Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-05-02
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
NEW YoRK:FAsHlONs.
MILLINERY-GREENNEs AND
tCONTRASTING-NOTES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
tCoNTRAsTING-NoTEs.
[By our female fashion-reporter.J
Small flowers in millinery have establish
ed precedence, being massed in bouquet
style, in coronet or occasionally outlining
crowns, whilst expensive bonnets are made
entirely of them. Medium-sizsd flowers are
not excluded, however, and here the choice
lies between roses and poppies, with fair
complement of crysauthemfms and asters.
In the way of material, net and tulle are
lavishly used, and now and then small
flowers look up from beneath covering of
one or the other of those sheer fabrics. No
where, moreover, does the present rage for
metal show more conspicuously than in mil
linery. Whole bonnets are made of glittering
metal, laces or bralds of like character;
metal galoons confne sheer pufnngs of
tulle or net; trimmings are caught by met
al beads, insects or pins and metal founda-
tions may support metallic garnitures. But
ribbons are extremely fashionable hats
and bonnets are made of them, and in
shorter loops than formerly, they form front
trimmings to tbe exclusion of flowers or are
placed in fiat Alsatian and other bows of
more or less pronounced contour.
eREENNEss.
No feature stands ont more prominently
than greenness. In millinery green Is most
conspicuous; foliage is in extraordinary ia
vor because of greenness; green is the ia
vored combination with almost every color,
appearing even beside blue, while the union
of mahogany and green is a perpetual
repetition, mahogany, by the way, almost
rivaling green. In every department, how
ever, the eye encounters greenness. Win
dows of glove-stores reflect the omnipresent
hue. In exhibitions of hosiery, green
stockings even greet the passer-by; green
parasols are no longer Tor the green, and
from such minor indications, one can readi.
ly infer that green in dress goods is the ccl-
however, that both green, mahogany and
Gobelin blue, the third, leading color, are
in so many different tones, and those tones
so blended, that glaring effects are often
done away with. One demurs some times,
as to whether gray be not blue, while
mahogany tints run from deep to pale and
green is not only in the different tones of
olive, reseda or serpent, but in varieties of
each from light to dark. An erroneous con-
ception of millinery would be formed also,
if due importance were not conceded to the
copper shades. They stand forth noticea-
bly,, shedding a glare on unusually dark
surroundings.
MATCHING.
The care taken that,,one article of dress
shall match another, is only equaled by the
boldness of contrast and reckless assem-
blage of colors IN millinery and costumes.
Nothing is too opposed to be placed
together, and the strong antagonism
of two colors in plain material has to
great extent taken the place Of combina-
tion of plain and fancy fabrics. This, of
course, is not novel it has obtained since
last summer, but it remains very notices-
BILE and causes the putting together of two
plain materials, formerly thought inadmis-
sible. On the other hand, where plain and
fancy goods fare brought out with view
to combinations, colors are matched with
the greatest care, and bonnets, gloves, NIL
nor details, and even hosiery are uniform.
This fact must account for the green, blue
or mahogany colored gloves and stockings
seen, and it also gives the keynote to free
wearing of low shoes on the street, SO soon
as the weather will permit it. The stock
ings being ofa color to match the costume,
deficiency of shoe leather is hardly OBJ
servable, and dealers, in anticipation, are
ordering large stocks of Newport ties,
which still take precedence. Just here,
too, let me add, in response to questions,
that Buttons Raven Gloss stands first as
shoe dressing, and ladies should insist on
having that article and no other. The pol
ish 1t impsrts is not so high as other dres-
sings, but it causes the boot or shoe to have
the original look as when first taken from
the shop, while it preserves the leather, and
for that reason is, of course, economic
al.
NOTES.
The brown styles which lead in parasols,
display careful adaptation to patterns and
colors in dress goods. As plaids are ex-
tremely fashionable, so likewise are plaided
parasols, eight ribs being the stylish reop-
Der, with long ferrule and fancy handles of
wood, which at times are ornamented with
ivory inlaid CT oxydized silver, the latter
often quite covering the handle and
wrought in many pretty devices. Striped
parasols conform to dress materials and
thus show shaded stripes, while all fash
ionable plain fabrics find exponents in
silk.
Gloves are still heavy stitched, but not to
the exclusion of delicate finish, but thick
stitching stands first, even for silk. Tan
or gray match costumes of the same colors
or are worn with dresses of any character.
Bengaline and mohair as well are ex-
tremely popular the former often taking
the place of summer silks, while the latter
in all gradations from black or changeable
colors, to such as, on pale ground work,
show lovely sprays and blossoms, is most
fayorite material. The last named mohairs
frequently take the place of challies.
RosALIND MAY