FASHION NOTES.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 237, 28 March 1885, Page 9

FASHION NOTES.

By "Jenny Ween."

The most fashionable gloves are of kid and fabric.

Ornaments worn on a mourning chapeau are composed of jet.

Furs have been more worn at Home this season than ever, more particularly fur capes and fur-lined cloaks.

Brooches in the shape of frogs or jet wheat ears or horses' head, in nickel silver, are very fashionable for ornaments.

In ladies' ulsters the variety is beyond description. All the newest styles and shapes are in plain coloured cloths, fancy tweeds, etc.

The huggar jackets, tailor made, are very fashionable for young ladies. For house and street wear the braided jersey jackets in black and colours look very nice.

Ladies mantles look very nice made up of brocbe ottoman and broclie velvet. To trim these there is also an endless variety in furs and other novelties, ornaments, clasps, etc.

The most fashionable colours in hosiery are plain and ribbed cashmere in black, cardinal, and navy blue. Stocking suspenders, in various makes and all sizes, accompany the hosiery.

A very stylish hat for a young lady is of elephant grey felt, lined and trimmed with dark elephant velvet; drapery of grey faille ; stuffed bird of brilliant plumage at the side.

A fashionable hat is of vert cresson cloth, drapped with green velvet and red satin ; black lace chapeau over yellow satin, studded here and there with gold, pins ; two scarlet and gold birds trim the left side.

A pretty costume for a little girl is of a fancy woollen fabric, dark green, spotted with red chenille ; pleated skirt basque with rovers ; collar and parements of green velvet ; full blouse plastron of red satin ; clasps of steel in front

A walking costume for a young girl is of grey vicuna skirt, with two pleated frounces ; short tablier, draped on the right to show the satin lining ; jacket of grey cloth, with pleated satin front and pleats at the back, lined with satin parements and collar of grey velvet.

A very rich mantle is *of black Ottoman, figured with large flowers of thick, long, piled, black plush, picked, completely concealing the dress, and is edged with a wide band of sable. The long pelerine sleeves are pointed, and are edged with sable, sable tails forming tassels at the point.

A very stylish costume is of green and mastic woollen material ; plain skirt, edged with a wide brass band ; pepluni tablier and back drapery richly looped ; double-breasted jacket, fastening with green velvet buttons. The basque is cut in front to form two points pleated basques at the back.

It is utterly impossible to describe the different varieties of dress materials ; but, however, I will mention a few. In walking dresses : French ottomans, Khartoum serges, fancy checks and spots, silk mixtures, cheviots, stripes, navy wine, grenat myrtle, and shot mixtures are the most fashionable colours to be worn this winter. They are to be obtained at any of the leading establishments in Queen-street.

A very pretty evening toilette is composed of a full bodice, sleeve pleatings, tunic a la Grrecq He, together with train lappets in ecru lace, outlined with gold thread skirt in pale blue satin, sparkling with amber beads; long box-pleated train in pale blue velvet ; velvet band round throat waist ; low neck and along the front of the bodice where it is cut in the shape of a heart ; turquoise buckles ; white ostrich feather fan.

A very becoming dinner gown is made of moss-green ottoman silk, cuirass, oval cut neck, bordered with a cordon of pearls ; deini-long sleeves, slashed and attached with jewelled stars in keeping with the one in the hair, and the other one clasping the belt, as well as the side drapery ; pleated plastron and slrirt in cream-coloured gauge, dotted with pompadour flowers. A broad lace flounce edges the skirt, which is mounted in pleats singly gathered at the head of lace flounce under a gimp star and chenille drops. A similar ornament falls over the plastron. Long kid gloves.

A very elegant evening dress is made up as follows : — The overskirt is in pale primrose corded silk, embossed with large leaves in terry velvet in the tint known as chartreuse green ; low bodice and trained skirt in dark plush. The bodice, with its overlapping peaks, is piped with primrose satin, and opens on a stomacher composed of graduated rows of lace. Crescents in diamond paste secure the lace scarf on the left shoulder at the waist, and at the side of the skirt, which it slightly raises. A fourth crescent shines in the hair, and fixes a white aigrette. Detached train in Chantilly lace.

The following picturesque little toilette is described more for its individual elegance than as a model of the fashion, because an important ingredient of iU composition is the beaded tulle, which is not worn by children : — The skirt and plastron are of pale pink satin, covered with a shimmering drapery of blue tulle, embroidered with pendants of blue and pink beads. The effect is singular, but most effective. The little casaque is of electric blue terry velvet. It is open from the throat, and has crenalated basques, lined with pink

satin, half the crenalation being turnfed back to show the lining. These materials would combine beautifully for a lady's ball toilette.

At an evening party held at Reinuera last week, two dark-haired sisters, dressed alike, looked extremely well in short round skirts of pale blue satin inerveilleuse, covered with drapings of white piece lace, caught up at intervals with flots of dark grenat velvet. The high bodices of pale blue satin were tabbed all round with red velvet over a simple ruching of lace. Th*ere / were several pure white lace dresses, on,e qr two of which looked very handsome trimmed about the bodice with heavy white jet lace. One had on an aesthetic costume of red velvet, with deep lace frillings. A charming costume, worn by the daughter of one of the guests who is an exceedingly pretty brunette, was of white net and white satin. The skirt was composed of deep flumes of net with loops of satin at regular intervals ; sleeveless bodice of white satin, cut low at the neck, and upon the left shoulder a very pale pink aigrette. A corresponding aigrette was placed in the hair.