The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-24
ITEMS FOR THE LADIES,

Medium sized bonnets are not fashion,
able.
Gold brocaded cap ribbons are much
worn.
All dresses of wooden materials are cut
short.
Balayeuses are seen on very short cos
tunes.
All the new bonnets are very small or
very large
Visite paletot is the name of the newest
steel wrap.
T0Ipes made of seal will be much worn
this winter.
Handsome corsets are lined with white
silk plush
1t is fashionable at the moment not to be
fashionable.
Stockings are in more bizarre styles than
ever before.
New evening dresses have Marie Antoi-
nette paniers.
The London fall styles for women are
very masculine.
Square trains will be popular for home
toilettes this winter.
ornamenting bonnets.
The bell shaped "Corneville" hat is very
popular and becoming
Linen collars edged with lace are worn
with outdoor costumes.
Monograms in black, with gold beading,
ornament new stationery.
New earrings are in cube shapes, and all
the new earrings are larger.
The "Capote" is still one of the most ele-
CANT bonnets for dress occasions,
Plush and satin velvet and satin ribbon
are among the latest millinery goods.
Silver fox and chinchilla will be the fa-
vorite furs for trimming this winter
Slashes at the elbow and at the top are
seen on many Partisan dress sleeves.
Seal pelsses and seal circles are seen
among other midwinter fur novelties
Striped goods in Pelin and satin and satin
or silk and MORE are very fashionable.
All winter wraps and cloaks are very
long, but very short jackets are also worn.
The clan tartan and Scotch plaid short
costumes are the fancy of the passing mo-
ment.
DItSStS, W Dc ldSlilOlldDit, IlluSb Dt very
short in 'front.' even when trained in the
back.
Satin, velvet, MORE, and gros faille are
favorite combinations in composite cos
tunes.
Striped Pekins and striped moires are in
demand for parts of dressy composite cos
tunes.
Creme de Sante is the new underwear pre-
scrbed by physicians for people in poor
health.
About nine hundred and fifty thousand
persons took advantage of the free baths
this year
The newest lace is the Breton which re-
sembles Mechlin, but has straight insertion
like edges.
Pretty novelties are silver stands holding
half seashell, on the inside of which is
painted picture.
Leather buttons for country costumes, or
'suits for the moorlands," are among the
London dress novelties.
The talma is new mantle which is sim
ply revival of an old style, with the only
dif1erance of tight back.
The newest buttons are bullet shaped.
They are OF colored pearl, jet, brass, steel,
crochet and fine porcelain.
japanese designs appear on the surface OF
silver and gilt buttons, or in ebony, gold
and silver buttons for short costumes.
Moire or watered silk, in stripes is the
favorite material for combining with faille
or gros-grain silk in costumes or wraps.
Ornaments of jet, steel and ware beads
are still to be seen ON fall bOnnets, in shapes
| nf I'm tprtinC and hIlpS oF all dpCprintinnr
The beefeater hat may be worn with the
hrim turned either up or down, and when
down it is an excellent shade for the eyes
New short costumes have no overdress in
front, but consist of box or kilt pleatiGg>
from the vest down, often of Two ma
| terialS
Dressy fans, made of feathers, are filled
in with little butterfly bows, either of white
or some delicate color, instead of flowers as
heretofore.
One of the newest caprces of fashion is
to make plaid kilt suits with one end of the
scarf unfastened, to be worn over the shoul
der like Scotch plaid.
Large cable cords of gold are seen on the
edges Of felt bOnnets; this cord is as large
round as the little finger, and is set on the
edge, and another row is set little further
back.
Quilted skirts of black satin lined will
cider down, are the most desirable petit
coats to wear with street suits They are
wonderfully light in weight, and cost ST.
apiece.
Satin ribbons with polka dots of velve
are among the novelties in millinery
goods. Double faced ribbons Of watereC
silk and satin. and the odd Persian varie
ties are also fashionable.
Circulars for carriage wear are of BLACK
Siclienne lined with squirrel-lock or er
mine fur, and are trimmed with bands o
silver beaver These garments are as ele
CANT in appearance as they are high il
price.
Factory Facts.
Close confinement, careful attention tt
. all factory work, gives the operatives pallit
faces, poor appetite, languid, miserable feel
ings, poor blood, inactive liver kiahey anc