The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18
For the Ladies to Read.

Parasols have pointed tops and fringe.
Lace is used in %profusion for trim
mings.
Scarf drar cry on dresses is very FASH
ionable.
Dressing sacks of calico are worn in
the morning.
Silver fligree jewelry is very popu-
lar for young girls.
Wide collars and cuffs are worn both
in lace and linen.
Red stockings are not as popular as
they were last season.
Silk stockings are worn by ladies of
fashion-and wealth.
The washerwoman polonaise and kilt
skirt is all the rage.
Very fine pocket handkerchiefs are
embroidered in colors.
A wrap ofsome kind, it seems, is a
necessity in the street.
Serge makes the lightest bathing suit,
but it is expensive.
The cutaway coat is the favorite wrap
for travelling dresses.
A prettily tied knot of ribbon is the
favorite cravat bow.
Large gilt and silver balls are used
as ornaments on chip hats.
Jet has quite superseded all other
beads. 1t is call the style"
Lisle-thread gloves, with long, lace
woven tops, are much worn.
With short dresses the fashion of ele-'
CANT shoes has come again.
Shrewd people are just now picking
up bargains at dry goods stores.
Children's clothes continue to he
made most rich and elaborate.
There is a passion among the ladies
this season for old embroidery.
The Derby hat is the shape chosen
for general use by young ladies.
In Paris the richest dresses show a
~profuslon of intricate needle-work.
All goods are marked down, and
'sclearing out'' sales are fashionable.
Fichus of muslin, China Grape, or of
lace, are worn over the dresses.
Flowers, massed on the left side of
the dress, is a fancy Uf the moment.
For dressy occasions, broad-brimmed
Leghorn or rustic straw hats are worn.
The turn-down wide linen collars
are very trying for ladies of dark COM.
plexions.
Embroidered baskets are used for al
most every use to which a basket may
be put.
The ladies look askance at a train on
the street and vote it awkward and
clumsy.
Some of the new suits now displayed
give the idea of the figure swathed in
drapery.
For full dress, the princesse founda-
ton, trimmed in all manner of ways,
takes the lead.
Broad sashes are still worn by child
rem, and there is nothing prettier or
more stylish.
Very tasteful dresses are made up in
percales, with cutaway jackets, vests
and short skirts.
Solid colored hosiery embroidered on
the side is preferred to the barred or,
plated stockings.
Broad belts of morocco with antique
clasps can be worn with any dress, and
are fashionable.
Papier-mache tinted muslin makes
up beautifully, and should be profusely
trimmed with lace.
A pretty dress of pale blue bunting
and a white chip hat makes some women
look sweet enough to bite.
White capes and mantles of cash.
mere, or black silk, trimmed with lace
or fringe, are very fashionable.
Black toilets are still deemed very
elegant, and for street wear especially
are preferred by many ladies.
Ladies' watch chains are fastened in
the button-hole with a gold bar, instead
of being put around the neck.
Combination suits continue the rule
in dresses for all occasions, notwith-
standing reports to the contrary.
Collars and cuffs of p~ercale, with col
ored figures on a white ground, are
much worn with blue flannel or percale
suits.
Shoes, low or open across the instep.
to show the beautiful embroidered hose,
are among the wonderful foot gear of
the moment.
With calicoes at four tents a yard and
printed cambrics at eight cents, ladies
should revel and luxuriate in dresses
of that kind.
Bonnets and shoes in these days are
alike decorated with lace. 1t is literal
ly used from s'the crown of the head to
the sole of the foot"
The hair is nov worn high upon the
head, and the hideous straight bang
across the forehead is worn only by
little girls. No lady of good taste OF
good sense is now seen with this ugly
front piece.
Dress Linens, Chrues Grass Cloth
and Pant Linen, at j. w. Cooper's
Store. Ljul1S-3