ITEMS FOE LADIES.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 68, 17 September 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

ITEMS FOE LADIES.

Sleeves are undergoing changes of various kinds, and many different Btyles will be worn in addition to the tight coat sleeve which has been in vogue so long. Some are longitudinally tucked, others horizontally, others horizontally, while the old full sleeves are coming in again, j The Bishop sleeve, gathered in at the wrist, is often finished off with a turned-back cuff of embroidery. Sleeves ar© often adorned on the outside of the arm, with puffs or insertion let in. Velvet and silk, and cashmere and silk are often mingled in sleeves this season. This combination of different materials is quite a feature of the new fashions ; even in cotton fabrics plain and fancy ones are generally made up together. The shapes of summer hats have recourse to airiness and lightness for the expression of seasonable elegance. We shall doubtless see (says the Season for May) that purl or picot twist, intermixed with straw insertion, fine horse-hair, or lacey openwork straw plait, will be the leading materials for most summer hats. They have the advantage of being soft and pliable, and can therefore be bent and arranged by skilful fingers to suit any style of face. This style of hat does not require much trim- ; ming. A simple gauze ribbon bow, fastened on with a jet agraffe, or folds of silk gauze, lace, &c, are amply sufficient for trimming, but the hat should be lined with silk to match. One of the illustrations in the Season affords an example of this pliability. The grey openwork straw hat is turned down at one side, and bent (we might almost say looped, up) three times, each curve being filled in with wild roses without foliage. Bouquets of the same roses, and a bow of the new warm-red so-called " tison " ribbon trim the orown of the hat. Among the new colours are several shades of tan, and they are noticeable iv the checked materials, as the combine well with blues and other shades. Heliotrope will also be popular in several tints, and looks well in cotton fabrics. Old rose, a sort of lerra cotta shade, has a tinge of pink^ed, which is somewhat aesthetic, and is not unlike some of the heliotrope tints. These peculiar shades will be fashionable for millinery purposes in combination with black lace. The most generally popular material for young brides' wedding gowns is either white satin or moire, but much striped and brocaded velvet is also worn. White muslin simply made, is beginning to be adopted by some fashionable women who marry very young, while the artistic school favour white satin sheeting or. Bengal satin. Bridesmaids appear in cream muslin, soft silk, or striped lace and muslin, with picturesque hats to match, and large moire sashe3 at the back.