The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notes.

Among the latest importations are
quantity colored French cashmeres
wrought all over with polka dots of the
same color; these come in gray, brown,
olive and blue. They are to be used for
the principal part of costume that may
be completed with silk, satin, or velvet
There are also separate embroidered
pieces representing vines, flowers and
foliage, though all of one color, and
scalloped on the edge; these are to be
used for side-panels, aprons, scarfs, and
Tor edging the square-cornered revers
now made lengthwise in front and side
breadths.
In selecting velvet, it is desirable to
get that with elastic pile, that will be
least easily flattened by use. Some of
the richest velvets, with thickest pile,
are often the most easily marred. The
way to test this is for the purchaser to
obtain samples, and crease them by
pressing sharp-edged paper-knife
against the pile, or in other ways, and
also moistening it slightly. If the pile
does not come up after the pressure is
removed, it certainly will not resist that
which comes with even the most careful
usage.
The Oriental cashmeres are so popular
that they are now imported in pale rose,
blue and gold tints to combine with the
light colOrs of evening dresses. The
white fOiLe rellgie1tSe, or nuns cloth,
which is really all-wool French bunt-
ing. is very popular this winter for full
dress toilets for young ladies, and this is
especially effective when combined with
pale cloth of gold, which is really
Oriental cashmere with many gold
threads in it. Some velvet, either dark
garnet or peacock blue, is then added to
give character to the dress, and most
picturesque toilet is formed.
For street suits that have figured cash.
mere basques there is now the Talien
overskirt of plain silk or wool widely
bordered with the figured material.
This new overskirt is merely long but
very scant round overskirt caught up
high on the left side almost to the waist,
leaving the opening very far forward.
The short skirt is then made of length
wise plaitings in alternate clusters of
the plain fabric and the cashmere.
The Spanish marriage has brought
Spanish colors and styles into vogue in
Paris, and modistes are combining red
and yellow in very rich toilets. The new
est Partisan costume is u skirt of dark
Capucine satin de Lyon, with q basque
of garnet velvet. The Spanish veil is
also much in favor, and is shown by
modistes here in both black and white
Spanish lace. Red and yellow ostrich
plumes also trim black satin or lace bon
nets.
Long black kid gloves with a bracelet
OF small yellow rosebuds at the top is
one OF the caprices of semi-dress toilets.
For debutante to wear with white and
blue toilet, white undressed kid gloves
had band of tiny blue forget-me- nots
fOrmlnp n bracelet a thp ~ o,ol,
just below the elbow.
The newest lace cravat is large lace
bow called the Merveilleuse, in imitation
OF the bows worn during the French
revolution. IL may be made OF any
trimming lace by sewing the straight
ends together, and of thi, forming an
ordinary bow oftwo long loops and two
ends strapped in the center: below TIL.
the lace is then formed into a iah1t
shaped like a fan, the two shell-.ikv
rows coming together in point below
Inns point reaches nearly TO the wai>l
line, while the large bow is high about
the throat indeed. Just under the chin.
Another bow. called the butterfly. has
two little plated pieces of white Irdi,
muslin strapped tightly where they arp
Joined. and this forms the center. WiGe
lace. either I.anguedoc, or duchessc. or
FaencienneS. is then sawed to tlr
plated ends. and when the bow is worn
the upper end Of this lace is pinned hign
about the collar, and it is allowed to fall
open below and display the pretty DE-
sign wrought upon it. The butteltl,
bow il also made Of black China Grape
edged with the black hand painted lace
which is new this season.
Artlhcl2. bouquets for the corsage are
worn both in the house and street, and
are seen on the dresses imported from
the best Partisan houses. Natural flow.
ers are, however, greatly preferred, and
ladies who eau obtain them use fresh |
natural flowers all winter. Small vel |
low chrysanthemums, as bri right-tinted |
as buttercups, are as popular as the |
daisy bouquets worn during the sum-
mer, and will remain fresh several days. |
Large creamy tea-rose buds, and the |
dark ker Isabella sprunt rose are worn
with garnet, peacock b.ue, invisible |
green, or black toilets on dressy coca.
sions. - Harpcr'S Bagar.