The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
Fashion Notes,

Black braiding is the rage just now.
All white flowers are worn by brides.
Two materials are utilized in some OF
the wraps.
Silver and coral is the newest combi.
nation in fancy jewelry.
A conspicuous figure of walking jack
cts are great flat pockets.
Dull-surfaced cloths, elaborately braid
ed, are liked for short wraps.
Artificial hops are fashionable garni.
ture for black evening gowns.
Combinations of green with blue,
brown, and Venetian red are seen.
Green, brown and terra. Gotta is ia.
vorite color combination in millinery. /,
Ostrich plumage is used in unlimited
quantities to trim hats, but is seldom
used upon bonnets.
Matelasse cloakings and brocatelles are
of such thickness that the raised figures
appear as if quilted.
Rope interlacing of gold and silver
appears in the ornamention OF brooches,
buttons, bracelets, etc.
Bears fur and others of long, shaggy
fleece prom Sc to be fashionable trim
mings on winter cloaks.
Various shades of gray green and gray
blue are conspicuous in the recent I'M
portations of dress fabrics.
Some of the new ribbons are striped
in three tones, with narrow stripe OF
satin separating the shades.
Nearly all of the browns show yellow
ish tints this season, except the time
honored ia orite, seal brown.
New walking boots are laced in front,
the uppers being made of the material Of
the dress and foxed with russet.
Spectacle cases of silver gilt, orna.
mented with Moorish designs il colored
enamels, are both light and handsome.
The latest addition to the gray shades
are crepuscule, of twilight gray, cor
done, wood gray, and cachoue, rubber
gray.
!'olaire is a cold, grayish blue, and
particular stress is laid upon the state
mcut that it is the color of the north,
polar sky.
The wide Empire sash, passed twice
around the waist and knotted low on one
side, is seen on numbers of imported fall
costumes.
The very latest fancy in waists OF
gowns for grown women is the guimpe
bod ce. yery much like the guimpe waists
of little girls.
Tarn down collars of lace are again
popular, and they are made of black
Chantily and cream white Oriental laces
in various shapes.
The silks of our grandmothers are re-
appearing, and they ale especially suita.
bic for the Empire and Directoire cos.
tunes now in vogue.
The new French frezes are among the
warmest fleece woven cloaking that come
for children's wear. They are very
thick, but light as feather.
The newest ribbons for dainty articles
OF lingerie are of gros grain, with straight
satin edges. Wstered ribbons with
feather edges are still used, however.
New waterproof garments come in the
form of loose fitting ltaglans and New.
markets with capes, and in plaids,
checks and stripes, with fine velvet ill
ish.
The ends of ribbon bows and the
lringes of cut cloth are given the finish
of passcmenterie spikes or balls on man?
of the lrcssicst garments for Big aud Lit.
tie people.
Velvet is still the favortc finish for
corsagcs, and appears in collars, cuffs,
vests and revers. Moire is still used to
limited extent, but faille or royale silk
is preferred.
The china Grape collarette is of all col
ors, sometime matches the gown, but
more often is IN contrast, is always stiffly
fiuted, and sometimes edged with but
tonhole scallop in silk floss.
After heightened period of trying
and severely simple fashions of wearing
the hair, there is return to elaborate
and picturesque coiffures, which will in
many cases necessitate the use of heavy
plaits, switches, etc.