Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-05-23
FkSHIoN NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald By Leone

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PRACTICAL HINTS ABOUT DIR ESSEs.
Vests are now made so narrow
that ribbon three inches wide will
serve for stylish vest. This begins
at it's natural width at the neck of
the dress, and slopes to . point at
the waist line, where it may stop, or
else widen again below to its great
est width. The vest is inlaid, and
the dress waist may be buttOned
down each side with tiny buttons
and holes, or else it may be made
more dressy by passing under re
vers on each side of the velvet, which
is three inches at its greatest width,
and may therefore be made of vel.
vet ribbon.
For instance a dress of dark blue
wool with narrow vest of the strip
ed canvass ribbon, ecru or blue in
the center, and the side stripes Of
| figures. Or if the dress is of black
wool, the vest may be OF MORE rib
bon, or of mohair with white galloon
both for vest and reyers, while for
black surah silk or grenadine bead.
ed galloon with large beads will be
used for the reyers, and the vest may
be OF the dress material if it is too
costly to have a beaded vest.
Another less costly way is to have
two or three rows Of galloon alterna-
ting with bands ofthe material, form
ing plastron that begins at the
neck and stops Mt the top Of the
first dart. This has the effect OF
making the waist look fuller and
shorter, while the narrow vest ap-
pears to lengthen it.
The V-shaped pieces for front and
back have been described; they are
made of velvet, beaded grenadine,
lace, etc. The simplest muslin dress
es have tucked V in front anc back,
while those more elaborate have the
point set in embroidery.
For elderly women wool dresses
have rows of two-inch tucks across
the front, extending just above the
knee. and above there a wrinkled
apron hemmed and stitched in rows;
this is sewed to the belt Of the foun-
dation skirt, and the pleats ON the
side are then made fast. The back
is pleated to the back of the belt in
very small space, and is pleated
again lower down to form tournure,
from whence it falls to the foot ia
pleats that meet in the middle; there
are about five or six on each side.
For young girls, the mohair in fawn.
color, or in changeable navy blue and
brown, can be well made up.in tuck
ed round skirts and belted waists,
or else worn with jersey trimmed
with white braid they will rival the
costly blue, white, or striped checks
and flannels.
INEXPENSIVE BoNNETs.
For dress bonnets, ladies' now use
odd bits of material so we'll combined
that.they can wear the bonnet in all
weather and all seasons. Some cash
mere lace OF many col0rs, or else EN-.
broidery on net, some velvet, either
cream white, poppy red, or pale blue,
perhaps little girl lace and q bo-
quet of flowers, with an aigrette, or
some short tip of Ostrich feathers,
make up a bonnet capable Of being
varied often by merely changing the
lace or the velvet strings at the
throat. For a very simple straw
bonnet, get good black belgium
straw of small size, and have itbound
with a full puff of velvet, black. blue,
or brown, with athroat bow to match,
beginning the ribbons in the center
of the crown. Then get an etamine
or striped scarf OF any of the various
kinds that cost from S1.25 to 800
in the shops, and make it Ia large
bow on top, and the bonnet Ia COIN
plete.
The long Topped Alsacian bow
made of such scarf, is becoming to
many, while others look better in a
higher bow with all the scarf massed
on top of the bonnet in the most ef
fectiye manner.
The human face should be oval,
and the dressing Of the hair and the
arrangement OF the bonnet trimming
should be done with regard to pro
ducing this effect. For information.
thanks are due the Scheu Firm.
BRIEFS.
Shaded pushes are preferred for
trimming in upholstery.
Mantee lambIequins are no long.
er fashionable. Hardwood manteIs
beautifully carved, and one large
vase or statnette as the only orna-
ment, are seen in handsome resi-.
dences.
Lamp shades are as much in de.
mand as ever, and a recent bit is OF
yellow ribbon and lace alternating
in strips about an inch in Width.
Finish with fall of lace around the
shade.
The color of most fabrics when il
has been destroyed by an acid, may
be restored by dipping in ammonia
and applying chlor0form.
LEONE.