St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

Gold and silver clasps are now used as
an ornamentation to the glove.
A slight drapery is used on most
skirts, just giving ease across the top OF
the front.
Bows of ribbon, braid, lace, chiffon,
and large buttons are used on waist
trimmings.
The cloth gowns which were so popular
last year are again in vogue, in medium,
light and dark tlnts.
Sleeves made of mink, sealskin, cordu-
roy and kid are put in cloth and wooden
plaid walking dresses.
With the stylish and stately Russian
cloak of cloth trimmed with fur is worn
the Spanish velvet hat called Bolero.
Fans made of white silk boiling cloth
decorated with water-color sketches en-
JOY the favor once bestowed upon the
gauze designs.
Manufacturers say that sage green will
be fashionable color for spring fabrics
and also that rough surfaced goods are
to be the mode.
Silver feur-d lis aud clover pins are
shown, and every young woman must
have a clover leaf to wear continually to
bring her good luck.
| There is great demand for silver
| stamp boxes, courtplaster holders and
bon-bon boxes of intricate tilagree work.
| They are extremely pretty.
Crape-fnished china silk, in designs of
stripes Of single color, or in contrast,
| is an inexpensive fabric for charming
house dresses, tea-goWns and evening
dresses.
A favorite fashion of the moment is the
picturesque round hat which comes we'll
over the face. This hat is more comfort
able as we'll as more stylish than either
the bonnet or the toque.
Imported pearl boxes in the shape of
old-fashioned sedan chars made of plush
or leather, and lined with different COL
ored SATIN, with beveled glass sides, are
the newest thing in that line.
Leaders of fashion both here and
abroad are wearing bonnets of tweed,
Bedford cord, cheviot, cloth or any other
fabric Of which the tailor.made costume
with which it is to be worn is made.
Tailor-made gowns should be made
and pressed very nicely, in order to prove
satisfactory, while the plain fitting
basques are not so much worn as those
with open fronts, that hang straight over
blouse like vest.
The newest tea gowns have yoke and
belt holding them close in the prevalent
fashion. They are much fuller than or.
binary dresses and are accordion plated
throughout. White and gold is favor
tie combination for these gowns.
India red, which is the fashionable
shade of that color for the street, is
tint between a crimson rose and rich
plum color. 1t is alike becoming to
dark and fair and also to the neutral
toned type. The hue is SO deep that it
is not in the least conspicuous.
Satin in all the light shades is a IA
vorite material for full dress evening
gowns. The latest novelty in this ma
terial is powdered with white and gold
dots which nearly cover the colored sur
face. Outlining these dots is a slender
rim, the same color as the ground, but
shade darker.
Among all the lovely shapes and pat
terms in pin trays the new round en-
graved silver one, with the insert ption
"a" and a silvered penny beneath it,
and 'sfor your thoughts below, is the
most unique. Knitted silk purses with
fancy silver bottoms are very fashionable,
and the jewelers. demand high prices for
them.
It is the correct thing now to have
small tables in ones drawing room en-
tirely devoted to single sort of bric-a.
brac. A bronze table, for instance, has
on it a low boudoir lamp of the precious
metal, while various accompanying bronze
baskets, small figures, trays and the like
cluster about its base. Silver Dresden,
ivory, and amber tables are followed out
on the same idea.
In the list of pretty trimmings for
bodices and sleeves to evening toilets
are -berthas, a trimming bordering
the V-shape or roun ling curve on half
low corsages. They are made of two
rows Of rich lace-crean, black OF pure
white that are run together on theiI
plain sides and slightly gathered, aud
through the center o; these, where the
edges meet, is run tiny Gordon of flow
ers or a tiny ciump Of jet beads if the
lace is black, or OF seed pearls If of cream
lace.