The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-14

d. ii. Dec Y.
For the Ladies to Read.
Light blue is the popular color for lit
tie girls.
Reductions rule the market in all dress
fabrics.
Fancy stockings are now selling at
greatly reduced prices.
Invisible nets are very useful for both
the front and the back hair.
Fanciful parasols are more fashionable
this season than even before.
New sashes are of rich brocaded rib
bons, of Persian colors and designs.
There is a great variety and indixidu-
atty OF tastes shown in the styles ofhair
dressing.
Very full plaitings and.ruchings of Bre-
ton lace are used to garnish summer cos
tunes.
Dainty Swiss ties for ladies are finished
on the ends with colored quipure EN-
broidery.
Among the imported carpets, the fav-
orite design is the black ground strewn
with daisies.
Plain and spripped muslin dresses arc
garnished with dropping bows of white
satin ribbon.
Fancy draperies of Spanish lace are Sc
lected by ladies for outdoor use at the
watering-plaees.
New picture frames are Very narrow,
and are ofhighly polished Venetian wood
without carving.
Florida beans are brightly polished,
and are made into sleeve buttons, lock-
cts, pins and pendants.
The Princess OF Wales wearsa red rose
just below her LETT ear, looking as if it
had fallen on her white ruche.
White embroidered null muslin ties,
and lace-tipped muslin ties, are univers-
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ally worn in the demi-toilette.
After the white muslins and gay Pom
padour dresses, those of very pale blue
are most used b. young ladies'.
Many fashionable dresses are made
with the fan waist in favor many years
ago and so becoming to slender figures.
The injury to the last crop of silk in
Europe will cause an increase in the price
of manufactured silks in the autumn.
High-colored embroidered satin and
satin ribbons will be the trimming the
coming season for rich silks and other
heavy fabrics.
Roman sashes and the Scotch ribbons
are preferred to brighten up the solid
colored costumes, especially those of
white muslin or black silk.
The white and black striped silks have
black velvet facings edged with black
Breton lace OF heavy pattern in a striped
design that pleats effectively.
The polonaise reappears this season
under the name of a matinee, and is well
coined by ladies with great satisfaction.
1t is short and bunchy in shape.
Buttoned boots are worn only on the
street, or for the promenade. Fancy col
ored kid slippers and sandals are worn
with elegant watering-place drawing
room toilette.
A f~avorite way of wearing the broad
sash so popular at present, is to place it
around the waist to form a belt, and to
tie it ~carelessly on the left side in q large,
loose knot.
Hamburg edging of a rich pattern, with
all the ground or muslin cut away, is
used for stripping the tabliers of pongee
dresses, and dresses of other monochrome
materials.
Black grenadine dresses are relieved
by transparent sleeves of black Spanish
lace, and there are beaded sleeves with
vests to match worn with heavy black
silk trained dresses.
Dark olive, gendarme blue, myrtle
green, and very deep wine-color are the
best selections for the contrasts with
Pompadour silks, and are worn indis'
criminately by blondes and brunettes.
The brilliant iridcscent beads are uset
by young ladies', while their chaperon'
have finely cut jet beads sewed in length
wise stripes on black Brussels net; o
this the entire sleeves are formed.
Furniture coverings are of thick ere
tonne; the colors are olive with yellow
slate-color and blue, tan with rose, anC
dark blue with white. Only two color
are shown in the new. combinations.
Lace sleeves are seen on all dress,
!, silks used Tor dinner and evening. Whel
these are white, they are usually of Val
enciennes, but if the scarf or sash j SWIFT
Spanish lace, the sleeves should CORES
pond.
| Hats for country wear are made of an
= of the cotton materials in favor this sun
= mer, and are shirredJ these hats shout
match the costume worn, and when
; parasOl OF the same material is carrie
D the effect is striking,