The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
What Most Concerns the Fair
Sex.

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The long cords and tassels are in mem
ory of the Capuchin monks.
German ticking is to be made into
boating and archery dresses.
Languedoc is found in four shades
ivory, white, ecru and cream.
Swiss muslins are wrought in colored
dottings, either small or large.
Long redingotes, like the cloak Of
charity, cover a multitude of sins.
Jetbutterfies, with movable wings, are
sparkling ornaments for black hair.
'sGirls should be like daisies: nice and
white, with tinge of red if you look
Close"
Anarrow trimming relieves the scant
appearance of the narrow skirts and
many prefer it.
1t is we'll to remember in all that per-
tains to dress, that good contrast is
better than poor match. ....
Tivette, new Torchon lace, about
two inches wide, is so delicate that it
vies with Valenciennes ir, texture and
design.
The number of ruffles on petticoat
reminds one of ballet-dancer's frills,
but they serve good purpose in extend
ing skirts. ~
Black dresses are often ornamented
with sunhowers, half the natural size;
evening dresses of light color are dec
GRATED with white lilacs.
For trimming bonnets the soft satin
ribbons with facing Of serge are most
used, but picot-edged, striped and dotted
ribbons are also popular.
Many ladies have abandoned their ele-
CANT bracelets because there are SO many
cheap limitations that their own rich Or
naments are not sufficiently surprising.
Plain red calico skirts, with red flow
cred overdresses; just think Of it! But
they are to be worn, and are displayed
in the best stores as the newest combina-
ton.
A lovely Directoire hat, recently dis
played, was of satin straw, and trimmed
only with a feather Of the same shade as
the hat, and a bunch Of Neapolitan
roses.
! A match-holder that is decidedly
unique is Chinese lantern with cup
set in the top for the matches. 1t swings
beneath a chandelier with bewitching
gaudiness. "
Venetian point curtains are very pretty
and delicate ia design and texture. Up
holsterers say that the reign of those stiff
abominations, painted curtains, is fast
drawing to close.
Ruskin SAYS: "Consider every i'll
dressed woman or child whom you see
anywhere as a personal disgrace and get
at them somehow, until everybody is as
beautifully dressed as birds"
1t is totally improper for lady to look
at the gentleman with whom she con
verses. "The eyes should be bent on the
ground or floor, with languishing droop
which, if judiciously used, isvery charm
ing"
Ladies who wear sealskin sacks are
very liable not to wear them, for in Bel
gium rabbit skins are successfully pre-
pared to resemble sealskins. and thou
sands of rabbits are annually killed ir
England whose pelts go to Belgium and
leave that country Us genuine sealskins
There is probably 10 dictum of fash
ion that is more agravating to the fem
mime mind than that the short baby
bangs must give way to the long, wavy
crimps, now SO essential. It is almos
maddening to those who have burned
their hair so that it won't even grow il
, time to come.
Handkerchief dresses are just immens
in figure. The idea was original will
= lady in Paris, who had complete cos
tune made from real handkerchief
Although she almost lost caste, for it wa
, highly ridiculed, the idea fastened itsel
| in the minds of many popular modiste;
. and in these monstrosities behold tn
result!
A Louisville woman bought some Lot
isville & Nashville stock at 38. 1t &C
: vanced to Al, and she desired to sell, bu
! she had mislaid the certificate, and coul
s not find it. The price kept on risin
s until it reached 100. She employed
9 lawyer to try to obtain new certificate
! but the proceedings were delayed. A
9 length she found the document, just q
e the stock was quoted at al, at whic
. figure she sold.
The Parisien tells of a woman VIII
!, found out a way to prevent wrinkles
She squeezed out the juice of severa
white FLIES until she had obtained abou
, 10 erammes of liquid, to which she ad
ded an equal quantity Of the best hone
and 35 grammes of the best melte
.. white wax. These substances, bein
! we'll mixed, formed pomade, wit
which she delicately rubbed face an'
|, hands, night and morning. Let us see
! how many varieties Of white lilies ar
there? One must try them all. A mos
=. excellent recipe. s-t
; Coffee, which is of Turkish origin, wa
q introduced into Paris by Soliman Ag;
lAr,hoerodor fo T,nuis XIV In 166!