Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-01
REVIEW OF FASHIONS.
Styles That Havs Found Favor In th
Eyes OF Fashion Makers.


Styles That Havs Pound Favor In tha
Eyes OF Fashion Makers.
The happy medium is the accepted
decision In the matter OF the tournure.
The hustle. while still worn, is 50 un-
obtrusive us not to excite unpleasant
comment, and the appearance OF those
who have entirely discarded the ap-
pendage is not sufficiently attractive to
tempt many 10 wear the ultra fashion;
SO the tournure OF modest proportions
has undoubtedly come to stay. To at
tain the desired effect two or three
short stecls are inserted In the founda-
tion skirt, the upper one quite near the
belt, and the HAIR pad is used only
whom the material OF the dress is heavy
and the drapery requires such support.
Even for evening dresses OF the thin
nest materials the steels are retained,
but arc always very short, and never
tied back tightly.
Skirts for all costumes are porcopti-
bly, longer, those for street woar some
times touching the ground, fashion
not to be recommended. while, for car
riage and visiting drossss the skirts
sometimes rest two or three inches on
the ground. House dresses are made
TO touch tho ground, or are trained
four or five inches. dinner and recep-
tion dresses have demi-trains from ten
TO fifteen inches In length, but full
trains appear only on full-dress toilets.
A boa Is the almost inevitable ac-
compartment OF every style OF cos
tune, and 10 meet tho necessities OF
the case and the demands OF coquetry.
Is now made in feathers, lace, ribbon.
and even flowers, as well Us fur. and
its ornamental possibilities are para
mount TO tho original object OF COM
fort for which the fur boa was de-
signed. One OF the prettiest OF the
flower boas is made OF pink rose-petals,
and Is wound around the crown OF u
black velvet hat that has very mar
row brim at the back. the long ends
crossed in the back. brought around
tho neck. and loosely knotted under
tho chin. Boas OF lace, feathers and
fluffy furs. especially fox and llama,
are arranged in n similar manner.
Even when serving its legitimate pur-
pose, the ends OF tho boa seldom hang
down straight in front, but are loosely
tied so rs to be of unequal length. and
one end Is thrown over thu shoulder,
perhaps crossing the back and brought
forward under the opposite arm.
Fancy runs riot In the matter OF
tasty muffs, and they are carried with
all styles OF costumes, even when other
accessories OF fur arc worn. For uso
with special costumes, thcy are most
frequently made OF the same material;
but plush, velvet or silk. with any ef-
fective style OF ornamontation, prefer
ably. ut the moment, feathers, is ia
vorite foundation for u mutf to be car
ried with different costumes. Muffs
made OF ostrich-fcathcr nues, match
ing the boss. and sometimes ornament
cd with cluster OF tips on the top,
are very lovely, and much lighter than
the fur muffs.
Snowy styles and colors in gloves
find no favor. Tan remains the fash
iouablo color for gloves for all occa-
sions, the dark and medium shades
for day wear. aud the lighter tints for
evening, even with all-whito dresses,
although white gloves are sometimes
worn with these toilets, and are cer-
tainly much more appropriate. Black.
aud various shades OF gray are worn
with gray costumes. Undrcssed kid
gloves OF light quality with corded
backs are chosen for dressy uses;
for street wear, gloves OF heavy kid,
with broad stitching in self-coior or
black, are universally worn. The four
and five-button lengths are most popu-
lar for ordinary uses. and for evening
wear, the gloves invariably meet the
sleeves, sometimes reaching quito TO
the shoulders
In hosiery, black is more worn than
any color, both for day and evening.
Fine black silk hose, with lace inser-
tions up the fronts, are worn with
handsome toilets Of black and dark
colors, but for evening, or even ordi-
nary house-wear, 1t is the fashion at
present to wear the hose to match the
low shoes, black with black shoes,
gray or tan-color when the shoes are
OF those colors. Red stockings are oc-
casionally worn with black costumes,
and where black II combined with a
color In tho costume, the shoes are
black and the hose of the same color
that is used in the toilet -Demorests
Magazine.