The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
FASHION NOTES.

The cheap salesare now In full swing. but .
few indications OF coming styles are already
observable Brocades. 1t is said on good au-
rhority. are to be in small designs. chiefly with
hecks and dots The style OF make Is that
which conduces most to make the waist appear
small and the figure elegant Those for the
waists are pointed Louis Nv. combined with
large sleeves but panniers are only made when
the material is light. and they are small Rich.
skirts otherwise are plain. nat In front. with
full godets strapped back toward the back
heavily trim med With berthes. iounces. frills.
Jokes. &C.. which fall on full sleeves and give
great width to the shoulders.
A lesson which might with advantage b
learned Is to read old prints-pictures OF fash
ions in the days OF the stuarts There were
then number OF quaint modes whose excel
lsnce time never has withered. The drapery
OF nchu. the fold OF a pannier. the turn Of .
collar. md the twist OF q hat provide one with
Inspiration many times These Old World no.
tions are particularly useful in the designing
ments as well. which to be Joys to oneself and
to others should DO unlike those OF the rest OF
the world
The apotheosis OF the blouse may now be
considered to have arrived. for 1t Ii certainly
the most conspicuous as we'll as the prettiest
feature In afternoon dress. morning dress. aud
even forms O part Of the evening theatre cos
tune. Smart women vie with each other as to
which shall be seen in the most decorative
blouse and coats and capes are made with
view to reveal the srlendor OF the soft white
ness OF this portion OF the attire The beauti-
ful English duchess, whose affection for mall
maison pink Is we'll known. has whole series
OF blouses in this color, the most attractive
tons in tones OF pink in raised velvet on the
surface. II lie worn with an open work Jet belt,
and a collar OF the same description
New hats are already In the shop windows
and are easily distinguished by their trim
minGs Of white vlolets. white satin ribbons.
put on in broad Alsatian bows either at the
evening bonnets are simply wreaths OF flowers
With no crown and no ;'Lin nis,. some OF the
en haze Ss S as the
front and one at the back.
The ideal CATER is made OF the finest thin
nest, and costliest cloth. lined with white
satin. and furnished with buttons SO closely
placed together that it is quite . task to undo
them. to say nothing OF doing them up They
are cut with as much nicely as the boots Them
selyas, and By neat arrangement OF straps
apparent size That is the ideal though. The
real article. seen svery day on the street IS
Of Sq EST RS On Rhe
frequently does not date from the day when II
ysxes the speet1tor's vision The mud Of the
but earnest and tenacious. 1t 10 Q brindle-
tawuy tint with shadings Of SCOT and high
dlsInfectsd centuries" And the gaitsr gets
the full benefit
Forehead frinRss die hard The fact 10 that
they covered a m altitude Of sins in the outline
OF the forehead. and when prettily trimmed
and shaped gave even to plain faces beauty
OF their own. Now tLat so many women Affect
the straight parting Il is plainly seen that Il
greatly increased or etIAets from the beauty
% most faces; Whom the face Is naIL9w the
waved all the way 70 the back. The fashion Of
wearing little eurls in front OF the ear or OF
lag 10 faces with small features. When the
face 10 dark Il gives q strong Oriental appear
covers the entire ear with the waves Of hair.
little may be said IN Its favor. save IS . pre-
tentative OF taking cold.
Broadly spreading bows on the backs OF our
hats aIi bonnets are growing apaes, aud
either In satin MORE or velvet are the latest
craze in the millinery DEPARTMENT. They re-
mtnd on singulaFly OF Wtndmtll sails but n IL
to &c IL ubtsl Whsthsr there be Don QulHots
s1tAnt sumSisnty brave 10 tllt al this partlel.
lar outcome Of creative genius on the part OF
Partisan bonnet bulldeTA
spaBglss Of all kIads Ind eolors seem TO have
hypnOtiEsd everybody. and the latest are fash
iOned in aluminium. and are as light as fsAth-
s PA M assd on S4s ~ e
aud 6oGRsts. Gnd even on shoes stockings.
and fans
Fans are much smaller than hsretOIoEs and
the most fashionable are the pretty Empire
air Eiysrs mounted on tortoise shell sticks Of
yellow. Others are en- bFQidsTsd VeEy hnslT
with BABY ribbon. In LOais AY. styles and illu-
minated 9Th sDangies.
The newest idea In table decorations Il 10
match the color Of the flowers in the TsesD-
tAeles provided for them Floral arrange
msnts never SQUAD much on paper. a1d the
lies 10 the exquisite foliage Being brought 70
rare DsTlSctiOn fOT the PurDosA No PARTICULAR
hue eah hold suay for dinheT table dssoEAtiOa.
IoGhdinzs aAd act mAny diniBE Tooms are
deraTaied silse. "A VsTy DIstiE dscoratl9a re-