Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-09-12
FASHION NOTES.
Steel jcwelry is fashionable.

FASHION NOTES.
Steel jewelry is fashionable.
Gray is the fayoritc drcssy glove.
Velvet sleeves will not be worn thi,
year.
Loose waists of folded silk may be
worn with any skirts.
Long streamcrs of black. and yellow
ribbon velvet arc seen on sun umbrellas
of white net
Flower bonnets hardly larger than a
good sized bow are the most expensive
things brought out.
Violet ink, once regarded as n pnrdon-
able feminine vanity, has come to be the
favoritc of all writing fluids.
Sprintcrs of orange wood are sold by
cosmetic dealers, together with dental
floss for cleaning the nails and teeth.
Velvet shoulder capes lined with shot
silk and without trimming come to match
some of the most elegant gowns OF fine
wool
Silk and wool combinations are the
favoritc costumes, excluding those CON-
posed as during the last few Seasons, of
India silks. ........ s,...s
Many cqucstrienncs now have Che
edges of their habit sk;.ats left entirely
without finish, so they will tear in case
of accident. fa3Es
Though narrow stccls arc still used ut
the back of wcll-hung skirts, they are SO
arranged that no one would suspect
their existence.
Big roscttes of gauze will be used upon
the summer millinery, and their effect is
often enhanced by velvet flower petals in
eited in their frils.
a ladies' outiitter of London CHARGES n
guinea for silk petticoat-somc pictur-
esque affair, with which billiard coat is
wcfn for breakfast toilet
Black net dresses wrought with pink,
blue or yellow flowers are made up over
black peau de sole, and have ribbon ac-
cessories the color of the flowers.
Point d'esprit, crepe de Chine crepe,
lissc and other gauzes, mounted upon
sheer silk boiling cloth, are used for
covering the dainticst summer parasols.
All shades of purple are used upon
black hats. They are also used alone,
with no relief save that of the VARYING
tones of the several materials employed.
Indian dimity is cotton fabric much
In favor. 1t is as soft rs null, with thick
cords ut intervals, and comes mostly in
small blue or black designs ON white
ground.
The Mary Anderson, new toque that
an English designer has dedicated to the
bride-elcct of young Navarro, is merely
II tillet of velvet, preached with tiny field
flowers
Enormous hats with Hopping b-ims
come in rows of fine Milan straw and
Neapolitan hair braid. a perfect flower
garden OF blossoms is used for their
adornmcnt.
The fashionable modistc has piano
stool on which the customer sits, revolv-
ing at will before the mirror. Unless
the body is u sitting as we'll as n standing
lit, it is only half fit.
Dainty plaid ribbons in such combina-
tlons as pink and cream, pale blue and
lcShorn, Nile green and old rose, are
used in preference to plain ribbons for
trimming white summer gowns.
The new safety saddle now coming into
use for ladies allows the rider to sit per-
fectly square to her horse, and on level
seat, without the uncomfortable twisting
necessary with the old saddle. Special
fitting of the habit is, however, more
than ever necessary.
There is special line of cloth known
as jackcting and designed. expressly for
short coats. Bits of lace, embroidery
and braiding attached to the bolt sug-
scsts the proper trimming. With white
cloth the silver braid is used rs tag,
while epaulets of old gold go with olive
cloth and white scallops with the gray
material.