The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-12-22
LADIES' COLUMN.
Fashion Notes.

Bonnets and hats show but little
change since last winter.
Basques, round waists, coats and
pointed waists are all equally worn.
A little powdered borax in the
water viii make the hands soft and
smooth; use camphor ice on them at
bedtime.
Vests are again popular; not on
ly the straight Louis XIV. vest, but
cut off at the waist, or beginning at
waist, as may be wished.
WOollen goods were never softer
or more beautiful than they are
this season. Some of the shaded
stripes are particularly beautiful
With black lace ruffs no white is
worn, and this is also true of the
black lace fichus that are now worn
open very low at the throat.
Paniers, or panier affects, are be-
coming more popular every day.
Fashion is so tickle that she has
tired of the close-falling skirts.
The paniers seem to decrease the
size Of the waist by charging the
hips.
The colors of the new goods are
too varied to name, even if they
had names; but many Of them are
exceedingly beautiful, while some
are startling and unbecoming to any
one-such as the parrot green, mus
tard yellow and some of the red
puppies.
Plush, velvet, velveteen, watered
silks, brocaded silks, satins and vel
vets, and all the varieties of the
woollens are fashionable; nothing
can come amiss, and they are COM
bined in hundreds Of different
ways, to suit the fancy or the purse
of the wearer
Coat sleeves have resumed their
sway; but they seem to be rather
less tight than than those of a year
ago. We hope that the very tight
sleeve will never again be popular;
nothing can be more unIoecoming
and stiff, giving the arms quite an
ungraceful look.
Colored bisque ware is coming in.
to fashion for drawing-room deco
ration again, and is dethroning the
glazed porcelains, always excep
ting, of course, the genuine ORES
den. Some vely beautiful busts are
shown in this new ware, and par
ticularly a ''Diane de Poitiers,
which is perfectly.
Many Of the most elegant dresses
are short, and they still fall fat in
front, though, as we said before
they are much more pulled out a
the back. This full effect is Otter
obtained by long loops of bows fall
ing down the back of the dress
made of the dress material, or o
wide ribbon or Of silk, either plaiI
or watered.
For dinner dresses Worth is nov
using a very rich material, the
ground work a heavy satin jus
shaded from white into pearl gray
and overrun with a pattern of vel
vet flowers in their natural hues
This gorgeous stuff is made up with
pale tinted double faced satina Of
heaviest quality, so nearly white as
just not to be pure white.
Plaits, which fall straight down
part way. or all the way round the
skirt, are popular. These are usu-
ally box plaits; but that is accord
ing to fancy. In some skirts the
plaits extend only to the sides and
then the front is covered with ruff
fes, pufins, lace, etc, but there is
no end to the devices to have ones
dresses different from ones neigh
bOrs.
Gloves, no matter how long, that
button up the arm, are. no longer
considered in the best style. Two
or three buttons at the wrist only
are ALLOWABLE. The remainder of
the glove is in solid piece fitting
loosely over the arm, which is rath-
er aggravating to the owner of a
pretty arm, as the closely-buttoned
glove showed the shape to per
lection.
Pretty hand screens or other
ornaments are. made of the large
oval straw fans, for sale everywhere
during the past summer. Clusters
of bright flowers, ferns and bits OF
wood moss are arranged as a
frieze around the edge eff the fan,
and in the centre is set a large bow
of satin ribbon. Two of these fans
tied together make q very pretty
mantel ornament.