Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-23
Fashion Notes.

Red abounds in simmer toilets.
Very little iewelry is worn with white
toilets. 80 - ,-uh ~
Bright yellow silk mits are worn with
toilets of black, -
Old fashioned paste buckles now gilt
ter upon large poke bonnets.
Large collars with scallOps in bright
tints and borders of Smyrna lace, are
worn in the morning. fsz
The large Anne of Austria collars,
covered with fine embroidery. are worn
.eEer dresses'ef Write linen lawn
Throatlets and wristlets of black vel
vet, trimmed with net work. of beads
and with coin pendants, are coming into
vogue. a~ - =
The bandkershiefs TO be Carried with
brown suits hayeztheir edges. Button
hole-stitched in brewn,s with inner bor-
ders in cOlors. - -. "A
a costume universally admired and
always suitable for full dress this sum-
mer is white surah silk, stirred and
trimmed with white Spanish1aees
Young ladies' dotted muslin gowns
are man up with such. short tswxists that
the wearers seem to have inherited their
costume from some French lady OF the
first empire. A
A black and white striped six Simply
made will this season be the thing. worn
with black rough straw poke trimmed
with shaded red plumes to 5be accom-
panied by large silk umbrella,
Latest accounts from Paris afford
ominous hints that the hustle is gradual
ly creeping back into favor. There is a
tendency to enlarge skirts, and they are
made with yOluininOus outside trim
mings.
The profuse use of lace is everywhere
remarked this season, and there is no
kind shut out from fashion. HonitOn
and Irish point are enpied in simple ver-
micelli, and the shear and delicate imi-
tations of Alencon are in favor both for
lingerie and toilet trimmings.
For the richest toilets ladies now
wear slippers made of satin which
matches the dress when thissis Of a del
icate tints; otherwise black is the favor
ed fabric. Heels on low shoes are as
high but larger than formerly, and thus
gives greater control to the foot.
For an inexpensive ard effective eve
ming toilet nothing is sor admirable as
tarlton, white, black, or colOred,s with
its capability of being made up., with
such an abundance of plaitings, shir-
rings and puffs, and the brightness i'm
parted to its gauzy beauty by flowers,
tlnsel and lace. 3ad slsss a-f
The materials chosen this season for
travelling dresses are cloth. and bunting,
cheviot and summer eamePs hair, They
are made up plain, the skirts generally
having wide kilt plaits, with a scarf
drapery caught against these plaits.
The black is more or less bunehed, and
has suitable finish in pendant breadths.
left single OF united, as may be prefer
red. Basques are not abandoned, but
preference is given to jackets which fit
the figure loosely. The latter are most
stylish when they have an. easy appear
anee.
American as well as European ladies
are scintillating in perfect aruaOr of
Jets and beads. Whole euirass bOdiees,
tabliers, skirts. panels, dolmans, shoul-
der-capes, bonnets and slippers, are COW
cred with beaded embroidery. Elegant
costumes of black are sparkling like
"cOats of mail" with adense covering of
jet and steel, and delicate toilets of
white brocade. satin and tulle, are en-
bellished with marvellous designs
wrought in beads of pearl. gold, silver,
crystal and other beads resembling cost
ly gems. Tabliers, panels and portions
of the eorsage are each worked with
special design composed to suit its par
tieular shape although uniform on the
whole. ~ So