The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08
FASHION NOTES.


Recent importations Of dresses con-
tain new foulards and French organ
dies.
The hardy Scotch tweeds have a fav-
ored place among the seasons popular
textiles.
Leather belts are of water snake
skin, Brazilian lizard, elephant hide
and alligator skin
Teel, or apricot. and pale golden.
green are beautifully blended in sho,
and Powered silks for evening wear.
Three rather deep ruffles lined with q
different color and fabric appear at the
top Of sleeve models
Cashmere house gowns are being
made uD extensively. and as trimmed
with Powered ribbon and lace are very
artistic.
Ribbon wound twice around the
/ waist in a sort of cOrselet effect IL
deemed more modish than the regular
sash style.
! Yellow in evening toilets OF diaphah-
! GUS nature and yellow in simple day
i gowns is rival to mauve and golden
green this season.
Dark blue flannel striped with y
white line, and white tannel with Il
blue line, are the Fashionable materials
for boating dresses.
Old-fashioned silk handkerchief
with plain centers and palm-leaf bord-
ers are used for vests to wear with
cloth and pQue gowns.
Piques and linens, both white and
colored. are made up after the style OF
the duck suits and other heavy wash
costumes worn in the morning.
Some Of the handsome white mohalr
costumes for dress occasions have yell
low silk faciEgs on the cot. and the
skirt Is lined witt yellow taffcta six.
Fichus with very long ends, that tie
and fall low on the skirt, are made CT
airy textiles matching the gown ami
edged with fr!lls Of valencennes lace.
While many Of the new dress skirts
show strong tendency for trimming
the bodice is still the portion OF the
gown where decorations continue to
flourish without limit.
Plumes are the latest hat trimmings
and the combination of white feathers
and black velvet ribbon on a cream
colored tuscan straw is the most styi
! ish one in all the varied array OF sum
mer hats.
Pi0ue appears to be the one formid
able rival to- grass linen. Not only Is
it employed for the making OF whole
gowns, but it makes also revers. cape!
circled by trimmings of real Irish Gro
Chet.
Very LARGE vandyke and sailor co,
lars Of white silk batiste are added t
beautiful house toilets Of French Or
CANDY, Powered China silk, flewere,
India silk muslin, black and white silk
Of various devices. and similar daint,
gowns.
Silk muslin embroidered with pearl
and made over white silk is the latcs
thing for wedding gowns, and wit!
sprays OF orange blossoms here an
there it Is vastly more becoming to tn
; average bride than the severe whit
satin.
Pque and silk Is a rather inconcrr
+ Gus combination, but it is Fashionable
> and SO we must look upon it with IA
t vor whether we like it Or not. Tn
pique is used for collars, revers an
:, cape effects on silk gowns, and edge
: around with Irish lace.
u The most popular bathing costunl
v this season is made of black and whit
d serge or mohair, with full skirt an
Il knickerbockers, fitted-belted roun
. waist with q deeply pointed yoke, I'll
|. sleeves that barely reach the elbow
L black stockings and an oilskin cap Co
cred with black or tartan surah.