The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1883-10-24
FASHION NOTES.
Nantes arc long and tight fitting.


Small waists arc no longer fashionable.
The English turban is a very popular
hat this season..
Heads, wings. breasts and crcstS of
birds arc the favorite ornaments for fall
hats.
A. limited amount of gold tinscl APP
pears in winter millinery and dress cf-
fleets.
The size Of the tournurc appears to be
| regulated entirely by the fancy of the
| wearcr.
Wool batiStcs in checks and white
| and black mixtures will be much worn
this fall.
Gravs. browns and indefinite shades
| of blue or bluc-grccn bid fair to be very
popular.
Crushed strawberry has lost caste.
shot-bIuc and plum color having taken
its place.
Dresses for autumn wear are largely
made of checked slrah silk and cash
mere skirts.
Wool dresses of hcrf-blood color.
| braided with black. are favoritrS with
| London ladies.
Little Girl bridrmaids may wear pink
or blue shoes and stockings to match
their ribbons.
Torchon lace and Irish point cmhroid-
cry remain f~avoritc trimmings for ladies
and rhjIlrpn's underwear.
Nobody wears artificial flowers now
adavs. but natural ones arc employed Tor
immense corSagc bouquets.
Fichus of black Spanish net are still
fashionable. but are worn more especially
ovcr jerseys of dark blue and black.
Dress sleeves are still worn so as to
| closely fit the arm and are padded when
the arms are not plump and slapcly.
Delicate nuns gray kid sandals are
worn with home toilets. over silk stock
ings of pale lilac. black or dark ret.
''Pigcon'S throat. "watcrcrcss green.
"duck" and "duckling green are
counted with new shades wearing rural
names.
4. novelty for quilted mdcrskirts to be
worn next winter appears in the shape OF
| foulard silk. with Il dark ground and the
| pattern in bright colorS.
Rumor reaches America that the most
fashionable ladies Of Paris are going from
one extreme to the other in the matter OF
the shape Of the sleeve, and that the
very clo>c-iitting style will, in IA measure
at least, give way to a full flowing one
Autumn mantlcs of Il drcssy style are
| made either in the viSitc shape. with sash
| drapcrv in the back. or in modified
Hubbard shape, these lined with deep
Venetian red and trimmed with satin and
| lace, the ~favoritc material Of the wrap
being Il fine quality of black vigognr.
Half low bodiccs and short sleeves
have rcappcarcd. and for young girls
| charming at-homc dresses are made OF
French gray wool. with square ncckS
trimmed with black velvet and filled IN
with white muslin, and sleeves pulled
over the elbows, Il sort Of marguerite .
dress. which is simple, graceful, and
generally becoming.
Fine cloth shot with colorcd thread is
the newest material for ladies' autumn
suits. The bodice and tunic are of dark
green or brown. dashed with red or with
blue. and the Scotch plated skirt is OF
stripes of the cdlors in the upper parts.
4. crimson or blue waiStcoat inside this
cloth bodice adds to its style and may, be
made of cloth or of MORE fastened by
small. flat gold buttons like scluins.
Small bonncts for autumn are called
princess bonncts, because they are i'll
favor with the Princess Of Wales, who was
brought up to make her W bonnctS,
and therefore likes simple shapes. For
this reason millincrs object to them, as
ladies can make them without assistance,
and have merely to cover them with folds
on the crowns and put Il pair of gentle
gray doves on the left side, picrccd by Il
silver dagger, which apparently holds
them in place.