The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-04
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Spring prints aud percsles are seen on
the dry goods counters.
Coiffures teni to compactness, and are
worn lower in the back.
Ceremonious dinner toilets dem and el-
bow sleeves and lace rufaes.
The fashionable pariior work for ladies
is embroidery on mummy cloth.
Braids or short curls down the back
are worn with dressy evening coif-
fures.
Ball and evening shoes must be trim
mad with a flower or boquet, but it
must be very small aud fat.
Very small figures, checks and stripes
on white grounds are the features in the
new spring calicoes and percales.
Oriental silks, Persian and Egyptian
silks. satins, velvets. brocades and cor.
duroys are all used for waistcoats.
A double cape OF heavy silk chenille,
with tinsel thread twisted in the same,
is the latest novelty for the neck in place
of scarf.
The long waistcoats worn with dressy
toilets are separate garments, and may
be worn with several different kinds of
coats and skirts.
White satin dresses of creamy or lead
en- tint are worn by elderly ladies for full
dress, with full trimmings of creamy old
point laces.
Snake bracelets, winding several times
around the arm, and having jeweled
eyes, are among late novelties in jewelry
and ornaments.
Square necks are much worn on low
corsages. V necks are also seen, but
round, low necks are preferred by most
young ladies for ball toilets.
Jewelry for the hair and imitation
jeweled ornaments for this purposes are
seen in great quantities and variety in the
iewelry and fancy stores.
The hat Of the passing moment is the
eQnestrienne, in rough gray felt, banded
with three narrow ribbons placed al inter-
walls around the crown.
A Partisan fancy is to use several yards
Of white India cashmere in the place of
sorti du bal in which the wearer envel-
ops herself from head to foot.
Birds of paradise, butterflies and in
sects Of all sorts in the form OF gold
fila9ree and Impegan feather ornaments
are worn in the hair for full dress.
The belted Josephine corsage, the cor
set basque and the corsage with long
points back and front are all worn for
evening toilets with low. square necks
The favorite stvle Of wearing the pen
dant is suspended by an inch wide satin
ribbon around the neck, though the neck
lace and neck. chain are still worn,
Four street wear, under all circum
stances, very simple dress, although il
be little shabby, is preferable to ono
more elaborately draped and trimmed
that has lost its freshness.
All morning toilets for the street should
be short and very dark or black. The
materials may be vigogue, cashmere, cam.
els hair, and all wooden goods, but the
trimmings be ofsilk.
The fancy of the moment in short cos
tunes is skirt and jacket of seal brown
cloth. the wrap also of the same in En-
glish coat shape, trimmed With collar
revers, cuffs, and pocket straps of ful
seal.
Musical lace pins are small bugles
coruets, flutes, clarionets, fageolets, gui.
tars, horns of all kinds, and sometimes ar
enameled bird singing on the lines Of The
bars OF music. -
! Very wide bracelets are worn bali way
between the elbow and wrist with the ell
bow sleeves universally adopted for toi
lets de ceremonie this season; another
narro gold or jeweied bracelet is some
times worn at the wrist.
The costliest pendants are made with
one large jewel-a solitaire diamond, 8
sapphire opal, emerald, amethyst, topaz
or cats eye-for the center, embellished
with gold traceries or small diamonds all
around and fine gold or jeweled fringes
or tassels.
Among novelties in sleeves is the
"Adele," one Of Mime Demoresl's pat,
terms, that is very pretty and becoming
1t is close-6'ting, with the under side
very narrow and the outer gathered in a,
the elbow. Three upright folds are pla.
ced above the turn of the elbow and six
buttons, with simulated button holes
are placed on the outer seam from the
wrist to the folds.