The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-20
Fashion Notes.
Paris has the watch craze.

Paris has the watch craze.
Coat sleeves prevail in thick fabrics.
The finest of spring mantles are linec
with wate-ed silk.
eau: e edges to very thick repped rib.
bons are new, and wonderfully pretty.
Wraps, whether mantle or pelerine
will be very small. and immensely varied
Faris predicts season of thin stuffs.
among which silk null is likely to be 9
favorite.
Slippers or low shoes with big rosettei
or Louis NV. bows Oh the instep are d.
rigeur for evening wear.
Breton lace is again worn by London
ladies, although the effort to make il
popular seems to be fruitless.
The novelty in velvet dresses thi:
season is the combination OF two velvets
of contrasting color in single gown.
Simple evening gowns for very young
GIRLS are made with baby waists, pu.feo
Short sleeves, sash and full straight
skirts.
A great many Taris dresses are now
made with the skirt at the ba"k fasten
iny over upon the bodice, under broad.
fat bow.
Clusters ofsmall ostrich tips, sprinkled
with silver, are used to trim tulle and
gauze dresses. aud should match the
fabric in color.
Jet, silver and crystal beads are some
times used in the same piece Of embroid
erv, and silver and gold beads are used
upon light grounds.
Pretty and inexpensive evening dresse:
for young brunettes are made of pale
yellow India silk, with garnitures of the
palest purple violets.
Evcning gowns are now made up ir
milk white-a color which is considered
more stylish than the cream color pre-
vailing some weeks ago.
Dainty fans are made ofquill feathers
white or colored, and hand painted
The mounts are of ivory, and bow o.
ribbon finishes the handle.
The violin gown is pretty, simple and
very much worn. 1t consists of an &C
cordon- plated skirt, full or tucked
waist, finished by broad sash, with higf
puffed sleeves.
Quite a new arrangement for the boz
is to pm one end to the dress front, draw
it around the neck and carry it down "a
the left side OF the waist quite under the
arm. Pin here again and let this one
end hang.
latent leather has been largely sup
planted by the kid and satin shoes. This
is hardly cause for grief, as the con-
stant contraction and expansion of the
varnlsh by heat and cold rendered them
disagreeable for constant wear.
The new mousselines de sole are the
fiImiest, gauziest tissues imaginable,
with zig7ag lines and figures in stripes
in bro"he on item, looking as If sus-
pended on rose, blue, mauve, green and
amber tinted mi,ts rather than woven
stuiIs.
Fans, or rather the originality of their
makers, have relaxed sadly of late. The
same lace. gauzes and ribbons are used
again and again with the fewest varia-
tons Shaded ostrich feathers cannot
be called new, but seem to turn the scale
in the balance of popularity.
The new printed and plain sateeus
and India silks come in pure positive
tones of color as we'll as IN the medium
and so-called artistic shades. The figures
are rather large than small, and show
more imagination than tine realistic and
conventional designs that have been
popular for the last several seasons.
In addition to the long pile, light COL
ored ani dark furs worn as trimmings
and sets this season. there is rage for
woven feather bands Stimulating fur in
all shades of light and dark colors, but
particularly the drab and beige or natu.
raj ostrich shades that are used to trim.
wraps, house gowns and street quits.