Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

FASHION NOTES.
The color of the newest notcpapcr is
olive green.
Sailor hats of felt are among the win.
ter novelties.
Black dresses were never in higher IA.
vor than at present.
Sleeves TINT are pulled very full on Ill.
shoulders arc no longer i'll favor.
Faced cloth of light quality is recon-.
mcndcd for autumn travelling dresses.
Travelling and dust cloaks are frc.
quontly trimmed with pinkcd ruchngs.
Fringcs Of jet and silk three lourlhs OF
a yard deep are used for the ornamental
ton Of dress skirts.
Three quarter long, close fitting coat,
have again appeared, after spending some
time among old fashioned relies of years
ago.
The kid gloves worn by children have
usually but two buttons, although they
are TO be had to the number of six but
tons.
Short shoulder capcs Of cloth, with mn
upper cape almost as full as ruillc, will
be worn i'll the intermediate season, lust
before the heavy wraps and long clonks
are donncd.
One of the striking features of the mo.
mcnt is the almost unmitieatcd llatness
OF the backs Of some of the elegant i'm
ported costumes just received from both
London and Paris.
Fringcs will be again popular during
the winter. both in the light Chinese
designs and in heavy grelots, purity of
beads and partly of silk, the latter for
mantle and cloak trimmings.
The lovely new tint of old rose Ro
man violet, strawberry and green, in
several rare, beautiful shades, are among
the dyes in Partisan toilets designed
for autumn receptions aud dancing par.
ties.
Some Of the new cloth shoulder capcs
have long maniilla ends in front, but
most of them arc only slightly pointed or
round. Tho ''squarc-cut" all around is
the oLc most favored by young ladies',
married or single.
There are now in fashion n number OF
very graceful short capcs for driving,
late afternoon fctes and evening concerts.
Some OF them are made Of lnrgc-mcshcd
Brussels net silk, embroidered to initiate
Gnrricl1 capcs, placed one above the
other.
Some of the new wraps arc made 10
represent costume in themselves.
They are usually in Dircctoire style, with
iichu-likc shoulders capcs, stylish yoke
pieces and turn back cuffs, and others
have friar's hoods, with odd pointed
kcrchicf fronts.
The newest patterns in fur garment,
for tho winter fit the figure more closely
than those of year ago. The bulky
Innings of quilted satin are dispensed
with III many cases, heavy quality Of
silk being substituted, with but thin
layer of wadding beneath it.
The hustle is entirely discarded b,
many Of the best drcssmakers, the de-
sired roundncss of figure being produced
by an arrangement of very small stcels in
the foundation skirt, which requires con-
siderable skill, ms there should not he
The rcmotcst suggestion of their use.
The newest round waists are made
without darts and slightly pointed front
and back. They may be plain or full on
the shoulders, with the fullncss below
plated or gathered to the points at the
wnlstline. The round, shallow yoke is
often feature OF these waists and is
made OF velvet.
Stitched edges and metal buttons give
y neat finish to doublc-brcastcd and
Norfolk jackets of the new soft wool
Scotch plaids, which are frequently made
up with full plcatcd or killed skirt, or
silkcn blouse or skirt waist and sling
sash, the jacket being worn only in the
street or for out-of-door service
Black woollcns, bordcrcd with woven
designs also in black, are seen among
other novelties i'll woollcn goods. These
black borders are sometimes in clustered
satin stripes, again i'll velvet ard plush
stripes. in geomc;ric figures, aribcspucs,
and medieval, ostrich fcarhcr, Greet,
cross, palm, and other leaf designs.