The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-09-02
FOR TIL FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notes,

st1l another lace has come. 1t Is
simple footing with tiny dots.
Hats worn with pongee travelling suits
are trimmed with pongee.
Muslin dresses in solid colors are much
worn at the watering places.
Belts TO wear with thin dresses have
loops hanging both in front and at the
back.
tits becausesilk underwear is healthy,
not because tits fashionable, that ladies
wear 1t.
No outside wrap is required with q
figured basque where it is worn with a
skirt of another material.
Elbow capes of silk, having hoods
lined with bright silk, are prettier than
either bead or lace capes.
The lightest of ferns and full blown
flowers are worn in the hair in prefer
ence to any other decoration.
Blouse waists of Surah, with sailor
collars and turned up cuffs, are worn
with sashes finished with tassels.
T~riangles Of Indian null with dots Of
black, blue or pink, arc worn as ker.
chiefs with street dress.
Jet embroidered Surah dresses bright.
ened by folds of bright silk set under the
edges Of the basque are new.
Cheap white silk blondes are made in
L%anguedoc patterns, and are used both
for trimmings and neckwear.
Alpaca underskirts for out of town
wear have three plaitings, two Of alpaca
and one of bright colored satin.
Linen ticking is used by ladies who
like acool costume, and tallyho cloth by
those who want something new.
The proper way to remodel an old
cashmere dress nowadays is to brighten
it by bands of bright Surah set between
its plaits.
Muslin dresses arc made with some.
thing like the old-fashioned supplied
waists, but are gathered instead OF
plated on the shoulder.
The prettiest morning sacks are made
with fitted backs and loose fronts, with
satin belts. They are made of Surah
lined with silk.
Riding habits are made with a basque
at the back and a point in front. High,
stiff hats are worn in the city, but melon.
shaped hats and wells in the country.
Black satin very thickly strewn with
polka dots is used to trim black Surah
gowns. 1t composes the collar, pockets
and cuffs, and makes panels on the
skirts.
Dark cashmere walking dresses are
bordered by plaitings of red cashmere OF
muslin delaine. These plaitings are set
in SO that only about half an inch shows
below the hem of the dress.
The old. old fashion of slipping a rib.
bon in and out between the strands of a
straw bonnet is revived this year, and
some of the very prettiest Tuscans ore
tied down by a ribbon arranged in this
way, and haven no other trimming except
a wreath of flowers.
The new fashion for finishing the
back of basques is to divide them below
the waist into two, four, or five spaces
let each hang straight and separate,
catch the end in gathers, and add a tas-
sci at each point. Sometimes a ball Of
jet is put on the points of g~renadine OF
silk dresses instead of q tassel. If the
kirt has q full shirred back, these open
basques display it prettily.
Canada by no means sets an example
of simplicity at Queen Victories draw.
ing rooms. A Canadian bride, who
was recently presented on her marriage,
wore a train of cloth of gold, and an un-
dertrain of white illusion, fastened with
gold cords and t~assels; a petticoat OF
pearl duchess satin, garnished with yell
low pearls, and a schumacher Of mother
ofpearl and seed pearls, fastened with
handsome coral und pearl clasps, and
o headdress Of coral and diamond
sprays.