The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-10
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
Beautifully shaded crepons and
gauzes are shown for evening toilets.
Among the feather ornaments are
wings and n birds head, with a full
aigrette in contrasting colors.
Spangled materials in edgings,
bows and butterfly effect will be
among the novelties Of the season
most in demand.
The combination OF black and rose
color, also fawn and pink and blue
and pink, is much affected among
elegant evening toilets.
Daggers for the hair are again in
fashion, those in gold, aluminium, in
tiligree, silver, paste, and amber and
celluloid in combination.
Leaf points, scallops, vandykes and
battlements finish the bottom Of
many of the skirts. Beneath is n
band of velvet or Il plated hounce Of
silk or lace.
Boas are made most deliberately Of
crisp, black gauze, edged with black
satin ribbon, and boX-plaited TO n
ruff just long enough to go around
the neck comfortably.
Belts and girdles are SO popular
that even ladies' tailors make use of
them to finish round waists and to
cross vests, or w~aistcoats, rs they
more frequently call them.
Slender bangles of gold with the
initial Of bride and bridegroom either
i'm diamonds or pearls have been
fashionable gifts from the groom to
the bridesmaids this season.
Handsome new gowns are made Of
s~oft-texturcd seeded satin i'm black or
dark colors with black watered-silk
skirt frills, and full mutton-leg
sleeves. Any extra garnitures are of
black lace.
There is no question that white
and black gowns still largely prevail
among newly created models, diver
sity being found in the countless
ways Of trimming and in the fabrics
used i'm combination.
The short Directoire waist, with
immense revcrS and cape collar, is
still used by designers and dress
makers for gowns Of wool bengaline
and camel's hair, and also the popu-
lar Persian woods in changeable
shadow stripes.
Gloves for wear with tailor-made
gowns are Of heavy skin like that
used for mems gloves. They are
dark red i'm color and are closed with
four pearl buttons or else have two
patent clasps that make it difficult
except possibly for size-to tell Jacks
gloves from Jill's.
Fayetta, n Of the new very popu-
lar spring fabrics, is extremely plia-
BILE, being finished without dressing
Of any kind. IT is woven on silk
warp, and merchants claim that it
will not spot. This, indeed, they
warrant. 1t comes in colors and
black, and is forty-two inches wide.
Dressy toilets Of fine black woollen
and silk-wrap fabrics are prettily
made up with yoke, crush collar, and
belt Of colored shot velvet. Vests,
full sleeves, girdles, and "A circular
hounce Of velvet appear on handSomer
gowns Of black silk or satin, with
frequently epaulets or collarette OF
white lace.
stylish waists for cotton dresses
are made in surplicc-shape or after
any Of the popular blouse ideas.
Fitted Innings are sometimes used,
and over these the material is drawn
down TO the waist-line. Many OF
these waists have the outside and
lining joined only at the shoulder
seams and under the rms
Lace-striped batistes are TO be
among the prettiest and most expen-
sive Of summer cotton dresses. They
cost rather too much, however, for
ordinary purses, and women who have
limited means will scarcely find them
practical. There are. however, only
a few OF them, and exclusive styles
usually find ready purchasers.
Many Of the spring patterns in
satins. bengaline silks. and silk and
| wool mixtures are 80 woven as TO give
them a changeable effect, and the de-
signs on their shimmering surfaces
are small as a rule, and often in rich
| Persian color-mixtures. Dark benga-
lines shot with a color and figured
| with a silk dot make admirable vests
and sleeve-puffs for woollen costumes
Of medium weight.