The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-18
For the Ladies' Private and Conf
Dental.

Steel and torquoise are new combi-
nation in je ewelry.
Gold bead necklaces promise to be
the most fashionable.
Feathers and wings should not be
worn by ladies in mourning.
Evening dresses are more and more
composed of light, airy fabrics.
Mrs. Attorney General Pierrepont
wears steel-colorsd silk, trimmed with
black lace.
A recent novelty in passementerie is a
check, half in gimp flowers and half in
dead gold.
Mrs. President Grant receives in pink
brocade, trimmed with point lace and
ostrich feathers.
New opera cloaks are made of Chinese
silk, short in the back and long in front,
with square ends.
A very wide box plated ruche placed
around the edge of the skirt OF velvet or
silk, is new Whim.
Feather fans are again in fashion, the
newest being pheasant feathers, with
tortoise-shell sticks.
Solid colors are preferred to stripes in
hosiery, and black silk and merino are
ldSHloudDIe STOCKINGS.
Undressed kid gloves, In pearl, gray,
wood and buff colors, are very popular
and sensible for neglige wear.
The pieces of which cuirasse or
basque is made are considered to tit to-
gether best when cut on the bias.
Smoked horn buttons are to be the fa-
vorites this season, as they harmonize
with almost ali the new suitings.
A new kind of ribbon is OF some light
colored satin, brocaded with flowers and
scrolls in a very much darker shade.
A new evening dress is made to button
on the shoulders. 1t is without sleeves,
and has arm-holes open to the waist.
White toilettes are more In favor than
ever for evening, and consist of two fab
rics--silk, draped with Chambery gauze.
The stylish corset waist hitherto used
for full dress toiiettes alone is now be-
ing made up in rich costumes ior the
street.
The court ladies of Europe, whose at
tire is closely copied by some ladies In
America, wear jeweled bands tightly
clasped around the throat.
Geranium and calceolarias, kept in
windows throughout summer, are said
to drive away flies. Remember this,
ladies, and try 1t next summer.
They say Mrs. Grant doesn't look a
day older than when she Irst came to
Washington, ten years ago, which is a
strong indication OF a good.husband.
The furor for creme in colors continues.
Almost all toilets have a touch of it al
least, sometime the palest dash of lemon
tint, again a more definite shade Of
yellow.
Many fine articles, such as jewel
boxes, card-receiyers, and frames for
small pictures, are made of new un.
polished brass, that looks like dead
yellow Roman gold.
The front and basque bodice of the
Princess are mostly made of the same
stately stuff, as velvet, matelasse, bro
cade, damask, etc., with the. train and
hounces gros grain.
Dame Fashion declares that the style
of wearing jewelry on the streets is OBJ
solete. EARRINGS and lockets are the
last to go, and in their place display OF
costly buttons is being made.
Walking dresses should not exceed
three yards around the bottom, and
properly consist OF one front gore, a mar
row gore either side. and single breadth
of wide and two breadthes of narrow
material tor the back.
Fancy aprons for home morning toilet
are again popular. They are made in
variety OF ways, and OF variety OF
materials. Among the more desirable
ones are counted those of Swiss muslin,
made with pufings or Insertions over
ribbon, and finished with side plaitings
and fiuted ruffies edged with lace, and
black silk ones trimmed with velvet and
French lace.