The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
F4SHION NOTES.
Tan color - revived.

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The Imperial" is the leading dol
man.
Orange and fame color are fsshie
able.
No wine, 2 is the rule 70, the ke't. {
vi VII y: - should Away
French and English chips are on 4
wane.
Black and til.sul is a popular comb, :
ton.
The Normandy IS the leading sPs q
bonnet.
| oyefskIrtf s-s' ,tr1--s..
Square box-toed boots are the most
fashionable.
Bonnets with pointed crownsare things
of the past.
The princesse is the favorite dress for
little girls.
Several kinds of tea are served at a
kettledrum.
Angot collars for ladies ara1Yorn with
plush cravats.
Cream colored dress are made with
ruby velvet sleeves.
Nail-head galloons are among the new
dress trimmings.
TilleuI green is the color much used in
the new assortment of spripg fswers.
Griffins, dragons, and devils are ladies'
favorite subjects for fancy work
The fashion of wearing leather bags
suspended from the shoulder is again
revived.
The newest percales Pre- in India de-
signs, and dark colors, like those seen in
cashmere shawls.
In London ladies' dresses are kept close
to the figure by means of eIqstics sewed
to the creases.
Album fans are a very fashionable
vagary. Portraits of celebrated persons
or friends are painted on them.
Ladies' linked watch-chains, made of
gold, with the stays enameled in white
and light blue, are new and extremely
pretty.
The latest importation of kid gloves
for evening wear are laced up with cord
finished with tassels, usually of a shade
to match the glove.
The new color this season, introduced
mainly in trimmings is yellow in shades
from pale lemon and mustered-seed to
high carrot red.
Gift rings are formed like bracelets of
several strands, with pearl or opal, or
emerald and diamonds in the center, or
rather in top, for fashionable ring now
reaches quite to the first joint. q
LII q =sia tlsat White Tsin las-' SOD
great deal next summer, but not on ~
streets of Paris, London, or New York
Large cities always demand dark and
black suits for street wear. q
Ladies' linen collar and cuffs arc now
white, edged with narrow borders OF
dark blue, myrtle green, or chocolate
red, stitched all over with white thread
in designs of arabesques and flowers.
The newest kid slippers for ladies are
a kind of sandal, with three straps but
toned across the foot, and each one orna.
mented with bows Of the color of the
dress, or with black velvet bows and
steel buckles.
The button rage has not yet died out,
though it is now pretty generally under.
stood that the sudden demand for small
buttons originated in clever trick of a
manufacturer TO get rid of his super
fiuous stock.
Outside pockets. it may be remarked
have had their day. They are now worn
so common upon the most incongruous
of costumes that ladies of taste are
getting tired of and little ashamed OF
them.
The application of small quantities ot
striking celors takes all sorts of novel
shapes and forms. Young ladies are
busily employed in working dark red OF
blue, or both, into lines upon Their
handkerchiefs of silk or batiste
Lawns and organdies will be worn
again next summer. Lawns have white
grounds strewn with sprigged patterns
in bright colors, and colored Aorder foI
trimming-similar to those in vogue a
generation ago.
As the most fashionable styles or colGrs
in dress goods decided preference is
given to neat black and white checks
blue and white checks, brown and white
checks; this class of checks with a neat
stripe-if not too violent contrast also,
matelasse figures in glaces, particularly
grey and brown glaces, and pure mohair
glace.
Cashmere for suits is as high in favor
and as much in demand as ever, but it Is
no longer trimmed with s.lk, the combina-
ton having been found undesirable from
every point of view. 1t has, therefore,
been superseded by a Breton embroidery
in different colors and various shades OF
color upon strips of cashmere. The
shades mostly used are bronze, green
brown, invisible green, and other very
| dark shades.
New black silk sacques are partl y oi
brocade and partly of plain silk, and are
trimmed with galloon, lace, fringe and
ribbon bows. Dolmans are thus fIr con
fined 10 the gray and brab wool cloths
already described. The sacques are half
long and of French outlines, with lone
seams in the back, or else the galloor
trims the back perpendiculariy The
long slender garment of sacque shape
with shoulder pieces giving the effect o
a Dolman is imported in summer cloth
and in black silk, and promises TO be
| popular as it has been during the win
| ter.
| PRECIOUS STONES As PLAYrHINGs
w. j. Morton, in lecture on Soutl
African diamond fields, tells this story
A traveller named O'Reilly stopped at
Boor's house. He found the children
playing with pebble that looked like
diamond. He bought it for trife, tn
Boor saying that it was a diamond, the
could get plenty more, and took 1t away