West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-09-11
THE FASHIONS.
New Toilets and New Combinations
Jaunty Dress Belongings.

1 WV ana New COmDtnatiOns--
Jaunty Dress Belongings.
The combination of dark blue and
dark red is "A very favorite one with the
( Princess of Walos.
An exquisite Partisan toilet recently
forwarded from this city 10 n wealthy
lady summering at Saratoga. was made
of the most delicate blush-rose satin.
embroidered with pale blue velvet and
silver blossoms and leaves, this mag
nihcent fabric combined with pale blue
satin and white duchcsse lace
New bodice and belt clasps. with
smaller ones for holding ribbons. straps
and the Ike. arc made OF aquamarines
and mock rubies, silver and pearl.
bronze and gold, and gold mingled with
rlch-colored onamels in oriental de-
signs. These ornaments are i'm great
demand, and most of them are very ex-
pensive- They greatly assist the mo-
diate in giving stylish ooc.&ct 10 her
street and visiting costumes.
Many of the newest grenadines and
black canvas dresses are trimmed with
Chantilly lace and black satin ribbons.
or With panels and folds of guipurc net
grenadine, each dress showing an en-
TIRE absence OF tho very popular Jet
ornamentation, the beauty and effect of
which. like lace trimmings. have been
much abused and spoiled by lavishing
some OF the richest of the beaded pan
els. plastrons and vests upon inferior
fabrics for street wear There arc also
new etamine nets with very broad
stripes of guipure not set upon, bu,
woven in, the fabric. Suits Of these
goods are very elegantly made over
foundations of firm but thin summer
twillcd surah, the costume often being
combined with plain etamine, of the
same mesh as that of the striped goods.
The panels, sides of the bodice and
tunic, or the Hungarian overdress.
which opens square over plated plas-
iron front of the stripe. are Handsomely
trimmed with rich guipure lace, CORE
spending in design with the pattern i'm
the stripe.
I'm the large saloon of fashionable
outhtter uptown were recently set out
bride and bridesmaids dresses, with
pretty dinner toilet belonging to
the trousseau. The first named gown was
oil deepest cream satin of the rich shade
OF that color now called "Aldernev."
The dress was made with killed panels
at the sides formed of folds of the satin,
alternating with those of cream satin
brocade. Ihetback formed n superb
court train, cut eR pri11ceSSc. aud made
wholly OF the plain satin. which was
magnificent in quality and luster. The
front was caScadcd with rich Venetian
point lace, and directly down the center
was an eight-inch band of rl-beaded
embroidery, the lace falling at each
side of this eXquisitely beautiful pearled
panel. The satin bodice opened down
the front over a paarl-bcaded waist
coat, with lace falling about it from
the sidcs of the satin bodice. The sleeves
were exceptionally pretty, being very
short; cap first; this ma 10 OF solid
bead embroidery, with pearl pendants
to fall over the arm, and draped over
these were graceful coquilles of the lace,
with rich cream satin ribbon epaulets
on each shoulder. The bodice was
slightly cut out in the neck front and
back and garnished to match the
sleeves, the vest portion being set in
at the lower edge of the easement
opening.
The fashions for the present are I'M
commonly becoming to stout people, as
IN Jhe novelty and originality shown in
draping skirts there is less of bunch
mess and fulnoss than when the pan
nier effects were in high vogue Flat
folds, straight lines. panels, long apron
drapings pointed bodices or bodices
with vest or vest effects, all tend TO give
height and slender effect Each of
these styles, however, is also made lust
as appropriate to slender people; for
the plain, smooth vest that is becoming
to the stouter form can be laid in shirrs
or folds and lace drapcd, and thus
made becoming to the more delicate
figure, and the chnging apron over
dress just easily draped for the one.
can be full-draped aud elaborated upon
for the other. Altogether, we have lust
row an eclectic style of dress such as
has not been so universally BECOMING
TO little and large, slender and stout.
and to young and old, or to blonde and
brunette. This fact holds good also in
the matter Of bOnncts, hats and wraps.
The same style of bonnet, for instance,
Is. under certain notifications and
man'pulatiOns OF the milliner. made
equally proper for sixteen-year-oNd
miss or for her grandmother N y
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