Sharp County record., 1879-10-16
FASHION NOTES.

Bonnet strings are very Wlue'
Breton is still the favorite lace.
Goats and sacqueS cover the hips
well.
Bronze black is a new shade of dark
olive.
Ottoman velourS is a new cloaking
material.
Admiral blue is q shade darker than
navy blue.
The panier polonaise bids fair to be
much worn.
Satin is again in vogue for lining
the dreSsieSt wraps.
-Epaulettes of flowers are the latest
novelty in bouquets.
Mantle and dolman shapes are
chosen for dressy wraps.
Plain, hemmed tulle bridal wells
continue to be the most approved.
Long basques, worn over long waist
coats, are very fashionable.
White and black pointed d'eSprit
lace is mingled in bonnet trimmings.
-PlaStron waistcoats without reverS
are as fashionable as real waistcoats.
The ulster is as popular as ever for
travelling and rOugh-weather wear.
Cashmere colors in beaded passe-
menteries are among the trimming nov
elites.
-Sicillienne trimmed with Ottoman
velourS makes the most stylish dress
wrap.
-Laces, with orange fringeS, are
the fashionable garnitures for brides
dresses.
-Sacques, coats, and jackets are the
demi-toilet OF plain wraps of the incom-
ing season.
Diagonal and basket woven cloak
inc fabrics are used for jackets, ,sacques,
and coats.
Quantities of netted silk jet beaded
trimmings are used on the dressiest dol
man visites.
Handsome black cashmere costumes
for general wear appear among import
ed garments.
Shoulder knots of ribbon increase
the apparent height, and are fashionable
at the moment.
Cheap cashmere shawls are cut up
into trimmings for some of the new cam
els hair wraps.
The waistcoat is frequently made as
a separate garment to be worn under the
basque OF jacket.
-Humming-bi birds in countless num-
bers are seen among the fancy feathers
for hats and bonnets.
Black silk and black cashmere con-
tinue to be popular materials for cos
tunes for the masses Of women.
The most fashionable neckerchief is
plain square of India muslin with a
wide hem, tied carelessly around the
neck. 1t is worn with plain dark toilets
both indoors and on the street.
Corduroy OF plain velvet skirts, with
oyerdresses, panier draperies, and jack
cts Of plain camels hair, make very
handsome street walking suits, especial
ly when in shades of gray.
Three materials, Terry cloth, vel
vet, and satin, are used in the compost
ton of some of the dressiest wraps for
street wear, while three kinds of trim
mings, Jet beaded net frin@es, passe-
menteries, and chenille and silk fringes,
all glittering with jet, give added bril-
liancy of effect to the same.
CALICOEs FOR AUTUMN.
The prints for autumn wear are in the
dark cOlors strewn with gray grounds
formerly peculiar to French chintz cali
Goes they are now seen in the ineXpen-
sive shilling calicoes, Of excellent de-
signs aad colors, that, it is said, will
wash well. Some are provided with a
single border, while others have bOr
der on each selvedge. The mummy
cloths of fine cotton that became popu-
lar during the summer are also repeated
in the dark Cashmere colors, with bright
palms and flowers strewn irregularly on
the ground, or else in stripes. TheSe
dresses are not now made up in the
plain homely fashions that correspond
ents sometimes ask for. They have
basques, over-skirts, and over-dresses
caught up by shirred drawing-strings
that make them easily laundried, and
are quite as attractive for home and
morning wear as costumes of more
costly fabrics. The only difference be-
tween these and richer dresses is that
elaborate rutlles, founces, and lace5 are
omitted from the wash dresses, and the
edges of over-skirts and basques are
either left plain and stitched in rows by
machines, or perhaps they have a gay
border set on, or at most they have the
side plaitings that are now easily
managed by the laundress. The round
waists gathered into belt, and the