Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-11-14
FASHION NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald bu Leone y

Written for The Herald bu "Leone.n
There are some especially pretty
street and visiting costumes in
graceful designs and pretty colors.
AS it has frequently been remarked
before, green in all its many shades
is one Of the very fashionable fall
and winter colors, and the standard
dark myrtle green, from it's useful
ness and usual becomingness, is one
of the most desirable of many tlnts.
A visiting costume in this combine
ton of plain faille and velvet a
shade darker. The short, moder-
ately full skirt is finished with a
foot plating and almost covered
with heavy long drapery, showing a
very pretty arrangement, that con.
sist Of a velvet PANEL being set in
the left side, with faille drapery tax.
ell away from it in such a manner,
in long diagonal plaits, as to give
the effect of an entire velvet petit.
coat. At the right, part of the drap-
cry is drawn up high under a heavy
silk knot, and in the back heavy ov-
erhanging puffs are arranged to fall
high over the tournure. The short
basque of faille is finished straight
across the front and sides, and in
the back there are three little point
ed tabs falling over longer tabs of
velvet. A plain velvet collar finish
es the neck and velvet cuffs, the
sleeves, and there is no trimming of
any description. The pretty little
corresponding wrap is also untrim-
med, and is made in visite shape of
silk and velvet. The back, which
fits in close to the figure, is Of the
silk cut in points across the lower
edge, and the fronts, also of silk, fall
longer in two tails each, finished
with a point. The sleeve pieces are
very short, and are of velvet, raised
a trife over the shoulders, and
there is a velvet collar taken close
about the throat. The litGle bonnet
has a net crown, prettily embroider-
ed in a flower design with golden
bronze threads. Heavy draping of
velvet forms the brim, and the gar
niture consists of a raised aigrette
powdered with gold, disposed a little
to M side ofthe front. There are
the usual short velvet ties, knotted
in cravat form, and a more simple
and effective costume it would be
difficult TO imagine.
Rongh-surfaced woods continue in
high favor for street wear, and a
very charming costume of dark
brown bison cloth, finished with
round fiat buttons of the same color,
is shown among the new models,
and though hardly so strictly plain
as some of the severe tailor suits, it
has much the same general effect,
which the perfection of fit enhances.
Above the foot plating the left side
of the skirt is divided horizontally,
with the foot of each piece finished
with squares, and one side of each
deep square held down by a close
set row of buttons. The rest of the
SKIRT is draped in scant folds at the
right side, and very full in the back.
The short basque with it's little tails
in the back, is perfectly plain, as is
also the outside jacket, finished with
rows of machine stitching, and but
toning from the throat straight
down. The turban ACCOMPANYING
the suit has "a brim of pulled brown
velvet, and a soft plated silk hand
kerchief crown, in changeable effects
of brown, red, and blue. Two corn
ers OF the handkerchief are allowed
to stand up in front in points, with
two similar points Of velvet, under
which the skirt is gracefully knot
ted.
The style ofdress coming in vogue
for evening costume for winter and
likely to be adopted by the ultra
fashionable is composed of the rich
est brocade and gold and silver
stuffs. The black is the redingote,
falling in thick, heavy folds and ly,
ing well on the ground. The bod
ice is close fitting at the back, but
in front, from the shoulder to hem,
it forms a straight piece on either
side over a distinct petticoat oflace.
A belt confines the front, but the
lace is shaped for the bodice aud is
fastened up over the belt when it is
secured. There is a sash at the
side. The Innings are all perfumed.
Fashion in mems shoes . again
strongly inclines to broad toes.
Nothing in nature, the ladies say,
is prettier than a pretty girl baby's
foot.
The most fashionable ladies every
where are wearing ow.keeled. sen.
sible shoes.
Chiropodists say that ballet-dan-
GERS, as a rule, have the worst feet
in the world.
Most of the stylish men who black
their own shoes use the imported
liquid backing.
1t is said of a small foot that the
face may grow wrinkled and the
hair turn gray, but the foot is "stilI
thar
Snch has been the progress in
making ready-made shoes that thew
can now fit perfectly any sort Of
foot as well as if made to order. q
For full.address, evening wear
patent-leathers with plain silk up
pers, in imitation of a stocking,
continue to be the swell thing for
mems wear.
The husband of a prominent So
clety lady in Philadelphia is so
proud OF his wife's foot that he has
had it modelled and has it cast in