Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
FASHION NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald by "Leo,ss.'
A VARIETY oE STYLES.

VARIETY OE STYLES.
Dresses for the Summer are made up
quite simply, but this simplicity is COM
pensated for by the beauty of the mater
ials employed. Printed muslins, so long
discarded, are coming into fashion again.
The designs are beautiful, and the tex
ture like soft null. The patterns are
mostly sprays of flowers. These dresses
are made quite simply, many without
any over-dress !; the skirt put on in plaits-
very full at the sides, and almost plain in
front the skirt can be trimmed with
several narrow ruffies edged with lace
or tucks are pretty; the bodice with the
back plain and the front full. Some
times this front part forms a gathered
plastron F; sometimes the fronts are plait-
ed and crossed one over the other at the
waist under belt. Wide sashes, tied
baby-fashion at the back, have come into
favor again, and are worn over wash
dresses. Full sleeves are worn upon
some of The thinner Summer dresses.
A new style of bodice. likely to become
popular for evening toilettes, has long
and sharply pointed plastron, front and
back of some different materials. In
many cases this plastron is richly en-
broidered or covered with beaded tulle.
For evening wear. the front plastron
is turned in at the top only, or nearly to
the point, and the opening is filled in
with chemisette of tulle and lace.
Black costumes remain as popular as
for years, despite the variety of beautiful
light fabrics to be purchased this season.
For misses and quite young babies the
Eton jacket with kilt skirt and sash
drapery, is favorite style of dress the
jacket may be of plain material, while
the skirt is either striped or barred in
lighter shades of the same color.
In using striped stuffs, the apron is
made with the stripes across. to give a
sash effect, while the skirt and back dra-
perry are in lengthwise stripes.
An object in having striped skirt is,
that it gives the effect of pleats without
their weight.
A corduroy suit for travel ismade with
a round skirt slightly gored in front and
on the sides, and a basque that is not too
snugly fitted to serve as an over-jacket
with other dresses. This is cut much
shorter behind than in front, and is fit
slightly loose, and may be single or dou-
BILE breasted.
For those who are tired of vests, a sim
gle revers of the material with which the
dress is trimmed, is turned back on the
left side of the waist from the throat
down low on the bust, or perhaps only
halfway to the waist-line; this is effec-
tive when made of watered silk or vel
vet.
The double-breasted basques grow in
favor for wool dresses that are not much
trimmed.
Silver collar-buttons rival those made
of gold, and are studded with some tiny
precious stone.
Colored nets for bonnets are embroid-
cred in flowers with pendants of beads
and silk, either in the same color, or
gold, or in contrasting color.
Hair dressing becomes more and more
elaborate. The style, however, is to still
wear the hair arranged high on the top
of the head.
Wooden lace is extensively used as a
trimming for dresses.
Nantes are very small and light.
Skirts are made much less narrow at
the top than they have been for some
time past, and are gathered or pleated
round the waist.
Buttons for lawn and other dresses are
more ornamental than they have been
for some seasons.
Lace and embroidery are lavishly used
upon children's costumes.
Green and cream are the predominant
colors.
Tan-colored gloves, either of silk or
kid, are worn for travelling.
Long wells are again worn, made of
very thin gauze or grenadine. They pass
over the face are crossed hehind the
head, and are tied in bow on the left
side.
A rouge straw round hat or small bon
net suiting the dress in color, is chosen
for travelling, wide ribbons, scarf of eta
mine, or many small bows of narrow rib
bon are much used for such hats.
Hats grow higher and higher, assum-
ing the shape of chimney towering up
wards, with ivy clambering over it, and
dotted with birds and BIRDS nests.
LEONE.