The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-23
ITEMS FOR THE LADIES.


coming off
Corduroy velvet is one of the novelties of
the season.
A delicate parcel--a young lady wrapped
up n herself.
Lace sleeves are still worn in silk even
ing dresses.
Cloaks are to be cut considerably shorter
than last year.
The washerwoman ovSrsklrt is the tavorlte
for walking suits.
Laces of all kinds have beautifully en-
broidered edges.
The Louis Quatorze jacket is to be revived
the coming season.
The feminine buckle of autumn is two or
three inches square.
The position back basque is revived in
the new fall costumes.
Young ladies and misses round hats are
principally in turban shape.
The latest style of sleeve-buttons is a
miniature folded newspaper.
Hats made entirely of feathers are seen
at the millinery establishments.
Lace will be more fashionable than fringe,
hence the great variety now seen.
New felt bonnets are Of rough appearance,
and are called camel s-hair felt"
The bever felts with long nap are very
handsome, and are also becoming.
Red stockings will also be worn with
black dresses, or red bows on the shoes.
Gold and silver braid will be used on new
costumes, especially for the pipings of bias
bands
Plaids are so popular that even handsome
sf4ks are of plaids formed of several distinct
Colors.
The new picture frames are of smooth,
polished wood, without any carving or
tracing.
White bever felts will be much used by
young ladies for full-dress and reception
bonnets.
Colored hosiery has completely won the
day against white, and the latter is no
| longer seen.
Reptiles, especially brilliantly colored
lizards with garnet eyes, are quite feature
of new millinery.
The gilt and silver buttons in the shape
of bullets, both large and small, will be used
to trim fall dresses.
Ribbon two inches wide, known to milli-
ners as No. -, will be much used for trim
ming bonnets and for strings,
Scarf drapery on the skirts of dresses has
been supplanted in a great measure by the
tablier effect of two years ago
Chameleon velvet is one of the beautiful
shades shown in Paris bonnet. The color
is exquisite, but indescribable.
Raw silk curtains are in the rich dark
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and curtains are chosen to match.
Black will remain in favor this winter,
despite the attempts which have been made
to displace it in favor of bri ght colors.
Recently imported fabrics, such as bro
caded satins ana velvets, are very rich, and
show mixture of high, brilliant color
The hair continues to be dressed closely
to the head, and much less false hair is
worn than was fashionable few years ago.
Mary Queen of Scots bonnets and the wide
ruches and ruffs worn in the time of that
Queen will be worn to some extent this
winter.
The ladies of Braxton, Penn, have formed
an anti-tobacCo club, and bind themselves
never to marry user of the weed in any
form.
The majority of imported dresses are
short for the street No lady's wardrobe is
now complete without a short walking
dress.
Lambrequins of fashioned chintz calico
are used with spotted Swiss muslin window
curtains in country parlors and in bed
rooms.
A very handsome fabric is velvet lamine,
or with tinsel groundwork, showing bril-
liant lines or dashes of color amid the rict
black pile.
The coupons Of satin ribbon, which havt
been such feature on the finest evening
dresses seen at the watering places, retair
their prestige.
Brocade velvet has quaint irregular fig
ures, partly of cut and partly of uncut vel
vet, showing the satin groundwork in thu
spaces between.
Black velvet hats are elaborately trimmed
with feathers, fancy velvets, crimson roses
round gilt cord, and odd ornaments in gold
silver, jet, steel or garnet
Bead fringes will be used in trimming
hats and bonnets this winter. Those in ole
gold, tipped with ruby, emerald or sapphire
8 promise to be the favorite.
The plated and blouse waists worn dur
ing the summer will be continued this win
r ter, but will be much longer. Waists of al
r kinds are made very long.
, Plain short suits of dark WOOL gray, in
visible green, or indigo blue, are trimmed
with the broad-ribbed braids, and used TO
yachting travelling, or any kind of wea
in which real service is required.
A very pretty hood is made of a pale blu
lustring covered with white silk gauze anc
, is trimmed with bows of light blue satil
ribbon an inch and a quarter wide AM
white lace three-quarters of inch wide.
Uniformity is now observed in the max
: ing up of suits. The top garment lives M
! longer in single blessedness; it has becom
united to the skirt in looks and quality o
, cloth. Entire suits are now made of th
same material.
High color shows itself more in masse
g than it has done in late years, and arrest
I instant attention. There are alfred dresse
: in preparation for winter festivities anc
9 alfred bonnets, which will be worn at thu
: theater and opera.
: Ladies who affect very high style can NJ
longer utilize their old laces for trimming