The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-03-31
FASHION NOTES.

Lace-striped colored grenadines are
seen.
Scarlet is mourning color for un
married women in Brazil.
Taylor gowns having bishop sleeve,
and turnover cuffs win be popular.
Some novel spring sunshades are
seen made entirely of artificial violets
Boas Of narrow crimped black rib
bon win take the place of fur tippets
Spring gowns will be trimmed witt
jet buttons set in rim of rhinestones
If one is going to wear a throatlet
those of soft, light ruchings are pret.
tiest.
Thin, black crepons, dotted with jet
beads. are found among the spring
novelties
The newest sleeves are wide but moi
high, and often of different material
from the bodice.
There is no decline in the popularity
of capes They are made in all styles
and of all materials.
All the newest black fabrics are fan.
cy effects, and the crepon and mo.
hair textures are the most stylish.
The fashionable bonnet is about as
small as it could be and yet be con.
sidered a head covering.
Some of the new chalHes are silk
striped, and come under new name
French mousselines."
The new bodices are full, rather
blouse-llke IN style, and in most cases
different from the skirts.
Transparent fronts of chiffon or lac,
are worn with tailor coats, which ar,
extremely severe in style.
Irish tweeds are being sold extensive
ly for cycling costumes and for tho
new combination skirts and knicker
bockers.
For wear-resisting and effective
alpaca, the twill whipcord and coars
warp is one that specially commend
itself
A new ornamental shoe of dressed
kid or patent leather perforated like
the fashionable cloth and velvet fab.
RIGS
An entirely new vogue is that OF
cloth-of-gold, which is a soft, supple
gold-woven tissue used recently for
bodices.
Fancy ribbon in Dresden China ef-
fects, are leading favorites already, as
shown by both the imported and do.
nestle patterns.
White linen collars, both standing
and turned over. are seen on colored
shirt waists, while the cuffs are colored
like the shirt.
The new hosiery is prettily embroid'
cred on the instep, with tiny flowers
of various kinds, also with clocks up
the side, and open work patterns as
we'll.
The new taffeta designed for very hot
weather use is in white, having slight
satin stripes of one color, or several
hair-line satin stripes of different col
ors.
Long ostrich plumes are just now
greatly used in combination with short
full tips and tufts or aigrettes These
trimmings are seen upon picture hats
of various shapes and on toques ano
turbans as well.
With broad bows at the back of oul
hats, broad bows in front, such up.
standing aigrettes on the crown, the
rev hat will transcend any of It's pre-,
decessors for all screen purposes.
The prevailing rage for embroidery
has extended TO gloves, and those
intended for evening wear have flow
ers, birds, butterflies, and other airy
trifes, worked in delicate tints on tho
back of the hand and arm.
Shirt waists continue to multiply IL
variety, and besides the regulation
Chambray waist with the stiff turn.
over collar, there are dainty ones o.
dotted Swiss, striped with color ant
made with the soft draped band at thu
neck, which can be replaced by one Oh
satin ribbon.
Smart collarettes are still worn, be.
ing in reality dressy capes which d,
not extend quite to the elbow. They
are often made in three sections Of
some huted material, finished ait tn,