Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-11-07

An accompaniment to full toilette
this winter is a chatelaine consisting of
beautifully mounted ivory tablets and
pencil with which 10 register engage
ments to dance.
The very latest style of coifiure is
made of the natural hair, twisted on
the top of the head i'm fiat knot, from
which depend two long and somewhat
stringy ringlets, also presumably natu-
raj.
Embroidered silk costumes are very
fashionable this Fail, the overskirt and
underskirt being completely covered
with the finest embroidery done by
hand. These costumes are very rich
and stylish, suitable for the street, rs
well as for dinner or reception dress.
The barbarous custom of piercing Ia
dies ears for earrings is rapidly being
abolished. Several very ingenious ar
rangement for fastening in these arti-
cles of jewelry without the usual sur
gical operation, are now sold at the
jewelry shops and are very extensively
worn.
One of the latest novelties in fur is
the silver fox, which is intended to be
worn with velvet mantel trimmed
with the same Another favorite is the
blue fox, which is charmed for a young
lady, and lastly, there is the superb ne
phns ultra muff of the black fox.
GENTLEMEN's FASHIONS.
Dress vests are now cut with but n
single button.
Neck ties of very gay colors are once
more fashionable.
Gentlemen's dress vests are very much
embroidered this season.
Large pearls are the correct thing in
shirt studs for full dress.
The fashion of wearing high feath-
er stuck in the hat band has become
general again.
The Lord Stanley scarf seems to be
going out of fashion. Its principal
merit was that it saved washing.
Castor gloves are now the proper
thing for gentlemen's walking dress,
undressed kids for ladies.
1t is said that the long, grey, belted-
in-Ulster overcoats will be much worn
on the streets this winter.
The fashionable kind of cane now is
a plain stick made from palm froud
with little silver cord around it.
Pantaloons for business wear are cut
straight in Paris this season, with slit
at the bottom of the side seam.
The promenade coat is cut long i'm
the skirts, is double-breasted, and is
handsomest when made of diagonal
coating.
The war between black and white
neck ties for full dress continues to
rage, the whites having rather the best
of it. i--f
Scarfs should match the pants in col
or. The young men who wear red
neckties are, however, absolved from
this point Of fashion. -....
For gentlemen there is the elegant
cl-i hn nj
ing cap of otter, beaver, or seal skin,
and warm driving gloves and collars of
the same rich furs.
Trousers are worn easy and straight
to the leg, the same size at the bottom
as at the knee, bnt without any spring
over the boot. Small striped patterns
are worn with plain colored froek or
morning coats. "
A semi-dressed cloth called the "Gran-
ites," and an undressed elastic cloth
the NAPIER" are the most popular, and
dark colored plain cloths, mulberry,
dark dahlia, and other rich eolors ap-
pear to be coming in fashion again.
Tobacco pouches of squirrel skin are,
the latest novelty. The head and tail
of the animal are retained as ornaments,
and pink silk or satin lining adds ma
terially TO the appearance of the nick
mack.
Seal skin will be used more than ever
this. winter for trimming oyercoats. 1t
however, looks well on freezing days,
and a gentleman who wears it, should
have heavy untrimmed overcoat for
chilly, thawing days.
A French patent scarf ring is among
the novelties of the season. 1t is very
neat and handsome, and is so construct
ed that the tighter the scarf is pulled
the stronger is the hold of the ring, so
it cannot slip. 1t cannot tear the scarf,
and is furnished in all patterns.
Checks in all sizes, colors, and COM
binations are considered the most styl-
ish for undress business wear, and are
made up into the new two or three but
toned morning coat, according to fig
ure, with flaps on the hips, or into reef
ing jacket suits, waistcoat, single
breasted, to button medium high, with
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