The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
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Fashion Notes,

| Plain slippers are again worn trimmed
| with black ribbon bows.
Novelties in crepe lisse ruching have
little rolled points on the tips of which
are tiny pearl beads.
Tinsel will be very prominent in fans
as we'll as in every other department in
dress and dressy accessories.
Long travelling dress cloaks of mohair
and pongee will be the favorite overalls
of lady tourists this summer.
Peasant waists, with lacing in front
over full white muslin waistcoats, are
worn by little girls under seven.
| Polonaises remain In vogue in spite of
all the efforts to introduce more fanciful
novelties in the form of basques and
tunics.
piece back and front on the full waists
and full gathered skirts, falling below
the belt at the waist line.
| Dark China silks and surahs are made
over velvet skirts trimmed with lace.
These effective dresses are among some of
the prettiest of the imported wraps.
The coarser fabrics in wool, such as
etamine, bison and others, will take the
place of flannel for suiting this season,
as they are better in their wearing quail
tiles, =. :.
! Biscuit ,colored cashmere makes a
charming costume when combined with
dark red velvet. The underskirt should
be of the velvet; also the vest and trim
mings.
Mantelets are smaller than ever, and
have very high shoulders and such
shortness of sleeves that they are little
more than shoulder capes with long tabs
in front.
Colored laces are more and more worn
in adjoining the wooden dresses-whole
skirts, tlounces and trimmings. Also in
millinery these laces will be employed
very generally.
Chantilly, the most beautiful of all
black laces, is fashionable again for
scarfs, mantelets, fchus and tunics
or polonaises to be worn over silk
dresses, black or colored.
Real antique coins are used for max
ing into ornamental buttons for costumes
and outer garments. Oblong Chinese
coins are employed on a bodice of gray
silk, with very unique effect.
European and American manufacturers
of dress fabrics are learning the value of
gold introduced in small quantities in
broche and all fancy stuffs, whether Of
silk, wool, linen, cosmos or cotton. =.
A favorite combination and one which
is always charming for summer wear is
pink and gray. Some of the prettiest
summer costumes have skirts and trim
mings of gray silk overskirts with gray.
Embroidered velvet collars and cuffs
are worn with costumes of all kinds, and
are as bright and rich as one may desire
Gold and silver embroidery in black OF
dark red is very effective and handsome
Grapes of all kinds are to be worn for
dress trimmings and millinery. A pretty
and stylish finish is seen on some i'm
ported costumes for the summer. A fril
of deeD-red Grape is used as vest and
neck trimming; also on the sleeves.
Gray is trimmed with white wooden
laces, as it was in the model imported
dresses last season. A cashmere costume
of delicate gray with broad founce ano
vest of white Angora lace was one of thu
effective and lady like costumes latel,
exhibited.
Embroidered lawn dresses are mad
) with plain lawn petticoats. The pref
J tiest style is where the skirt is trimmed
: with two broad plated f1ounces edget
| with mauresque lace a finger wide. Al
; Insertion of velvet ribbon is draw
; under the plaits, showing itself between
, each one.