FASHION NOTES.

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 141, 26 May 1883, Page 152

FASHION NOTES.

By "Jenny Ween."

Embroidery is still very fashionable. Tufted cloths are very popular for tight-fitting jackets. The Sarah Bernhardfc cloak continues a.: favourite. Pleated skirts with velvet ribbon borders are much worn. Yellow corsage bows give the requisite dash of colour to a sober suit. New millinery goods are very bright with, colour and metallic effects. = L ' Large rosettes of ribbon are still immensely • popular for catching up draperies. The coffee- coloured lace bids fair to be replaced - this season by deep red, at least for bonnets. • Brown and dark, almost invisible, green are, favourite colours for wraps when of woollen cloths. - An eccentric fancy is to cut the ends of all > ribbon bows, strings, and sashes into long forks or notches. ■ '•" ,-;' Bodices are either pointed in front, with postillion tails, or have two points in front and one ; at the back. Jefr, sparkling cut silver, and jewelled spiders/ ';"•' may be seen by day and by night, in masses of. / lace, on bonnet-string in bows etc. . ; '. "."., '/-■ Coloured embroidery is all tlae rage,' and is\i3e&.v for shoes, gloves, stockings, hats, and 'eveW',' article of dress to which it can in any way be . adapted. .' •;''.'» .; Collarettes of black satin, much beaded in jet, ' ; cut out in deep points, with jet tassels or balls from the points, are dressy adjuncts to; the toillets for ladies who always wear black. , An uncommon style of costume has a plaited.' skirt of velvet or broche silk, with an overdress of cashmere, forming a princess polonaise on the.--right side, and a pointed bodice with scarf draplryVon the other. The pointed bodice is bordered" with a fold of velvet. ' '.1 ;•, A novel and becoming cloak is tight-fitting in." front, with sleeves made all in one with the cape"; 7 the cape is finished off with a large bow of sat w^l at the back, resting on the full pleats of the skin^T The cloak is of fine coloured cloth, lined with. ~ satin, and bordered with narrow fox fur. , . '•'• ";' '■')', The reign of long jackets is well nigh over, and . ' our elegantes are wearing short jaunty ones, that, look, to quote the words of an English novelist^'-' " as if made on purpose for them to trot out in.*.? , They are, for the most part, of plain materials^' trimmed with most exquisite embroidery . ' ■"■"-■',.''.* Tinsel tulle is much. worn. It is white silt, tulle, studded with silver dots, made over puffs'/ of white tulle, mounted on white satin. Theijxrtr.-^ bodice, with infinitesimal sleeves, is either ' round: - or pointed, as best suits", the figure^} Sometimes the bodice is vel^efc-j^ftfter fehtjJoifi dark), and sometimes satin. . "~, — : < jJH^mH Velvet dresses for walking loot weil tridHßeaS with two or three rows of gold braid ' 'ootj&jl flounce edging the entire skirt; and;tUe.-tWo '^dee%(| flounces in front j the plain sideipieces aM|^ufnes under on the hips, and--faU';afe'tH<e:>si^B l^^P^^J': connected by a knot of velvefc above' t^l^^ncp^ in .front ; the back :«'. grWefuUyV dra^edi 5 ,^l a i«^-

E^^^&ranged#;.mtfettedjpleafcs, between plush;, *^^^^^p^gsfeo#MeXdrk^.6f . "rich ottoman |?^^|^n^di^feb^tttlpn of .prizes to the students of pSe^^^Sß^plrpf iAjet; the Princes 3 Beatrice :sn'ot.'s&tin;c.ostumej- with bonnet witb.^ pale coral feathers and of embos-fe-|ed^tt(^pvel,fet,idiampnd solitaire earrings, and ;^Bfi^e|^ringibrooch. ■ - ' |,fr^M4,.^ ; Msley. materials, iv three varieties, are S^uite^^ and are combined very effectively with >Sanyi!p£':the; new cloths, Scotch homespun, in small §Jirpk^si'> checks, t and. rough vicuna. They are l^fianged as/ plain skh'ts, waistcoats, and cuffs, i#dth' drapery and habit bodices of vicuna or cloth, /ij^nied with olive buttons and rows of narrow 'JiOTaid^cpmpWe'd of the 'colours in the skirt. kslief(s : : Paisley or shawl designs are rich and in appearance, and will be greatly worn ioi£or .smart mprning walking costumes. '■A ; : " : /., ? 3j,l'.': ■'' ""