FASHION NOTES

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1868, 18 February 1880, Page 3

FASHION NOTES

Gay colors, says an American contemporary, will predominate in the fall and winter fashions, the mode tending toward red, purple and gold. These brilliant shades, however, are so toned down by combining them with sombre hues that a charming efliect is produced, which is particularly becoming to the wearer, provided the most suitable colors are choseri. The general rule for a fashionable costume now is that the material composing the dresß shall bo rich in material, plain and dark in tint. Upon this sombre background the gayest trimmings are employed for lighting up the whole, but these must be used sparingly, or the costume will be too gaudy for good taste. High heeled slippers will continue to be fashionable for house wear ; also open boots. This has necessitated the display of unique and expensive hosiery. The handsomest and richest patterns have stripes of lace and silk, while others are made entirely of fine guipure lace. Striped hosiery is now the most fashionable, showing corduroy effects and coming in gay colors. Others have tartan plaids and Roman stripes, while those in solid tints are handsomely embroidered over the instep. Silk hosiery in plain, rich colors are in vogue, and are now much more reasonable in price than formerly. Chatelaines and crystal smelling-bottles, handsomely mounted, will be fashionable. They are in many designs, such aB revolvers and quivers. Ornaments for the hair consist of diadem combs and flat and rounded combs in the shape of the head, to be worn when the hair is dressed flat. Very pretty ornaments are also made of light and dark shell in the shape of swords. (Graceful fringes will continue in favor, especially when brocades are used in the dress ; the fringes always repeat their colors, and give a completeness to a dres» that adds much to its effect. These are crimped and knotted in many novel fashions. Fashion declares that there is to be no medium in buttons ; they are either very large or very small. Buttons inlaid or enameled to match Pekins, are oblong or lozenge shaped, with designs borrowed from the Moorish or Japanese. Small gold and silver ornaments are made in the forms of umbrellas, guns, and mandolines, for breast pins. A very charming model of the latter is of gold, with the cross pieces fastening the strings, top and bottom of rubies, and ribbon, which is twisted around the mandoline, of diamonds. Very elegant brocaded silks, in very small patterns, Pompadour style, are shown for combining with plain colors in fall costumes. These are 4dols. a yard, but a very small quantity is needed to give a rich effect to a dress, and the colors are too gaudy to allow of too much material being used. Many silk costumes have revers of embossed velvets, which are flowered velvets upon a background of satin. These are used only upon plain silks in solid colors, damasse and brocaded silks being trimmed with either lace or fringe. Stockings are made of Scotch silk, with guipure lace up the middle in front. Some hose are worked with gold and silver, and many have Valenciennes and Renaissance laces, or " point d'Alencon,' combined with the silk.