St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-11-25
FASHION NOTES.

Fashion NOTES.
A revival of the long mousquetairt
gloves for afternoon wear is said to BIZ
threatened.
! Emerald green and rose color are the
favoritc combination in Paris at the
present moment There is new and
effective kind of coarse net in black or
color, which IS made up over contrast
ing silk. In black it looks remarkably
well over VieuN-rose or pure white
A novel veil IS Of accordion plated
black net or gauze.
Nothing looks more ladylikc than
white serge, and the girls one sees wear
ing it give one the impression that they
feel the heat less than other folks. A
charming costume Of this material was
made IN the plain skirt and coat fashion
and worn with crossover waistcoat of
white silk.
White duck dresses made simply with
plain skirts and open jackets look de
llghtfully cool and easy They arc
usually worn with colored silk skirts.
Heavy armure silks are much liked for
jackets and wraps. Some of the new
styles have full collars of lace and any
amount of lace garniturc in front, over
the shoulders and around the sleeves.
A much admired hat for garden party
wear is made of very wide lace stilTenrd
with wires. This is plated to a CENTER
and is trimmed with loops of ribbon and
field flowers.
1t is said that Grape, except for
widows, is to 90 quite out of fashion.
Yelling, g1enadine and the like. are to
supersede it.
A stylish India silk has nine rutties Of
satin ribbon around the skirt. The
rutfles are in groups of four, three and
two.
The combination of black and cream
color is just now exceedingly popular,
and deservedly SO. 1t is quiet and lady
like, becoming also, and by no means
devoid of certain air of refined elegance
that is restful and charming when the
prevailing tendency is towards excess of
color.
A coarse make of net, which looks
like the Russian net of two
or three seasons ago, is in vogue again
for trimming. You see it on mantles,
and tea gown lately made was drapcd
with it. In this case the net was white,
so the effect was rather striking.
Though stripes of lace insertion or
foolish little frils are both fashionable
adornments, many perfectly plain skirts
are being made by first rate modistes.
Fashion doesn't get it all her own way,
as she did once upon time.
It's a wonder that alpaca doesn't be- |
come fashionable for outdoor dresses.
If women knew what was good for them
hey would certainly wear it more than
hey do at present. There are few stuffs
hat hold less dust.
English modistcs are making skirts
narrower every day They are scarcely
more than half the width they were at
he beginning of the season, and the best
tressmakers are no longer using stiff
materials for lining.
Most of the dress bonnets are mere
TRY nothings Of lace and flowers incapa-
DE of atfording any protection against
IN or wind. Were it not a matter of
ustom, one night dispense with summer
altogether without being in the
east Inconvenience by their absence.
The new crepons are mostly shot and
howered with silkcn spots to match one
I the other of the component tints.
Omc of the shot canvas fabrics are very
eautiful, and satin canvas-qute a
ovelty-has fancy shot ground
CATERED over with arabes4ue designs.
'hese are trimmed with s!ecve-putfs,
irdle, and collar of mirror" velvet.