The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-08
The Fashions.

London just now.
 Powered ribbons will be in great
 vogue the coming season.
 Satin antique and several grades of
 Liberty silk are greatly favored by
 dressmakers for sleeve-puffs, crush-col-
 lars, vests, and belts.
 Iridescent passementerie, lace inser-
 ton, and more particular elegant trim
 mings jetted velvet ribbon formed into
 rosettes and loops, are extensively used
 to decorate delicate crepons for demi- dress wear.
 A new and very attractive black ma
 terial will appear for spring wear un-
 der the name of creponette. It differs
 but lightly from the familiar crepon fabrics, yet is more beautiful in coloring
 and more characteristic in design. A
 silk-wrap material called Victoria cloth
 will also be popular. It is finer iii finish
 than Henrietta cloth, and it's wearing
 qualities are assured.
 The fact that the blouse and all other
 syles in fancy waists remain in high
 fashion in Paris is the substance of a
 recent letter from that city. Black silk
 velvet ribbons are greatly favored as accessories and are likewise used on some of the finest millinery-in the way | of small bonnets, for bows and bands drawn through jewel, jet, or steel l buckles.
 For children's party dresses nothing l NY Uhipb ,I tc | ferable to velveteen, a material which 1 appears to enjoy an intending popular | ity. One cannot be surprised at this, | for the material now possesses many claims to public favor A variety of beautiful colors and its durability make 1t suitable for both boys and girls and for blonde and brunette alike. Clad in Its warm folds, little children run no risk from Jack Frost or fire, which is always to be dreaded at children's fes- tivities, and last, but not least, there is no prettier background for the pink and cream complexions, bright eyes and shining tresses of lovely childhood.
 Diagonal materials for spring will be seen in all possible variations. In some cases the diagonal stripes are formed by thick but small colored tufts; in others they are in two colors on soft. shaggy ground, on which silky, mohaif threads add to the effect i'll the form of short tendrils branching out from the diagonal lines In check goods the shot effects differ from those worn last spring in so far as the lines are finer and run diagonally in both directions, forming small, tasteful check patterns.
 stylish skating costume of soft but heavy English wool combines green and chestnut gold with hair-lne bars of black and gold. The prevailing color Is green, hence green Venetian cloth is used for the coat, the second color, brown appearing in the fur of the trim ming. The spreading cape-collar of the cloth is lined with the tartan and edged with the fur. The skirt opens on the left side with fur bands at the edge, and the back is arranged in three godet pleats. A green cloth huff and toque with trimmings of plaided satin are en suite
 New spring poplins are slightly creped | in their weaving and have crossed lines | of rich color in blue, old rose, green, cerise, cts; for instance, a creped | ground crossed with old rose and rese- da. The prettiest effect in their goods | Is imparted by small dots of shaded | silk, amid the dark crlnkled cords of
 the groundwork Bluet-blue poplins are flecked with silver-gray silk, and | stem-green with petunia. Heliotrope poplin dotted and striped with fawn | color is .charmingly made up with im- mense cape-collar and Queen Anne sleeves of lustrous corded silk in fawn color, trimmed with gold and heliotrope bead gimp.
 Youthful and pretty house dresses for dressy wear are made of richly plaided taffetas combined with French camel's hair An imported model is of old rose camers hair made up with an effective tartan taffeta in reseda, cream white, old rose, and pale brown. A love- ly lilac wool has a little French jacket bodice of this fabric, open in front, dis closing blouse of lilac, amber brown, rose color, and chartreuse-green plaid; there are full folds of the fine wool in the back, and the Paquin skirt is of the handsome tartan.
 A number of handsome tailor gowns with graceful princesse coats and gored skirts are shown as models by an up- town importer. Some of these are of velvety Venetian cloth, which comes in shades of citron green, reseda green, silver blue, Italian red that is very rich but very dark in tone, golden brown, gray and black. These elegant fabrics are made up all of one material, or in more expensivce gowns are com bined with velvet or feecy cloths in or Persian effects.
 Silk-warp Henrietta, Victoria cloth, and French cashmere bid fair to be pop ular both for house and street gowns. These fabrics will make up simply or In a dressy style in combinations with ( moire antique, satin, or bengaline. The silk accessories may be edged with tiny jet band, or a more elaborate style 1 will show a vest of folded white chiffon 3 collarette of heavy white guipure lace, and standing collar, wrist finish, and 2 belt of jet. This makes a gown equal