Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-18
FASHION NOTES.
New York World.

There is a marked effort to popular
ize guilt embroidery and bcaid, but as
yet it is seen only on the new house
jackets.
A decided novely in summer
posed of Indian cambria, with the
fronts checked and the backs striped.
Bonnets of coarse straw, known as
peasants straw" are fashionable.
The long Saxon glove, without but
tons, are adapted for demi-tOilet.
Knitted silk purses are again revived.
For summer, fine thread gloves,
either ecru or white.
Small checks and stripes rule this
season in silk and wooden, as well as in
cotton goods.
Nothing has been introduced to take
the place of the almost Indispensable
black suit so long worn for street pur-
poses.
Rubiria is the name of new model
for close-fitting gabrielle style OF pol
unaise.
Rolled and gold jewelry is every year
more extensively patronized.
Jackets, cut by pattern out OF the
piece lace, now made in close imitation
of real lace, are largely taking the place
of the woolon ones, as they are not
only less expensive, but can be fitted to
the figure with greater precision than
the ready-made ones.
Novelties in ornament are offered in
white coral, carved conch shell, and in
smooth oval peb' lie stones of dark slate
color.
New wells are seen made of ecru net,
with chenille dots.
The shapes of the bonnetS ale rather
smaller than last year.
Morning wrappers are now made of
cream-coIored cashmere, trimmed with
cream wooden lace and cardinal red
ribbons.
Muslins will be confined to house
wear entirely, and for the country in
July and August.
The Patti skirt is new petticOat for
wearing under ball dresses. 1t is made
of muslin; the front and side cores are
clinging; the back breadths are full and
have twosets of drawing strings cross
ing them and gathering them into
poufs, which form the only tournour
fashion requires; they also have ademi-
train shaped like that of the dress
skirt.
The black grenadines checked with
gold and silver threads find but few
purchasers.
A desire for matching is observable
in all the details of the toilet. Ladies
who can afford it have hat, parasol,
gloves, stockings, etc. to match each
suit.
In silks there are great variety OF
tissues this spring.
The Partisan, whatever her station,
never has large number of toilets at
one time, which accounts for her al
ways being dressed in the fashion.
Some of the new bonnets look like
evening caps or head dresses, as they
are composed of garland of flowers
and of q ruche of lace.
1t is the fashion at the present time
for ladies to paint or etch menu and
guest card for their dinner parties.
Polonaises, partly of black cashmere
and partly of black silk, are mostly
readily sold, as black romises to re-
main the dress for the street.
Now that all the bouffant effect in
drapery is produced lower down on the
skirt, long, slender bustles shat slope
larger as they descend instead of pro-
jecting suddenly below the waist are
worn.
White silk, richly repped, is largely
used for wedding dresses.
In dress materials Sicilienne stands
foremost in favor and is made in ali
colors. 1ndian cashmere and alpaca
Especially in tiny checks, mixed with
plain), English wooden fabrics, tussore
and twilied loulards, are counted
among other popular goods.
The iron horse has but one ear-the
engineer.
Pluck will carry man here a pal
ace car will not.
The individual who was accidently
injured by the discharge of his duty is
still very low.
A vinegar-hearted old bachelor says
he always looked under the head OF
marriages" for the news of the weak.
An exchange speaks of a woman SO
crosseyed that when she weeps tears
from her left eye they drop upon her
right cheek.
A Chicago lady, whose lord and mas
ter ipdulges rather freely in-s the con
vivial glass, says he is kind but indul-
gent husband.
A despairing husband asks the Lede-
er how to elevate an ill-tempered wife
Get her ire up, We should say.-Nor-
wich Bulletine.
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