The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-20
FOR THE LADIES.
Fashions and Fancies Which Interest
the Fair Sex.

Most modistes cord arm-holes again.
Plain collars and cufG are edged with
fine torchon.
Little boys suits have box pleats the
whole length of the dress.
Ostrich feathers come in small tips,
representing the plumes of the Prince OF
Wales.
White Spanish lace fehus, lust import
ed, have gold thread following the out
line Of, the design.
A, caprice in semi-dress toilet is to
wear long black kid gloves with yellow
rosebud bracelets. ..
The latest fancy in dinner cards is to
have a real flower attached to card cut
diagonally at the ends.
A, very novel mourning handkerchief
is OF white lawn, with initial and hem
outlined with jet beads.
Those light feather fans are valuable
very often in furnishing the necessary
bit of color to dark, rich costume.
A lucky writer should possess one Of
those bronze inkstands with four-leaved
clover for cover and two more for pen
rests.
Many ladies are doubtless glad to
know that that the sweet pea lamplighters
are made with hair-pin or knitting
needle.
An elegant and effective mantle-cloth
is made Of Utrecht velvet, bordered by a
aounce Of Guipure, moupted on a bright
colored silk. -. ...
A new ruche of fine black ksse, en-
broMered with jet; and being black, it
is m2re lasting than the white embroid-
cred with seed pearls.
Dragons are the proper animals to hold
candles, and they perform their tasks
bravely. Being composed Of brass no
doubt accounts for this fortitude.
The pitchfork supersedes the whip and
horseshoe for hat ornamentations. When
worn by lady with straw-colored tress-
es, the connection is almost too plain.
Why does not somebody gently ad-
vance the idea of the lueky-bone as an
emblem of good wishes? 1t is certainly
capable of many applications and also
variations.
Tuscan is the fashionable straw. An
other favorite straw is cashmere braid
with threads of silk interviewer with the
straw, producing what is called the cash
mere colorings.
A lovely fringe, Just received, is com.
posed of netted beads about two inches
deep, and below this, six strings of jet al
ternating with SIX chenille balls with
bead pendants.
Pilloweases are square with four.
inch hem edged with q frill. Sheets have
an upper hem four inches in width, also
edged with frill, and lower hem two
inches in width.
It will be considered an outrage against
Boston "culchar" if any one hereafter
designates chair tidy as chair tidy.
Henceforth those long suffering articles
will exist under the name Of "ehair
aprons"
Muslin delain is again worn. This
fabric, so long favorite, is i'll pretty
designs and fast colors. And when we'll
made combined with pretty coors and
materials, will make delicate and favor
ite afternoon dresses.
The indestructible artificial flowers
now imported retain form and color in
spite of rain, snow, OF heat. The first
use Of the material of which they are
made was in their stems, which are 50
flexible, and their popularity gave rise
to the flowers.
It is amusing to observe the originality
Of idea which many storekeepers show in
the various ways in which they gel
around the simple word "Stockinet.'
We may soon expect to see it paradihg
under the appellation of 'tHosette," com
monty used for the jersey.
Matrons of forty, maidens Of sixteen
and ladies both older and younger, will
doubtless be glad to hear that white will
be worn more than any color during the
summer. III WIFI Dt l0uHu III every
texture, style and shade. Indeed, spring
suits are being made from white cash
mere.
| Yeddo Grape is new texture Of tn
cotton family and Grape appearance. I
will make light pretty suits, if uset
alone, and yet it is handsome enough t.
be worn with the best materials. 4
HAPPY medium will probably be ehosel
Il by many, and satine be used as skirt
and trimmings.
i Tell it not in Gath! But it is rumore,
that the days of chignon and curls ar
returning. It was said before, when tn
. waterfalls were in vogue, that the Soutl
End girls had to wear them becatfse the
had brooks" in their heads But not
there seems to be no valid reason, and W
shudder at tlieir return.
. Flowers with red and yellow shade
predominate, and include the narigold
sunhower, dandelion, buttercup, carna
tions, asters, dahlias, crysanthemum.
poppies and peonies. Truly, we are fas
} returning to the days Of historical re
; noyn. Moreover, among the new bon