The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-08
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notss.

A new lace is painted in peacock
feather eyes.
Silk muslin bonnet crowns will be
much worn.
Ruby beads and yellow pearls are the
latest novelties In beads.
Friezes should be from twenty to
twenty-four inches deep.
tbs impossible to make collarette
too large for the fashion.
Blondes wear black lace scarfs with
out any white lace or flowers.
Yellow sunhowers and crimson nom
pies are favorite flowers this season.
Sleeveless habit corsages of velvet or
satin are worn over ball dresses of tulle
or gauze.
Beaded passementeries are largely
used for trimming silk and satin man
ties and dresses.
Spring and summer mantles are
weighted with profusion of lace, rib
bon and jet fringe, network and orna-
ments.
Corduroy underskirts will continue
to be worn under draperies of silk
foulard, Yeddo Grape, and light WOO len
dress goods.
The new wooden mixtures are no
heavier than the French buntings, and
are covered with alternating dashes of
two colors.
Dresses of India muslin made in
Paris are decorated with sultana scarfs
of Oriental silk, embroidered with
either gold or silver.
Scarfs of scarlet tulle, beaded with
tiny pearl beads, are worn to advantage
by those to whom scarlet is becoming,
in place of the white illusion neck
scarfs of last fall.
Square handkerchiefs of bright col
ored striped foulard are twisted into
pretty dress caps for ladies and fastened
on the head with large Spanish pins or
bouquets of artificial flowers.
The latest novely in dress goods is
ecru cotton, thicker than the heaviest
unbleached muslins OF last summer. and
with bayadere stripes of bright shades
of blue, scarlet, yellow and black.
Over these bayadere domestics are
sometimes draped the cheese cloths OF
last summer.
A Paris letter says that the airy lace,
satin and ribbin muffs have prov so
pretty an addition to the toilette that
they have established position in the
ballroom, where they are carried in the
hand or sewn to the dress. They look
very well made to match the dresses
in the plain Oriental silks, printed with
designs in gold or silver.
The newest and simplest fchus are
very large, and are of Indian muslin
embroidered on the edges, so that lace is
not needed for trimming them, though
the latter is sometimes added. They
are in four different sizes, of which
most are graceful additions to house
toilettes for the present season, and
will be worn out of doors during
the summer, when, with the wide
brimmed garden hats. they complete
most picturesque costumes.
Novelties in lingerie are constantly
appearing. Among the newest are silk
petticoats cut out on the border in
squares. In each of these open places
is Il small inserted putting. Some OF
these skirts are made of blue surah,
with inserted puffings of light blue
satin. The square pieces which are
cut out of the lower part of these skirts
are not more than six inches long and
there are number around the skirt.
In London for dressy occasions hoods
anu Va DlOCuut, Will
strands of gold running through, are
very fashionable. The hoods are sepa-
rate from the dresses or jackets and are
finished off in front with long loops
and ends of colored generally red) satin
ribbon about three inches wide. The
muffs have ribbon and lining to match
and are trimmed with black or coffee
colored lace. Sometimes the toque is
also of the same material.
An Ancient Dance In Tuscany.
A Chicago Times correspondent, writ
ing from Tuscany in Italy, says: Dur
ing this visit / witnessed many inter
esting rustic games and ceremonies
notably marriage, with its escort Of
maidens with their lamps, and q dance
celebrating that charming custom among
the ancient Italians, the opening Of
summer. which Virgil describes in &
famous passage of his first eclogue
First came an Invitation to the goddess
of corn, two pretty and graceful girl:
representing the priestesses of Ceres
the one fair and garlanded with white
flowers, the other dark, and crowned
with purple flowers. They pause tt
strike their uplifted tamborines, while
behind them their sisters rush breath
less but shouting with flowing garments
and outspread arms. Two young mel
with purple caps and embroidered vest:
advance, each with silver amphora o.
sacred vase of wine, which is frs
slipped by the priestesses, followed b,
the maidens who surroond them, an(
then by the young men who closely fol
low up the rear, the whole accompan
led by characteristic songs and recita
tions. Then all join hands, you'll
and maiden alternately, and form two
immense rings, all being crowned will
chaplets of grain and grasses, and tn
priestesses decKed with additional gar
lands of the same nature hanging like
scarf across their shoulders. The leade
directs the movements of one ring unit
they all sink down exhausted, whel
they are relieved by the other ring al
| ternately until the old Roman dial OF
hours and pale moonlight gives plac
to the glowing day. Then they ar
led, smiling and bowling their heads, il
review before us, and then before thei
oder friends who are seated as specta
tors, and then again bounding off in
lively circle they twist and turn it int
all imaginable shapes, seldom breakin
| the magic ling, returning again an
again to the groups of spectators for in
spection and approval, and again bound
ing off in the mazes of the intricat
dance. The leader will perhaps cor
duct them to the brow of the hill an
then starting back some of them al
sent down the bank and recovered b
the clasped hands in the chain; an
then laughing aud shouting she lead
them to the bopder of mass of graf
spread out to dry, and drawing back 8
before, some of them are thrown heaC
long into the long white straw. th