Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-12-26
FASHION NEWS AND NOTES.
Written for The Herald bu Leone.

Black underskirts to wear next the
dresses are as generally worn al are
dark or black hose. They are made
Of different materials, but are princl-
pally of cloth, alpaca and farmers
satin skirts up to those of black satin
founces of black wool lace. They
are furnished with a pad, hustle and
steels, and do away with the neces-
sity of adding these to each dress.
There is a fancy for the old time
quilted skirt worn by our grand
mothers. These can be made ofblack
satin or alpaca, and quilted only
across the lower part, to protect the
limbs from the knees to the ankles.
This quilted border is lightly wadded
and neatly quilted IN waved or dla-
gonal rows, then bound around the
edge with wide black velvet ribbon;
the quilted part supports the lower
part of the skirt nicely, while the
warm cloth clings closely to the up
per part of the limbs. Entire satin
skirts without wadding or quilting,
and finished with a pleaied hounce
at the foot are worn as merely bal
moral skirts.
Sailor collars with their correspOn-
ding n%eckerchief and front knot, are
now being sold in almost every ma
terial and color, and are very pretty
for ordinary wear.
A bias fold Of white corduroy
the new soft goods is II of the
latest novelties worn inside the
sleeves and neck Of winter dresses.
Velvet ribbon tied in a small bow on
the left side or in front, is worn
around the neck above linen collars.
Vests oflace, for house dress with
a high standing collar of upright
folds, are made to put on in collar
cite fashion outside of the dress
waist. These may be of fine wool
lace, valencienes net, silk, null or
embroidered swiss and null. They
are shirred at the top and bottom,
and are attached to a collar Ofone or
two folds, or else a wide one of many
folds that is buttoned behind; very
narrow ribbon, a fourth of an inch
wide, is tied in loops and set where
a brooch would otherwise be placed.
Other vests of muslin are in length.
wise folds, while still others have
revers and a high collar of velvet.
Buttons are unusually extravagant
in size and price ; they are of chased
silver in delicate designs, cut steel,
which sparkles like diamonds. A
novelty is the benares button, OF
gilt, initiating the fine benares brass
in color and in its richly chased de.
signs of beads, flowers, animal heads
and leaves. Those who prefer them
still use small buttons fiat OF round
of crotched silk or of the dress ma
terial over a fat wooden mould.
Some Of the more elegant gowns
are fastened with handsome clasps,
made of silver or steel.
NOVELTIES.
Wooden dresses sometimes have a
wide panel of wooden lace on one
side.
Fur "dog collars" are fastened
with bows and ends of ribbons cor
responding to the dress.
Brocade frise and coupe plush has
alternating strips of gold tinsel that
will not tarnish.
Cbaudron campana Ia pale terra
cotta), ruby and crimson are the
~favorite shades of red.
Dresses with borders are made
with collar, cuffs, revers and two
black breadths of velvet.
Blouses, with beaded yokes and
sashes, with bead tassels, are worn
with different skirts for house dress
es.
Egypt as well as Japan shows it's
influence in ornaments-cats and
serpents being the latest caprlces in
~jewelry.
Plastron, collar and cuffs, en- suite,
o fsoutache are an effective adorn-
meut to plain bodices. They are to
be found with or without beading.
The long fur boa, which years ago
was fashionable, is to be revived.
1t is wound about the throat, tied.
and then one end is thrown over the
shoulder.
Last year bodices and vests of
suede kid were worn. and this win
ter the am material appears in the
guise of bonnets and muffs, trimmed
with velvet and fur.
Holiday goods are coming iu, and
the chairs seen are marvels of ex-
quisite workmanship and materials.
AS a companion to this a smaller
size, without arms, can be had for a
lady.
Low corsages are arranged a la
gree, no lace intervening between
the materials and the neck. Only