The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-10
FOR THE LADIES.
Fashion Notes ana General Gossip

Large golden butterflies are again IL
vogue for the hair.
Jet galloon is used for trimming bon
nets OF black chip.
New gloves for evening wear are laced
instead of buttoned.
The Marie Antoinette 1chu will be
worn on state occasions.
Straw bonnets made from the natur al
color'are most in demand.
Slippers are ornamented with knots OF
cowslips and black velvet.
Seaside berege is the novelty for coun-
try toilets for the coming season.
Steeple crowned hats are coming more
into use as the season advances.
Train Princesse dresses are more no.
tlceable ON the streets than ever.
Yellow and cardinal bonnet strings
are the latest combination shown,
Ecru lace curtains are among the new
lmportatlons in window furnishings,
Moss plush still holds its own as
trimming on bonnets OF the better class.
| Very coarse or very fine straws are
most used in hats OF Donnets this sea-
son.
Bridal dresses of white satin. with
lace oYer.dresses, are the latest p arisian
move.
| Evening dresses should be cut short
IN 'front.', clearing the floor an inch and a
half.
| orange blossoms, for the decoration
OF bridal robes, are now made Of per-
tuned wax.
Gloves reaching nearly to the elbow.
opening only few inches at the wrist
are stylish.
Torchon lace somewhat resembles the
smyrna In style. 1t comes in colors as
well as white.
Steel buttons and buckles are much
useu on new costumes. They produce
| dazzling effect.
Muslin dresses, cut iu princesse
style, with graduated Smyrna lace
1ounces are seen.
Muslin ties, with ends of duchesse and
empress lace, are the newest and most
dainty neckgear.
striped stockings will be fashionable
thls year. The stripes, however. are
narrower than formerly.
Light weight matelasse fabrics are
sun In demand for wraps in the north
ern portion OF the continent.
DIX Ties, made from two coIors. tied
~ d loose sailor knot, so either end ex-
niolts ol1erent color, are shown,
Motner-of-pearl buttons are so closely
SCI as TO overlap each other, forminr a
noFeley III trimming for the paletot.
Collarettes made from Torchon laoa
ana SIX are having run, Some arc
lnaoe similar to child's bib in shane.
Chatelaines are much more el.horo.a
than heretofore. Many OF them have a
beautiful little Geneva watch attached
Neckties, bows for tichus, trimmings
"nu DouqueIs are mixture Of pIuk ana
S'ia"' Aue erect Is soft and becoming.
Where brown straw bonnets are used
tney should be trimmed with brown
ttppon ana lined WiLh yellow silk, to be
sty ylish. W
our modistes are modifying the cling.
ing style Tor dresses so generally in ne.
III fafls, pelng too pronounced tor this
country yet.
fearl buttons are used in clusters of
say three OF five overlapping each other:
theh space OF SIX or ten inches. ana
another cluster. "N"
MOSS plush ties are making the bear,s
OF young ladies futter. Nothing will SO
readlly stop IL as tue money to purchase
one at neighboring store.
Batiste cloth handkerchiefs. with Chi.
nese ngures embroidered in one cornar
ana cnalh-Stitched above the hem win
colofeu SILK, are cheap as well as pretty.
NO young lady can be happy unIess
she possesses brocaded silk 6andker
chief, with either cardinal, blue or vel
low border. They are just the thing
now.
Worth, it is said, is making many
bodices with round waist and Queen
Hortense band, which is in satin. ana
tsstenea Win either a viystal or steel
buckle.
Az recent general openings, some oil |
the imported suits were elaborately |
trimmed with embroidered galloons:
carmine on black, and yellow on brown |
being most used.
Iron grenadines, so much used the past |
lew years, have lost favor with many
ladies. Yet nothing new has made It's |
appearance that Will compare in gentili-
ty and expense.
Silks seem remarkably cheap, il prices |
marked on some shown in the shop WIN
dows are correct. Heavy plale-glass
anu distance lends enchantment, and
increases the apparent value.
In hosiery the black Balbriggans are
to be much worn. Dark stockings seem
TO be preferred to light ones for street
wear with dark dresses, and Tor even
ing wear the gayest colors are selected |
Few ladies formerly wore muslin
dresses, because they were quite as ex.
penslve as woolen; but now the prices
nave materially declined, and they are
growing in favor again, and will be
more used this season than for years.
Fichus have lost favor with our city
ladies', to great extent; collarettes are
superseding them. Nothing becomes a |
welI-dressed middle.aged lady more
than an elegant lace collar, and yet they
are just now not III favor with our mo =
distes.
1t Is to be the fashion to carry sun um-
brellas, large, untrimmed and not lined, |
made OF heavy silk, and the shade is |
blue, either q diagonal silk in bright |
blue or reversible silk, with an outside
pt invisible blue and the inside OF
changeable shades OF lighter tones; the
handles are OF bamboo, Madagascar vine,
or are tipped with ivory.
WHAT CLERKS HAVE TO CONTEND WITH. |
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