Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-02
FASHIONS FANCIES.

Buttons are replacing hooks for the
bodice.
Madras cloth is sheer Bingham with
small flower effects.
Finger wide stripe silks are suitable
for waists and trimmings.
Irregular dashes of varegated color
appear upon dark silk grounds.
Oxford ties of dark russell leather are
the prevailing style for walking shoes.
Chiffon waists, accordion plated, over
a silk lining of contrasting color, are the
thing for evening.
Wells are more fashionable than ever
before. To be caught mapping without
ones veil is catastrophe.
Dove color is the latest in lining, and
proves much less trying to the com
pleXion than the popular holland.
Quantities of narrow spangled passe-
menteries are used; sometimes from %
to so yards are used upon single dress.
Serge, which has been popular so
many years, seems TO have had its day,
and glossy. finished cloth and
tweeds are in use.
1t is the jeweled buckle on the strap
at the back of the waistcoat that causes
Miss Iailor-made to pant for breath and
remove her jacket.
A French idea is shown in wide
China silk, finely peated ON the cross.
wise in accordan fashion. 1t is easy to
make waists of this silk.
Black nets studded with Jet or iri.
descent seguins, pendant from chain
Of jet heads, makes snowy trimming
for black or colored silks.
Percales are used for shirtings, as are
also the Scotch and American cheviots,
surah twills and basket cloths, of which
stripes are the predominant feature.
Seersucker, once so fashionable, has
come up again, and nothing more dainty
can be imagined than those with crinkly
stripes of pale blue, pink and white.
Chine and notified ginghams are
something quite new; the ground is
almost covered with tlecks Of mixed
cUlors, so intermingled thai no one tint
Is in the ascendant.
| Shoulder knots of ribbon, which are
sometimes used, have three erect loops
attached to braces. Other again are a
| flat bow lying along each shoulder seam,
and still others are of wide ribbon, with
a loop dropping over the back and one
over the front.
| Shoulder-kuotS of ribbon are some.
times three erect Loops attached To
braces. Others again are fiat bow
| lying along each shoulder seam, and
still others are of wide ribbon, with a
loop dropping over the back and enc
over the front.
Fans are much smaller than hereto
fore, ard the most fashionable are the
pretty Empire ones mouatcd on tor
toise-shell sticks of yellow. Others are
embroidered very finely with baby rib
ben in Louis Nv. styles, and illumin.
ated with spangles.
The latest novelty in the line of stylish
costumes is the braid costume, composed
entirely Of braid of different widths,
joined by open stitches of black silk or
lace insertion, through which is seen
the colored silk lining. 1t is strlkingly
original. Black or colored silk can be
used us lining.
Some new sleeves, especially pretty
for diaphanous fabrics, have outlines
similar to the popular mutton.leg sleeves
They differ, however, in being pulled
lengthwise along the forearm in four OF
five tiny pulls, very narrow at the wrist
then gradually widening above tile
elbow 10 ,l.c armhJle.
Chinese muslin is pretty new ma
tcrial, and il CONES both plain and fig
urcd a Ia pompadauy. f.n.bro..!cfed Eng
lish muslins Of the 1896 period are beiul
revived again. Frenrh ladies' are usii,
English instead 5f French crepe fo
mourning gowns, ANA are copying Til
English in this one speciality OF dress.
Soft-teXtured sAtins axe Used for even
ing and afternoon costumes, and the
come in beautiful shades, which ar,
produced by the mysterious blcudin!
Of two contrasting colors, such us rel
and yellow, opal and turquoise, sea blu
and primrose. The effect is not s.
charming when darker colors are used
Russet shoes now have their cyelet
buttonholcd instead Of trimmed wit
metal. The strings last longer an
there is no danger OF bruising the foo
or tearing the silken hose by fraycC
) metal The eyelets are large, inch rib
bon is used for lacing, and is left wit
, notched ends. Ribbon holds the ii
better and does not slip, as lacing doe!