Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-30
FASHION NOTES.

CtIlpeu plusu ID pioohou into suape
as lining for the wide brims of felt
hats.
Diagonal rows of narrow bias ruff es
are the new trimming for the foot of
silk skirts.
Sicillienno and Irish poplin are COM
ing into fashion along with other rep
ped goods.
Leather lace, with leaves of leather
on Irvine feeble lace, is novelty for
trimming bonnets.
Train dresses that have been but little
used during the summer have reappear-
ed at Newport and Saratoga receptions.
Brocades will be limited to velvets
for the approaching season; plain goods
will be preferred in silk and wooden
stuffs.
Turkish and India embroideries of
soft. dull. yet rich coloring, will trim
the self.colored cashmere and cloth
dresses worn later in the season.
New wool goods have ball figures
three inches wide, of a shade SO nearly.
like that of the stuff that the whole
fabric appears to be plain at the first
glance.
The long gauze wells formerly used
here, but now out of style, are worn in
Europe and called American wells.
Meanwhile the English mask veil of
red tulle is adopted here.
The pelisse to be worn next winter is
precisely like the long plain redingotes
worn two years ago. 1t is made of cloth,
and trimmed with braid down the front
and back, but not around the skirt.
New bonnets and hats for the season
between summer and winter have the
brim of summer straw with wintry
velvet crown. Styles for the demi.
season are otherwise well defined.
The stylish wraps for the first cool
days will be braided cloth jackets for
plain toilets, and ficelle-colored cloth
mantles, trimmed with lace and rom
pons of the same shade for dressy
toilets.
A great deal of dull red is seen on the
newly imported costumes, and touch
of red is in almost all toilets, though it
may be only a copper.red silk necker-
chief, famingo's breast on the turban
or terra-cotta gloves.
The only beaded trimmings among
new goods are "solid" passementeries
that show nothing but beads, but there
are many sizes and shapes, such as
bugles. fiat nail.heads, large balls, and
the smallest beads like seed pearls.
India cashmere shawls of great value,
and many of which are heirlooms, are
most ruthlessly cut by dressmakers to
make short "visites." It is said that
an ulster has lately been made of q
shawl that cost $500.
Milliners select the best feathers of
eight birds to make single turban.
Blue jays, black birds, msgpies, crows,
cartridges, hawks, wild ducks, pigeons,
swallows, and many other familiarity
known birds are stripped of their
feathers to minister to the new craze.
White with gold, white with silver,
lilac and pansy shades, are the colors
for dinner and evening dresses worn at
Newport. White. pure and simple, is
losing favor because it has been so
generally worn during the summer, and
it is now usually accompanied by red
and yellow.
The European custom of carrying in
fants on lace-trimmed pillows is adopted
by American mothers; and the nurse
wears an Alsace cap with bow of rib
bon fourth of yard wide, with ends
that hang behind nearly to her feet.
Ths nurses dress is of the color used
for lining the lace of the baby's pillow.
The new braid embroidery differs
from that SO familiar to every lady by
having the narrow braid set up on one
edge in what is called "knife-blade"
fashion, to make the figures appear in
relief on the fabric. Amazon cloth is
the most suitable material for braiding:
cashmere is not firm enough, and this
work upon it has drawn look that is
not admired.