The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
A Difference.


Difference.
Sweetcr than voices in the scented hay.
Or laughing children, cleaning ears that stray
Or Christmas songs, that shake the snows
| above
Is tho first cuckoo. when he comes with love.
Saddcr than birds on sunless summer ewes,
Or drip OF rsindrops on the fallen leaves,
| Or wall Of wintry waves OH frozen shore,
Is spring that comes, but brings us love no
more. F. W. BourdNon.
Fashions Of the season.
The PAN1ER. most pointed sur
prise of the new season is the restora-
ton of the panier, or the so-called Ca
margo puff, which was introduced i'll
the eighteenth century along with
Vatican dresses and garden theatrica!s.
It is predicted that fashion will restore
the very Camargo which was once called
"a rage and vortigo," but until it is
safe to venture upon extravaganza
paniers will be OF the same material rs
the dress, and procured more by loop
ings, draperies and trimmings than by
separate pufs, wings, &C., applied to
the costume.
For ordinary walking dresses "trim-
med" skirt-that is skirt with the
trimming arranged directly on it, is
combined with jacket more or less
tight fitting, or an overskirt and short
skirt, the latter either trimmed with a
simple hounce or left plain, according to
the goods used. Polonaises of simple
designs are also employed to complete
costumes, but are not so fashionable a5
the above-mentioned arrangements. For
suitings the "tailor" tinish-rows of
machine stitching-is tho accepted
trimming, the vest, collars, cuffs and
revers of some different material from
the rest of the garment. For the cos
tunes made OF cloth and the heavier
WOODEN goods used for early spring and
travelling the underskirt is not un
frequently without trimming OF any
kind, excepting several rows OF stitch
ing near the bottom, and the overskirt
is of some simple design, like the
"Birena, the "Muriel" or the "Lilea,"
finished to match the underskirt.
FASHIONABLE Co1oRs.-Colors quite
new and strange are the canaque, or can
nibal, q succession Of copper shades,
the name being given from the resem-
5lance to the copper complexion of q
tribe of cannibals. Blue is largely
brought forward, and appears in many
different shades but, with the excep-
ton of the dark marine blues or the
palest tints, mixtures of green pre- often
more or less apparent. The n.ust pro-
nounced blue OF the season is called
sapphire, and this, but for an overcast.
ing of green, would be o revival of that
positive blue which for long time has
been consigned to oblivion. Gendarme
is dark shade of military blue, aud
other blues of milder type are Japonais
and bleu de Sevres. Baltic blue is al
most gray, and the clear pale blues arc
too attractive to be relinqnished. Vel
low finds good representation in the new
spring colors, but the shade most in
favor is old gold. Pale yellows ore by
no means ignored, and in new flowers
excellent results are produced by shad-
ings from pale yellow into reddish tints.
The beige shades also appear frequent
". Garnet and wine shades have taken
a new lease OF life, and are brought for.
ward everywhere and in all shades, from
such as ere 80 deep as to run almost
into black up to others resembling pale
red of lighter wines. Pivoine (peony)
is a combination Of garnet and plum
color. Viessy rouge is a new bright
red. Dark plum is not extensively en-
ployed, yet serves rs q fashionable color.
The lighter shades of prune are not
much seen. This place seems to have
been usurpea by the wine colors, but it
is in the paou (peacock) colors of the
doy that the greatest mixtures and
changcable hues appear.
New STYLES IN TR1MMING.-Fringes
have by no means lost their prestige,
and may be had in as great diversity of
design as there is diversity of taste. The
average depth of fringes is from four to
siy inches, including the heading. Many
plpin silk fringes are still sewed under
meath the edge of the goods, and no
heading whatever is used. Woolen
fringes are no longer considered fashion
able, although very neat patterns ere
still sparingly used on all wool gar
ments where there ere no ends Of Dire
perry TO be trimmed. Plain hens and
rows of machine stitching are the most
stylish finish on all other parts OF all
wool costumes. Fancy ribbons are
largely used for loops, and in some de
signs form q complete cascade down the
front of dress. These ribbons vary in
width from half inch to ten inches and
a half, and are of all colors and shades
of satin, with lizards, flowers, fern
leaves and other devices composed of
gilt and silver bullion, and fine silk floss
woven into the ribbon. The price
ranges from twenty-five cents per yard
up.
BUrroNs.-Olive and barrel-shaped
haud-crocheted buttons, either all silk
or combined with etAwill he much usod
on garments trimmed with passemen-
terie. Wood buttons, hand-paiuted in
gold and colors, are very choice, light
and effective, and cost from thirty five
cents per dozen up. French horn, both
in the natural color and dyed, are inlaid
with gold and pearl in raised designs,
representing stars, flowers, birds, beasts,
reptiles, fishes and fowls. Crystal glass
buttons, sometimes called Rhine peb-
blee," are introduced. These are cut
in facets and set in platina, and have
most brilliant effect at night ; tho prices
vary from seventy-fve cents per dozen
up. Medium sizes only, in any kind of
buttons, are fashionable, and the quan-
tity used is totally dependent upon tho
styie of the garment, some requiring
only what will fasten the vest, and
others, sufficient number to outline
the cuffs, pockets, etc.
NEWEST STYLES IN PARAsoLs. Nov
elites are being brought forward in sun
umbrellas and parasols. An entirely
new style is the "polka dot borders"
which are destined to share the honors
with the "Pekin stripes" "Polka "
dots we're introduced in coaching para
soils last season, but the " polka dot
! borders are the latest novelty. They
are of satin in variety of colors, and
the borders show alternate rows of
stripes and polka dots. Those in navy
blue, the fashionable green's and black
satin with white dots, with satin stripes
and "polka dot borders," are particu-