The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-25
Items for the Ladies.
Tigerskin muffs are a recent novelty.
CEincbilla is the fayoite fur for chill,
dren and hlonhaa ihis aeannn

Tigerskin NUTS are a recent novelty.
CEinchilla is the fayorite fur for chill.
dren and blondes this season.
New sashes have plain ends. The en-
broidered, fringed or lace ornamented
ends are ont Of fashion.
All f~urry'looking hats and bonnets,
such rs those made Of beaver, are fash.
ionable in brown, gray and black.
Pure white trimmings are again used
on black bonnets; for instance, a black
velvet bonnet will be trimmed with white
watered ribbon and white plumes.
Wooden corduroy is a favoTite material
for cloaks for young girls; it is light,
soft and warm, and comes in the pretty
eeru and gray tints that are so fenhion.
able this winter.
Short skirts are used for dancing
dresses, at which the weaiers aud their
partners are both delighted. Dancing
dresses are made OF thin goods, aud for
young ladies white ones are the most
popular.
new way Of using lace for trimming
basques is to arrange a fan on each front,
with the point at the waist line, while
the plaits spread out below TO the ends
OF the darts; the back has two narrow
jabots Of lace below the waist line on
the seams that Join the side bodies to
the middle Of the back.
Worth's newest bows are a revival Of
the old .fashioned bows with two short
loops, each laid il three plaits and
tightly strapped across the middle
Sometimes there are three loops and
two ends PORTED in the middle. These
bows are made Of satin, not doubled, but
hemmed by machine, and are three
inches wide when finished.
The novelty for the head is the toque,
which is really a hat, but is worn as a
bonnet, with strings or without, accord
ing to fancy. The crown is small and
quite round, and the brim is enlarged
in o curve all around it just Ikea bowl,
somewhat in the shape of the helmet
hats worn by gentlemen. 1t is very
handsome when made with q satin
crown, and the brim covered with plush
with deep pile-like fur, or else real zeal
skin, beaver or otter Is used. The fancy
then is 10 rest two tiny pigeons or doves
on the left side as the only trimming,
while others have merely two ostrich
tips turned right aud left near tho
front.
Harper's Basar:' Satin and velvet,
both plain and brocaded, are the fabrics
used for imported full-dress toilettes,
almost to the exclusion Of gros grain
The satin brocades are in a single shade
of very large figures, and in flowers not
used until now; for instance, a garnet
satin is brocaded in peony pattern or in
great dahlias, a white brocade has plum
boughs all over it, pale blue or lavender
satin has feather designs, or else spread
fans or h~oneysuckles; the clover leaf is
another favorite brocade; when contrasts
Of color are shown, there are white or
cream satin grounds with velvet foliage
stripes In dark green and pale blue, or a
salmon ground has scarlet peonies, or a
pink satin ground is etrewn with garnet
velvet roses. Black satins are also bro
caded with red flowers, and the presence
of red strikes theeye in BIZ these rich
fabrics. The cashmere-fgured velvets
are shown to combine with plain velvet
or satin, in rich qualities, that cost from
$40 to S22 a yard.