The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoLINE HAROLD, EDITOR.
Fashion Sprays.


Fancy silk turbans are bound
with gold cord.
The newest table linen has deep
colored figured borders.
The Gabrielle with a hood Is the
favorite style of domino.
Square mozaic pins are among
the latest styles OF jewelry.
Ceremonious dinner toilets de-
mand elbow sleeves and lace ruffiles.
Colored mantels of very bright
colors are worn with black dresses.
Chatelaines for holding the fan
are now out of date, and ribbon is
substituted.
The new styles of furniture COW
erings follow closely the style OF
dress materials.
Black velvet neck bands are or
namented with little shells, and EN-
broidercd in silver.
Braids or short curls down the
back are worn with dressy evening
or dinner costumes.
The latest fashion in France is to
take tea in bonnets and gloves, and
without any outside wrapping.
Canton Grape shawls are used to
make handsome overdresses, and
when draped gracefully are effective.
In the most modern sets of fur nj
ture no wood Is shown, the frame
being entirely covered with goods.
Black silk, cancels hair, cashmere,
Henrietta cloth and nearly all black
goods are the popular materials for
street " ear with American women.
Lace is the most fashionable of
ell trimmings; waistcOats are
trimmed with it, and also the lace
jabot is considered a part Of the
costume.
Polonaises aud basques are both
worn with waistcoats; the latter are
worn with ball and reception cos
tunes, as well as with walking cos
tunes.
A sire ct or walking dress must he
dark. short and unobtrusive in its
general effect; while bright colors
and laces should be worn with the
house dress.
Dressy aprons of muslin are fash
ionable for home toilet; they are
trimmed with lace and bows of rib
bon, and the one pocket is orna
mented with a bow.
The latest wrinkle in fashionable
society is knitting ones own silk
stockings. One spool of silk costs
$3.50, and it takes four or five spools
to knit one par.
- New picture frames are of smooth,
polished wood, without any polish
or tracing. Conch shells, filed
with MOSES and grasses, make n
pretty window ornamentation.
Is Curtains of rich material have a
wide band of plush or velvet at the
bottom, and are finished all around
with narrow fringe; heavy cords and
tassels not being used.
An entirely new combination for
scarf pins, belt clasps and pins for
the hair is that of garnet, blue and
crystal glass. Women will soon be
lecked out in as gorgeous jewels as
he savage delights 10 wear.
The luxury Of table Ornamental
ION is increasing every day. AT a
-ecent elegant dinner party, the fou,
corners of the dinner table were dec
,rated with silver Cupids drawing
silver wheelbarrows loaded with
lowers.
Chuddah and plain came!s hair
cloths, black or colored, are the ia
,orite materials for wraps. The
hungarian and dolman styles, long
ana sweeping and elabOrately trim
ned with fringes, galloons, plush
and laces take the lead.
Elderly society ladies are as Civ
en- to fashionable foibles as their
grand daughters. A costume worn
by one of them at ball in Paris
was of dark ruby velvet, with pet
ticoat front of white satin, en-
broidered with large pattern of
flowers and tendrils in their natural
hueS. The sides of the train and
the edges of the panniers were Dor
dered with fine old Mechlin lace.