West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-18
Fashions.

NN w S"oPi anu II shlu 10 nc a pre-
ventive ot tan.
The multiform " il the name OF a cnpital
invention for ready-made coinure. Every
lady who has head upon which to display
IL wants one
White tulle wells dotted with chenille or
with pearls, are the novelty for summer.
They are the small mask veil, with hem or
pearl fringe on the edge.
Russian laces, which are lighter than
smyrna laces, are largely taking their place
particularly Rs n trimming Tor summer
morning aud washing dresses.
The newest combination is that OF brown
and old gold. A brown straw, for example.
is trimmed with folds of dark brown velvet
and feathers, old gold satin ribbon and n
group Of pale gold roses.
The fashionable tints for linen costumes
viii be mastic, sort OF white brown, and
q pale, grcenish gray. The trimming will
be ruttleS, embroidered in red. black and
yellow, or red black and blue
The dark shade of beige is a wood brown !;
the light shade is nearly white and is known
as mastic. The favorite combination with
the light shade is scarlet; with the dark
ollve'green and crimson or old gold.
The Mercedes head-dress is the latest nov.
city; The hair at the temples is waved aud
combed upward; there is n fringe over the
forehead only, and n triple baud OF LIGHT
tortoise-shelI fastened around the head.
Beige colored gauze IL the popular yelling
material for round hats. Flower bonnets.
which will he the favorte style for summer
wear, are made of small flowers only. Short
ostrich tirs in bunches are preferred for
bonnets TO long sweeping plumes.
Inc newest style street scarf for the neck
is black neckerchief, with the edges err.
broidered and finished with "ny fringe" :"
tied tassels of gay colors, such az pale blue
with red aud green, or beige with crimson.
Long lace scarfs, either black, white or
beige, are shown in Spanish lace, which
fashion decrees must be tied low on the
breast or crossed like fchu. Tinted blue
or silk muslin neckerchiefs are richly EN-.
broidered in roses and buds OF natural
colors.
Gloves are in every variety of shade In
color, the kid soft aud fine, with the backs
embroidered in the most chaste and elegant
designs. delicate silver gray color shows
an embroidery in the various gray shades,
and the brown glove in shaded browns, and
so on. Black kids for mourning are en-
broidered i'm lavender color showing a little
white and black silk other black Kids are
In bright contrasting colors In Paris every.
thing is embroidered; shoes, bonnets,
dresses, wrappings, cravats and gloves.
PARIS FASHIONS.
Shells of great brlliancy and called " les
cloches de Corneville," are adopted for ear.
rings; they are pointed and very iriso. The
"Cloches de COrneville parure" is set of
these for the comb and neck.
Neckties and ribbons for the throat are
Nos. o, %. The trimmings for raising polo
naises, etc, are No. 8. Shaded ribbons for
windmill bows are with reversible faille
aciugs, Nos. 8, IL. Ribbons for strings are
No. 70
In the ribbon department are wristbands
TO match all the new tissues called prints
In the same are also hussardes, a new
brandeburg made of floss pompons, and
D.s don. ~ -
cred flowers but out in relief for ali the
gauges and organdies.
As the seasen advances, an effort is being
made by the principal Parsian milliners To
abolish the clOse.ftting capotes and extend
the front brims in order To leave large
space for floral diadems. The vacancy left
by uptuTned Rubens shapes is adorned with
every description of flowers and insects.
The ribbon cOlors are-smoke, i'm five
shades begonia, in four shades n rOsy-ash
color; Victoria, gray pearl and silver gray;
Vatican are all the palest shades of pink
green, blue and mauve COnstantinople is n
Byzantine gilt, with leather hue on il, not
unlike bosine; Panama is burnt straw Poi.
rier du JapOn il n beautiful coral Kars is a
yermillion; Gene is a shade OF broom i'm
blossom; geranium, jOnquil, BerpOlet, are
the exact shades Of the flowers designated.
a variety OF new fashions are noticed in
the floral department One OF the most
HhihlhB ~ hue bIyhu RhTldhug Wfealn 10
be worn like hoop, somewhat aslant, over
ball dresses. The new natural flower
bouquet is made in the shape of n round
ODE and is called bouquetbOule. IL is not
considered good taste TO wear rare flowers in
the street, the most available being pre-
ferred, such as wall flowers, cowslips, vio-
lets, but 'Iotics and hot-house ferns are for
evening decoration.
New ribbons are more varied than last
season, but particularly so in point Of
width. The general feature may be summed
up under the classification OF brooches on
grenadine, brooches on satin with fringe
edgings, and as reversible satins failles. etc
Nevertheless, this enumeration conveys but
an inadequate notion Of ribbon trimming
novelties. Each article 10 be ornamented
in the sense OF this seasons fashions has n
separate width. Thus, punches OF knots
and loops for bonnets, called "hots," are 10
be Of the narrow kind known in England
and elsewhere a. Nos. 2, 3, 4, 3. These are
the widths for rOsettes in the POmpadour
style; they are edged with fringe.
Fringes are as varied az buttons. The
most novel are the gauhered tresses called
" shavings" and the reversibles." The
former have been described the latter have
appeared recently. Reversible fringes are
OF two shades, and differ from Others bv
having the heading in the center, with deep
strands on each side. The heading being
excessively narrow, and running along the
middle, a move Of the hand forward brings
the top strands over the lower, which are Of
and iherent color. II the lower be tilleul
aud the upper smoke or gray, the tilleul
will thus shine through. In this way most
conspicuous cOloring, such as Kars, n new
red, and orange, will be yelled BY softer
shades falling over them.
The mixture Of beige vicuna and Of beige
cloth with brocaded silk is the chief feature
Of demi-tOilette. Driving and visiting
dresses are half velvet and half beige. Black
demi-saison costumes and failles are orua-
mented with reversible satin ribbons, such
az jet and famine, or absinthe and let or
amber and black. n plain dull-cOlOred
material is often trimmed with those
reversible satins, which entirely sitter the
aspect OF toilette. But in no department
is there more variety than in that Of trim.
mings. Buttons have become works Of art.
being not only painted by hand, but carved
out OF style. hard stones in the Florentine
Among the most perfect yet made are sets
OF pearl clOisOnne. These show gilt and
silver enamel work on pearl ground, the
designs being chimeras, dragons, storks, etc.
IT seems TO have Just been discovered
why an elderly maiden lady is not the
right kind Of lady 10 put in charge of
a postolBce. The postoiIice department