The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-02-12
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
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Large hoop ear rings are again worn.
The square Richelieu collar is just i'm.
ported.
Xii. skirts are ', ,ra BY ladies. girls
and small boys
Ladies' leather b It's arr. studded with
steel nail heads.
Alsatian bows are seen on the newest
imported bpnnets
Chinchilla ia the fashionable fur, and !,
strange 70 say it is not costly
Most brides now weaf white bonneta,
bat coiored ones will answer IL desired
The Carrick capes are growing in "a
vor. and are seen on nearly all the new
suits
New collars and cuffs have calored
embroidery in pale tints, with q scallop.
ed edge.
The new bows of ribbon worn on the
len side OF the waist are called chate-
laine bows.
Enpress dresses are superseding the
princess style-in the natural line Of
pronotion
Walls Of black tnlls are something
nsw, covered with small gold flies or
Brazilian bugs.
The latest and most expensive travel.
ling bags are made Of Japanese stamped
leather.
Beaded trimmings cover evening
dresses, making them look as il studded
with jewels.
Short dresses are slowly but surely
gaining ground. The kilt pleated skirt
e tho fayorite.
Busies are no longer worn; three
nounces ON the back breadths Of under
skirts take their place.
Princess dresses, arranged in costly
fabrics are sparingly trimmed. The
plain mode is preferred
II is not improper to send wedding
cake TO your friends after your private
wedding, though 1t is not customary.
4 The newest picture frames are Of dark
colored velvet, trimmed with shirred
satin OF delicate shades set in.
Yet few DAYS and gentlemen's shirts
will be finished with colored embroidery
Tiny pulls have already appeared.
Long graceful loops OF ribbons are
fastened at the throat in place of the
stiff, made up bows which have been in
favor.
Square cards, with the name Of the
writer engraved in the left hand corner,
with envelopes to correspond, are the
most stylish
A rumor from Paris af1irms that the
coming bonnet is to be small capote
Of shirred silk, and worn with tulle
cap under it.
A hand OF black velvet an inch wide,
With pendant ornament is one of the fs-
vorite necklaces worn by Young ladies
for evening.
A plaid silk would make pretty Mar
qulse poonaise with a skirt of solid.
covered silk the shade of the ground.
or else OF dark gray.
Cooking parties are all the rage In
Paris. The guests pair of, male and fe
male after their kind, aud each pair must
prepare dish for the common supper.
A new trimming for evening dresses
lsa galoon Of feathery silk, cut in leaves
ana flowers Odd and pretty combina
tions OF colors in these trimmings are
pale-blue, pink and tillnel
Few linen sheets are hem stitched,
but they would certainly be very nice If
ornamented in this fashion They are
usually hemmed by machine, and have
broad hem nearly two inches wide at
the foot.
A princesse polonaise is the best de-
sign for black velvet over dress. IT.
would also ne very handsome with
basque and long princesse train Of the
velset, and silk apron gathered in the
front breadths Of the skirt
A resident OF Northamptonshire, Eng
land. has 10 his gallery the wedding
dress (complete) OF all the members of
the family. from the days of Charles II.
down to the present time. which as
collection of British costume for the
last two hundred years or so is proba-
bly, unrivalled.
Uselapping folds or else merely piping
for your black merino dress. Make it
with kilt skirt, short over skirt, and
cut.away coat. Have coat-tail vest
basque for your black silk Then make
a deIni-trained skirt with pleaied panels.
q drapped skirt with pleated panels,
drsped apron, and slight drapery behind,
and trim it with new mourning fringe
called grass fringe, and made Of fatten-
cd six tresses.