Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-19
many of the handsomest dresses of the season
will be either black or white.
TRIMMINGS AND NOTIONS.


will be either black or white.
TRIMMINGS AND NOTIONS.
Gold and silver tinsel will be much used
for trimming evening dress of black or white
satin, and gauze spangled with gold or silver
is to be used for scarf tunics and draperies
over them. Fringes of gilt will edge these,
and, altogether, the wearers of such dresses
will literally shine in gorgeous array. But
however we'll such. a fashion may "take," it 70
too brilliant to be otherwise than ephemeral,
and dresses thus trimmed are too conspicuous
to be worn more than once or twice in season.
Jet will be freely used in all its colors A
new fancy in this is garnet, and garnet beads
are to trim bonnets and to embroider dresses.
The passion for embroidery increases. One Of
the most elegant and also the most expensive
of novelties imported, is fringe formed of
dropping flowers, wisteris, fuchsia, bluebells,
snowdrops, rosebuds, &C., embroidered by
hand on silk, or thick linen in silk in the nat.
ural shades, and then cut out. Embroidered
ribbon is another fancy, but less expensive
than this fringe. 1t is simply finer variety
of the galloons of last year, and very pretty
may be bought for 81 yard. l have seen q
dress of white gauze trimmed with this ribbon,
on which the ribbon was put in three perpen-
dicular rows down the front of the tablier,
one down the middle and one at each side Of
the front breadths, which were shirred, so as
to fall in stylish wrinkles between the EN-.
broidered bands. The fashion of trimming
the front of the dress with lace, or embroide.
ry, or fringe, while the long train formed by
the back breadths is trimmed only at the base
and with the dress material, is much liked.
Thus lace founces are draped across the tab.
lier-i. e., the front of the skirt-and lose
themselves where the front joins the train,
and, in the dress of which have just spoken,
the ribbon served as dividing line between
the front and back. of the dress. Ribbons
are used to excess. I have said the same
thing in previous letters, but the fashion is
Juror, and am forced to repeat the statement.
Rulings and shells of ribbon head AouDces
edge tunics, and are set down the front and
sides of dresses. Cascades of narrow loops OF
satin ribbon form plastroons, and the same
material is used for fringes; white bows are
unlimited in their application. Some time
ago it was said that ribbon manufactures we're
closed for lack of work. They must be busy
enough now Selftrimmings are infinite in
variety. 1 have noticed a French dress on
which was one of these, which struck me as
novelty. The heading to the Aounce at the
foot of the dress and finish to the curtain
overskirt consisted of row of diamond
shaped pieces of silk, placed point to point,
and held by buttons, while the Ks between
were filled in with fan shaped knife plating,
also of the dress material. Many overskirts
and bands for trimming are cut out into
square, round, or pointed scallops and faced
by knife plaitings. Scarf draperies are worn
very low down on the skirt, often serving as
heading to the founcing at the foot of the
dress. Where the dress is of two materials
the scarf is frequently formed of alternate
bands of each, and bordered with fringe, lace
or plating. White organdies are prettily
trimmed with shell Of satin ribbon, red, pink,
rose color, or blue. Large square buckles for
belts are imported in silver, pearl and in jet.
Embroidered belt ribbons are also imported,
and everything indicates that belted dress
waists are still to be worn. A ruche of black
crepe lisse to be worn around the neck has
an edge of steel beads. Others have thread
of white silk run in the edge. The fancy for
wearing black at the throat continues in
favor, but it is becoming only to blondes.
Brunettes wear it only at their peril.
MANTLEs AND MILLINERY.
The mantles worn last spring are again
seen-cardinal capes, fichu mantles, and the
favorite mantilla with long square fronts.
Light cloth dolmans are offered at greatly re-
duced prices, which probably means that they
are passee, and indeed the recent importations
in mantles are either black or match suits.
Bonnets will probably be rather larger than
heretofore this fall, and the old fashioned wide
shape introduced this summer will be worn.
But the pretty and prim cottage shape is seen
also. The caps spoken of in our last letter
will be worn beyond doubt, since they are ex
tremely becoming, and it is an easy matter for
lady to have one to match each oress. Flow
ers are plenty, there is much gilt, many beads,
and, as already said, Theirs red is the coming
color.
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