Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-11-12
FASHION GOSSIP.

FASHION GOSSIP.
PAINTING INsTEAD OF EMBRoIDERY.-I
Costumes have frequently been spoken |
of as works OF art, but there are indica-
ytions, they MAY become so in q raore
strict sense than that hitherto employed.
Painting really seems, likely. to snper-
sedes embroidery, or at least to divide |
the honorB with it as means of deco.
ration. The very newest style of ohate.
laine pockets are made of lusterless,
tin-fniahed faille or Rros grain, pain.
ted upon the center, upon the flap and
upon the .straps by which they are GUS.
pended with delicate leaf and flower
designs similar to those executed upon
fans The border Is deep jet fringe
or beaded lace, and the effect is really
lovely and artistic. Orders are now
being sent for sashes ard neckties pain
ted in this way, and / have heard lately;
Of q Ftsnchman who dyes old silk and
STAMPS it in small broken bars and lines
in the most delicate colors, so that it
looks like ;a pretty new figured silk.
.Jeants June. .sss ss5f
The New AGATEhAssE lis the decided
feature Of oil new garments or costumes.
1t is used in SO many different ways that
wecan only hint at O few OF them. First
we hnd the euirasse made of il. Then
1t IS Bometimes used for the entire over
dress, or an apron may be made of IL.
and it may form part of the Vatican
train, or side-breadths may be intro
duced, or half jscket. In fact, the de.
vicesnre SO; numerous that it may be
used in almost any way !; but D costume
without itseems Incomplete. Trimmed
with feathers or fur, it makes elegant
,kuo ov,I
ful cloak of black matelasse had wide
trimming, like q ruohe of crow feathera;
below which ffeiS ffeiiS d ,aass9p fringe of paase-
snaentesie balls, Massels, and jets. The
snew. .clpaks are garments which onglit,
to be much in request in Chicago, they
are so ample and comfortable. One of
black worsted matelasse, with long
drapery. sleeves, beneath which are
closer sleeves, trimmed with silver fox
fur, made one almost wish it we're win
ter, and she the happy owner. of SO gen.
ulne a frost-repeller.- r.-C Chicago Irib.
SAcoUEs Velvet jacques have deep
square fronts forming an apron, and
half.long backs. The material !, of
which they ere madeti is almost concealed
bysthe trimmings, which is innumer.
able rows of jet beads and silk cord in
straight lines over the body Of the gar.
.me9t, while the sleeves are covered
with Jet fuchias. The border for such
cloaks is offfocks' or crows feathers
sewed on q band. Sometimes silk tn
bular braid dotted with beads in rows
All over the garment and the sleeves are
wrought in arabesque design. The
tendensy isl toward flowing, and half
open sleeves, while some still have
the straight wide religieuse sleeve of last
yV1ntar nf H. L.
dolman mantles and the sacoue dol
mans are again shown. Handsome
matelasse sacques are trimmed with wide
borders OF dark fur, and have deep
fur collars (not boas), with fur tops on
cutist ands on the pockets, which are
placed quite far back. The most per.
feet imitation of seal;skin is found in
new plush Of deep pile and fne seal
brown tints. This is made up in the
(Il9oge Facque shape popular. for oloaks,
3ahd Is trimmed with O border Of lighter
plush, resembling otter and the un-
colnred seal-skins (; $40 is the price,
v IW WmEv RUBENs HAT sappears to
be:one OF the most charming and pop
uiar OF the newest styles. was shown
lovely one in black velvet, the inside
OF the brim lined with pale blue velvet,
o band of blue ribbon encircled the
scEoYW 5and threel small blue feathers
completed The trimming. saw also
one in light gray felt Ga material much
IN vogue here, this seas6n); the inside
OF the brim was lined with pale blue
velvet, and the outside was simply dec.
GRATED with three natural, ,tinted ostrich
fethers disposed over the crown and
held in their places by bow of pale
blue velvet. The gypsy shape ia also
very popular, and is very becoming to
those whose, sfacess require "a close
shaped bonnet and whose. fea5nres, can
not stand the faring effect of the broad
Rubens hat, which must, besides; be
worn very much on the back Of the
head. While at the millinery establish
mS9t 2fJMtmeC CVeroti Twas shown q hat
which had just been completed for
Nine. Thiers, lady of ever, 70 years of
age. 1t was a jaunty little round hat Of
straw, trimmed with wide scarf of
silver gray silk canvas grenadine. which
was passed around and over the crown.
and fell behind in long ,intertwined and
3tcnotted ends this scatf was confined
at the side with small gray wing.
The hat would have been of raths.
youthfuIstyle for married woman of
35.-.Paris letter.
HE HATS OF THE PRESENT PERIOD
are to the bonnets as crocodile to an
alligator, or hsproverbial other ne
gro named aftes the Roman emperor TO
the negro /; butsfor both hats and bon.