The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-02-25

the word thai waits u~nspoken!
Chill and sad and very lonely, all, how Ia,
more sorrow-laden
Than the toiI-worn, poor and humble, on'
loye-crowned and chosen maiden.
-.Nadeiine S. Bridges.
n Fancles.
No lounces are worn with figured
goods.
The scoop bonnets make their wearers
look old.
Jersey waists are much used for fancy
costumes.
Blue Egyptian beads are much worn
in London.
Crackle yellow bonnets are trimmed
with changeable silk.
Floss silk is mixed with some OF the
new chenille trimmings to give them
brilliancy.
Dark-ereen camels' hair and brown
plaid wool are combined in some walk
ing costumes.
The combination Of violet and Grim
son is said to have been derived from
the fuchsia flower.
Delicate violet, soft Marshal Neil yell
low and two pretty shades OF gray, are
the two favorite colors IN note paper.
Large clusters of roses or chrysanthe-
NUNS are the flowers most USED 1or the
corsage bouquet now with al
toilets.
Pearl gray satin, with trimmings OF
dreps of wine brocade, is a novel COM
h;nation of colors and msterial for mar
! ried ladies.
Flowers are worn in great PROPULSION
this season as garniture for evening
dresses, but are frequently rvaled by
tropical birds.
Evening bonnets are generally whlte
the creamy white so much worn THIS
winter, with long ostrich plulnes and
birds for trimming.
The last miracle of French hairdress-
ing is a new and stormy composition
that consists in suspending q diamond
or a flower on each particular hair.
Sleeves are made quite tight. and
rather short; in some of the latest
models introduced they are trlmmed
! about the elbow instead of round the
wrists.
In order to determine whether any
shade of gray be mourning, lay, a black
ibbon on it. If it show no red or bluc
ones, it expresses mitigated grief rs
we'll as color sorrow.
Satin cashmere is the name OF a new
material recently introduced. 1t is
twilled, and has all the gloss of the finest
satin. although its foundation is cash
mere wool. At present it is only mace
in black and is somewhat costly.
Overskirts are trimmed in many yari,,
Gus ways. The simplest are just folded
across the front and draped BEHIND
others are shirred in front and fall III
long lappets behind; others again are
bridled with scarfs across the front.
The Jacket po:onaise, made like Il
Jacket in front, bids fair to be Topular:
The front forms Il jacket and q plated
! tablier, with tabs fastened across. Be-
hind it is made like q short princess
! dress, draped into Il puff in the upper
part. %, $1,000
Plush underskirts. with draped over
skirts of yicuna or fine cloth, are much
in favor ut present; the casaquln is
made OF either plush or of vigogIe,
with plush rcvers. The prettiest or
these plush skirts are cut out IN large,
square, tongue-like tabs, which fall over
q satin plating
Velvet dresses are sometimes draped
with the new artistic tapestries, IN
quaint designs and faded colorings.
they are ono yard wide and ar
ranged rs 4 sash, the collar and cults
| being likewise of the same material, and
the buttons on the bodice should repeat
the colors of the tapestry.
Bonnets that are slightly shabby or
soiled may be pleasantly transformer
by covering them with a wide scarf OF
lnce. allowing one edge to fall over the
forehead while the other is gathered ut
the back, and the ends are tied under
the chin. This fashion is prettier than
that of wrapping the bonnet III blue
gauze.
The new Jersey is Il close cuirass
bodice Of webbing that fits the figure
like Il glove, and is 80 elastic that It IS
made with very few seams. Inns
elastic webbing comes in the stylish
dark colors of cashmere, and is either
silk, wool or cotton and is to be worn
with 4 plated skirt of the same color:
The beautiful Mrs. Langtry has adopted
the new garment, and it is called u
jersey for her sake. She appeared lately
ut the wedding OF the daughter OF The
artist Millais. in a cardinal-red costume
composed of a silk Jersey and a plated
skirt of damask satin.
The ro~ugh-surfaced mummy cloth
that proved so popular last year is M
ported again in stripes and in figures,
with the faded out ~coloring peculiar to
it, and which experience proves does
not fade further by washing. Some
patterns have stripes of foliage; others
have palm leaves strewn about; some
have Japanese objects, especially fans;
peacock blue stripes alternate WITH
r stripes. and are dotted over with
tiny red chrysanthemums. or with
olive green leaves; pale blue or tea
colorcd grounds have bright red roses.
while brown shades into ecru. and has
blue myosotis all about upon it. Plain
mummy cloth is brought in turquoise
blue, in bright Chinese yellow, in cream
and pink shades, to be used with tile
figured cloths Palm-leaf stripes arc
lovely with dark grounds, and there arc
designs producing twilled effects pre-
ciseiy like those on rich cashmeres.
Sometimes the brilliant dark colors are
reserved for q stripe near the selvedge
that is to be used for bordering the dress.
The Fashionable Kaffir.
The kafir women wear a piece OF
blue calico tied by the corners round
the neck. 80 rs to hang like a cloak over
the shoulders and down the back, but
their PRINCIPAL garment is made OF hide,
folded round the waist and reaching the
knee, for ordinary wear a second pettl-
coat considerably longer being always
kept in reserve for dancing. Young
wives assume IN additional garment.
consisting of the skin Of nm antelope,
with a strip of the hair peeled OIL down
the center, ornamented with u triple
row of buttons and brass knobs in rows
of four sewed Us L finish at the lower
end. 1t is tied over the breast and
under the arms. and hangs down
straight out in front. A belt encircles
the waist. and the al! wear bracelets,
anklets and armleis. In carly times,
when they had nothing better worth
their wearing. they used to cut clrclets
out of ostrich eggs. Of which they wore
u number together like bangles. They
now wear finger rings ct copper
or brass, and other ornaments OF glass
or metal beads. Their hair appears as
little esteemed by them for its decora-
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