The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-08
FASHION NOTES.

All gloves for street wear ut loosely.
Pinched hands went out of fashion with
cramped feet.
Shade hats of colored horse hair are
trimmed with ribbon bows, long pins and
feather pompon.
For shoes there is soft kind OF leather
called "ve,vet calf" which comes in a
number of shades.
Flower necklaces worn by bridesmaids
are mounted on black velvet ribbon, and
consist of small fiat flowers.
Slippers that make the feet look small
arc black, of kid, with a beaded bow,
and ankle strap having buckle.
Louis XIV. plush coats, with heavily
embroidered vests, revers, large pockets,
and cuffs, are among the most becoming
wraps.
"Spring" buttons are the latest, and
they are very handy. 1t is easy to fasten
q glove with these buttons, and they are
lasting.
Travelling caps, either brimless or in
jockey shape, made of deerskin, are ex-
ceedingly comfortable, but masculine in
appearance.
Spots aud dots will be in high favor
this fall. They are universally liked.
The dots are in wide intervals and larger
than polka dots.
New riding boots there are, the foot
part made in patent leather, and the up
pers and leg in soft kind of morocco,
which is very cool and flexible.
1t has been pronounced IN exquisite
and artistic fashion to bind the hair with
q fillet of gold and girdie the waist of q
white or light dress with a silver chain.
Small, low turbans formed of tulle,
crepe and tiny chrysanthemums have
light gold rings scattered over the
crown and forming O fringe around the
brim.
Long perforated cylinders of silver are
called perfumers. They are intended to
be fitted with Gotten which has been
saturated with perfume and laid in
drawers.
Dinner dresses. robes and tea gowns
are enriched with tabliers in beautiful
hand embroidery. These are elegant,
the embroidery being of the most skill
full and costliest kind.
Spots are to be much worn in the fu-
ture, and they have nothing to complain
of in the matter of patronage now. Blue
foulards and mauve cottons, with white
spots as large as peas, are very popular.
The rather inartistic combination of
light blue and black is seen on some of
the new evening bonnets; also pecu-
liarly bright deep blue, than Which moth
ing could be more trying to o muddy
complexion.
Crimped hair will be fashionable this
winter, says far-famed designer of
coiffures. That may be, but the sleep
numbering crimpers of ten years ago will
have to be remodeled for the athletic,
comfort-lo7ing girls of New York.
A cape in sea green velvet, made in
Henry II. shape, edged with white
feather trimming, las silvery gauze
scarves fastened on each shoulder and
crossing the front of the cape, the ends
loosely knottod and tingcd with silver.
Chains of all sizes and kinds prevail in
bracelets. The different parts of the
links are treated differently. One will
be gold, another platinum; one plain, the
other chased. In the centre gems are
sunk, or there will be line of rubies
and diamonds alternating.
Fluted brims enter largely into head
gear. The variety is marvellous, the
straw being so flexible as to readily yield
to the wire. With velvet badeau on the
hair and q cluster of ostrich tips at the
back these futcd brims are very attrac-
tive and are much liked by the wearers.
The lowest felt turbans are perfectly
round in shape. In spite of protests
from bird lovers and philanthropic
writers, the "slaughter of the innocents"
still goes on, and black birds with out
stretched wings perch on the crowns or
cling to the brims of many of these new
head coverings.