The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-01
FASHION NOTES.

Jet buttons are moro popular than
metal ones.
Silk braid an inch wide, is the variety
used as trimming.
All kinds of cloaks but velvet ones
have collars cut either en- reUerS, or the
square French shape, which is the new
est, and low enough to show the collar
and necktie. The sleeves to cloth cloaks
are made an easy-fitting coat to below
the elbow, when they suddenly diverge
into sort of flowing one, six or seven
inches deep, and left open as many more
on the back of the arm.
A charming dress for young miss of
fourteen is very soft black velveteen,
with long overskirt open in front and
laid back en- reorS, which was faced with
a Marie Louise blue satin, quilted in
small diamond squares, that gave it a
warm, wintery look. Over this was
worn q loose, slashed sacque, lined
throughout with wadded blue silk
lining. A square French collar and
mousquetaire cuffs of quilted satin COM
pleted the garment. .... ....
The following is the latest bridal
dress The material of white taiue, with
an extremely long, pointed train, gar
nished with a flouncing of point ap-
plique, put on to simulate a long over
skirt, the flounce being headed by
wreath of orange blossoms; cluster of
the same, with long sprays attached,
took the place Of the sash; a similar bo-
Quet de corSdgs, and tulie veil reaching
nearly the length of the train behind,
with "a crown of orange buds, realized a
charming ensemble.
The latest pattern Of sacque does not
reach more than twelve inches below
the waist. A cloak of this kind, trimmed
across the bottom, wrists, and shoulders
with guipure lace four inches wide, and
a narrow heading OF ornamental gimp,
retails at $50, Ladies who desire gar
ment that shall remain the longest in
fashion, usually adopt one OF medium
length. Three yards and quarter of
yard-wide material is required for such
a basque, and four for long sacque.
The material that ranks next in beau
ty to velvet, and by many preferred to
cheap qualities, is black velveteen. Some
OF these are so handsome that they can
hardly be distinguished at a glance from
velvet. The choicest ones have neatly
quilted silk Innings, and are trimmed
with bands of gros grain silk, piped
with satin. The cheaper ones are
trimmed with silk galoon, laid on fat,
and have flannel Innings. Some of the
jauntiest are made coat form, that is,
slashed in the back, with outside pock-
cts, the front closed with yellow metal
buttons, and two on the back seams.
All velvet cloaks are either made very
long or very short. The style most in
vogue for young ladies is short, half
fitting basque, that requires two yards
and three-quarters of yard-wide goods.
The seams to these are left open to the
waist, the trimming extending up the
slashes. If the lace is very wide, it only
extends across the bottom, while the
heading, which is usually gimp, goes up
the seams. Sometimes, however, a mar
rover edge of lace is put on to head the
gimp. No particular style prevails for
trimming across the shoulders. Every
lady should adopt in this respect what
ever best becomes her figure. Slender
ones bear a good deal of trimming, while
the stout require less, if any. The gar
niture passes straight around the wrist.
No sashe5 or bows are attached this sea-
SON. The handsomest garments are made
high in the neck, with sometimes frill
of black lace standing up around the
throat. The front is held together gen.
orally with an ornamental frog-button
looped across with cord Sleeves are Of
the flowing shape, describing from ten
inches to half a yard in depth.