The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-11
Fashion Notes,

The richest embroideries and laces
are now used in trimming undercloth-
ing, and the finest muslin and lawn en-
ployed for making it.
In hosiery silk is greatly employed
for stockings, both for morning as well
as evening wear, and the very fashion
able bellies of the Faubourg st. Honore
would feel themselves out of the mode
if they did not have pair Of silk stock
ings and shoes to match each of their
dresses.
One variety of stocking is in narrow
ribbed stripes of colored laced work,
and plain white over the instep and
around the ankle.
Ladies are wearing less sombre col
ors in their street costumes than they
did formerly. Colored ribbons, sashes
and cravats are considered almost neces-
sary for every toilet.
At the same time black and gray still
continue to be the standard shades, as
we'll as negative and neutral tints.
This great preference for black ma
terials predominates much more here
than it does on the other side of the
Atlantic.
There is in reality little economy in
wearing black, for it requires more
trimming than anything else, is hotter.
dustier, and looks shabby sooner than
other colors.
Gray is preferable in most respects
to black it gives more scope to the
dressmaker, is pleasanter to the eyes in
summer, and is usually durable.
Hats are no longer worn right on top
of the head, but to be reduced to the
dimensions of wreath or diadem.
Other styles of chapeaux are the Hen
ry III. and the capote shape. The
former of these two may be made of
gray straw, trimmed with crepe. de-
chine of the same color, aigrette and
buckle of smoked pearl.
The capote is usually made with
crown of taffetas, drawn brim of the
same and futings of tulle inside.
italian braid, Neapolitan braid, white
and black chip are the most fashiona.
BILE materials for hats and bonnets.
Lace and net are equally popular, and
form useful, economical ones.
The hair is no longer to be worn in
high coques, but is to be disposed in
dropping curls and in braids or CHG
mons ; but the best fashion is for each
one to dress their hair in the style most
becoming to their features.
Evening dresses are very pretty when
made of white gauze or Brussels net,
made over colored silk slips and then
trimmed with flowers of the same color
as the silk.
For instance, pale blue underskirt
trimmed up the front with deep puff
fngs of gauze, each one confined with
convolvulus. The gauze is much puffed
at the back of the skirt, and then hangs
in long drapery, while a long vine of
the flowers form a kind of sash and
looped up at the back.
A new kind of Indian silk is twilled
or striped, or self colored the favorite
colors for it are lilac, slate, pearl gray
and silver.
Foulards are cool and inexpensive.
The most beautiful patterns have flow
ers of different shades of the same
color.
Japanese silks are not very durable,
but look we'll when new. Some have
patterns of large dots; others have
shaded stripes.
Puffs, strange to say, are still worn.
Crepe lisse is used for full dress, and
nothing could be softer or prettier for
the neck and wrists.
Still, for morning wear, the simple
linen collar and cuffs will always be
favorites.
Sets Of these in colored percales, with
styles. The reversible springing cuffs,
confined with double ball buttons, are
most worn at the moment.