The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-02
FEMININE FANCIES.
Fashion Notes and Fresh Gossip which
Interest the Ladies.

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Wreaths have quite superseded caps at
English balls.
The beauty of summer dressing is in its
freshness and its comfort.
Dancing is quite as fashionable at Saratoga
as in any former season.
The latest triumph of Madame Gerster,
now in London, was in "Dinorah."
Sarah Rernhardt's children do not evil
IDENTIFY belong to the legitimate drama.
Several ladies have asked King Humbert
to give them his mustache for switch.
Embroidered satin napkins were provided
for the guests at recent Newport dinner.
Small bone, pearl and metal buttons are
greatly used for garnishing street costumes.
1t is not probable that Lord Lorne will
visit America. He intends to write a book
about it.
Triple side paniers are to be worn next
fall, but the contour of the figure is not to
be enlarged.
1t was for the late Lady Walgrave, it is
stated that Minister Schenck wrote his
work on Poker"
Silk turbans are not worn this summer,
but it is probable that they will come into
use again next winter.
The figured silk-net gloves are increasing
n popularity but they wear out so soon
hat they are expensive.
Ball dresses for young ladies are made
short, and with single large flower at the
left OF the low, square bodice.
The proportion of Young men among the
guests at the Grand Union Hotel, at Sara
toga is this year larger than usual
Organde musins are in favor again, and
are made with snort skirts, much trimmed,
and the bout1ante panier polonaise.
Long summer gloves have no buttons,
and Partisan specially is made of silk to
match the dress with rutlle of silk at the
top.
There is very little whisky drank at Sar-
atoga" says an exchange. 1t should have
added there are very few visitors at Sara
toga."
London correspondents state that Mrs.
Langtry is jealous of Sarah Bernhardt-be-
cause, we suppose, her husband is not
equally scarce.
Charming dresses for young ladies are
made of organdie, or white India muslin,
trimmed profusely with plaitings edged
with Bteton lace.
One of the prettiest styles of costumes
seen at present is the short, plain skirt with
the boutiante mantinee, as this style of po-
lonaise is called.
Vanderbilt drives the handsomest span of
horses at Saratoga, but there are several
handsomer carriages than that to which
they are attached.
A popularity of the present style of
dressing the lair is the large number of
gold-headed pins and small gold side-combs
that may be worn.
Susan B. Anthony says she is awfully
afraid of sharks whereas if anything will
make a shark climb tree it is the sight of
Susan b. Anthony.
Atlanta has an amateur singer whose vo-
cal performances frightened two canary
birds to death. She, however declares that
they died Of envy.
Shoes with high heels and pointed toes
have taken the place of boots and with fine
ornamented stockings are very coquettish
with short dresses. =
Fashionable New York is already discuss,
ing what it can do when Sarah Bernhardt
comes, to show that it can appreciate high
arts as well as London.
JOlilitbS are lilllCll NOIll at lllt NultI-
ing places. They are made of coarse straw,
and trimmed with bnttercups, carnations,
cherries, or blackberries.
The English jockey cap, with its stiff vi.
sor, is taking the place of the silk hat so
long worn for riding, and ladies have them
made from the material Of their habit
Pretty young ladies at Newport affect
natty bathing suits, sometimes of so slight
a texture that in the rough wrestle with ole
Neptunes forces the garments get the wors
of it.
Bureaus of Matrimony," it is suggested
are needed as an offset to Bureaus of Di
vorce," but if established one bureau woulC
be pretty certain to furnish work for tht
other.
Dark blue flannel suits are in great favo
with young ladies, as they are suitabl,
either for seaside or mountain wear; they
, are made very plain, with long, drapet
overskirt
, pretty style OF hairdressing for tn
morning is to wave all the hair and twist i
into figure of eight very low at the hacl
of the head, transiixing it with a meta
6 dagger or arrow.
Already there is talk of the styles tn
dressmakers have devised for next winter
1t is whispered that there are to be wonde,
fnl combinations of colors, and novelties il
materials and shapes.
Cricket always draws great crowds il
London, but 1t is understood among tn
fashionables that they go to chat with an,
j.. look at each other rather than because of
great interest in the game.
There are many excellent horsebac1
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