The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-24
DRESS AT THE EXHIBITION.
The Commonplace and the Pictur-
esque in Womsn's
Attire.
BY JENNIE JUNE.

The question of dress at the Centen-
NAL is really a very important one,
though not from the point of view from
which most women regard it. 1t really
matters very little how they look; bat 1t
is of the greatest importance to their
enjoyment how they feel To be bur-
dened with ones clothes on a hot day.
in a hct place, and when the measure
of satisfaction depends on rapid move
ment of the wearer, is al the more exas-
peratiDg because she can blame nothing
but her own stupidity.
a dress of cotton or linen that will
clear the ground, well cut, but made with
as little trimming as possible,a shade hat
that requires no veil, English or French
Llsle thread gloves, plain linen collar and
cuffs, a fan hung from the belt parasOl
or sun-umbrella which can be likewise
strapped TO the side complete sensible
costume, whish does not embarrass the
wearer or stand in the wav of her enjoy
ment. But if she has to hold up trail
made heavy with founces, carry weight
of pannier and WhaiebOne, run the risk
of blindness by tying a piece of spotted
lace tightly across ner face, and cover
up her hat with a gauze veil to save it.
why, she had better make up her mind
not to go to the exhibition, but be con-
tent with her usual promenade up
and down Broad way, with Visit
to Stewards and Tiffany 8 instead.
Speaking of Tifany's is a remind ell
that the occupation of the jeweler seems
! to be almost gone, so far as working IN
gold is concerned. The rage just nov
is for artistic jewelry-for ornament:
of wood, of carved stones of less precious
materials enriched with the rare hand
work. Japanese woods, cypress, cederr
| spice wood and the Jerusalem olive
! are In great demad for this purpose.
Lace wrought in the NEST dellcatt
| leaf, and rosebud pat appear in th'
! form of necklaces aud earrings. SilVe
is worked up in open fiigree designs fR
as lace, rendered most effective by
| background of black velvet. "Sets' o
! iewelry, as they used to be called, ar
| quite obsolete; there is o use for them
I nor for the massive bracelets which onc'
disigured the arms. Bracelets are onl!
in the way with linen cuffs, and detrac
| from the symmetry of a rounded arm
covered by long well fitting glove.
| The persons who wear them and VIII
display the huge chains and pendant
about their neck, are those who live il
boarding-houses and are afraid to leav
them as home, or who alta ch impOr
ance to them on account OF thel
cost.
The sensible coat sleeve, which
seems impossible to dis splace, is respOn
sible for the gradual dying out
the fashion of bracelets. PerhaI
before it is revived women will b,
gin TO realize that such links are but
rem nant lof barbarism and refuse
revive them. At any rate the fact n
mans that very little jewelry Is seen
Most of the ornaments are Of silVel
she lis, pearl, or carved or painted ston
wood, porcelain or ivory, and consi
more Of buttons, crosses, resaries, ehat'
LANES and necklaces than irregular set
such as were formally considered indi
pensabie.
A costly trimming which Frenc
dressmakers are making an effort to 4
troduce, consists of gold fringe and go
braid. This is used upon white, blat
i. or peach-blossom failie with beautlI'
t effect. and is accompanied by small hI
! gold buttons which are used to taste
! down the front Strings of small re