Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
FASHION NOTES.

The dull shades only of green are
being employed.
Sapphire-blue and gray are All etlec-
tive combination.
Dark blue is one of the most fashion
able colors this season.
Real lace is better appreciated than
it has been for some years.
Straw is becoming widely popular
for all sorts of OrnanentatiOn.
Bonnet strings for Young girls are
often conspicuous by their absence.
Valenciennes and oriental lace are
employed for trimming surah dresses.
Long silk gloves matching the pre-
vailing color may be worn with cotton
suits.
Scarlet silk petticoats with kilt pleat-
ed flounces are trimmed with black
lace.
Embroidery in feather or briar stitch
is much used for trimming etamine
dresses.
French women are most anxious TO
have all the minulie of the toilet to
correspond.
Full plastrons are made of soft striped
silk, cut bias, with standing collar to
correspond.
Pearl gray aud Suede untanned loves
are frequently worn instead of white
| in the evening.
Sulphur, maize. citrOn, old gold,
prune, maroon, brown and navy blue
are fashionable colors.
| One exquisite pattern of sateen is ol
pansies in natural cOlors-nO less than
l5 colOrs appearing.
| h,i 20, nctI do
tain wear has white ground with
stripes OF olive, red or green.
When the stockings are taken off a.
night squeeze little lemon juice on ,
cloth and rub the foot, when almost in
stantly all stains will disappear. Thel
wet the cloth in clear cold water ant
wipe the foot dry. 1t takes but mo
ment, and the effect is marvellous.
Bronze stockings will be worn witt
bronze slippers, but one cannot be to-
careful of the dyes which give then
their pretty hues, because polsonou
dyes are more hurtful in warm than il
cold weather,
Silk mitts are made the vogue be
cause they are comfortable, and YER
dainty women pay special attention t
the tips of their fingers by putting upo
them, before they go out, the perfun
. identified with themselves.
The prettiest among the novelties {
the present season are the numerou
, elegant summer mantles. Most of the,
are black, sparkling with beads q
, covered with lace. but fancy allows til
, introduction of colored velvet or bead
The style of trimming frequently n
l., 20 al 1nla Nbo
: comprise heavy twists of heads fallin
p over the fronts and sleeves. Thei
beads are of all kinds-large, sinal
: black or colored.
y Dresses for travelling, yachting an
5 for seaside wear this season are notab
for their artistic fit and workmansh
f and for the sensible arrangement
v drapery. The adoption of full, straig
:. draperies, instead of those mut
# punched, commends itself to all wi
delight in the eternal fitness of thing
= This style Is always in order, new
r. looks crushed and no matter how lOI
q or dusty a journey may be, a slig
o brushing will restore the dress to
a pristine condition.
i. :. Skirts are drapped in various wa
h over plain or pleated petticoats. +
II instance, a skirt of plain yelling
draped behind and pleated on each sid
r opening in front over petticOat Ell
;. broidered in silk and beads. Anoth
If is of open work beige tissue, draped
; with pretty passementerie iastenin
At over pleated petticoat of brown sill
l. A skirt OF plain blush gray Grape ia
t. in full double pleats over petticOat
bayadere, striped yelling. The era
q skirt opens in front to show the pet
m coat, which also comes below the eds
70 Again, another skirt is of wool
e. guipure disposed over skirt of Fren
f. moire.