The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
Fashion Notes.

II NOGCSs
Straw fans are shown.
Cuffs are in fashion again.
Velvet is worn, plain and frise.
Black and brown are combined.
Plush is being shown in new varieties.
Sleeves arc still tight, but must soon
give way.
New varieties in the scented ribbons
are shown.
Mantles still cont nue. long in the front
and short in the back.
Fur capes are growing longer and
lower on the shoulders.
Tulles offer as much variety as any ma
terial found in the stores.
Gloves are always long in proportion to
the shortness of the sleeves.
Wooden lace is the next to be adul-
turated; gold and silver threads are
added.
Gold and silver glisten everywhere, in
every part of full-dressed lady's CO.'S
tune from top to toe.
Trains are once more fashionable for
evening dress, although not quite so in
conveniently long as before.
Floral fans are always worn, and are
being made on a bramble foundation,
showing leaves on one side and flowers
ou the other.
The waists of morning dresses arc
to initiate gentlenan's coat, a bright
colored material being set in vestwlse
where the shirt would be.
Embroidered shoes, boots and slippers
arc much worn; the more elaborate the
embroidery the better, and the raised
work in saddler's silk is really beautiful.
A red brocade china crepe is trimmed
with black lace and velvet, large passe-
mentcrie motifs catching down the lace
n front, the bodice of red crepe drapedi
with black lace.
Pink is no more becoming to dark
than to light people, and yellow is being
worn by blondes even more than by bru-
nettcs; it is just found out that bruncttes
ought not to wear it.
Satin shoes are once more preferred to
boots, and are made very low in the in
step, with flat bows, or, which is far
more elegant, prettily embroidered and
with no bows at all.
Wooden stuffs, the rougher she better,
have driven silk, satin, and velvet from
the streets to the interior of fashionable
houses. No truly fashionable woman
wears silk or velvet walking dress this
winter.
New varieties in hose are being shown,
but there are but few sold. Who are to
buy the immense stock of light hose,
delicate tinted kid gloves, fancy hand.
kcrchicfs and the many elegant things
offered?
Coiffurcs arc still worn high in super
posed curls or rouleaux, but a few curls
or catogan is left to droop in the neck
at the back for ball coiifures. The
catogan is a braid or plait of hair turned
up over itself so as to form loop, and
fastened at the top with bow of ribbon.
The latest in millinery is scarfs OF
raised velvet, embroidered plush and
satin wrought with silk and gold threads
in tapestry effect. This style Of trim
ming is expensive, but little, however, is
used. A few loops grouped high against
the front of crown, and ties carried from
the back of crown, are needed for
graceful finish.
Indoor dresses arc now made somewhat
in the style of monks dress. Fancy
morning dress Of brown woolcl material,
open in front over Il plastron and tablic'
OF white yelling, gathered at the neck,
and frightened round it with a gimp cord,
either white or brown, finished with
black tassels. The collar is very large, in
the form of a sailor collar, and the sleeve
facings are very deep; both collar and
facings arc Of white yelling.