The Russellville Democrat., 1881-02-17
woMAN's WAYS.
Beauty In Dress--Young Ladies Beware oI
 DangIers-Fashion Notes
I,rAuTY IN DRESS

MT. i1aWGiS, Ill q NDluiIiC CAtiti1A ny Art of Beauty" makes the following
 points with regard to beauty oi dress:
 saThe reason that an ordinary low neck with short sleeves looks worse in black than in any other is because the hard line round the bust and arms IS too great n contrast to the skin. A low neck always lessons the height, and dark | dress made thus lessens it still more, and | if strikes the artistic eye as cutting the 1 body in pieces, in this way: fyou see l a fair person dressed in a low dark dress standing against light background some | way of. the effect will be that of an em- pty dress hung up, the face, neck, and
 arms being scarcely discernable.
 aOn the other hand, against dark | backpround, the head and bust Will De | thrown up sharply, and the whole dress
 and body will disappear. The efect
 common enough, is execrably bad, II you must wear low-back bodlce, iet II l be cut square, giving the height of the | shoulder. for, better, with the angels | rounded for corners are very trying,
 and have plenty of white or pale gauge l or thin black net to soften the harsh line between the skin and the dress. White | oauze or lace soften down the blackness of the dress at the edge of the bodice, and thin black stuff has an equally good | effect. as it shades the whiteness of the skin into the dark color of the gown. Only under these conditions does the I sudden contrast enhance, as some per
 sons suppose, the fairness of the com
 plexion.
 Short women should never wear double
 skirts or tunics-they decrease the height so much-unless, indeed, the tunic IS
 very short and the skirt very long. So
 also do large, sprawling patterns used for
 trimming; let these be left to women tall enough to carry them off. Neither let
 very little woman wear her hair haif
 way down the back; let her lift 1t clean
 up as high as possible.
 l Large feet should never be cased in : kid-least of all, white kid slippers-for : kid reveals so clearly the form and move
 ments of the feet, and stretches so easily r that few feet have a chance in them. , Those who are very stout should wear nothing but black; those who are very s thin should put little padding in their gowns: and neither should be in the f least accollet. Perpendicular stripes in 3. dresses give height and increase fullness,
 and are therefore particularly suited to
 very slight, small people, and particular f ly unftted for stout figures"
 I : The danglers falls into habit of drop I ping in at all seasons, and in short time, from being good looking young
 man, and of tolerable address, becomes q
 privileged person in the household. Ii z there be any dinner, tea, or supper party, he is sure to be put down first on the list, !. or is there of his own accord; and, from his frequent appearances on such occa- - | l-., nf tor r,1 no a c / to his motives prevails among all de- , scriptions of regular visitors. The dang ? Ter thus makes himself species of neces- :, sary evil in the family. He brings all the floating small-talll of the town to the young ladies; speaks to them about con- '' certs, play-actors, and preachers; has a
 habit of saving "allow me-" and marking
 A movement as if to rise, when anything S is to be done; converses on the prevailing 7. color in the new winter dresses, and a leads the laugh when anything droll is
 mentioned.
 a Such a character acts like a blight on b the fate of young lady; for he not only r consumes her valuable time and abstracts f her feelings, but prevents real and mod " est admirers from making advances ' Young ladies, beware of danglers! e FASHION NOTES.
 SOME of the plaids worn lately are D amusing combinations of color, and should U be left on the counter.
 a CuANGEABLE broche satin sublime is a e very fashionable material for combining a with the new delicately tinted cashmere d goods.
 }. THE newest models for collars are very 2 deep in the back, but make very little a show in front They are of Valenciennes !, and embroidered insertion.
 t TIE old-fashioned collar, large, square y and flat, of many years ago, is worn again O especially by elderly ladies, and many 7. collars that have been laid away for more 0 than quarter of a century are brought l. out.
 SToUT ladies-those at least with some e perception of the becoming-are always h afraid of being made guys of by theiI 1T dressmakers. But women encountered V with adipose can be relieved of all anxi. o ety by wearing black.
 u THE favorite basque has a position U back formed into two large box plaits = while the front is open square, quite low E and is cut away sharply from the waist ! line, which is far more becoming than e to button the basque over the stomach. n THE Marguerite gauntlet sleeve IS very i fashionable and stylish. The top is |, made of the material of the dress, and n the long cuff which reaches to the elbow i. is made of plush velvet or satin. The
 cuff fits closely to the arm, and is button
 ed or laced up the back.
 , LISTERS of black satin de Lyon and al. il so of gros grain silk in black, or in colors "a matching the dress, have appeared. They Y, are trimmed around the bottom of the ,- skirt, and upon the hood and sleeve with "a broad bands of fur. They have usually i, hat and huff en suite.
 d CRINoLNE, when worn at all is very Is small. The hustle, however, continues d in favor. Those made of fine steel and k lace net or pique are most desirable, as ,f they are light, and really form a support l, for the skirts worn. For wearing with e long-trained evening dresses they are al Is absolute necessity.
 A NECK arrangement recommended as |. very pretty for old ladies is square f piece of Brussels net, large enough tc . fold into rather large three-cornered 7 fchu, worn under the dress, allowing if about two inches to appear all around Y the neck, and fastened in front with 6 ''y, brooch. This is easily washed and al V l tuaUc t,rnxsac haaOrninn