The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
Fashion Notes.

Yellow In all shades still remains pOpu-
lar
Black silk costumes are increasing in
popularity.
Brocaded grenadines are extensively
used for summer wraps.
Hats arc high and their trimmings ar
SO arranged as to increase the apparen
height.
Chenille fringes continue to be the
preferred trimming for spring and sum
mer wraps.
Buttons for lawns and other wash
dresses are more ornamental than they
have been.
A novelty for the summer consists in
white muslin parasols to match the mus
In bOnnets.
Ornamental hairpins are in demand.
These are made of gold, silver, shell,
garnet and jet.
New shoes have the uppers of dark,
tan-co'ored or maroon leather. They are
for walking purposes.
Checked and striped ginghams are
combined with plain ginghams in many
fancy ways for young ladies.
Swiss girdles, pointed above and be-
low the waist, both in front and behind,
are made entirely of jet beads.
Silk hose in pale creams, blues, pinks
and in black are to be worn with slip
pers and lew cut shoes this season.
Byron collars of ''solid" jet, with two
scarfs of beaded net to tie below the
throat are made to wear with black
dresses.
Jetted grenadines, which are very
handsome, are used for the front of
dresses, for sleeves, wraps, vests and
basques.
A great many jetted Souave jackets
are now worn with black silk and satin
skirts. They are only becoming to slight,
graceful figures.
A becoming couture for bride is to
have the hair combed up in the back of
the neck and taken up in ringlets on the
top of the head like putfs.
Children wear striped and plaid fan
ne coats made with yoke, and the
body put ON in box plaits. Red and
blue is favorite combination for these
stylish little garments.
Black lace jackets are revived, and
are now made of piece lace cut with darts
and side forms, precisely as basques are.
One of the prett;est of French thread net
has five deep points on its edge, covered
with lace, laid in accordion pleats. A
palm fan of jet is above each point.
The graceful shepherdess hat. with
rolling brim and high, peaked crown, is
a favorite head covering for young girls
!
accompaniment to the pretty Gretchen
brocaded chine silks which are to be SC
fashionably worn.
The most stylish collars and cuffs are
cut with square ends. Plain dark red
ones are worn with house dresses.
Striped, spotted and self colored collars
are all worn; some of those of red or
gray linen have bands Of gold tinsel
stitched upon them, which are dressy
and effective. The tnsel is easily re
moved when the linen needs washing
Handkerchiefs are very snowy and arc
sold to match the cuffs and collars.
Seersucker makes useful every da,
dresses, and will be utilized for excur-
sions and country wear, as it will stand
the hardest treatment. 1t shows greater
variety in its lines of color this season,
and is, therefore, more desirable than
ever before. The round skirt is favor
lite design for wash materials, but some
pretty blue and white and ecru and white
muslins have been made up ruffied to the
waist and with fall bodice, tied around
the waist with medieval ribbons, which
fall in loops and ends on the back of tn,
skirt