Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
FASHION NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald By /" Leo'a'


sryEEs FoR srREEr DRESSES
Street costumes are far less expensive
than formerly, as well as being made up
of late in much simpler style and far bet
ter taste than formerly
Most of us have reason to hold IN un-
happy remembrance the hepuffed. be-
stringed heavy -skirted toggery OF few
years ago, and the misery they OCCASION
| ed us when we least expected 4 and at
most undesirable times No girl ventur-
ed to picnic without q row or two Of
pins. to be used in cases of such emerg-
ency as the Infringing OF drapery, and
she generally comes home with some
thing about the garment gone astEay and
| if she did not happen TO use all herself
they were given away to other unfortun-
ates- The cry OF lend me 2 pin.
have you got pin about you ~ was a
very familiar one. Thanks to the tray
elling = suits. there IS some enioymentin
a picnic and an excursion. And one can
ramble over Island Park and Potomac
Isle without the fear of coming suddenly
upon couple of girls discreetly fixing
up rent garment behind the trunk OF
friendly tree.
In winter the same cloth suit may be
appropriately worn every time, or If q
long cloak is worn the dress underneath
it is matter of comparative indifference.
One may have plain suit expressly for
wear under Newmarket; a plain light
waist without trimming and with fiat
buttons, or else Jersey and plainskirt
with single pleating at the foot.
A wrap fits better over such dress
and when nice dress is worn it is apt to
be rubbed and to have the draperles
crushed by a close fitting coat over 1t,
There is fancy for tunics cut out on
the lower edges with battlements, Nan-
dykes, saw teeth, round points, ETC., over
a pleating on the foundation skirt. Jet
ornaments and drops sowed on the edges
of these scallops form novel and very
pretty finish, and are used effectively in
place of beads upon the straight edges of
perpendicular panels.
A black grosgrain made to order is a
model of beauty and simplicity On the
left side are five panels of silk, each five
inches wide, lined with the material, in
terlined with crinoiine, each edged with
jet beaded drops, and overlapping to-
ward the front. There is a fan-pleating
down the center of the front, and on the
right are two broader panels, with a fam
pleating scarcely showing between the
drop-fringed edges. The bodice is bas-
que with sash folded across the front and
sides, with ribbon bow in front The
back drapery is attached to the basque,
and is not only stylish, but novel. It
consists of two sextuple boxpleats, extern
ding to the sidepleating at the foot of the
dress. Collar and cuffs are also fripged
with the jet drops.
FANcIEs.
A comfortable and inexpensive adjunct
to cloth suit or Newmarket may be
made from a yard more or less of fur
trimming. 1t consists Of straight collar
which fastens close around the throat,
and a pair of cuffs to slip ON over the
sleeves, and may of course be left On or
off at will.
A pretty plastron for an evening dress
is formed of row above row OF narrow
satin ribbon loops in the color of the fab
ric. The skirt is Topped with bows Of
wider ribbon to match.
A new and stylish dress skirt has the
front and sides in broad kits, the ma
terial being hemmed and tucked before
pleating. There is a very short full pam
Ter drapery caught back with long mar
row Topped bows, and the back is narrow
and draped in full puffs.
White and pearl embroidery in the
open venetian patterns, will be much
used for trimming light silks during the
coming season.
The coming French mantle for early
spring, is of velvet trimmed with lace
and made with the Russian sleeve,
turning underneath and appearing from
the back more like large pleat than n
sleeve.
Paris letters predict that the Russian
blouse, full, and without trimming, will
be the favorite morning bodice for spring
and summer. 1t is worn either with
regular belt or else it is closely shirred
in the back and has half belt coming
from the under arm seams.
Brass fire sets, tenders, etc, are very
and bright for parlor.
Combinations of velvet and fur make
the richest costumes.
There is $ fashion even in valentines
Some of them on display are very artistic
and beautiful. The comic ones are ser
iously comic.