The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26
lace mitts than ever before seen iz, one


season. -.
The new kid gloves are welted at tn
top with three welts, half an inch apart
! and to this lace frill at the top is fire
quently added.
Mummy cloth is 80 named from it
crape-like texture resembling the cotton
cloths in which ancient Egyptian mum
mics are found.
French, English and American dress
goods, whether wool or cotton, show
texture with double twilled or satteen
mummy, armure, and coteline effectt
this spring.
The bonnets of this spring are larger
than those of the passing season; the
brims flare, but there are no face trim.
mings, the hair being dressed full tc
supply the deficiency.
The new Lisle thread gloves are seen
in all the kid colors and pure white
they are silk finished and Irregular
made, initiating kid so we'll as to be pre-.
ferred for full dress wear.
The handsomest novelties in silk
hosiery are the boot hose, with clock.
ings and embroideries in contrasting
color to the upper part of the leg, form
ing a simulated boot upper cloth, while
the slipper forms the foxing.
Some of the most delicate tints OF blue
and rose are seen in the Lisle thread
theatrical hosiery this spring, the EN-.
broidery on the same being in bright
full tones of maroon, red, navy.blue,
Sevres, or porcelain. blue and black.
Flouuces are laid in side plaite, and
stitched about an inch from the top 80
as to make a standing heading. Some
times the side plaits are separated by
wide plain spaces and fans OF different
material are sewed into each plat.
Lengthwise trimmings are to be used
on the side and fronts of overskirts.
They conceal alterations admirably, and
will be in high favor with ladies who
are compelled to make their own gowns.
News and Notes for Women.
Sealskin parlor mats are among the
latest fashionable affeotstions.
They give ladies premiums for per-
sonal beauty at Minnesota State fairs.
There is Mohawk Indian girl in her
teens, at Millpoint, Canada, who weighs
382 pounds.
A Washington bride wore wreath Of
carnations, instead of orange-blossome,
at her wedding the other day.
A lady in Hungary has the distaff
used by Marie Antoinette in spinning
during her imprisonment. 1t is OF
wood and ivory inlaid with silver, and
still bears the hemp left upon it by the
ill.fated queen on the eve Of her e1ecu-
ton.
The ladies of Memphis, Tenn. have
originated what they call shook recep-
tions and entertainments, the profits
from which are put to the purchase Of
books and papers for the inmates Of hos
pitfalls, alms-houses, houses of refuge,
and even iails.
At q kettledrum, given by fashion
able lady recently, among the elegant
floral decorations was large kettle
made of flowers, 80 arranged as to pre-
sent the appearance Of steaming ket-
tie. The parlors and dining. room were
beautifully decorated with flowers and
ferns, and evergreens ornamented the
halls.
Manchester, N. a., points to woman
resident, with heavy, rich, brown hair
that measures from seventy-two to sew.
enty-fve inches in length. She is five
| feet four and q half inches high. and
when she stands erect her hair trails on
the floor from eight to twelve inches.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the female
lawyer, whose admission to the bar of
the supreme court OF the United States
was authorized by the bill which passed
the Senate, placed on the desk of each
Senator who voted for the bill small
bouquet of flowers; and on the desks of
Messrs. Mcdonald, Sargent and Hoar,
who advocated it's passage, large baskets
OF flowers were placed.
Novelties in jewelry are increasing in
number. In q New York theater re-
Gently q lizard of cleaning colors
twisted, squirmed and wriggled on bow
on the head of young lady. A lady in
Paris wears on her hat dancing skele-
ton, made of white enamel, dangling
from golden gibbet. Rats walking on
gold gridirons, green worms on enamel
ed leaves, two monkeys struggling for
pearl nut, and skeletons in armor and
under umbrellas are scarf pins for Ia
dies.