The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-11-17


gold, and In fact the limo is as complete
as tho Lyons velvet, which 1T resembles
closely. The ribbed yelyets aud velu-
tina, with underlying color in contrast,
are magnificent.
One corded volntina was of fawn and
pink-tha ribs Of fawn and the under
color pink. The whole effect was OK.
qnisite. Many of fte aariKex shalaa b
brown corduroy 81 corded veIutina have
underlying colora, which light up The
whole, though some are all Of one colol
for those who prefer, saw b novelty in
this line which shows d Grape effect on
velutina, giving several apparent shades
to one single color. 1t Is indeaeribahly
rich, Mrs Gould had q beautiful gown
for afternoon made Of pure white corded
yelutina. III was ont princess, with long
juive sleeves, lined with shrimp pink
satin with green stripes The green was
the tender reseda shade, The front
opened over an underslEirb Of pink Grape
Of the same shade and bordered at the
foot with q wide band Of pink ostrich
plumes, There was o collar Of the same
at the neck, and at the waist there was
silver chain with q fringed bar at the
ends, which hung loosely, somewhat like
theodore belt, Altogether It was q
dainty gown,
The new woolens seem 10 have an
broken out into tufts and spots, which
stand above the surface. One gown Of
such material pleased me greatly, 1t had
"a dull blue ground, and lines Of iFTegu-
larly shaped tufts of Guppery red crossed
each other In such manner aa to form
large plaids, The skirt was quite plain,
tailor finished and rather shorter than
usually seen. The sleeves were large
gigots, the WaiRt plain pointed basque,
with the buttons diagenallY placed,
There was o short Eton of eoppery veil
vet, with o spring collar of blue velvet
just the shade Of the groundwork Of the
dress, The hat matched 1t in color, A
lady came in and sat down and hated
the owner of this dress with all her
might and wished the latter might die
before she wore the gown, 30 that she
might have one just like 1t and be the
only one to wear IL,
Is there anything new In head gearf
some one asks. Well, not very much
The felt plataaus are being twisted into
new and nnheard Of shapes and trimmed
IL the most daring manner, Nothing
comes amtss in the trimming of bonnets
Eur and feathers, flowers, laoes jet rib
bous and velvet -all are seen this season.
But the climax has been reached, Think,
when one courageous milliher made d
tiny bonnet of q large bat, with It's agiy
head in front, and its big ears standing
up and, its wings folded over the crown,
The majority Of bonneta are made Of
velvet and jet, with occasional wings or
aigrets or some other light fancy for
trimming, The little girls have a great
variety of hats and poke bonnets made
Of The colored felt plateals, twisted and
bent into the shape found most beeom-
ing. One Of cardinal felt was bent and
plated into sort OF scalloped poke and
trimmed with a full bow Of cardinal
velvet ribbon, and there WeEe strings to
tia II with, A Mother Hubbard coat Of
cardinal cloth, with velvet yoke, was
worn with such q hat and was very
pretty indeed, Some hats have floral
trimming, but for winter other trim
ming looks rather more suitable, Il is
probable that short ostrich tips win he
much worn during the winter, and many
heads Of small animals, with boFderings
Of tha same fur. One lady had upright
sable tails on her purple velvet bonnet,
which was q large poke, with the hrim
faced with lilac and oYerlaid with cream
lace, There were bows Of ribbon on
the outside, too, and wide purple velvet
strings,
The amount Of fur used and to be
used as garniture on home and street
toilets this season almost passes belief,
Everything ID bofdered or otherwise or
uamented with il, even the most uuprom-