The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-16
Fashion Notes.

Everything is trimmed with lace.
Small shawls are coming in vogue.
Lime blossom is a new shade of tilleul.
H~igh-crowned bonnets are things Of
the past.
Open corsages and chemisettes are to
be worn.
All kinds of black and white lace is
fashionable.
Lace striped grenadines are the most
fashionable.
Light cloth jackets are worn with black
! silk dresses.
The minuet is to be revived as q FASH
ionable dance.
P~arasolettes are giving way to parasols
and umbrellas.
Sacks are Sisputing with dolmahs
for popular favor.
Mother of pearl is the tavorite SUBJ
stance for buttons.
The most stylish grenadiue dresses are
made Il la PrinceSse.
Black grenadine will be as popular
as ever this summer.
Plastrons and rever appear on all
parts Of late costumes.
Wide belts oi bias folds of satin and
silk are coming in vogue.
The bottom hounce on most summer
suits is alike all around.
Imitation vies with real lace in beauty
and fineness this season.
Large steel buckles Oh garden shoes
are considered most stylish.
Sharp contrasts in color are used in
the composition Of silk costumes.
Black lace is used extensively in max
ing and trimming summer bonnets.
Streaks of pale blue and yellow over
navy blue, is a ~favorite combination.
Undressel kids, with four buttons, are
dc rigeuer for stylish street costumes.
Melted and knotted wool fringes are
the popular trimmings of the moment.
White wool berege iuive overdresses
are to be worn over black and colored
silk dresses.
Some of the h%andsomest black grena-
dine suits are finished with stylish folds
of yellow satin around the neck, over
which falls a collar Of plated black lace.
The Breton button has m eyelet Oh
one side instead of in the middle, so as
to admit the overlapping required in
that peculiar style Of trimming known rs
the Breton.
Fine streaks OF crimson, blue, and
pale gold appear in the summer camels
hair fabrics, on grounds of neutral tint,
such as fawn, lime blossom, and opaline
gray.
The Juive overdresses OF black berege
and black grenadine which are made up
for young ladies this summer are intended
to be worn over colored or white OF black
silk dresses.
Some of the handsomest dresses have
alternated lounccs Oh the bottom of the
skirts of pinked silk and knife plaitings
sometimes q tlounce of lace or imita-
ton is added at the top.
The new Italian jewelry is becoming
much sought after by u ladies. An
ornament having a sentiment is twice an
ornament, and Italian art has given to
its Jewels sentimental, heroic or poetic
meanings. A delicate bracelet of silver
has Roma upon its pendant drops, a let.
ter upon each drop, i'll memory Of the
Eternal City.
In ivory jewlry tie carving has
reached a state Of perfection; many Of
the heads on brooches are exquisite and
artistic. Combs are high and magnifi-
cent in design; and the ball-top comb is
always considered elegant, and fashion,
ably worn. The newest and most ele-
CANT design in ivory ~parasol handles is
Of plain ivory, tipped with gold.
Novelties are shown in shell and ivory
goods, new and attractive. Gents
sleeve buttons in shell are as large as I'LL
American half-dollar, with inlaid devices
in gold. A riding-whip and horseshoe,
a shield, Il carved or engraved cross, are
among the designs. Some of the ivory
buttons have n horseshoe of gold set in
the top that is very effective. Large
ivory sleeve buttons in the form of n
memorandum book, with small gold
clasp, has q tiny pencil with jet point,
initiating the lead, fastened at the side
with black Lands. These are novel and
very pretty.