The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-16
Fashion Notes,

Plaids and chessboard pattern goods
are all the rage.
Wings, crests and breasts Of birds
trim many hats.
Dust gray is the fashionable color
for trSST7eling wear.
White stockings are worn only by
brides and bridemaids -
Large black fichus are worn in place
OF mantles with dresses.
Oriental lace sleeves are now sold all
ready to put into the dress.
Lace covers all in one piece are re-
vived for handsome parasols.
Gray is the favorite color for riding
habits with New York women.
The latest novelty in parasols is in
the shape of fVe-pointed star.
Yellow stones, such as topaz and
amber, are in style for jewelry.
Topaz and amber owe their present
popularity to the prevailing fancy for
yellow.
Silk stockings are embroidered in
front with colored steel beads and silk
chenille.
White and cream lace dresses, made
short, are the correct wear for both
day and evening entertainments at
watering places.
Anything like regularity in the
arrang cement of drapery OF dress orna.
mentation is now considered the
opposite of good taste.
Canvas-laced shoes, foxed with
yellow, blue or Lrown leather, are used
fer walking in the country, and they
are the best shoe for the beach.
The most fashionable Parisians are
wearing the basket drapery on the
hips known as the Marie Antoinette
panniers, and a close narrow skirt
below.
Black, relieved with the merest daub
or touch of white in the way of lace or
flowers, remains the favorite costume
of high ceremony with New York
women.
Ornamental pins or brooches in
fanciful designs are used to fasten the
end the pelerine theleftshoulder,
or to attach bow or bouquet at the
same point.
4 bride famous for her beauty DIS
carded orange blossoms and used daisy
chains on the soft "bride's silk dress
which she wore at her summer we'd
ing in the country.
A pretty novelty lace pin is in the
form of a mandolin in old silver with
strings and frets of gold, and a pink
enamel ribbon attachment studded
with small diamonds.
White and black French laces woven
precisely like those that initiate Chan
lilly are the novelties for lace dresses
They are made up over inexpensive
white Cr black satin surah.
Birds and feathers are preferred to
flowers this season for bonnet trimming,
but flowers never go out OF fashion
and are always the most tasteful
trimming fer full dress summer bon
nets.
The Dauphin Gchu is novelty for
lighting up dark dresses. 1t is deep
round collar with pointed ends in
front, made of ecru lace, in which the
design is outlined with white silk or
with gold cord. Three irregular bows
of satin ribbon fasten the long front.
Autumn dresses are in the hands Of
dressmakers, the materials employed
being very good English velveteen and
light wooden fabrics. The velveteen
forms the short, narrow plain skirt !;
the wooden fabric is used for the
tunic, polonaise, or the todice with
paniers.
Large square neckerchiefs, folded in
three cornered shape, are made OF silk
muslin, crinkled Japanese silk. null,
plain and dotted, and black and white
net. Those OF silk muslin may be
plain Willie, pale blue, or shrimp pink,
with a border of white silk lace, either
the Aurilla blonde or the new silk
Oriental lace.
Black Spanish blonde dresses are
made up over strawberry-red SATIN.
The skirt front has three broad lace
aounces over three satin ones. Lace
drapery covers the back. The coat
bodice of black satin has red satin
waistcoat, opening with a revers col
lar, over g black lace plastron a labot
Of lace surrounds the neck, and the
sleeves are pulled lace.