Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-15
FANCIEs.
What is Pretty, Stylish and Pop.
ular for Lovely Women,

a N
0rysanthemums are among fashion
able flowers,
Old blue and white ware continue
TO take high rank in artistic china.
Beaded cashmere cuirasses are
among novelties.
Independent velvet bodices, made
jersey fashion, are worn over dresses
Of other material and color.
Broad linen collars and turnover
cuffs, similar to those worn by chill
dren, are fashionable for young ladies.
Purely fanoiful plaids are fashiona
bic for ladies costumes. The historic
tartans are more in use for children
suits.
Coachman's capes Of silver-pointed
beaver, with muf aud deep cuffs to
match, will be much in vogue the
coming season.
Plaid velvet in rich dull tints is
used 10 handsome walking suits for
young ladies, cembined with surah
silk or duchess satin.
Handsome Turkish sashes Of surah
silk. with gathered ends finished with
long heavy silk t~asssls, are sold in
eve y shade Of color.
Walking canes, with heads Of Sevres
or Dresden china, are popular among
Partisan pomen Sara Bernhardt
landed with one il her hand.
The newest thing in wi9terhats and
bOnnets is a long mapped beaver, in
the new shades, beige, gray, black,
dark green, brown, etc.
Armure and serge dresses in tiny
plaids are fashionable in very dark or
neutral tints, which are generally
frightened by touches of scarlet or
gold.
Instead of the old time silk loops,
a ring covered with silk 10 button
hole stitch is now used in places on
the dress to be fastened without show
ing the means.
Among the new hat trimmings are
heavy cords Of softly-twisted chenille,
with tulip-like ends, and chenille
scarfs drawn to a point and terminal
ing in heavy points on each end.
Worth makes a sash bow of whole
width Of soft surah (three-fourths of
a yard wide) tied 10 two Loops and
two short ends finished with fringe,
and places it on the lett side, just of
the waist line.
New cloakings are sixtyinches wide,
heavy black silk brocades, Ratzimirs,
Sicilleunes, velour cords, etc. The
new Innings for these are long 1eeced
plushes, as costly and almost as heavy
as fur.
Black corsets are made now with a
white lining, a very desirable i'm
proyement. Clasp protectors are also
a recent improvement, which large
women addicted 70 clssp-breakipg will
appreciate.
Fichus Of fine white net are as pop.
ular as those Of null we're during
the summer. They have an applique
trimming Of moss work in branching
patterns for borders, or else they are
trimmed with Alencon laces.
st, lish petticoats are OF satin quilt
ed to the knee, or hounoed With box
plating and fancy bands above them.
Less expensive skirts are Of cloth or
flannel vsriously ornamented with
embroidery, pipings or velvet bands
and plaitings ofthe material. Knit
tod under ~pettycoats grow in popular
ity and are at once light in weight aud
very warm.
Midshipman jackets Of navy blue
cloth are among novelties offered by
Partisan tsilors. They have buttons
OF gold, with an eagle on each button.
and sleeves and cuffs Of blue velvet
embroidered with gold, and sFS very
becoming. There be heather that
substitute blue chenille for the gold.
but no girl who ever saw a midship
man will wear the jackets worked il
THIS way
Leather wristbands are much worr
with jerseys now, but there arc a few
novelties in jerseys. Some open with
the revers at the throat, SO that they
slip over the head with ease and re-.
Quire no fastening, a ghort waist.
coat plastron with four buttons being
= placed beneath them at the mock
Others have bands, cuffs and thu
hoods lined With stoeknette, eitheI
white or red and worked Ia black will
; tambour stitch; these button at tn,
B back. Silk cuirasses, white and black
are made in crotohet, with white o
black beads on each stitch. They ar,
bordered atthe neck, armholes anC
round the edge with handsome heal
grimp and fringe, being perfectly elias.
tic TO the figure. Until closely exam.
ined they appear to be Melted.
When we reflect that so many human
beings die Of consumption We mus
come to the conclusion that eyorybodl