The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-06
FOR, THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
Long white cashmere ties are worn
for scarfs with street costumes.
New earrings are in cube shapes, and
all the new earrings are larger.
Garnet iewelry is again going to
brighten up the toilets of our fashion
able ladies.
Silks come in all the bronze and gold
shades, and are used for trimmings,
though a few suits are made up with
velvet.
The rough, knobby goods, all wool,
called bourettes, will be more worn than
ever this winter. They are trimmed
with silk and fringe.
Dressy fans, made Of feathers, ere
filled in with little butterfly bows, either
of white or some delicate color, instead
of flowers rs heretofore.
"Pekin " is a generic name given to
all striped goods, whether of silk, satin
or velvet, and it is much seen in de-
ecriptions of French costumes at pres
ent.
Sealskin will be much worm this win
ter it is somewhat scarcer, and cores
pondingly high in price this year.
Sacques are worn thirty-eight to forty
inches long.
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
a little further back.
A ~favorite design for gold jeweiry for
earrings, the clasp of bracelets or ends
of pins, is the head of the Assyrian ram,
with curled horns, familiar to us in the
old bass-reliefs from Nineveh.
Basques are to continue in vogue-a
pleasing bit of intelligence for those
who have last years garments on hand.
They are q trife shorter in front, and
are quite deliberately trimmed.
In new fringes there is q great vari-
ETY. for those who are inclined to pay
their money and take their choice, but
the prettiest is that called ebay fringe"
pretty because it is so unnatural.
Long gray circles are fashionable
again. Some are made with reversible
sides, and are of heavy felt. These are
trimmed with fringe, and can be had
with, or without the dolman sleeves.
Winter bonnets, as far as can be
Judged from the few important ones
shown, differ in general shape and style
from those of last year. The trimming
may be somewhat changed, but general
ly the feminine helmet is the same.
Aprons.
Aprons have, in n form or other,
and of one material or other, formed a
conspicuous part of female costume from
Anglo Saxon times to the presentday. In
the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the
apron was worn tolerably plain, and was
generally confined to good housewives ;
but in the sixteenth century they were
again adopted by ladies, and were made
of so fine q texture, and so elaborate IN
decoration, that they provoked the ire
of some of the satirists of the period.
Thus, in 1896, Gosson wrote
"Those aprons white, Of finest thread,
So choice lie tied, 80 dearly bought;
So finely fringed, 30 nicely spread,
So quantity cut, 80 richly wrought
Were they in work to save their costs
They nsed not cost so many greats.
At this time they were edged with the
most costly lace, and worked with gold and
silver thread and with various colors.
In the reign of William and Mary,
aprons became an Indispensable part
of the dress of a lady; they were very
small, edged and pulled with a profu-
sion of lace, and were worn over the
upper part of the rich p%etticoat, the
front of which was fully displayed by
the open gown then worn. In the time
of Queen Anne the apron grew to some
what larger proportion, and was worn
by every lady-the queen not excepted.
In her reign it was often decorated with
gold and silver spangles, rich needle
work Of divers %colors, gold lace, rosettes,
pufs Of lace, and even pictures painted
on pieces of satin and stitched on. In
the time of George H., and. the early
part of the reign of George I'LL, aprons
were worn very long and plain, without
lace or ornaments-simply long, white
aprons, and nothing more. These long,
white aprons circa 1850 60-certainly
not being very becoming to ladies-at.
tracted the attention of "Beau Nash,"
the master OF the ceremonies at Bath,
(or king OF Bath, as he was commonly
called and provoked his rage to such
an extent that it Was decreed that no
lady should appear in white aprons at
any of the public balls in that fashiona-
bic city. So stringently was this rule
enforced, that it is recorded on n oc-
casion, when the duchess of Queens
bury infringed the regulation and made
her appearance in a white apron, Nash
walked up to her grace in the ballroom,
and, without ceremony, quietly took off
the offending garment and threw it
among the waiting women, observing
that none but Abigails wore such
things
Mia voun1 yyyCa,s Cursa.