The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-07-29
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Chatelaines are again worn.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox has written 1000
poems.
Black silk costumes arc always fash
ionable.
Canvas and lace woven stuffs are all
the rage.
Tucked skirts are much worn here and
in Europe.
Embroideries are much used on sum-
mer dresses.
The pendant, sell with gems, is q fa-
yorite ornament.
White costumes are exceedingly fash
ionablc this summer.
The scarf of gold shot ctaminc is the
favorite seaside hat trimming.
Copper, steel, and lead tinsel braids
trim many seaside ramble suits.
The pretty Gretchen dress for little
girls is as popular this as last season.
There is steady tendency to return to
the styles of dress of fifty years ago.
Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott is successful
author. Her works have reached sale
of 500, OOC copies.
American silks are all the time increas.
ing in favor on account of their excellent
wearing qualities
Summer silks ore trimmed with black
velvet ribbons. Some dresses show a
velvcst vest, cuffs aud collar.
Gloves for evening wear are made Of
kid as far up as the wrist, while the long
arm consists of silk net or lace.
When one does not possess hot water
bag It is suggested that they substitute
bag OF hot sand for neuralgia:
The British climate is said to have
greatly benefited Mary Anderson, who is
now more beautiful than ever.
Some lovely wide garden hats have
been made Of plated gauze over net
frames, with satin ribbon and Marabout
feathers for trimming.
Small hecklets of plated silk Grape,
pink, cream, blue, lilac or red; with q
small pompon to match at the side, are
most fashionable for dressy toilets.
Printed plush continues to be used fot
upholstery Of odd chairs, and for light
gilt chair. 1t Is specially desirable. It also
forms desirable cushions for wicker
chairs.
Wide ribbons are used for panels as
we'll as sashes, and also across the front
of dresses, but for sashes more especial
ly, the very long ones reaching nearly to
the bottom of the skirt.
The latest device for an ornament to d
room is gilded .rollingpin studded with
gilt hooks, which is hung up by bright
ribbons. After awhile the emblem of
man's huhiliatiDg subsection will be
conspicuous in every room in his house.
white pIuihes will be fashionable all
summer upon dressy white hats, but
with this exception the lovely wreaths;
montures, and sprays of fine French flow
era, grasses .nd foliage will quite usurp
tho reign Of feathers US garniture for
hats and bohnets until the autumn
breezes blow.
Small pe'erines Of white muslin or eta
mine are very graceful substitute for
an out. of-door mantle in hot weather.
These peleriues are trimmed with some
sort IF pretty fancy lace. and with bow:
of ribbon matching 1.-THE dress, or elsd;
more soberly, with black velvet ribbon,
suitable to wear with any dress.
"Auld Robin Gray" was written by
Lady Anne Lindsay. daughter of the fifth
earl of Balcarres. She was born on No:
vember 81. 1859. and at the early age of
twcn,y-one produced the ballad which
Sir Walter Scott says is worth all the
dialogue which Corydon and Phyllis
have had together from the days OF
Theocritus downward"
Boys wear jackets plated in the mid
die of the front and back, and fastened
much below the waist with wide belt.
Some have the front only very nicely
plated, so rs to form plastrou, with a
narrow rcvcrs fastened down on each side
with row OF small buttons. Knicker-
bockers have come into fashion again,
and boys wear them with various kinds
Of Jackets up to ten or twelve years of
age.
AS n rule hats for the seaside are &C.
centric and fantastical in the extreme,
! and those of the present season are even
! more extraordinary than VIC are accus.
toned to see them Mt this time of the
year. The high conical crown is still
further heightened by enormous loops Of
ribbon which shoot up beyond the top
of the hat, while an enormous cluster of
field flowers, wheat-ears and grasses is
posed in front.
Uuglazed kid gloves, in various shades
Of buff. ore still worn with all toilets.
Fihc thread gloves, however, are con-
sidered in good taste with washing
dresses. They are worn very long, with
open-work borders at the edge; some
have lace cuffs, embroidered with silk,
matched in color to the trimming of tho
dress. Mittens are not much seen this
ummcr; they are not admitted in elegant
toilets, but only in quite neglige dress.
In place of white collars and cuGs,
velvet bands encirclc wrists aad neck;
these have more of novelty than beauty
to recommend them. Ordinary crepe
lissc and lace frilling are out of date,
and continue to be replaced by many
novelties. Bands of cream ctamine,
shaped somewhat like upright linen COL
, lars, embroidered in cross stitch, with
red and blue ingram cotton or silk, are
the latest. These are very stylish. Bands
of colorcd satin, just appearing above
the dress collar and below the sleeves,
are fashionable, and bands of gauze,
threaded with god or silver, are very
becoming to the face.