The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-01
quillings reversed; or with lace and
satin fonlds or pipings.
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quilliDgs reversed; or with lace ana
satin fonlds or pipings-
| GLOVES.
The new fashionable colors fol
gloves are cedar berry," which j. I
light layendar shade. wheat straw col
or, pure cap "a, Isus coffee and cream.
and for the darker colors. green anO
truseau brown.
/ With gay costumes higher colors are
worn-brisht blue, pink. violet and
canary color. the shade always match
/ ing precisely the contrasting color or
/ trimming of the dress.
POWDER.
There is rage for powder upon IN c
| the hair, all kinds of powder is used.
but the gray powder, the yellow pow
der and diamond powder are the most
| fashionable. When gray powder is
| worn. the hair is rot unfrequently
| rolled up over a cushion in front. and
piled high in antique puffs and curls.
| over the mass of hairA The powder is
sprinkled thickly, so as to completely
disguise its color. A pink rose is the
one and only ornament.
yellow powder is used with less
profusion. and generally upon light
brown hair. 10 impart the tint Of gold
which il does by the aid of gaSlight
and powerful Imagination.
Powdered isinglass is used for dia-
mond powder. and is not only brilliant
but less dangerous than the genuine
article.
The extent to which the wearing of
false hair has been carried almost ex-
ceedS belief. The pulled chignon is
much larger than ever, and has halt
dozen curfs attached. which fall over
the centre. In addition, long side
curls are worn. and heavy braids
crossing the head like a corouet.
The greatest evil OF the false hair
business is that il perpetuates itself.
Constant crimping and heat OCCASION
ed by wearing a mass ofstuff upon the
head destroys the natural hair, and
will make women permanently bald.
and false hair necessity rather than
an apendage.
ORNAMENTS FOR THE HAIR
Few ornaments are worn in the hair,
and these altogether flowers. Beads. |
bands, made head-dresses and the like. |
have disappeared, and instead, broad !
plain bands OF shell are worn like 1
Gordon of leaves. intermixed with I
gone out entirely. The quantity Of 1
hair is considered sufficient ornament, 4
and as little addition j. used as pos I
sible.
The Pompadour over-dress is made (
high, but cut out square, back and /
front, and frilled with lace. The +
sleeves may be of pulled lace. The I
sleeves may be of pulled lace, or Quito /
the elbow and trimmed with lace.
An over dress of blue silk may be I
worn with a white dress, or black silk 4
dress. or pearl gray in thin or thick 4
An over dress of black silk may be .
worn with long black silk skirt. with I
colOred silk skirt, or almost any kind. 4
b, it'll white dress with gray poplins.
utilized for IA checked Japenese walk
ing dress or a short black silk suit
In fact, there are endless ways in
which pretty ovcr-dress can be
turned to account. and. with the as
sistance OF little net pulled. made 10
4 handsome costume.
PARAsoLs.
Bright colored parasols are the /
style now, and insteap Of beads. We
have rufiles and fringes and laces as Il
means OF decoration.
The latest novelty provides the par
lsol with 4 sort ofupper skirts, which /
IS caught up at each seam, forming
series of festoOns edged with fringe
The lower edgeis plain.
The most diStiRgte parasolS are of
white or colored silk covered with real
lace and finished with magnificent |
sticks of ONYX, mother-of-pearl, coral, /
Or malachite. The medium is the
size.