The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-08
FEMININE FANCIES.
Social and Other Items of Interest to
the Ladies.

CAP.
Martha Washington lace collarettes are
in style.
Satins and velvets will be much worn
next season.
As the season advances flowers are worn
more and more.
Bizarre costumes are the correct thing for
ladies archery parties.
Pompadour silks are worn over Indian
muslin, satin over gauze
A white satin dress painted by hand is
one of the sensations of Newport.
'Old fashioned" picnics are the newest
society means of dsposing of time.
A new and clever literary aspirant Mrs
P. T. Pember, is at Narragansett Pier.
Greuze costumes are fashionable, with
fichus OF the same material as the dress.
1t is many years since white dresses were
so much worn by ladies as they are this
| season.
Beads and bugles are in favor still. On
black costumes they are most snowy and
effective.
Tableaux by the young people fill in
many of the evenings at the more secluded
summer resorts.
The Newport season has been more sue
cessful and more marked BY display than
for many years.
The japanese ornamented paper napkins
are now much used for afternoon ties in
fashionable circles.
A fashionable style of hosiery for fall
wear will be of check ground with rich
colored embroidery.
The pretty new Pocahontas bathing shoe
is ornamented with beads after the fashion
OF Indian moccasins.
Something new. land old) in the jewelry
line is earrings. necklace and bangles COM
posed of silver coins.
In gloves of the new shapes the three-but-
ton gloves will be as long as those of four
buttons of the old pattern.
An exchange suggests that any woman
who can waltz half an hour at a stretch is
capable Of welding the ballot.
Under the close scrutiny that is now the
rule at the Custom-house there are few
ladies who indulge in smuggled fnery.
Large jet or ebony crosses, suspended
from the neck by band of narrow black
velvet, are quite generally worn. by the
leaders of fashion.
Jet is much used on hats, costumes and
mantles. All kinds of bead trimmings are
worn, and the pretty cl0ir-de-lune trim
mings have been revived.
Mauve and lilac stockings are now con-
spicuous at the watering places. They are
worn with white costumes, and take the
place of the silver.gray and light blue stock
ings Of last year.
Charming ornaments for the hair are now
made from lish-scales, held in position by
silver wire Several sets recently sent from
Florida found ready sale at one of our
city book stores.
A new method Of attaching the umbrella
to the belt is copied from the quiver of the
| toxophilite. A small sheath is hung by
chain to the belt and through this the UNI
brclla is passed, so that it assumes some
what the position of a rapier as carried by
gentlemen of the olden time.
One OF the new and successful styles of
dress now worn in Europe is the "Caraco"
a style with name unearthed from some
old-faSbion magazine. 1t is made of any rich
material, such as silk velvet or wooden
material, and is looped up in panier style
over a thin underdress.
Much taste is shown for vivid shades of
red in many different articles of apparel
At the races red parasOls were very con-
spicuous. At recent ball given in Paris
there was a great predominance of red
dresses. Next to this shade there is a taste
for Sevres blue and Wedgwood blue and
Sevres blue is often mixed with brilliant
shades of scarlet.
The New York Evening Post reports that
for full dress much extravaganza is dis
played in mitts and stockings. The for
mer are Of point lace or chantilly, and silk
stockings have lace let in the instep or at
the sides; this is also mixed with en-
broidery, and the lacelike effect is often
given to silk stockings by embroidered
oper-work Of cobweb tincness.
Among the pretty things in French jew
elry, the new shapes for ladies' pins are
specially noticeable. These are little fans
Of silver, or silver gilt with the tops of
enamel; or them are painted little Japan
ese figures or wreaths Of flowers. The
sticks forming the ends Of the fan are set
with turquoses, and there are little tassels
Of gold or silver pendant to them.
Silver jewelry has been used as half
mourning ornaments by some of the ladies
at the English Court. Necklaces composed
Of graduated beads of sterling silver, un-
polished and resembling dark pearls at a
distance, have been worn with black cos
tunes Necklaces OF this kind are now
found at most Of our jewelers. shops, and
come with earrings to match in sets.
Knitting of gentlemen's socks is now the
rage in the best circles in England. The
material used is soft, UNFINISHED silk in all
the mode colors. The sock is warm soft
pretty and strong. The fashion has reached
Boston, but the thread has not yet been
imported for sale. The beauty and dura-
bility OF the article will doubtless call for
supply in our stores when this becomes
generally known.
Washington Ferrel was kicked to death
by a colt at Good Intent, Pa. While rid
ing to dig Ferrers grave young McNey
was thrown from his horse and fatally
hurt.