The Southern herald., 1899-04-07
FASHION NOTES.
A F0Re-GIimpse Of What WIN BE
Worn During the Coming
Season.


Same weeks before the styles. out
lines and garnitures for toilets Of the
coming season have been decided upon,
the various fabrics are set forth in the
importing and dry goods houses. In
nidainter many of the spring mate
rials are displayed, and in early spring
we may get many of the charming tex
tiles which are to be used during the
summer.
Poplins of various qualities ard in
many new effects will be one 81 the
favored fabrics next season. They have
silky finish, and in dainty stripes,
plaids. checks and dots o. soft, delicate
color the spring patterns are exceed
ingly effective. There are many kinds
Of poplin, and the prettiest are silk
dotted, with often a corresponding bar
or hair line of eolored silk crossing the
lustrous surface. These patterns are
suitable for very handsome toilets.
In order TO produce the svelte and
clinging style of dress, skirt Innings
particularly for women Of full figure
are made of the softest undressed silks
and satins; and all stiff moires and
crisp taffetas, failles, etc, are avoided.
Where expansion and breadth are need
ed. they are produced by flaring skirt
seams, undulating frills and hOunees,
plated ruffies, ruches and countless
other popular skirt accessories.
French eheyiot. satin cloth, trieot,
meltonette, drap d'ete, and beau de sole
will all be used in making eoat basques
for general wear in the early spring,
Models for these garments show very
open eutaway fronts, the collar cut
in one piece, and hooked at the back,
the full vest front also fastened at the
back, and the coat finished with large
cape collar of velvet joined to shaped
revers of the basque fabric which is
trimmed with chenille, gimp. and small
velvet buttons. Shaped cuffs matching
the revers complete the close coat
sleeves The lining fronts have double
darts, but the outside fronts are fin
ished with very deeply arched single
darts.
Gay-colored and black-ribbon ruches
in narrow and medium widths are in
great demand, and are made constant
and effective use of as a single trim
ming. or in combination with fancy
gimps and tiny bands Of fur These
ruehings are sold by the yard in every
fashionable color, and many pieces are
used TO decorate skirts. bodices, collars
and sleeves. They make simple and
pretty fnisL for the edge of hounce,
for the top Of an arched collar, or the
edges of the Aaring cuffs. For even
ing toilets are sold yards Of rHching
made Of cru11pled chiffon, nousseline
Z de sole. or net, bordered with chenille
dots. baby ribbon in satin or velvet. or
fines Ct colored silk lock-stitchirg.
Many of the open-fronted Louis XIV.
coats of fine French broadcloth are
covered with silk braidwork, forming
elaborate arabesque devices One
handsome garment in this style is Of
nun'sgray cloth. every inch of the
foundation being covered with black
braiding. The vest-fronts, pocket-flaps,
expanded cuffs. and high flaring collar
cut in one with the coat--are SINH
larly made.
Brilliant red-cloth coats trimmed
with black Persian lamb are closely
covered with black silk and chenille
appliques of unique pattern. Sleeves
of the same rich trimming cover very
close coat-sleeves of the red cloth TO
within about eight inches of the shoul-
der, this portion being perfectly plain,
giving the effect of small red puff. The
vest on some Of these wraps is of black
fur; again it matches the coat and
its applique garnitures, and on others
still the best is of cream-white cloth,
trimmed with very narrow braiding In
black and gold.--N. Y. Post.