Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
Fashion Notes.

1
Handkerchief will again be
worn.
/, Old blae is a new SHADE Of this
color.
Bordsred robe dresses will be
much worn.
Pendant lockets no longer FASH
ionable.
Poke bonnets OF medium size
will b worn again.
Ball earrings In rolled gold are
very fashionable.
Small women cannot wear bor-
dered robe dresses.
Lace pins havs superseded all
other kinds of brooch.
White continues to be the livery
OF festive occasions.
Egyptian designs are preferred
In millinery ornaments.
Mahogany red shades prevail In
the new Tuscan straws.
Steel and silver laces appear
among new millinery goods.
Feathers and flowers will be us-
ed to excess on spring bonnets.
Small bonnsts will be revived
in the spring to limited extent.
Very wide ribbons will be used
in trimming early spring bonnets.
Small bonnsts will be revived
in the spring TO limited extent.
The new millinery ornaments
combine gold, steel, jet and silver.
The use Of gold thread In en-
broidery Is the feature of the sea-
son.
Coral and seaweed patterns APP
pear in the borders of new printed
goods.
A few fanchons or bebe bon
nets appear among early spring
importations.
There Is an effort made to miti-
gate tight sleeves with slashes
near the arm-hole.
Panaches or tufts of feathers will
be more used on bonnets than long
single plumes.
Handkerchief and robe pattern
dresses are becoming only to wo-
men of good stature.
A large proportion Of the new
printed cotton dress goods are bor-
dered on the edges.
The glove OF the passing mo-
ment Is the buttonless, loose, wrist
wrinkled CANT de Suede.
Long scarf pins, with rich, or
namental heads, are coming into
vogue for ladies' wear.
English and French Lisle thread
gloves will be as much worn next
summer as they were last.
Children's costumes are cut IN
into too many selections this
spring to be pretty, or in good
taste.
Art needle works societies In
smaller towns produce more truly
artistic emtroideries than those
in large cities.
Flower pompons, In which q
few heron feathers form the GEN.
trail aigrette, are seen in leading
millinery houses.
Black silk embroidered pelerines
and cuffs made Of black velvet
will be much worn this Spring
over close-fitting jackets.
The smooth wooden or tiled
floors OF the French, dotted over
with rugs, are coming into favor
In some American houses.
Some very pretty black silk and
Lisle thread damasses were sold
on Stewards counters last week at
fifty cents per yard.
Peasant waists laced Ia the back
are worn over tarlatan waists and
skirts, with a tuDic to match Of
the material of the waist.
Sphinx heads, Egyptian beetles,
asps, obelisks, pyramids, and lotus
designs will be.the favorits In bon
net and hat ornaments.
Home embroidered robes.
wrought in artistic patterns, are
frequently seen in our best hotels
in the city, worn by ladies of taste
residing in the rural districts.
Ifa lady wishes a very finely
robe or garment, she
will be more likely to get 1t by or
dering from some art society In
small town than In New York.
The American manufacturer
who starts Lisle thread glove
factory, producing a good and
pretty low-priced glove for the
million, will find millions In the
enterprise.
A novelty In the form of a
Fanchon bonnet, completely COW