The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07

ish lace scarfs two and a half or three
yards long and about a yard wide are
imported to wear in the picturesque
fashions OF Spanish women. There are
also small fchus of black Spanish lace,
and many three. cornered wraps INK
small mantles, as well as the familiar
three-correred shawls of larger size.
In French short suits for the street n
triple vest is prettily illustrated in coat
like garments that are much longer Pc
hind than in front. The coat is usually
Of brocade, and the foundation of the
skirt plain. The fancy so prevalent tor
straight hangings in the back will not
be confined to plain full skirts, as it is
at present, but will be used with tab
Tiers and paniers. Thus the panier
curves full around on the hips. but stops
at the seam joining the side forms to
the middle for ms of the back, and these
middle forms hang straight and plain to
the end of the dress skirt. The brocaded
coat has three vests in front anda lace
abot, yet is quite short there, sloping
thence longer on the hips, and lies flat
in the back. The lower skirt, all Dor
dered with plaitings and draped with
paniers of brocade, has finally the pretty
finish behind of two plain straight bro
caded breadths (lined with old gold
satin), and attached to the belt of the
skirt beneath the coat, yet hanging as
though a part of the coat. When the
wearer walks, the gold satin facings are
disclosed. Large jet beaded buttons, OF
else those of white ivory or pearl. a
painted, are used on these suits. french
surtout overdresses are made OF cream
and brown brocaded wool, and are worn
over full skirts of plain goods OF similar
shades.
mer are round hats, scarf antics ana
fans of white muslin trimmed slth
lace. The hats are of most picturesque
shapes with soft crowns, not lined, and
indented brims shaped by wires and
covered with open-work embroidery
initiating the Irish point lace. A cluster
of large flowers and a few knots OF
satin ribbon complete the trimming.
India muslin, organdy and the glossy,
silk muslins are used for these hats, and
some are made of the black silk muslin
trimmed with open.work and n cluster
of yellow buttercups, daisies or perhaps
q sunfower. The white muslin mantle
is in scarf shape, and is much larger
than those worn last summer. 1t IS
shaped at the shoulders to make it tit
properly, and the wide ends hang al
most to the foot in front. 1t is trims
med with many rows Of lace, either
Languedoc or Breton, and is to be used
az q street wrap at the watering-places.
The new feather fan is in Spanish.
style, and consists OF three very long
and full ostrich feathers mounted in a
slender fan and fastened by satin ribbon
bows. Two pale blue plumes with n
of r~ose-color between them make a
beautiful fan, and others are composed
oftwo black feathers with a yellow one
in the middle. They are worn sus-
pended from the waist by q chatelaine
of satin ribbon of the most conspicuous
color in the fan.
New collarettes of lace have a large
square-cornered collar of lace turned
over in the back, and above this is a
fraise quite high about the neck, while
in front is a large irregular bow in
Directoire style. Ivory white satin is
tied in tiny bows, one of which rests on
one corner of the large collar, and an
other is put in front at the throat. The
large size and the irregular look OF
these Direcroire bows make up their
style.