St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-29
FASHION NOTES.

Blue, brown and terra Gotta umbrellas
are fad of the women of Paris.
Many ridiculous costumes now are
dubbed "Empiren altogether without
reason.
A sheet of paper that folds to form
the envelope, Colonial style, is now in
! vogue.
Rhinestone buckles on white kid
slippers are altogether the ''correct
thing
Properly, the most expensive tea only
ought to 90 into those dollar cups
and saucers.
The latest fancy in walls is of wide
mesh, with border of two, and some
times three, rows of narrow black ribbon
velvet.
New cushion and sachet bags are made
in saddle bag fashion, and are of plush,
silk, or brocade, tied together with rib
bons in large bows.
Black gowns are once more to the
front, and luStrous materials are con-
sidered the most becoming, while ben
galines and Ottoman faile are especial
favorites.
Cuffs wora outside the sleeves are
among the new fancies, and are shown
in lace, linen and kid, while with outing
gowns the kid cuffs are chosen to match
a lace corsclet of the same.
Cheviot goods are trimmed a good
| deal with velveteen, and have for the
foot trimmings plain band of it, or
sometimes a trimming of alternate rows
of material and velveteen is used.
Jacket waists are the ones preferred by
mosts girls, and they are made in innu-
merable shapes, but are invariably short.
Many jackets have the wide revers, and
these are especially becoming to thin,
unacveloped figures.
Skirts for children's dresses are strai light
and full, and generally without trim
ming In length they should fall just
over the knees for little girls, and should
reach half way from the knees to the
tops of the boots for girls twelve to four
teen years of age.
A new dress material in wash goods
is called Corean silk, aud comes in all
the light shades Of pink, blue and yellow,
in navy blue and white. 1t has silk
surface with self-colored figures, and is
particularly pretty fabric for blouses
and morning gowns.
Coats and capcs look best fashie ned
with continuous collar; that is, one
that has no seam at the neck, but is
carried up straight from the wrap itself,
with no dividing line, and this method
imparts certain grace and appearance
of length when it does not really exist.
A pretty way to renovatc rattan
chair which has become soiled is to have
it painted black, and then vanished.
For decoration run ribbon of any bright
shade through the open work border and
place cushion of the same shade in the
seat. Burnt orange, or any shade of
yellow makes a lovely contrast with the
black.
In cotton goods for summer dresses
pique, fine corduroy, French cambria
and Swiss muslins will be extensively
used. A leading dry goods house in
this city has beautiful display of Or
CANDY muslins, and this fabric is dainty
and serviceable. Batistes and ginghams
come in such fine weaves, delicate finish,
and artistic patterns that they will be
eagerly sought for ladies' dresses as we'll
as childrens gowns.
The jacket fever grows, and every day
they become more luxurious in fabrics
and garniture. White kid in many
curved arabesques outlined with gold
thread, and cut out in an effect of Rus
sian embroidery, is one of the manifesta-
tions, while cloth of gold, in the glitter
ing meshes of which Roman pearls are
caught, is another fancy. Jet, gold
beads, silver threads, silk braids, lace,
velvet, ETC., are some of the materials in
which these jaunty little garments are
made.