The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-07
FASHIONABLE FOLLIES.
Crinolines are coming back.

Crinolines are coming back.
Car green is 3 new shade for fine sill
and wooden goods.
The new bOnnets are moderate in size
large in the head, and close fitting il
front.
The old-time fashion of slashins
dresses with material of another colol
is revived.
Incredible as it may seem, Worth ha:
manufactured recently ball dresses witt
short skirts.
Favorite scarf-pins are made of two
snakes twined together, and having
bright, enameled scales.
Fashionable women are piecing quilts,
only instead of calico and delaine they
use silk and velvet.
Very large monograms or initials are
now embroidered in blue, white or car.
dinal upon bed and table linen.
A new way of fastening on ladies' hats
is to bore the tops of their ears, put in
gold hoops and have the hat strings
tied through them.
A very pretty fashion of Frightening
the effect of black dresses for the house
is silk of blue, cherry or any other
colored silk, with bows to match.
Among the newest garnitures for
evening dresses are garlands of dark
vines and leaves on which the heads and
breasts of humming- birds are perched
Lace sleeves have become so popular
that lace has been manufactured ex-
pressly for the purpose. 1t resembles
the silk Mecblin, and is dotted with
pearl, or clair de lune beads.
Finely woven camel's hair of the
purest quality, almost as thin rs grena-
dine, yet woven rs plainly and as smooth
as organdie muslin, comes in excellent
coal black, and will be popular for sum-
mer over-dresses.
Rough straws of Havana brown, with
& piping fold of seal brown velvet edg-
ing each row of braid, are trimmed with
kerchiefs of Havana satin that fold over
the front, pass under the brim as face
trimming, and cover all but the crown
outside.
The newest scents are very strong
almost violent. The foundation is iris,
with an oriental mixture of patchouli,
frangipanni, and even musk, not nearly
so pleasant and refined as the many
delicate perfumes that have been in
vogue for the past few years.
The most beautiful and fashionable
ornament for the hair is the Greek band
in one, two or more rows encircling the
front of the head. They are of jet, shell
or ivory, but there are very costly ones
of rolled gold with pendants, and others
of wrought gold, set with diamonds and
pearls, or with rubies and diamonds.
The novelties in brocaded silks consist
in their quantity combined colors, and
in some new designs. One called the
Rays of the Sun has raised spreading
rays of satin on thick gros-grain; the
Japanese-fan pattern of small open fans {;
the Eirmament," studded with silver
stars, and very fanciful mixture, call
ed "After the Shower are popular
designs.
The English weather-boot" con-
sists o. waterproof kid. Ii reaches to
the garter and has an elastic strap on
both sides, and within the strap :.
delicate band of kid, lined with water
proof material also. The soles are 4
quarter Of an inch in thickness, being of
cork in the center and of leather above
and below the cork. Unless the heel
fits, the weather boot is an instrument
of torture.
Satin is worn prodigiously, either for
the whole dress, or in combination with
tulle, or Grape and faille, or velvet, and
also in trimmings, such rs ruches, pip
ings, and the Innings of flounces. Ii is
also predicted that satin will be used for
trimming summer dresses, and that a
combination will be established even in
these trimmings, making them of satin,
MORE, and faille at the same time on
dresses of plain cashmere or bourette.
A pretty collarette may be made OF
fine white mnslin, about six inches wide,
with lace insertion at intervals all
around, extending from the neck TO the
edge; quilting of lace is on the edge,
and stands up around on the neck. II
fastens at the throat, and slopes off to
the corners; bow of pale pink and
seal brown ribbon is worn with this,
with long ends to the waist. Wide cuff,
are made to match, fastened by TIVE
little bows of the pink and brown rib
[ bon.
Beads as big as peas are to be used as
trimming, in the spring. They ar,
strung in rows on fine wire, and used tc
finish the edge of brims, and To twine il
| loops and bows Of satin. There ar
large gold beads edging the brims o
black chip bonnets; white pearl bead
on white straws, and very effective OF
/ the Marie Stuart bonnets that have dart
velvet facings; yellow tinted smoked
pearl beads on the ecru chips; larg'
gray pearls of clair de lune shades or
bonnets trimmed with gray satin; ant
jet nail heads edge the brims of bonnet
/ of all color..