The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-13
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion IqOffa.

Tger-skin muffs are recent novelty. |
The new greenish-blue is known as
Juponais.
Walking dresses are short enough to
show the shoes.
Fichus will be more worn this winter
than ever before.
Fancy feathers are the leading feature
in bonnet trimmings.
The hair is generally worn low,
whether it is becoming or not
Bits of tinsel, jet and many jet beads
are added to feather ornaments.
New muffs TO match costumes are in
reticule shape. trimmed with lace or
fringe.
Silk with jet beads interviewer in the
fabric comes for combining with black
satin and velvet.
Silk plush of the same shade as the
dress makes handsome trimming when
applied in panels and as revers, collars
and cuffs.
A new style of dress poe ket is cut in
square cornered shape and attached to
the edge of the basque, where it hangs
like bag.
| Dress seams are now frequently
curved to the arm-hole, after the fashion
of few years back. 1t is claimed that
the long seam, reaching to the shoulder,
makes the waist appear large.
A new idea in kid gloves is the Foster
glove, fitting the hand as shoe does
the foot, laced with cord between II
double row of buttons, thus enabling n
lady to wear the smallest possible size.
Silk-faced cloakings, with fur backs,
have the upper side of silk in armure or
matelasse designs, or else soft repped
silk or Sicilienne, while the reverse is of
soft, thick fleece, almost as warm us
fur.
Frosted flowers are coming into fash
ion for evening dresses. An easy way
of frosting those which have lost their
freshness is to touch them lightly with
white of egg and then scatter frosting
powder, which is merely powdered
glass. over them.
A comfortable manner of making q
dressing gown for everyday wear is
double breasted, with double row OF
buttons down the front, or one broad
trimming-an exact fac simile of the
newest shaped ulsters, cut to the figure,
, but little wider in the skirt. The
model from Paris was made in dark
blue cloth flannel and had an applique
| trimming vi uilIh Dluc NclNcu bdulDOul
stitched in white.
| A fashion which promises to be popu
/ lar is that of wearing jackets of mater
| ial and color different from the dress
| These jackets are made in the casaquir
| fashion, tight-ftting and with deer
!, LT~7~es anu square pockets. In thir
t cloth or cashmere, of como --ory darl
color, they are very becoming, showing
g off the figure to great advantage; bu
, those of embroidered cashmere, bro
caded silk or fancy velvet are more
: dressy and effective.
Word comes from Paris that the pol
: onaise, which has been discarded for /
time, is again taken into favor under 6
new name habit redingote." Al
example mentioned was of dark EN-
bossed blue velvet, worn over a satir
: petticoat to match, trimmed in from
with two deep plaitings, large pockets
at the sides, edged with silk and chenille
fringe; the pOlonaise almost us long a.
the skirt at the back and drapcd very
gracefully in front it is only closed tC
! the knees, where it opens with a large
satin and velvet bow. Another polon
r aise was of striped purple velvet, and i
opened over satin skirt embroidered
in chevrons of gold, orange and copper
> colOred silks; a large collar and dee,
cuffs of satin similarly worked.