Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-01
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FASHIONS FOLLIEs.


FASHIONS FOLLIEs.
Narrow silver bracelets are fashion
able.
Combination costumes still retain their
popularity.
Cream color is the new aud popular
color for felt hats.
Black silks are at present selling at
extraordinarily low prices.
Wide Hungarian sleeves are used for
saeques and opera cloaks.
Silver otter is a fur border quite popu-
lar for the trimming of cloth cloaks.
Gold and silver braids edge the faciugs
Of many Of the new haas and bonnets.
The friuges on some of the newly i'm
ported dresses are eighteen inches deep.
Grape color-ssoft reddish purple
is a new and fashionable color in dress
material.
Avery pretty trimming for wedding
dresses is tuIle g~alloon wrought with
pearls.
Scarfs of heavy silk netting are ex-
tremely stylish used as trimming for
hats.
The flowers at present selected for
brides are white, crushed roses and
Byzantine.
Stockings is one solid color, including
light blue lavender, and cardinal red,
are very popular.
White muslin and crepe lisse scsrfs,
edged with lace or embroidered, are worn
around the neck.
New opera cloaks are made Of light
blue and cresm,colored matalasse cloths,
which sell at FIVE dollars a yard.
A new evening dress is made to button
on the shoulders. 1t is without sleeves,
and has arm-holes open to the waist.
The Victoria two.buttoned gloves,
which are of very good quality, though
not the best, may be bought for 81 so a
pair.
She'll combs, clasps and ornaments of
every description, are more fashionable
than ever, and when the she'll mania is
to end. one can scarcely forsee.
An apron overskirt is prettily trimmed
when faced on the outside with silk about
four inches deep in front, and gradua-
ted to the width Of two inches on the
sides.
A favorite trimming, used instead Of
an overskirt, is a breadth Of stuff-silk
or whatever else it may be-draped a
little below the waist and tied in the
back like a sash.
Plsitings of lace and muslin are used
for the neck quite as much as formerly.
The stiff and unbeconing standing linen
collar has been trying to find greater
favor, but does not prove entirely sue
c%essful.
For ladies who try to do their own
dressmaking, it may be useful to know
that in cutting from a paper pattern
which it is necessary to lengthen or
shorten, the change should be made at
the bottom.
jeanne d Arc belts take the popular
fancy at present. These are chains of
silver or other metal which drop from
the right hip to quite low on the left side,
and hold the vinaigrette, tablets aud
other ornaments.
Sleeves are still very deliberately
trimmed, but not so as to spoil the re-
CURED %shape-that Of the tight fitting
coat sleeve. Rows of narrow horizontal
folds or cuffs extending nearly to the
elbow are trimmings frequently seen.
Black silk is combined with color, if
specially for house; but il is the extreme
Of good taste to wear en- the street. For
Instance, the top Of the founce is faced
with cardinal, lemon or mauye, the
facings for sleeves, collar. pocket and
sash the same.
A stylish overdress and basque are Of
light gray cloth trimmed with one bias
fold Of black velvet about three inches
vide, placed near the edge. 1t gives an
especially fine effect when worn with a