The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-17
EnshfOn Notes,

"Learn to labor and to wait"
Fashion Notes.
New sashes have plain ends. The en-
broidered, fringed or lace ornamented
ends are out out Of fashion.
Muns made of the same material as
the costume, are in reticule shape, and
are sometimes garnished with lace.
Fewer felt bonncts are shown than at
previous seasons, rs the preference is
given to lustrous beavers or satins.
Boas will not be much worn this swim
ter on account of the general use Of fur
bands and Innings on wraps of all kinds.
Handsome evening dresses are trim
med with the new white lace that has
the design embroidered with gold
threads.
Lacing the front of a dress with gold
cord over a white chemisette is revival
of an old fashion that is pretty as it al
ways a
Pure white trimmings aye again used
on black bonnets; for instance, a black
velvet bonnet will be trimmed with
white watered ribbon and white plumes.
The favorite material for bonnets and
hats is the epingeliue velvet, which is
an old friend under a new name, being
the o]d-fsshioned uncut velvet worn by
u grandmothers.
Sealskin sacques are q little shorter
this season tnan they were last winter,
probably because the long sacque does
not look we'll with the short walking
skirt now universally worn.
A novelty in sealskin hats is q tooue
that is lightly pointed before and be-
hind. But the tcque requires a trim
ming of different fur to be effective con-
sequently it will not find much favor.
The new bonnets have as many differ
ent materials as the new costumes.
Three and sometimes four materials
arecombined in one bonnet, not count
ing the feathers or flowers used for
garniture.
The chief objection to the jet trim
mings is their weight, and this is now
being lessened by making the jet hollow
and very thin. But while this takes
away from the weight, it adds consider
ably to the price.
Feather turbans are in favor ut the
present time. A soft crown of silk.
velvet or of any material that matches
the costume is surrounded by any OF
the handsome breasts or wings that are
worn this winter. More expensive tur-
bans have the large flat crown covered
with jet.
The knit jackets in dark blue, purple
and wine colors will be worn more this
season than ever, since the the "Guern-
sey" or Jersey" has been adopted by
high fashion in Europe. Colored knit
shirts of very light weight and clinging,
also come in fancy colors, with border
in shell scallops, in two shades of blue,
plain cardinal and black striped with
yellow. These are popular ut once.
The novelty for the head is the toque,
which is really q hat, but is worn as q
bonnet, with strings OF without, according
to fancy. The'crown is small and quite
round, and the brim is enlarged in a
curve all around it just like q bowl,
somewhat in the shape of the helmet
hats worn by gentlemen. 1t is very
handsome when made with q satin crown
and the brim covered with plush with
deep pile-like fur, or else real sealskin,
beaver, or otter is used.
Hoops once More.
The new style of hoops is likely to
create a new boom in the steel trade. A
New York fashion letter announces that
hoops-the old time hoops-have ap-
peared on Fifth avenue again. 1t is
quite a common thing now to see the
heavy swell young lady with q balloon
extension bobbing up and down, and
keeping time with the jaunty steps of the
wearer. A few years ago there was a
hoop mania: Hoop skirt factories sprang
up all over New England. Many lucky
men got suddenly rich making hoop
skirts; then the pull back" came, and
our young ladies grew smaller and
smaller till by-and-bye the ho1p-skirt
factories all stepped and hoops became
obsolete. When an atrocious fashion
comes, and you hear all the ladies say,
We'll, I'll never wear such u dreadful
sc recrow as that" you can make up
your mind that they arc all going to
have it within three weeks. Little Miss
Vanderbilt appeared with 3 wooden
Derby hat one hot August day in Sara
toga. and in less than four weeks every
young lady between New York and
Omaha had one. Every hat factory in
New England went to making round
cornered Derby hats. Now that the
same little Miss Vanderbilt has been
seen on Fifth avenue in a hoop-skirt,
you may be sure that every young lady
will be wearing an iron cage before
Christmas. Let the hardware men lay
in q stock of steel. There will be no
iron for the lightning rod maj in a few
months.