The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-04
FOR THE LADIES.
Items Of Interest Which Most Concern
49,, the Fair Sex. 3. ,5
Rosettes of silk are called cabbages.

most dolefully, dark.
Bonnets are made of the dress material
when it is OF silk. .J,.,.,
No toilet is complete without a lace
fichu or rich necktie. Dee i... t''4*
It costs 1925 to get married at St.
Marks Church, Philadelphia. ],
Monte cloth in dark colors is, very
popular for ehiidren's morning dresses.
Tulle strings, spangled with, gold, sill
yer or straw, are handsome and becom-
ing.
Several ribbons of different shades and
'edlors are used in one bonnet with fine
sfaat. a''a. ,"teht ..s.
Cheviots of pure wool, loosely wern,
will serve for travelling dresses during
the summer.
Aud Worth said: HThere shall be cord
and tassels." And there are cord and
tassels. r. n..-. h-e.u. tu..
India shawls continue to be as dear, in
every, sense of the word, to the feminine
heart as ever. GlN.. ... gir..7 ..
The little ones are rejoicing pretty
sandal slippers made Of light shades of
kid, with four buttons.
The newest effect to- be aimed for in
pleated founces for skirts is the faring
and tluted appearance.
The most stylish collar for children is
round and almost as large as a. shoulder
cape and fastens in front. 49,. w.
Very wide brimmedi straw hats are
shown, trimmed with a single long plume,
but very few are yet worn.
After "twelve times twelve" comes
"twelye handkerchiefs make, a gown"
That is, in the new multiplicationtable.
The .surtout coat demands attention!
1t is a tightftting, rather masculine
looking. garment made severely, richly
plain. ...,.. :. t.-
Hair, line silks are again seen for, sum.
mer weal, as are also the pretty chene
silks so fashionable Ga many years ago."
New gilt wall paper shows the gilded
portion to- be the groundwork rather
than the design itself. A much richer
style.
Ladies boots have higher heels, thin
ner soles and ,narrowertoes than have de-
lighted the. heart of the chiropodist for
some time.
The double-faced Canton flannel cur
tains have rings, and rods at the top, and
dado7like borders, and hence do not need
lambrequins. .. -
One more occupation has been taken
by a woman. New York glories in one
whom, by the newspaper description
of her, we Bostonites1 think comes not
far from ahorse jockey. ... ~
Little boys wear pique dresses made
with box Ideats the entire length of, the
dress; also kilt skirts, with jackets, Rus
sian lace or openwork. Hamburg are fa-
.vorite trimmings for these.
Flowers are made with laudable dis
regard for Mother Natures best paint
ing. Yellow poppies, pink ox-eyes, and
peacock blue roses are somewhat start
ling specimens tota botanist. f..
The bracelet slipper, has been intro
duced in Paris, The shoe, is cut very
low in front and high upon the back;
it is fastened with. a finely -chiseled gold
bracelet instead of the usual strap. ~
I A Paris book on etiquette says that no
modest girl will shake hands with gen-
tleman. It, is7to be wondered how; long
it may be since ParisiansI felt in that
way about such trivial affair as this.
| Mem.-Those charming, dainty Tuscan
straw bonnets, '.just imported" are, nine
cases out of ten, made over stiff net
forms in the store where they are sold.
So much for the foreign work on the
crowns .l...t. IS mlgl a..
I Before the days Of paper making our
Teutonic ancestors used wood to write
upon. The beech, or "boc," being hard,
close-graincd and exceedingly common,
was oftenest used. Hence from "bec" is
derived our word "book.Pl cd y
An elegant parasol is Of plain black
brocade, with fringe Of silk and che
nile. The handle is of Hungarian cher
|ry, and ornamented with flies and Brazil
bugs. The most elegant styles are plain,
without fringe or lace, but many are or
namented with deepfalls Of Spanish lace,
and sometimes cachemere lace. The
Japanese shapes are predominant and
the ribs are. fewer in number than last
season, making the asasollighter. The
ribs are all colored. A ring Of black ivory
or cardinal color, slips over the outside,
and Il cord or tasselsor a fiili lpomp0nIin-
stead of tassels coDfine the ring.
/ The term "Blue, Stockings" so often
applied to literary ladies; originatedoin
the time of QS. Johnson Boswell re-
lateess,s in 17S1, that it was the fashion fol
/ ladies' to form evening ,classeS that they
might participate in thought with liter
ary and Ingenious men. One Of the bes'
Iof the members, who rejoiced in tile
name Of Stillihgaeet, Invariably appeaartest
with his pedal extremities encased il
blue worsted stockingsa When absent
lit was ,bemoaned, BY his, assoeiates,D D"fW'i'
can do nothing, without BLUE Stock