve batiste and linen
lawns are chosen for night gowns by
women who have wcaried of white. The
sleeves in such colored robe may be
white, and may be decorated with
Misunderstanding the color of the gown
fabric.
Pearl gray gloves, white glace kid and
crcam-colored suede are the popular
promenade gloves. With travelling
dresses an ugly blood-red glove is worn;
with carriage or visiting gowns of rich
pale yellow suede are the favo-
rite choice.
Lace wraps are in many designs, from
the $50 circular of cscurial lace to the
shoulder cape of varying length and
price. The full cape gathered to
collar or yoke, and falling far enough
below the waist for grace, is the prettiest
style for general use.
Yokes, and trimmings to initiate yokes,
are the favorites for cloth and silk cos
tunes. The style that has been generally
adopted shows the top part of the waist,
back and front of lace and very full
and deep rutlle bordering the lace yoke.
1t is very becoming.
There is reaction in favor of white
laces, and the pretty Ncnise, Malines,
Irish guipurc, point dc gene, and rose
point designs are largely employed for
jabots, inserted bands, yokes, frills,
bretclles, bcrthas and sleeve caps of
greater or less depths.
Rosettcs of plated ribbon in two
colors, loops Of silk or velvet ribbon in
dropping rows, one above the other,
Draids of silks formed Of lined silk folds
braided in and out like strands of hair,
md putfs of silk between bands of velvet,
ire all used to finish the bottoms of
skirts.