Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-01-29
FOR LADIES ONLY.
THE LATEST FASHIONS AND
y FANCJES. Gas 5EE&
An Entertaining Batch OF Useful In
formation for assThe Scntfneps'' Fe-
male Readers. lf /;
BY SIDNEY EARLI
For the Sentinel.

- 81 SIDNEY EA RlIE.
For the Sentinel.
The days. of much cutsup, much
looped and elaborately draped dres-
ses are gone by. Full pleated or
/ gathered skirts, falling in straight lines
from the hips to the hem, short jack
cts or pointed bodies and trimmings
! put o. in solid 4masses,S not i'm many
detached cut up points, and general
simplicity Of detail, are the features of
incoming styles.
Niue tenths of the ball dresses If
the present gay season of New York
society, are of tulle, Grape, organdy,
silk or gauzy stuffs of one kind or
another.
! Very sheer silk gauze, striped, or
brocaded with velvet, plush or che
mile in various figures, mediaval, orr
entail, conventional or realistic are the
newest ball dress fabrics. These are
displayed at Lord & Taylors in all
the evening shades of color, in black,
white and bright red.
/ Red is the popular evening color,
but most Of the toilets seen at the
great balls, are either black ar white.
1 White is without a question the fes
| tival dress Of the passing festival sea-
son.
4 A pretty dress sent from Paris to
one Of the new made brides of the
season, consists of princess gown of
4 white satin, completely yelled in three
tunics Of white tulle falling i'll showers,
to the trimming at the bottom. The
skirt is cut dancing length, the trim
ming being formed of three .pleatings
at the bottom of the satin, with one
of tulle falling over them. Clusters
of pink roses loop the drapcries,, form
the shoulder knots and adurn the cor
+ sage, which is fan pleated, Crock in
effect, and confined at the waist line
with rose pink satin sash.
Some very handsome and artistic
fancy costumes are in course Of pre-
partition at Lord & Taylors for the
fancy dress and masquerade balls of
the seeson. Among these are Marie
Stewart, Queen Anne, Marquette,
and many fancifnl middle age cos
tunes, and ideal character dresses are
found.
Tinsel plays an important part on
. ball dress trimming this year.
! Dominos are graceful garments
+ this winter. They are cut in the
, long dolfnan visite shape of white,
, black or cofored satin, and are pro-
, fusely trimmed with tinsel lace, gold
, braid, chenille and bead fingers, and a
lace hood and veil which more effec.
= tual disguises the wearer than mask
New years calls have gone entirely
+ out of fashion among strictly society
:. people. But some old family people
still observe the day this year with
. the time-honored hospitality of the
. season.
That chameleon like garment the jer
= > sey is constantly coming out in a new
form. Its latest Development is the
! striped jersey.
q Lace ballAdresses are very fashion
y able, and may be black, white or col
y ored, and made brilliant with tinsel
: beads, jet or in colors to match the
j, color of the dress.
The correct rig of the English pug
+ dog for walking or driving is dress
), blanket, or cover of Napoleon blue
+ tricot cloth, bousld and lined with red
yellow leather harness lined with rec
: wool, and decorated with gilt sleigh
: bells and bosses, and shoulder kno
:, = of red, bale blue, orange or old gole
satin ribbon.
Pug dogs must have harness, moi
= collars, for street wear, as, the collar
: makes mark around the neck, and
the neck of the pug should be larg
: and full. Moreover the harnes
!. makes the little dog carry his heat
high, and curl his tail tighter, both i'm
portant points.
"White Feathers" is the attractiy
). title of a new American novel,
!. strong love sto.y, that bdis fair to be
come fashionable in financial ant
n banking circles, as it is a mon netary
- romance.
= A new department in shoes a
= Lord & Taylors, is one simply fash
i ioned after the best thing in this lin
q for men. It is made of excellen
leather, the sole is broad enough t
give full scope to the feet, yetsymme
tricl and graceful as we'll as comfort
able, which should be the dcsideratin
~ in foot gear. Satin brocaded silke
boots matchiag the toilet with mod
a erately high square heels are de r
Z guer for evening wear. Lewis Ky
- : slippers slashed, bronzed, braided, {
:, embroidered in monogram, are tn
y chic shoe for the boudoir. Knitte
shoes with fleece lined soles, closed i
about the ankles with tassels or ril
bon bows are for the home sittin
=, room or breakfast wear, luxuriot
Iii innovation to the uncornpromisin
1t house chassure SO long III vogue.
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