The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-12
FEMININE FANcIES.
Hints and Suggestions Regarding Foreign
and domestic NoxeIiIes

Hints and Suggestions Regarding Foreign
and Domestic Novelties.
Green and gray wells are very unbe-
coming.
The hat pin grows in size and novelty
of decoration.
Passementerie and peltry stand first
among wrap trimmings.
The long tulle veil remains in favor
for fashionable brides.
Gray krimmer trims green cloth
dresses very handsomely.
English pelerines or shoulder capcs
of fur are immensely popular.
The muff should always correspond
with the fur of the pelerine or shoulder
cape.
The shoes of an evening toilet are
always correctly made of the material
of the gown.
Cashmere gauntlet gloves with plush
backs are in favor for muff wear in
the coolest weather.
Mask wells are worn in all the new
shades of copper. acajon. gobelin blue.
old rose. green and gray.
The favorite ball dress for little girls
is of white. cream or tinted yelling,
with lace cascades and ribbon fiots for
trimming.
Theater or lOrgnette reticuleS grow
more Gressy. 1t is now the fancy to
trim them with lace and an elaborate
monogram in gold or silver embroidery.
The fashionable evening toilet can
scarcely have too many jewels. or jewel
ornaments i'll the hair, the ears, on tho
neck. the arms, the fingers and the
dress itself.
The latest fancy in ball gowns is TO
trim the open VS. of the bodice hack
and front with garland of fine flowers
that terminate in sharp points at the
waist line.
The octagon loop is worn only by
young girls. The Diane. Psyche and
Empire coiffures remain the favorite
arrangement for the hair of older bellies
and married women.
Some of the richest trained dinner
gowns of peau de sole and plush broche
are trimmed with cascades Of lace and
bands of some rich. long pile fur, cor
responding in tone with the colors of
the gown.
Some of the newest dressy wraps arc
mantles. short in the back and on the
sides, but with long. tapering tabs in
front reaching almost to the hem of the
dress. Plush is the favorite material
for these garments, and they arc
trimmed with jet motifs. epaulettes.
yokes and collars. with little rich fur
ut the wrists and sometimes around the
neck.
Among the novelties in plated silver
ware are some pretty afternoon tea
table gongs, about two and half
inches in diameter, swung under an
arch of twisted or wrought silver, on
one side of which is hung a silver
drumstick, with channels covered head
or hammer to strike the gong with
when the servant or parlor maid is
needed.
The Liberty Cap" bonnet is made
on Fanchor frame, of loosely folded
velvet, plush or millinery broche. the
trimming being formed Of the extra
fulness of the folds drawn up in pyra-
midal points above the forehead, to
which is added few feather points. an
ostrich tip, bunch of curled cocks
plumes, or few loops of some figured
or tinsel-edged ribbons.
The favorite ball dress Of the Partisan
debutante is of pale lustrous light
weight taffeta silk, in shades of pink.
blue. cream. old rose and copper. The
skirts of such gowns are GOV cred with
narrow pinked rufiies on the front and
sides, and full drapery in the back.
The round virgin corsage is edged ut
the top around the bosom and Shout
ders with fiat double fold of pinked-
out tafeta, both edges of which turn
upward.-M Y. Sun