The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-10-03
FASHION NOTES.

MORE antique pushes are found
among the new goods.
-Waistcoats for the ladies will be sold
separate from the suit.
"A new shade of green, almost white,
is called endive green.
Square trains bid fair to be more
fashionable than round ones.
Striped moires are coming in vogue,
under the name of MORE Franchise.
The Thyra is felt hat, so called for
the Danish princess of that name
-Old-fashioned claret and garnet
color will be much worn this winter.
All colors shading on red will con-
tinue in favor for the fall and winter.
The taste for black silk toilets and
black millinery prevails as much as
ever.
Short costumes take only Is yards
of medium width stuff for full dress.
The so-called "bourettes - of this
season are not the goods of last fall and
spring.
=" Metallic-blue will be one of the
new and popular shades the coming
season.
The imported bonnets and wraps
are ornamented beautifully with garnet
beads.
1t is said that the old style MORE
antique silk will be used for trimming
hats and bonnets.
Among novelties for trimmings are
plaid foulards. Plaids will be worn
carly this winter.
The new hosiery is hair lined hori-
zontally in bright celors on neutral and
cream white grounds.
Paris bonnets are conspicuous for
the absence of feathers, flowers alone
being used in their place.
The velvet pockets mounted in sill
yer, which are SO fashionable for ladies'
wear, cost as high as S125.
Fancy buttons and flat gilt buttons
are used profusely on the clan tartan
and fancy plaid suits SO fashionable at
the moment.
Felt hats for utility wear have the
edge of the brim bound with braid, and
some have an additional facing of groS-
grain silk closely stitched on.
Fabrics of several mixed or mingled
colors are, the most of them, in very
delicate drDlaIre or basket designs, the
effect being that of thickly seeding or
sanding.
The attenuated style of skirts is ac-
commodated by one instead of two cores
on each side OF the front, and the train
abruptly heightened instead of sloping
to the gore.
If the present fashion of waistcoat,
Jacket, skirt, and tunic or overskirt
continue to find favor, it will produce
the much desired result of rendering it
as easy for women to purchase their
clothing ready made as men.
The colors of the season take names
from the precious and semi-precious
stones, being designated as ruby, sap
phire, amethyst, emerald. garnet, topaz,
etc. Red, in all shades and tints, is es-
pecially favorite.
One of the prettiest hats of the sea-
son has the square crown of the Cox
fordn hat of summer before last, with
the brim turned up on the left side
Another variation of the English hat
has a narrow brim, depressed all around,
and curled back on the edge.
Notifications of the 6carretteS, of |
The last several seasons, appear in vari-
Gus combinations of colors, and several |
textures, with a surface not so distinctly /
broken by clOts, warts, and cords-the !
messy face of the Turkish toweling, as
shown in the dress materials thus far
exhibited, seemingly in favor superior
% the rough but handsome textures of
he past, while an unquestionable bour-
-ettcS is occasionally shown. }