Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-25
FASHION NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald bu 8 Leone. y
SUMNER COSTUMES.

SUMNER COSTUMES.
In inexpensive summer costumes are
shown some dainty dresses made of plain
but soft and delicate old fashioned MONS
seine define. the front arranged in a
series of fiounces, which are first cut into
deep points, edged with narrow lace. and
then pleated up. These are called van
dyke flounces. Above this is draped a
very long redingote known as the "houp-
pelante." Lace and ribbon garnitures
trim this over dress, which does not join
in.front but opens widely from the neck,
disclosing pretty vest and also the point
ed hounces upon the skirt.
White toilettes are the rage for sum-
mer. Where wash goods are not desired
all kinds of pure white and cream color
ed wool goods are used, while Organdie,
Null and Swiss muslin embroidered in
sprigs and dots, with fiounces to match,
are all popular fabrics for wash costumes.
All-over embroidered muslins are used
in combination with plain fabrics, and
form very stylish and becoming dresses.
For travelling dresses in warm weather
the dark chambrys and ginghams may be
used. The tucked basque, a skirt tucked
lengthwise in front, and short apron
with deep drapery that covers the entire
back of the foundation skirt, is simple
and good model for these dresses. Dark
embroidery done on the material may be
used as frill upon the apron and to trim
the basque.
With these rough straw round hat or
small bonnet suiting the dress in color
is usually chosen.
Wide ribbons, scarfs of etamine or many
small bows of narrower ribbons are the
trimming. Flowers or feathers are little
used upon such hats. Tan colored gloves,
whether of silk or of kid, are worn with
travelling suits.
Corsets are not made SO long as they
were which may mean that the very
long waists of the last few seasons are
going out of fashion and women will
have to begin to improve upon nature by
drawing up their skirts shoulderward.
White and colored satin corsets are still
worn, tho for evening only white or
flesh colored corsets are worn. All nice
corsets have binding of velvet or plush,
and trimming of lace.
Earrings are rather going out of fash
ion,-large ones notably SO.
Ladies who have. pretty ears like to
show them in all their beauty and not
have them dragged out of shape and size.
But to make up for this finger rings in
crease in popularity, and there is no fash
ionable limit to the number you may pile
on your dainty fingers-even knuckle
deep.
Small breastpins, no earrings and slen-
der bracelets are worn as jewelry in the
daytime in summer.
The ribbon velvet necklace, fastened
by jeweled button or tiny breach, is
found to be more becoming than any of
gold or silver.
Watch chains are short and hung pen
dant from the front of the corsage in
which the watch is thrust. A ball of
hammered gold, or else one set with
stones of color, tips the end of the chain.
Silver chains of dark color are also much
used, especially of brooches made of an
tique silver coins.
Rhine stone pins with long silver dag
ger shaped ends, or like great needle,
are thrust thro' lace bows at the throat.
Small pins for the bonnet strings have
an enameled leaf or flower, butterfly or
a bee, or are in the shape of shepherds
crook with pearls or torquoises studding
the crooked end.
! BELTS.
Handsome belts are jeweled with clasps
of old silver, richly chased or of ham
mered gold. Some are studded with
Rhine stones, and others in rocco fash
ion have garnets or pearls set together.
The belt may be an inch and quarter
wide for short wasted figures, while for
those longer wasted they are from two
to three inches broad. They are made of
ecru leather and may be had of seal or
alligator skin, or of the smoother feathers.
NOTIONS.
Wooden lace is more in vogue than ever.
being used to trim everything, even bon
nets.
Green is fashionable color. The favor
tie shades are lizard, absinthe, chartreuse
and malachite.
Embroidered silk gloves are the latest.
The white ones are particularly pretty.
Sleeves are less tight and plain than
formerly. For wash dresses they fire.
quently come only as far as the elbow
and are finished with fall of lace.
| Apple red is the name of new shade
in net yelling.
| The Jersey is now only worn of a
morning, and is entirely discarded for a
dressy toilette.
Pieated skirts are still worn, tho the
loose gathered skirts are more novel and
fashionable. LEONE