Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-15
FASHION NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald by "Leone.D
WHAT THE MlLLINERs SAY.

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WHAT THE MILLINERs SAY.
The small capote, the slightly larger
bonnet with coronet or pointed brim
and the small fish-wife poke, are the
three shapes that have been adopted thus
/ far. for autumn and winter wear. The
capote, as bonnet, may have a round
or soft crown, but is most stylish when
the crown is fat and short with perhaps
an inverted v or curve at the lower part
to show the hair when turned upwards
from the nape of the neck. For a plain
bonnet of this shape the very simplest
style of trimming is used; there is a
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of many short ends near the top of the
front, or else cluster of fancy feathers,
wings and tufts are placed there, and
these, with the velvet ribbon strings
are all that is peeded for plain bonnet.
/ We have the local style-(which seems
to be as fixed as the law of the Modes
and Persians)-of wearing plain belt
of velvet. This is all right for those who
wear fluffy hair. but where the hair is
comparatively smooth, there should be a
small roll on the edge made either of
beads or velvet, or laid in the shape Of a
small coronet.
| COMBINATIONS IN BONNETs.
| Almost all the new bonnets-(except
those of felt -are made in two materials.
Dressy bonnets have figured velvet for
the crown and plain velvet for the brim,
or else one of the rich gold embroidered
stuffs forms the brim, and the crown is
plain.
For black or dark-colored velvet bon
nets there are crowns that have outline
| figures done in gilt threads. or else the
crown is beaded if the velvet cannot be
matched to these imported crowns.
Nails or pins OF gilt, or of dark metal
and gilt, are thrust quickly in the forsade
of velvet which sometimes edges the
brim of the velvet bonnet, and sometimes
this velvet twist is merely wrapped
around with jet or gilt beads.
RIBBONS.
Uncut velvet ribbons are used on vel
vet bonnets, and are prettiest when made
up in bows or short loops and with
notched ends.
The throat bow of bias velvet is pre-
ferred to strings, as it keeps in shape
better. This bow is made very small
of two loops and two ends closely
strapped in the middle.
There is pretty youthful fashion of
having a single string of velvet or of satin
ribbon passing under the chin, and fast
ened by hook and loop under the left
side, without bows. ends, or ornaments
of any kind.
For mid-winter there will be
FUR BANDS AND BRIMs
used on velvet and cloth bonnets as we'll
as with the soft felt crowns that are
made of what is called felt cloth,' and
with the 'ssoutache" crowns. Toques of
cloth with soft crowns and turned up
velvet brims will have for their trimming
tiny seal heads, or else brim covered
with seal fur.
These toques have large crowns, and
one, mode of trimming the palmer ones
is to put loops of velvet ribbon on the
crown, beginning in the centre, and
dropping toward the brim.
TURBANs.
Gay. soft turbans with plaid silk,
striped or brocaded crown and velvet
brim, are also worn on the street by
young ladies. as we'll as misses.
Brown or black velvet round hats have
a novel trimming of bands of white
Angora wool, and new English trimmed
hats of felt have wide scarf of silk
around the crown, with the ends of the
scarf pointed and stamped in design, and
drawn to the front of the hat and ar
ranged upright with some velvet points
between, in decorative way.
For information through circular and
personally, thanks. are due Arnold and
Constable and Lord and Taylor, New
York: and Scheus, this city.
FLASHES OF FANCY IN BRIEF.
Cloth suits are braided, not embroid-
cred.
Worsted lace is pretty novelty, and
is seen in all colors. 1t will be very
pretty for cloth dresses.
Among the new colors in hosiery are
yellow, black and red cinnamon brown,
stained cherry and smoke blue.
Odd and pretty cockades for early fall
hats are made of the feathers of the owl,
slightly sprinkled with gold dust.
The fashion of looping with cords and
tassels and lacing basque fronts. and the
sides of draperies with the same, is re-
vived.
All vests are now made tight fitting.
Long evening gloves with painted backs
are shown.
Brown silk plush is again put forth as
Splendid substitute for real sealskin. EN-
inert and Fiery have the handsomest piece
of plush We seen this season.
Newest wraps are combination of
Newmarket and ulster, with buttons that
look like targets.
Small sized soup and dinner plates
will continue in fashion. however much
large eaters may be disappointed.
Something new in the way of paper
knife is Damascus sword in miniature
and made of olive wood. perhaps!
Campaign badges are out of date now.