San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-10
FASHIONS TICKLE FANcIEs.
Hints to BE Noted by wen-Dressed
Women.


Lusterless all-wool crepons are used
for deep mourning
Loveiest ribbons and rare French
flowers of shaded velvet are displayed
for winter dress and opera bonnets.
Milliners are going wild over the cx-
quisite importation of artificial foil
aye and blossoms just received at
French importation houses.
A blessing for the women is the cleo
trio curling tongs. They can be at
tacheG at moments notice to an cleo
trio wire, and are heated almost in
stantly. They remain at constant
temperature as long as required, or IN
necessary in the employment of this
continuance is to remove the incandes-
cent lamp from it's socket, attach the
cord of the iron to its socket, in place
of the lamp, and turn on the current.
The new satin-fnished silks come in
blossoms, the colored underthreads i'm
parting slightly changeable effect.
Some rather pronounced color mix
lures appear among new French gowns
imported as models for winter wed
dings and other ceremonial occasions.
Much will depend upon the skill and
the taste of the modistes who copy
these dresses, in discovering the spe-
cial shades of contrasting colors that
can be combined to produce success
full results.
The Ieps of the new winter velours
are much softer and richer surfaced
than formerly, but their chief distin-
gushing feature is found in the beau
tiful combination of colors effected in
the weaving. In notable specimen
the repped portion is of deep mignon-
cite greet, the interstices Of old rose.
On another pattern the cards are ar
ranged en- bayadere on a moss ground
that unites two shades of geranium
pink. Again, the reps are wider apart
on light, silky surface, making pretty
chameleon, or shadow, stripes.
Little mob bonnets are made of sew
eral knots of black velvet, that stand
up perliily at the back end of the part
ing of the hair, and from under them
two wings of lace come softly forward
and downward until they almost reach
the tops of his ears. The lace makes
little stand-up frilling just in front
of the velvet, and at the back two ends
of it hang prettily against the hair.
The general effect is as dainty as can
be, and it makes young face positive
" infantile; but, somehow, the effect
is not nearly as good in color as il is
in black and white.
When in doubt, wear white satin
for evening, that is to say. Most wom-
en- recognize the truth of this, so much
so, in fact, that white satin has almost
become feminine evening uniform. 1t
is refined, becoming and has substan-
tial charms. Artistic dressmakers
trim it but little. Filmy lace, light
touches of tulle or chiffon, or glimpses
of the glossiest and finest Russian
sable, are about the only decorations
used. This is perhaps its chief recon-
mendation, that it has the great merit
of wanting very little to enhance its
own natural beauty.
An evening bodice of black can be
completely changed in effect by tuck
ing in ut the cut-out scarf that Is
yeard or a half yard wide. The other
end of the scarf tucks under the edge
of the bodice, or runs into the belt that
finishes the bodice. The scarf is black
chiffon or net, and across it's width
are set two rows of thread lace in
sertion-the net need not be cut out be-
neath--or of brilliant ribbon or jewell
ing. The effect will be little more at
tractively odd if these lines do not run
straight across, but are higher on one
side than on the other. That can be
managed by the way the scarf is tucked
in III the top. Then there is front
accomplished that drops or pouches as
much as it j.. allowed to. If the scarf
is long one, then the rest of the length
may be allowed to hang from under
the edge of the bodice to the waist
line in a sash end, and perhaps rosette
or bow with touch of the same lace
or bead work can be added where the
scarf end energies. One would hard
~ believe how effective such q trick
is till it has been tried.-N. Y. Pest.
A Soldier of the Revolution.
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