Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-09

EVENING TOILETTEs-BRIDAL COSTUMES
HAIR DREssINa-eLovEs AND SHOES
EVENING WRAPS.
For the SPEcTAToR.]
In evening toilettes, there is tendency
towards rich, heavy fabrics. Plush, tinse
brocade, or brocades where in beautiful col
orings, the most graceful of leaf and floral
patterns find portrayal. For combination,
rare quality satin comes in cream white,
delicate evening shades or in bright crimson
" ruby. Very a tractive toilettes are made
entirely of satin with finishing of fine lace.
| But the conspicuousness of tinsel this sea
son, together with bringing forward oil
plush, has injured brocades, except where
there is showing of tinsel Elegant pat
tern dresses of satin are plain, except for
tinsel borderings. These have the advan-
tage of novelty and together with the dress,
is shown a tinsel bordered sash to match.
| Lighter weight materials are real Grape or
China Grape and serve as an agreeable
change from too much heaviness. Material
is little cut up. The fall is plain or almost
so: the sweep of drapery prolonged, while
in keeping with such ideas, the heightened
train is often seem, although for dancing,
Its inconvenience proves cause for Danish
ment. Princess styles in making, obtain
| largely, because in harmony with prevailing
| thoughts, but there are basques, or as quite
in favor, we note the corsage pointed back
| and front to which the skirt is attached in
deep, old time French gathers. AS for
necks, there never was greater liberty in
shape. Some handsome dresses are high
with elbow sleeves; others very low from
shoulder to shoulder, with no sleeves or next
to none. Square necks are fashionable, and
| heart-shaped, quite as much so. Thus it
| follows that individual tastes and peculari-
ties can be consulted and there can be little
excuse for unbecoming styles. Beaded net
fronts and sometimes beaded corsages are
favorite additions; the latter, fitting like
| = choice Offset on skirts.
BRIDAL COSTUMES.
June in Spring, November in Fall, are
the times set apart for weddings. Brides
like these months, because the mi-sdison
is past and their trousseaux can be one
thing or the other. No expensive and in
convenient mixing up of thin and thick ap-
parel. The moons of July and December
| then. are set apart as honey-moons, beam
in hope only on the newly married, who
with confidence amazing, venture on life
drawing of lottery tickets far more uncer-
tain than the Louisiana State, since blind
Cupid is poor substitute for Gems. Beau
regard and Early, who watch with Argus
eyes. Tinsel brocade or plush are in high
favor for wedding dresses and manifestly,
as either of these materials are unsuitable
for the entire costume, satin, rich and heavy
enough to be in keeping, comes in accept
ably as an offset Again, we find this time
honored fabric, quite often employed for
whole dress, with trimming of fine lace
which is used to the exclusion of pearl beads
formerly SO popular. The weight and thick
texture of plush or brocade, gives rise to
plain, sweeping styles in the fall of drapery.
Fussiness of any kind therefore, is at dis
count and the princess back, with long, un-
broken train, is very fashionable though not
to the exclusion of basques Moire silk in
new devices, is another favored material for
the wedding dress and may combine effec-
lively with satin or plush. In place of the
familiar ripple in this class of goods, we see
larger outlines in radiating circles that imi-
tate those arising from a missile thrown in
the water. One can readily see from the
above, that the wedding costume this sea-
son, is frequently rich beyond what has OBJ
tanned formerly, yet the simplicity of the
tulle veil commends itself still and takes
stronger hold perhaps, because affording
that contrast which is so powerful an ele-
ment in good results as to beauty. In the
way of
HAIR DRESSING
little, that is ornate, prevails. Or perhaps,
more properly speaking, the quantity of hair
to be dressed, issso moderate, that the COM
pass allowed for ornamentation is but of
narrow limit. Thus, where occasionally we
find abundant locks, we find, also, COM
pressed styles of dressing, in order to bring
about an absence of conspicuousness-the
sin objectionable in dressing. At a receIt
performance of Italian Opera, the boxes
showed but two heads with low-dressed
hair-others having the hair brought higA
and merging usually with frizzed and wav-
ing fronts, as popular now as ever; scarce ev-
er bound down on the forehead, but plainly
hanging, though hardly in SO true Skye
terrier style as formerly of the fore
head visible, though the frizzes sometimes
come down well at the sides, an idea fa-
vored by silly women who strive to hide
gray hairs. As to the disposition of the
back hair, much is left to individual taste.
unobtrusive, and often we see return to
two coils.
SHOES AND GLOVES.
Shoes do not match the evening toilette
now. Fashion rotates between black,
bronze, and white; chiefly the latter, as,
indeed, far more suitable, and here we have
slippers, low shoes, or boots of satin or kid.
But very elegant specimens in all three
shapes for evening wear are made in black
or bronze, and may be worn with handsome
hosiery to match; having, of course, the ad-
vantage of causing the feet to look small.
Sometimes colored hosiery is worn, but
must be carefully chosen. Evening gloves
follow sleeves-giving a toilette minus, or
almost minus, sleeve; then comes glove
prolonged out iwell-nigh to the shoulder,
and SO on in proportion as the sleeve pro-
crosses, may the lenth of glove diminish.
This, within certain limitations, however,
since positively short glove would be an
outrage even for common occasions. Six
buttons is an ordinary length where the
sleeve is long. Cream white is certainly
in best taste, but we see pearl, pale yellow,
or putty, while the odd fancy for dark tan
continues. Light tan is most in favor, and
for general wear, tan seems regnant. Odd
enough, this careful covering of the arm,
! while each season necks are more and more
decoAette. In shape, the mousquetaire
glove retains a leading position, as thin
armed ladies find it too friendly protector
to be given up. But plump armed beauties
not unfrequently. wear close-bnttoned
gloves.
EVENING WRAPS
are genuine things; so enclosing the wearer
| that but little else is seen. Made of rich
material-plush, tinsel brocade, satin, or
perhaps in combination style with border
ing of white fox, chenille, or feather trim
ming, though white wool goods have show
ing, and alone, or united with richer fabric,
may be similarly trimmed. Pelisse shapes
are liked, but again there are handsome
wraps made smaller and on the mantelet
order. But these are not so serviceable,
and therefore not so desirable as more pro-
tecting shapes, now that Winter is upon us.
RosALIND MAY.
A negro man, claiming to have been a
soldier in the U. 8. Army, serving in one
of the regiments on the frontier, was ar
rested in this place, on Friday morning OF
last week, charged with stealing sum OF
money from Charlie Ball, colored boy.
Grahi1 10; ;o;l =,