Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1891 — FASHION NOTES. [ARTICLE]

FASHION NOTES.

Figured silks are very fashionable, •hot silks areem ployed.but not for complete dresses, only for sleeves, plastrons, chemisettes, and so on, and also for the front width of adress The juxtaposition of fur with dainty evening silks and laces is a new Parisian departure. Narrow borders of mink and sable surround the bot tom of skirts and edge the bodices of ball dresses. The smartest thing to wear ata theater party is a cape of Irish point lace, which reaches to just below the shoulders. It is found, like many of the styles of to-day, is a bit primlooking, but decidedly effective. Very' pale gray gloves are" worn with en t ire white cost times. The effect is a little odd, inasmuch as the hands look a shade darker than does the upper part of the arm, and consequently have what might be called a dustgpiOok. Black lace dresses will also be very popular during the fall and winter and reception. The Chantilly is the best, but many of the dotted and figured nets will be worn over silk slips, sometimes colored, but more often black. The zigzag pattern in dress mater; ial is decidedly the thing. The pattern is in all sides and shades, and fashionable whether in woollen, silk, satin, or velvet. The. long waist continues to be liked both for cqs.i turnes and jackets except in the case of young women who preses round waists and plain skirts. Crape has never been worn,tosuch an extent as now. Mourning gowns are nearly covered with it, and even the smallest children will wear it "when bereaved. Veils reach quite to the hem of the dress in the back, and are hemmed half a yard deep. Capes are made with a faJl of erape, with an inset of Henrietta covered in turn with crape. A beautiful costume at a recent afternoon reception was worn by a well-known leader of society. She was attired in a black velvet sleeveless jacket, heavily beaded, over a black poplin gown spotted with velvet. The small bonnet worn with this costume was of a pale blue crepe flecked with gold and black and adorned with yellow wings, the strings being of black velvet fastened with amber pins. The George Washington jabots are the latest fancy accessories to tho wardrobe. Jhey are made of crepe and chiffon, and form loose-flowing fronts from the neck to the waist. A high standing collar fits snugly around the throat and fastens at tho neck with a bow. They are, of course, adjustable, and any dress, whether new or old. can be easily adapted to them. Long cuffs of the same fall well over the hands.