Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-04-25
FASHION NOTES.


Light, flcecy furs arc used for trim
ming house dresses
Ball gown sleeves arc ms varied rs ever
but the sleeveless ball gown is Il thing of
the past.
For service, beauty and style. the long
ulster is the best selection to make for n
March wrap. 'f t
Linen collars and cuffs arc no longer
worn, and the attempt to revive them has
utterly failed.
Fiddle back chairs, covered with faded
brocadc, arc counted among the gem
wedding gifts.
Many of the new dressing gowns for
Gunner and reception wear are made to
fnstcn in the back.
Vandykcd border on one selvarc.
finished with fringe. is novelty in
fancy nuns vcilings.
Among the new tartaus come also
stripes i'll tartan colorings, and these are
called Scotch stripes.
The favoritc coIors for little eirls'
''coats." when they arc not of tartans, arc
green, drab and fawn
Brochc silks, wooIcns, zcphyrs, and
ginghams come III novel shades of color
and bold combinations.
The visiting head gear for married
women is the small capotc and the touue,
with strings or without.
p. Bishop sleeves of vcict arc seen ON
cloth wraps. Leg -of-mutton sleeves in
velvet are the style for gowns
Shepherds checks of one color, with
hines OF black. white or red, come in soft
twillcd wooden for childrcn's dresses.
Pompadour ribbons of various widths
arc stitched on evening dresses in rows
from the neck to the hem of the toilet.
Spring millinery will be profusely or
nate with gold and silver and other me-
talic braids, cmbroidcrics and orna-
mcntS
The velvet sleeves of street gowns arc
lined withchamois, so that the fur cape
may be worn in all kinds of weather
without any other wrap
II velvet sleeves are lined with chamois
and chamois wascoat is worn under the
gown, the only street wrap necessary is
the shoulder cape Of fur.
Astrachan is tho fashionable fur in
Paris Ii is used in combination with
cloth, plush and velvet Panels, sleeves,
revers, collars and bands of astrachan
adorn martlcs aud every kind of out
door costume.
Evening bodiccs of brocadc arc some
times made of q single piece of silk,
drawn over closely fitted undcr-bodicc
OF black silk. When skilfully arranged
the effect is good, as the pattern is not
in any way destroyed.
The young women of the period affect
sweet simplicity Of dress for all occasions,
ana especially on the street. Some Of
the hats arc almost bare of trimming, tho
costume is pbin and all manner of
icwelry frowncd at. All this, while
being admirable, is inexpensive and dis
tinctivc.
Panicrs appear upon a few imported
gowns. but not rs VIC have hitherto
known them. The effect Is US if ribbon
were tied about the hips, and a portion
of the skirt pulled through it and allowed
to drop over. Ribbons are sometimes
looped over at distances, and the pull al,
the top of the sleeve is arranged to cor
respond.
A pretty evening wrap for slender
figure is of tan colored cloth in Come
mara style. The lower edge and the
fronts are edged with pinkcd out frils of
cloth, headed with beaver fur, and the
same finish is carried around the lower
edge of the yoke, which latter and the
high collar are of velvet, the collar faced
with beaver.
A move; and graceful garment for
young lady of slender figure is tight
fitting jacket, pointed in front, with In-
serted plastron, the back being in postil-
lion shape. Outside of the close coat
sleeves are wing sleeves, which arc pulled
at the top, and fall in full graceful folds
from the shoulders. A very full ruching
at the neck takes the place of a collar.