Sharp County record., 1880-02-05
FASHION NOTES.

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The majority of mantles continue
to be made very long, and with viSite,
or dolman sleeves.
"A novelty in neck-ties for ladies is
white japanese Grape, edged with lace.
They are prettier than muslin or lace
scarfS.
Fabrics, such as were only thought
of for regal garments twenty years ago,
are now worn as commonly as plain It's
sues used to be. Brocades both in silk
and wool, satin, or velvet are combined
with plain silks, satins and yelvets.
The serpent bracelet is much worn,
many ladies wearing it in place of the
linen cuff or lace rutfle. When claSped
about the arm it remains stationary.
Sets of jewelry are no longer fashion
able, and earrings are very small.
"A new dress bodice has been intro
duced under the name of the Guernsey.
1t was introduced by the Princess Of
Wales, and fits the figure to perfection.
1t is made of silk tissue, has no seams,
is laced at the back, and molds the bust
and hips without a wrinkle.
The new street costume, made short
to the ankle, consists of skirt gathered
in front, plated behind, second skirt
draped at the back, and a jacket bodice;
the material cloth or vigogne, with fac
ings and trimmings cf some brocaded
or damasSe fabric.
Feathers are more than ever in de-
mand. Both dyers and curriers' diversity
plumes to the utmost; some of the last
novelties are shaded in blue on one side
of the stem, and in red, yellow, or some
strangely contrasting hue on the other.
Occasionally, the upper flaments are in
a curly bunch, leaving the lower ones
spread plain.
There is quite rage at present in
Paris, as in America, for rich buttons.
Partisan eleg0nteS are wearing buttons
made of enamels, of old silver, of paste
diamOndS-in fact, of every thing worn
a hundred years ago, and possibly in
cluded in their great-grandmothers'
c0rbetile de N0ce, for the more antique
these buttons are the more highly they
are priced.
Long black kid gloves are very
fashionably worn in the evening with
all-black toilets, and the very new ones
have kid lace at the top. The cream
and ivory tints and very pale primrose
are fashionable shades in light colors
Ten buttons are quite long enough for
even short sleeves, if the arm is pretty,
and if it is not, long sleeves ought to be
worn.
The long ulsters worn by ladies
early in the season for travelling are
new used on all save very dressy occa-
sions. Made in light cloths, and hand
somely decorated with buttons, they
serve for elegant costumes with a short,
dark skirt of silk. They reach nearly to
the ankles, are double e-breasted, and are
not more expensive than the English
walking-jacket.
HINTS ABOUT DRESSES.
While coat sleeves are as tight rs they
can be worn in street suits, Worth is
gradually reviving fuller sleeves for
house dresses, especially for grand toll
cites. Some of these suggest the NUT
ton-leg sleeve, as they are gathered in
at the arm-hOle, and slope narrower to-
ward the wrist, where they are again
slightly gathered to a narrow band on
the outside seam, and are finished with
a small fiat square cuff. This is very
handsome when the cuff is covered with
lace laid flat on the outside, and with q
gathered lace frill inside. This is pret-
tily illustrated in a dinner dress of ecru
silk dotted with plum-color, and with
the cuffs nearly covered with Valen-
ciennes lace. Another dinner dress sent
out by Worth is purple satin, made with
sleeves that have lengthwise puffs on
top, coming down into a gauntlet cuff
that is trimmed with antique black gui-
pure lace. What is known as the Mar
guerite sleeve has a stiff gauntlet-shaped
cuff extending almost up to the elbow,
while the part above is gathered in quite
full, and continued so to the armhOle !;
this is seen in the picturesque dresses Of
white and pale-tinted cashmere now
worn by young ladies. The square
guimpe effect may be given to dresses
without cutting out the square piece at
the neck, by putting point d'eSprit net
on the outside of the basque. First
trim the basque with double revers that
begins quite narrow at the point where
the shoulder seam meets the collar; !;
if the dress is black brocade, have one
revers of satin and one of brocade, let
ting them widen slightly as they descend
to the top of the first darts. Then put
the net on, having each front about a
quarter of yard wide before it is shir-
red to form a frill at top and bottom,
and let it fill the spaceinside the revers.
Finish with q satin rosette or bow at the
foot. Around the neck is q standing
collar, and at the back turned down
collar may be added. When shirred