The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-03
Some whims of Fashion.

Some Whims OF Fashion.
Light colors are still in great favor, and
black is gaining prominence in contrast
Gray is to be well worn this Winter in
combination with soft yellow and gold
braid
The newest and most unique idea of a
dressing gown is monks robe with a
knotted rope girdle.
Mechlin lace is used for trimming costly
lingerie, to which its fine delicate mesh is
well adapted.
All women wear tightly clinging gowns
and boddiccs that mould the figure. Few
women look well in them.
New lace-trimmed handkerchiefs have
quarter-inch hens, and arc edged with
inch wide Valencicnnes lace.
Cotton and muslin baldyeuses are to be
replaced by silk or thick colored zephyr
embroidered in white.
Turquoise and jet is the latest fash
ionable combination. Boddices and the
fronts Of skirts are frequently embroidered
with them.
Among the most popular wedding pres
ents are rinaigrettes, with large dull gold
tops, bearing the brides monogram set in
diamonds and rubbies.
Wooden muslins are taking the place of
the organdies Some resemble Noting
ham lace; others arc striped or plaided.
All are stylish and durable.
The new make of shirt is more lady-lke
than the stiff manish front, and is ar
ranged all over with small inch-wide box
pleats drawn in at the waist beneath a
belt.
Corslets are made in Swiss belt fashion,
with slight points below the waist, and
much longer points rising on the chest in
front and between tho shoulders in the
back.
Cairo embroidcres are novel and boau-
tiful, and promise to be largely used on
Winter dresses, on vests, cuffs, pockets
and senorita jackets. The gold and silver
60lerOS already in use are most effective.
The workers as well as the wares arc to be
be imported 10 England.
Soft twill petticoats, in deep red, scarlet,
old pink, or any preferred color, are made
with five bias ruffles pinked out on each
edge and gathered full. These petticoats
arc very light in weight, and havc super
seeded lace trimmed China silk skirts for
both house and street wear.
1t is prophesicd by the sccrs that long
gold chains are coming in again. The
rev ones arc set with pearls by way Of
variety, and a certain great duchess has
set the seal Of popularity upon them by
appearing in one which many of the fash
ionablc women In London are hurricdly
copying.
New pocket handkerchicfs are cmbroid-
cred in flowers in their natural colors, and
each of the owners initials are wrought
in different colors. Very Frenchv indeed
are those of sheer white linen, edged with
deep real lace in black and with black
lace butterflies or bees appiqucd on the
linen.
The odor of white flowers is for some
unknown reason supposed to be more deli
cate than that of colorcd flowers. Toilette
tables, therefore, arc crowded with white
violet, white lilac, white hcliotrope, white
laburnum and other "pdJtms tidncs. ;"
Some women carry this delcacy of senti-
ment to the extreme of not counting it
good form to use tinted perfumes, although
the silver-topped TASKS may be of ruby,
amber or opaline crystal.
The princesse polonaise has come to
stav, but can only be worn with pleasing
effect by those of well Informed figures. A
p0lonaise of beige-colorcd cashmere has
gathered cpaulcts of bronze silk, on which
are knots Of ribbon, and vest, sleeves and
skirt panel of figured silk canvass in tones
Of copper, bronze and beige; tho hat, Of
bronze velvet, zinnas, and cord of bronze
and copper edges the brim.
A special within of young beauty with
chestnut-brown hair is to always wear
hat the exact color Of her hair; for in
stance, with one Of ner new visiting gowns
of the new dark ashes of-roses cloth,
embroidered at the hem in delicate purple
violets, pansies, yellowish grasses and
ferns, intcrmixed with gold threads-shc
will wear q small chcstnut-brown crepe
toque, encircled by Il wreath of many COM
plicated twists and quirls Of colored silk,
which harmonizc i'll tints with the en-
broidcry of her gown. With pale sea-
blue cashmere calling dress, made with
plain skirt and vest Of grey kid, embroid-
cred in blue and oxidized silver threads,
wears bonnet made of loops of brown
velvet and small compact wreath of pale
sea-bluc berries INTERVIEWED with shaded
grey leaves; strings of gray velvet fast
ened at the back of the bonnet, with a
icwelcd butterfly of sapphircs set in silver