The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
THE GLASS OF FASHION.

THE GLASS OF FASHION.
Items Of Interesting Information for the
Ladies' Obtained from Various Sources.
Ribbons for trimming bonnets are
striped half their width with moire. and
the other half with tartan velvet. -Hdr-
per's Basar.
Braid and fine fancy galloons are in
high favor, and will probably continue
So for another season.--N Y. Sun.
Lace and moire are admirably COM
bined in dressy frocks for visiting and
cerem0nious occasions.-N T. Sun.
The white dresses SO pop. during
the summer for general wea will re-
main in favor for house dress during the
autumn.-BdZu.
Yellow straw hats for young ladies
are covered with straw-cOvered tulle
and have in the back loops of MORE
ribbon, with few of these extending to
the front.-N. Y. Times.
Little green paroquets are used to or
nament black lace hats trimmed with
watercress green, and look far prettier
than when seen against background
of velvet. toston Transcript.
Early fall fashions continue in MAIN
tanning the features of fiat folds. long
loopings and straight skirts gathered at
the back which have characterized the
summer styles. Boston journal.
Velvet sashes are to be lined and fin
ished at the end like purses with tas-
sci. This gives charming oriental eff
feet and makes a simple ribbon sash
look stiff and wooden.-Bosf0n Tran
script.
Rosary beads are the novelty, in
carved woods of natural cOlOrs, and in
red. brown. green or blue shades to be
set like buttons in boucle galloons, or to
edge the brims of bOnnets.-Bazar.
Round hats have narrow brims that
are closely rolled against the crown.
and thus add nothing to the size of the
heads. Crowns are high, but not in
the exaggerated shapes of the summer,
and there are many turbans and Eng
lish walking hats with quite low crowns.
-BaZm.
A new and very dressy unique. called
''Tunique Juive," is of white or black
lace, but generally of the material last
named. 1t NAV be worn over any dress.
and. with the present passion for plain
suits without drapings, is most valu-
able addition to the fashions. The tu-
niques may be trimmed with border
ing of jet, worked on the garment, or
with bands of gallOOn.-N. y. Times.
The Newport scarf" is the latest adj
dition to the handsome wraps intended
for summer wear on cool days and even
ings at fashionable hotels. This scarf
is formed of piece of fine cashmere two
yards long. It is richly embroidered on
both ends, near the selvedge, and edged
with rich silk fringe. 1t is to be thrown
around the shoulder, scarf fashion. and
will be universally becoming.-Boston
Globe.
English manufacturers are careful to
give explicit directions upon the washing
of hose of black, blue and other plain
colOrs The manner of ''setting the
color" is simple. Before wearing the
stockings, make strong soap-suds with
warm water. Remove the soap and
wash the stockings on the wrong side
thoroughly in the suds. Rinse them in
clear warm water, and finally rinse them
in clear cold water. There will be no
trouble in maintaining the color
Broddway Rambler.
A Paris firm makes hat of unique
shape and very tall, something on the
style of walking hat. 1t has dark
brown brim of velvet, fitted plain, and
made outside of wOrsted and tricotine
goods The front trimming consists Of
two embroidered cornucopias and two
hand-painted quilts in rare Eastern de-
signs, the figuring on the spread quill
being mostly in bronze and old gold. In
front of these cOrnucopias and hand
painted quilts humming bird of gor-
geous plumage is poised on wing.-Bai-
hmOre Sun.
Cream twilled flannel negliges are
worn Mt the seaside. trimmed with wool
lace to match. The new material,
striped guipure." is useful for these
tea and lounging dresses. 1t looks like
alternate stripes of canvas and lace in
sertiOn, the width varying. There is no
end to the variety this material suggests,
both by the disposition of tire stripes for
each part of the dress and the combina-
ton with cOlored silk skirts. Sometimes
the bodice consists of velvet cOrselet.
and high guimpe and sleeves of
striped guipure.-Londom Queen.
Switzerland is filling. and Lucerne is
very popular with French tourists. The
public gardens at night are well sup
piled with music. Italians and TyrOlese
playing on mandolines and guitars.
Light dresses are worn. and costly par
asols and fans are great feature. The
covers of the former are principally of
gathered lace, the handles are in Dres-
den china and in silver. encrusted with
precious stones. The fans are enormous;
those for morning use are in painted
cretOnne. In the afternoon gauze fans
decorated with landscapes and mounted
on ebony sticks are to be seen. Ostrich
feather fans seem principally used by
matrons, and large palm leaf fans with
an ivory handle, on which is tied q cord
with tassel, are used by Younger ladies
in preference to those decorated with the
sunflOwers and ribbon bows seen last
year.-London Queen.
A dressy toilet is of pink faille, white
lace, and ''mousseline de rinde," with
designs of large flowers. The skirt is
covered with white lace. Over the lace
in front are three wide flaps worked
with small dropping ornaments Of white
beads. The plaits Of the skirt are seen
between these flaps. The unique forms