FASHION NOTES.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 232, 21 February 1885, Page 10

FASHION NOTES.

% '• ■' •'■ ", „<»■. ,i-Vf- — - * - ' „>. ..; ■ ■* - -Bt "teNr'WßE^' v: ■" :$ " A pink Indian silk "Bali- dress looks Verynice trininied with pink, lace '[aid ostrich feathers. / ' ' ' ; ■■ - - ■ *■'..■■.- The Anne de.Bretagne bonnets are "very;. . fashionable in old gold plush or satin:' They* look remarkably well. l '•"!,'' • The printed mousseline^de-laines on white - ground make most dressy costumes, and arequite the newest thing-. „ ..^ , A very handsome dressing-gown is of Indian cashmere- blue, .worked with white silk and lined with ;white quilted satin. : , . A very stylish afternoon dress is com- 1 * : posed of black satin embroidered with steel,. •• axid steel ornaments. •■ ' • ' • • •■• • ' '■ ' ' * An evening dress is 'of real, black Brussels'* * lace, flounces, with ' 'red. silk petticoat and • • bodice; also^ a : .black #1 silk- petticoat aiid' bodice for change. ' ' '' •>;''•■ •*■'- -^ ••' * Aii afternoon dress is 'composed of ' black silk, velvet and silk ; long; dress tr'ininied' with jet, and a blafek'silk skirt trimnfed with. lace, and haying a : handsome' rod brocaded' top. ■ ' ''''".-"' '"'] !.'\ ""''"" ' ; Postboy hats arc in. soft 1 grey felt; lined with shot 'velvet. ; The high" crown is ,en- „ circled with, a' fancy galooh red an*d \ green, . knotted in front" tinder ; a spreading bunch of feathers and wild. grass. , An evening co'stuine' is composed' 1 of- pink surah and lace.' The .'three flouiice^s iii front of the skirt are edged"' with lace and .headect''* Avith a double bouillqrine." The oVal-shap6d. bodice is trimmed with lace aud bows"! ■ *■'•* •. A very pretty capote ; is in pearl grey ' ; satin r veiled with pale pjnk figured net; group of shaded feathers, surmounted by a silver aigrette. The same puffed bonnet can be reproduced in any material matching thecostume. * . ' * A jpretty costume of. Bleu-de-laine and velvet to match is made up as follows :—-Theround skirt^ is trimmed with guilles of ribbon, velvet ; the tunic is draped en paniers : thewaistcoat, collars, and cuffs are velvet, and. the back is plaited. A very pretty bonnet is made completely of ' -<\ 'feathers, crowned with a bush of. flowers,;, from which spring small peacocks' eyes, and. over the whole flutter three little birds.; a wreath of flowers borders the briui:*wide strings in ottoman silk. ', Mr McCarrol. linen draper, of Victoria* street, is showing a new and wellassorted stock of all kinds of linen, goods from the finest texture.' The 'linen pocket-handkerchiefs cannot be surpassed.; He has also a fine stock of linen' table-clothsV sheeting, and children'spinaforesj ■ At a recent wedding the bride's^dress'was a white satin petticoat trimmed- with pearls 7 . Honiton lace, : and orange blossqihs, r ancU'a white broche satin bodice arid train. Her net veil was bordered with Honiton lace,' and she had a littlewmuff to match the dress.. The bridesmaids; four in number,, wore terra cotta cashmere, one side of the skirt being of plush, and the remainder in small pleats held together with a trimming of bear-skin. - 1 The drapery was of da'shmere, the Zovtave bodices were let in with plush, and they had plush hats to match, trimmed with -birds.. The two little ones wore pale green silk velvet dresses with gold-coloured waistcoats,. * and had hats^adorned with birds to corres--. pond. The bride's travelling dress wjVs a brown satin -skirt and brown broche botlice,- -> trimmed with bronze ornaments, and bearskin ; a brown broche mantle to match, lined with gold satin and.. edged with the furs; a » brown bonnet with bronze ornaments. ancL.a muff finished off with a bird and sable tails. ■Her trousseau was very handsome, and cotn- - piised, among the morning dresses, a pink flannel trimmed with scarlet satin and greyfur, and a green cashmere .and. spotted velvet trimmed with red*; and v a plush jacke.t to match. , ; . •, . .""'.■ . Tennis dress for a girl of seventeen : I would suggest . for the above -purpose, for a fair haired girl, a, white and blue cashmere or .flannel stripes for the petticoat ; plain white tunic draped,, above ; . a loose bodice sewn to * the tunic, and the colour introduced on collar^ and cuffs. ■ Silver \broicl is an. addition on the cuffs and , collar*, ..Beige and inim's cloth, are • good wearing materials. . A fashionable sleeve • for lawn tennis dresses -has. |a, puff, a-t,-- the shoulder and elbow.. Whatever the. hat as, it, must, be well .secured' to the head. :, It is' fashionable now. for girls to wear the' caps with peaks that boys don, at cricket;; and one H in blue would be most becoming with the \ dress. Jockey caps are also woi'h. Good white and plain coloured woollen stuffs are always the best for tenpis. The bodice and skirt, or tunic, should jn/iao case be distinct 'or else during the game they are apt to show" a vacum. Great ease and freedom is the chief ' desideratum. The Turkish embroideries are largely utilised as^ tunics in white dresses ■ tennis ; but dresses intended for tennis parties, smoke - coloured ca^limere or nun's cloth' trimmed with feather trimmings, are also worn' A black serge, made with a re,fl and black tunic, and red trimming on the |Sat, would be • effective. * • ■ .