The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
FnShiau Notas

Very wide belts are coming in vogue.
Spanish lace scarfs are again worn
around the neck.
Several rows Of lace appear ON black
damasse parasols.
The favorite buttons for wash goods
are of porcelain.
Dotted muslins will be very fashion
able this summer.
Solid silver ornaments are taking the
place OF silver tilagree.
Instead Of clasps, flowers are used 90
fasten necklaces and bracelets.
Small gilt buttons are used for the
waistcoats of dreSsy black suits.
Belted habit basques will I've much
worn this summer for wash goods
dresses
Steel springs are used in the place Of
whalebonos IN the latest imported
dresses.
The new Spanish lace scarfs for the
neck are either black, white, or beige
colorei
/ Jahots Of lace appear down the front
Of many handsome Nainsock morning
wrappers.
The latest novelty in belts are OF wide
hrocaded betting ribbon, fastened with
large mother of pearl buckles.
Wide hrocaied belts, OF many colors,
with br,scaied ribbons % correspond.
are worn on many white muslin toilets.
Buttons of horn. jet, and rubber are
cheaper, moro durable, and more fash
ionahle than those of velvet or crochet q,
The new brNcAtelle dAmasses Of this
season are changesule, and frequently
show two or three different colors IN
the effects produced IN the weaving.
Russian laces, which are lighter than
Smyrna laces, are largely taking their
place-particulArly Rs trimming for
summer morning and washing dresses,
To use as little lace as possible, vet
make u pretty trimming, three or four
knife. pleats are laid. then plain space
Is left the width OF the cluster of pleats.
Black summer silk, in damask or
Armure patterns. combined with black
grOS-grain. will make stylish suit for
church, calls, etc, during the summer.
An old soldier SAWS the funniest thing
about your first fight is that You look al
your watch thinking Il Is four p. NJ, and
find that il isn't quite eight IN the morn
ing.
The bourette GAUGES are very hand
some, with bayadere stripes IN India
oolors, separated 10y narrower stripes
Of thin silk, either pale or blue, cream,
or green that Is nearly black.
Shot goOds Of mixed silk and wool,
speckled or busted over, are used for
combination dresses changeable blue
and gold, or else beige and green, or
blue and olive, are very handsome.
White muslin dresses for afternoon
wear are made with long Princess
polonAises, with embroideries down
every seam, and trimmed with satin
faced MORE ribbons in several tones Of
color.
The chip round hats have square
brims in front, turned mp close and
high on the sides like English walking
hats, while the back is without any
Srim, but is trimmed with loops or
with a dropping breadth Of gauze.
The most popular wraps are Of black
India camels hair, with long fleece, or
of richly repped black silk. or else
Sicihenne. or better still, the new
repped silk fabric called bangoline,
which is entirely without dressing, yet
soft and light.
Bonnets fit the head pleasantly
without being too large, the crowns are
shaped to take in easily the pulls and
brAids Of hair that are now either on
the crown or just down the back Of the
head, allowing the wearer to have high
coiffures on some days and low ones on
others.
BY the use Of little bandoline you
can curve the short front hair on your
forehead and the side of the face to form
the fashionable waves, and thus cover
up high forehead. Loops of thickly
braided hair at the back and finger Puffs
on top are most worn. The low fore
head should have the hair simply parte
and brushed away from the temples.
Worth makes q half-long princesse
polonaise with a kilt skirt for short suits
The skirt is not a genuine kilt, but is
trimmed far above the edge of the polon-
aise with pleats broader than the kilt
pleats used here, and each pleat is orna-
mented on the bottom with a band OF
bias silk about three inches deep and
cut off slanting across the top.