Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-09-05
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
Jet is fully restored to its old-tm,
favor, and is used on silks, grenadines
and laces, and also on ladies' cloths.
plain poplins and cashmcrcs.
Many of the new street gowns have
petticoats of silk, with cloth undcrdrcsse
drapcd in long, straight folds and sim
pie gathers, with sash of moirc or soft
silk with fringed ends.
White shirt fronts. with standing col
lars and three bows in narrow ribbon di-
viding the space between the top basque
button and the collar are much worn.
The basque is in black.
Old-fashioncd French lawns, old
friends with new faces, once more eavcl.
op in their limp, sheer folds, the form Of
the woman of fashion as they did in the
days OF our grandmother.
Very pretty American calico froc!ls fol
piazza and house wear are made up with
large cmiIs and collars, guimpes and
waistcoats of white pique, duck Or but.
cher's linen, or ccru canvas:
The new fabric crystalettc is taking
amazingly. 1t has soft simmer to its
smooth surface, and sets off all shades OF
beauty with its dark tint to perfection
1t doesn't grow shabby or rust:
A ribbqn binding IS Often used to pro
tcct the edges Of dress skirts, which so
soon fray now they are made so long.
Two-inch or slightly narrower ribbon is
used, and black may be used with any
dark dress. M 80.
Yoke bodiccs are decidedly popular
with young girls. Fine needle work is
wrought upon yokcs of pale blue cham.
bray pink organdic, ecru batistc and
like fabrics. The work is done in fast
dye cotton.
1t is not to be denied even street gown,
do trail II little in the back, but for all
that the fashion originated in the acct.
dent of skirts being relieved of stecls and
bustlcs when flat backs first came in ia.
vor about year ago.
The marked popularity of embroidery
remains unabated. So loving is tho
fondncss for threads that brocadcs arc
purchased and the figures raised with
outlines of colored silk. A little of this
is exceedingly pretty.
A gypsy hat in black lace, straw.
edged with small golden grelots, was
very pretty. Its brim, much broader
than Il Marie Stuart, was encrcled with
n wreath of scarlet salvas. Beneath ran
roll of ponccau velvet.
Worth is using drap dctc, a summer
cloth which was in vogue twenty year.
ago, for gowns. Pale gray and dark
brown arc oftenest chosen, aud these this
famous dressmaker combines with colored
silks aud trims them with jet.
Nothing can be prettier for half o,
light mourning gown than one OF
striped white and gray silk open worked
white embroidery fora yoke and guimpc,
and dark gray velvet bands, belt, collar
and ribbons to deepen the tone.
The black lace butterfly flutters and
flourshc5 on tulle bats and bonnets, on
ir-ening and dance gowns, ON the skirts,
: tc low front of the bodice on the
,ouldcrs, and not infrequently it hovera
,er the parasol and the evening couture
A curious combination of colors an.
cared in a dress of darle-blue foulard,
pom which was design in green
hese two co!ors are not allowable to.
, ether, according to the old proverb, but
lie dress was very pretty notwithstand-
n ,g.
Eucalyptus green cloth gowns, having
slvct sleeves, collars and cuffs applique
the cloth with gold cord braid in
!rmicclli or intricate Greek patterns,
ok we'll with turbans or capotcs to
3 atch, aud arc suitable for any sort of
,ylight function.
The applique embroidery bands,
riders AID motifs, which come in
10 licately shaded coIors, with gold and
:, yer traceries in old point coupe stitches
q the grounds, are among tho most
l. autiful trimmings that arc put on sum-
!. er festival gowns.
1t The charming idea of wearing natural
d overs on bonnets and shadowy gauze
l. ats is to be extended to fans and parasols.
X clever gardener has invented an elixir
by the use of which expensive natural
flowers can be worn several times and re-
appear as fresh as when 6rst pinned on.
Parasols are being made very large tc
relieve the immense dimensions of straw
hats, and the wonder is that anybody
with a capacious brim would want a para.
sol. This same observation doubtless led
to tho invention os the sun screen which
is intended to be carried in place of .
parasolet to protect one side of tho facf
or neck from the sun.
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