The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-10
Fashion Gossip.

Some hose are wrought in bead work.
Plush is likely to be very popular during
the winter.
Felt hats will be worn during the inter-
mediate season.
Ladies' seal-skin hats are made in many
of the new shapes.
Beetles, bugs, lizards, and serpents are
favorite designs in jewelry.
The latest novelty introduced by Worth
is the belted basque. Another is the return
to striped silks.
Aprons are said to be fashionable in Paris
again. If that is so, it may be possible to
induce servant girls to wear them again in
this country.
New turned-down linen collars spread
out, and are round instead of being the
straight Byron shape like those worn by
gentlemen.
The stylish costumes of dark blue or
green, trimmed with wide white braid oc-
casionally intermixed with thread of gold,
are very effective.
polonaise called the Breton is hand
somely represented in black silk and velvet ;
also, in wool bourette and silk and trimmed
with embossed galloon with clair de lune
jets.
A simple single founce is the most stylish
finish for the bottom of lower skirts, as the
long over-dress must not have its outline in
terfered with by an elaborate trimming
below it.
The habit shape for the hack of basques
is the decided fayorite, and this varies from
short basques to those with long square
cornered backs that almost serve as a
polonaise.
The Marguerite dress, form of the prin-
cess designed for cashmere in colors, fur
nishes stylish model, and illustrates what
are called broderies multicolores," which
will be the rage this winter on both cloth
and silks.
The Sta veil, so popular during the sum-
mer will be continued in tuile. 1t forms
four long points; one of these protects the
wearers face, another folds over the bonnet
and the remaining two are tied at the back
under the hair. u
More elegant costumes are combination
suits of the new rough-threaded wooden
stuffs with silk, or else the brocaded silks
and stamped velvet with plain velvet or
gros grain, or perhaps there are three ma
terials in one costume.
There is scarcely any hat which locks
worse on vulgar woman or more inappro-
pirate on a grave, middle-aged face, than
the Gainsborough. But worn by young
and good-looking woman, it answers almost
every purpose that hat can, and therefore
it will not last long.
Letters of introduction have been sup
planted in fashionable society by the card,
except in cases where some explanation is
required. The introducing party writes
upon the upper left hand corner of his or
her own card, the words, " Introducing Mrs.
Smith" This card is enclosed in an en-
velope with that of the party introduced,
and sent either by post or messenger.
Mandarin yellow is much used for bright
ening mp black toilets. 1t is not sewed to
the dress permanently, but small bow of
raveled silk or satin ribbon is made for the
throat, also a chatelane bow for the left side
at the waist, and long1ooped bows are put
ON the sides of the skirt for drapery. Tea
roses and mandarin feather are then put
in the black SATIN capote, and long-looped |
yellow bow trims the black parasol.
A lady says that the reason why train is |
pretty is because it increases height and |
grace of movement; the reason why train
too long or grit in is ugly, is because it does
Just the reverse. The reason why small
waist is beauty, is because when it is
natural it goes together with the peculiar |
litheness and activity of a slenderly-built |
figure. All the bones are snail, the shout |
ders and arms petite, and the general look
is dainty and pretty. Tight lacing is ugly
because it distorts the natural lines of the
figure, and gives an appearance of uncer-
tainty and unsafeness.