San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-14
FASHIONS TICKLE FANclEs.
These Are Things All Women Should
Carefully Note.

The new sheer woods, both plain and
patterned, are delight to the eye with
their daintiness of tint, and to the touch
with their silky softness.
The very popular sleeve model of the
moment fits the arm very closely, some
inches above the elbow, and has short,
full puff at the top, the sleeve at the
wrist sharply pointed and frilled with
rich lace.
In very many of the new gowns made
by Frenchmen the sleeves are very long,
with the "calla" point over the head.
Dinner gowns are made with long,
pointed bodice, cut en- pompadour in the
neck, front and back.
Stylish Norfolk jacket suits are made
of pin-checll woods in various novel and
pretty color bleachings, but the ma
jority of the mohair Siciliennes and
twilled mohairs are made up in tailor
fashion with full gored skirt and an
open-front jacket that is cut to lap and
button when occasion requires.
Box-plaited and tucked fronts in
jackets, basque bodices and boleros will
in great degree take the place of the
dropping blouse fronts so long in vogue,
and India mulls, silk CLEANLINESS and
grenadines will replace chiffon and
mousseline de sole for the making of
many evening gowns, the former fabric
being a degree less perishable; but
diaphanous textures will still be greatly
used as draperies over waists and
sleeves of silk, satin and brocade.
Combinations in dress seem to appeal
more to the general taste than self-col-
ored trimming and fabrics, and great
scope is given to the modiste by the in
PRODUCTION of so many novel and beau
tiful fancy dress goods to be used with
plain fabrics, and, although very gay
and brilliant spangled garnitures, jet
arabesques and bands, and lowered,
plaided and striped ribbons will be the
rage, they do not obyiate the necessity
nor lessen the demand for combine
ton of materials in the gown.
There is great variety and much gilt
ter and glow about the Easter costumes
this year. Violent contrasts and ex-
cess of garniture upon gowns, wraps
and headwear are very noticeable. From
three to five different colors appear up
on French hats and bonnets, and in
many cases the wrap does not match
the gown, the gown the bonnet nor the
gloves either or any of these articles Of
wear, and walk upon any of our city
thoroughfares will reveal such a medley
of colors, combinations and co-existing
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together outside the doors of a Frencl,
carnival ballroom.
French cashmere, soft as silk aud
lending itself to most graceful, classic
lines, is much favored for tea gowns and
allkinds of dressy house toilets. Fayetta
and silk-warp Henrietta cloths are like
wise favored, and the garnitures ara
guipure and renaissance laces, narrow
gimps, satin ribbons and swansdown.
The Vatican plat is still feature of
house gowns, and most of them have a
princesse effect, with much trimming
on the front and shoulders, the sleeves
either full elbow puffs or a close coat
shape, with smaller puffs at the top Of
the arm, made spreading in effect, how
ever, by the long points from the collar
cite that falls above them.
Grass cloth is likely to hold its high
position for the entire summer; for, in
order 10 keep it from becoming COM
mon, its price is quite high-extremely
so when we consider the material is
made of fax, and looks unpretentious
enough both in relation to color and
character. But expense is given to it
by reason of its silk-woven patterns,
and the fine metal threads that outline
the tinted designs; and as the patterns
are open work and the grass cloth
transparent it necessitates a silk lin
ing; therefore, the cost does not end
with the purchase of the fabric with its
embroidered trimmings.-N. Y. Post.