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Fashion Sprays

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
November
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Plush will be used forcloak linings instead of f'ur. Jet collars are worn with black eilk and velvet costumes. Plaited lace will be much employed as trimmiogs for home dresses. The brocaded satina and velvets require no trimming, save oíd lace. Flaming red jerseys of stockinet, trimmcd wirh plush, are imported. Pockets of autuinn leaves are worn with costumes intended for day ftceptions. Jockey costumes, consisting of long coat, basque aud plain skirt, are very stylish. Feathers, birds, flowers, laoes, bows of ribbon aud bonnet ornaments trim the new plush muffs. Plush bands will be worn on the bottom of plain skirts of rich satin and silk brocades and damasses. A great deal of imitation tiger and leopard skin will be used this winter for triinuiing heavy garmeutw. Sunflowers in gold on a ground of dregs of wine velvet make up the design of a most amazing brocade. In shawls, the fancy is for green and blue plaids ; also, unobtrusive plaids in shaded grays and browns. A novel fancy is to wear real flowers at the throat, waist and hair to match the simulated flowers of the cloth. Lace flouuces are again to be worn, and the deep ones, so fashionable yeárs ago, will again seo the light of day. Turbans of white and blue serge, bound around the brim with red cashmere scarfa, are worn by suiall children. The most fashionable ladlcs as a rule affect dark colors, small bonnets, and plain but costly styles of dress trimmings. Chenille soarfs are to form part of the drapery of ball dresses this winter. Scarlet chenille or white satin is very pretty. The latest bridal or full dress costume has pointed waist laced behiud, with slashed sleeves, triple apron and square train. lted jerseys, with cashmere skirts and red caps or white aprons, are recommended as a suitablc dress for attendants at fair tables. The long Auiazonian plumea are generally fastened down with beetles or other ornament in gilt, steel, silver, jet, garnet or ametbyst. Scarf ends are made cylindric, witli the open ends ÜDished all around with silk fringe of a color contrasting with the material of the Nash. Carriage suits are dark and quiet looking, though made of' the richest materials. They are made with a basque and trimmcd skirt and are worn with large cloaks. It is au old remark that a lady is always known by her gloves. The test niay uot always #be absolutely bcyond quesüou, yet a high Tdeal in gloves is one to be cherishcd. There are three kinds of corsages shown for full dress, the eorset waist, the pointed wuist and the high basque. The eorset wamt is low and low in the neck, aul has no sleeves. White laces are om broidercd in imitation of Brussels and Valunciennes. Au ezquisite wide lace imitates old point ia flowers worked in white floss and chenille thread, varied with secd pearls. The new oolored brocadei have large flowers with tcins aod leavcs, carnations, tulips, roses, dahlias, petunias, wliile black brocades have palm loaves, cherries, wind mili.", pitchers and umbrellas.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News