Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-17
Fashion Notes.

ornament at the emu.
The new frosted gold flower vases
look as though they had just been taken
from gold mine they are SO rough and
natural, and yet artistic looking.
To wipe the dust from papered walls
take clean, soft piece of flannel. OF
course, it must not be damp, but the
dry flannel will remove the dust.
Some of the newest salad bowls are
made of pale peacock blue and water
cress green frosted glass, with scalloped
brims, and have ladies of hammered
silver.
A peacock made of carved brass. with
a tail of real and very beautiful peacock
feathers, arranged in an upright posi-
ton, is one of the latest devices for
screen.
Plain black velvet is still used for
dresses, but is no longer employed for
large clOaks. In short, plain silk or wool
is only used as an accessory for figured
stufs.
The long. t'ght-ftting Jersey cloth
sacques VIII be as fashionable this year
as they were last, and are very comfort
able and stylish when trimmed with
narrow bands of fur.
The Medicis laces, which were thought
handsome for lingerie when first intro
duced, are now thought too heavy for
that purpose and are only used for trim
ming underclothes.
Black lace dresses are much in vogue,
with sleeves trimmed rEspagnole,
with wide black lace, or else chenille
fringe and jet placed around the arm
hole and narrowing under the arm.
.
which fit the figure closely are made of
Russian lace, edged with a frill of the
same and insertion, through which
bright colored ribbons are drawn.
Long Newmarket coats or sacks with
three plaits in the back and made of
thick, warm cloth, with gray felt hats
trimmed with blue or red velvet and
some stiff wings, are stylish for young
girls.
One of the prettiest things seen in the
new holiday goods is a brass plaque on
which is copy of the painting OF "Re-
becca at the WE'LL 1t is in a bronze
frame permanently attached to an easel.
Handsome street costumes of cloth
have a cutaway coat or jacket to CORE
spond; those are usually finished off
with a velvet vest. cuffs. jacket and col
lar, and are fastened with steel OF
bronze buttons.
Fine cashmere stockings for winter
wear are shown in all the dark cOlOrs
without clocks. Those of the La Cr.e
shades are most popular. Merino hose
are part cotton and part wool, and are
not so expensive as the cashmere ones.
Many corsages, as well as wrappings,
have collars wide enough to be turned
down or followed out around the face.
Skirts are very narrow-from yard
and three-Guarters to two yards in width
when they are round; some are almost
straight, that is, very slightly gored at
the top.
The Grec;an knot is no longer fash
ionable and the hair is now worn nearly
on the top of the head: it is twisted,
never braided, in a coil and ornamented
with an amber comb. silver crescent or
dagger. The shingled bang and loose
wavy rings of hair are worn over the
forehead. with a fluffy fringe of hair at
the nape of the neck.
There are many new devices to be
seen in goblets and tumblers. Some of
the hancisomest gobiets, of cut glass, are
supported by dainty figures, others rest
in the center of a palm leaf. The fash
ionable goblet of this moment is long
and narrow, and is made of heavy cut
glass engraved with a wreath of ivy
leaves and berries.
A handsome dinner dress is made of
cream and yellow brocade; the long
train is slashed at the edges with plat
ings of satin of lovely crocus shade;
the front of the dress of yellow satin, is
trimmed en- cascade with delicate lace
and crescent shaped garlands of shaded
pansies. which increase in width across
the SIX 1T from left to right.
The latest novelty in bed linen con-
sists of sheets, pillow eases and shams
hemstitched and embroidered, and deco
rated with diamond-shaped and square
blocks of linen, hemstitched on in
geometric patterns of various kinds. and
bordered by frills hemstitched and van
dyked on the edges. Others are hem
stitched in rings and dots.
English women use waist or corset
cover of silk or silesia, to which their
heavy cloth or velvet dress skirt is
sewed permanently, so that all the
weight is suspended from the shoulders.
The preference here is for shoulder
straps of strong coutille bind ng that
pass over the shoulders and are hooked
into the belt of the heavy skirt of the
dress.
1t is predicted that flowers will be re-
stored to favor before the winter ends,
and a few French bonnets are already
imported with roses clustered along the
brim, or fnassed on top quite far in
front. There are also birds resting
upon large Oriental poppies..made with
s;lken petals, and there are evening
bonnets that have the entire front made
of crushed roses.
Round skirts, even those of dressy
toilets, which are covered with tlounces
and draperies. are still made very mar
row, being not more than from two
wards to two yards and quarter
around the bottom. Some are cut
s;raighter than formerly, that is, not
gored SO much on the sides. But,
Whatever may be The style of the toilet,
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