The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-20
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoLINE HAROLD, EDITOR.
Fashions Fancies.

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fashionable shade.
Snake bracelets coiled about the
arms are stylish.
Black velvet neck bands with sill
yer embroidery are stylish.
Paneled sides to dresses are very
fashionable, and very effective.
Colored silk handkerchiefs are
made into bows to trim house
dresses.
Chinese blues and Chinese green's
are found among the new colors.
Jet laces and gimps will be more
used than for several years past
Handsome sashes are painted on
the ends, instead OF embroidered, as
formerly.
Leather belts are worn with Span
ish buckles of iron, inlaid with gold
and silver.
Jeane dare cuirass corsages and
paniers are coming in vogue for
street wear.
Fashionable Breton lace is sim
simply old-fashioned net with the
figures darned on it.
Reception dresses of cashmere
are trimmed with silk and imported
en- broideries.
Black cambrics, with bouquets
over them of small flowers, will be
much worn this spring
The Psyche couture is in the
highest favor at present as showing
the shape of the head.
White cashmere, embroidered
and plain, is much used in comb
nationwith. faille for evening dresses.
Garnet, with all the kindred reds
of Bordeaux, ruby. maroon, cardi
nal and nacaret is immensely popu-
lar.
The new Breton lace ruffs and
cuffs ale very wide and full. The
wrist ruffles are mounted on bands
of pain SWISS muslin.
The new kid gloves ale welted at
the top with three welts, half al
inch apart, and 10 this lace irlil at
the top Is frequently added.
A new idea In button holes is to
cut them diagonally ill cloth, as II
Is said the buttons lay more flat,
and are less liable to work out.
Pongees of purest silk have hair
lines half an inch apart of variega
ted colors on grounds OF pale am
Der, mastic, pale straw color and
pear.
The more old fashioned laces
have taken the place of valencl
ennes; fine organdy is made up
with an imitation of old point which
is very effective.
Black kid gloves. embroidered in
silk to match the dress, and With
several rows of buttons, are the
most stylish gloves for ceremoni-
Gus 'OIlets.
Buntings are seen again this
spring in finer qualities than here
tolore. Debeges are &c be as popu
lar as ever, and are in every dell
cate aud pretty shade.
Combs are not intended to be
worn now with any low couture,
and finish the high head dressing
with fine effect.
There is no more beautiful orna
ment Tor lovely woman than lace,
besides its soft and delicate folds
diamonds lose much of their power
to attract.
The haring hats are less popular
than last year. Young ladies seem
To- prefer the English walking hats
and the small bOrnets, which are so
daintv and distinDuP
Vests are a prominent feature of
all the spring costumes Satin is
much used for them, and some Of
them are ichly en- broidered III col
urs as well as IN black.
The new Lisle thread gloves are
seen in all tue kid colors and pure
white, they are silk finish and regu-
lar made, initiating kid so well as
TO be preferred Tor full dress wear.
The heavy gold chains and pes
dant lockets have been discarded,
ana the newest sets CONSIST of tiny
lar, with perhaps a tiny paddock
suspended from the center, the ear
rings corresponding, only small. |
Dressy wraps for spring will be
mantles of plain camels hair Grim
med with rich fringes. One of the |
new shapes for the visIte cloak has
sleeves ending in long tichu or scarf
ends which are tied tightly across
the front, giving scarf effect to
the cloak.