The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-04-13
NO. Z.
FASHION NOTES.
A 1ore-Glimpse Of What VIII n
Worn During the Coming
Season. @-4a4a.

SEASON.
Some weeks before the styles. out. =
lines and garnitures for toilets cf the
coming season have been decided npof.
the various fabrics are set forth in the
importing and dry goods houses. II
midwinter 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 and in
many new effects will be one Of the
favored fabrics next season. They have
a silky finish, and in dainty stripes.
plaids, checks and dots of soft, delicate
color the spring patterns are exceed.
ingly effective. There are many kinds
of poplin, and the prettiest are silk
dotted, with often corresponding bar
or hair line of colored silk crossing the
lustrous surface. These patterns are
suitable for very handsome toilets.
In order to produce the svelte ano
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 faring skirt
seams, undulating frills and fiounces.
plated ru11es, ruches and countless
other popular skirt accessories.
French cheviot. satin cloth, tricot
meltonette, drap d'ete, and beau de sole
will all be used in making coat basques
for general wear in the early spring
Models for these garments show very
open cutaway fronts, the collar cut
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 arc fir.
ished with very deeply arched single
darts
Gay-colored and black-ribbon rnches
in narrow and medium widths are IN
great demand, and are made constant
and effective use of as single trim
gimps and tiny bands of fur. These.
ruchings 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 finish for the edge Of a fiounce.
for the top of an arched collar, or the
edges of the flaring cuffs. For even
ing toilets are sold yards of rrching
made of crumpled chiffon. mousseline
de sole, or net, borGered with chenille
dots, baby ribbon in satin or velvet. or
lines of colored silk lock-stitchiEg.
Many of the open-fronted Louis KIM
coats of fine French broadcloth are
covered with silk braidwork, forming
elaborate arabesque devices. One
handsome garment in this style is of
nun's-gray cloth, every inch of the
foundation being covered with black
oraiding. 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-
Ter, this portion being perfectly plain
giving the effect of small red pun. 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 IL
black and gold.-N. Y. Post.