The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-02
THE LADIES' COLUMN.
HINTS ON FASHIONS AND SEASON
ABLE NOVELTIES.
The Newest Thing in Roses-Pretty Notices
for Tray Cloths-Natty New Aprons
Proper Thing In Street Gowns.

ones belonging to the hedici reign in France.
These curvinG collars give dignity to the car
rags, and have n regal appearance which is most
becoming to women with slender neoks.
The art OF halrdressing is considered of such !
Importance in Paris that the town council has |
voted large sum for free instruction to be |
given during the winter months. The DISPOSE |
ton of this money has been intrusted to the
Hairdressers' Syndicate, which will commence
the winter campaign by q ball. previous to
which there will be public exhibition Of hair
dressing.
There are Roman and Russian aprons in stock
for natty girls and matrons with more taste than
money. These pinatores save dress and serve
as touch of color for the toilet. Silk is tke ma
terial used. For the Roman a gay plaid is
needed, and the Russian may be silk or sateen.
Only one breadth is needed the width of the
goods. Above the hem band OF embroidery is
laid, or this decoration may be done in crewe or
bead work.
A rich and expensive garntuIe among che
host of noveltesTs made of silk cord, gem-dotted
metal bands, and fine silk chenille in points and
blocks alternating. From these depend strands of
beads and silk fringe, with points and balls at
the ends. These decorations are intended for
wraps, skirt trimmings, and panel ends. They
also form the falling shoulder-capes 10 pointed
pelerines, and the bands and fringes, in great
lengths, are put on in deep point at the belt
skirt.front.
Wear street gowns the color of your hair,
house gowns the color of your eyes, and evening
gowns the color Of your compleXion,"i is the ad-
vice given by popular lecturer on the art of
dress. AS the majority of women have black,
brown, and gray hair, the wisdom of the advice
is apparent, as far as street gowns are concerned.
To dress we'll means to dress appropriately for
each occasion, and it is now decreed that sober
tints and plainly made woollen gowns are alone
suitable for street wear. Silks and satins are
permissible only to elderly women.
The most expensive rose now sold to swell peo.
pie is known as the Nine. John Lang. Who
| Mme John Lang is even the florists themselves
| do not know. The price of them is SLIGO each.
| In size they equal the American Beauty, but
they are lighter and more delicate in color. Flo
raj decorations, it is said, will be much more
abundant this year for dinners and similar en-
| tertainments than they ever have been before
and great macy of the cheaper varieties of roses
| will be used. The Catherine Mermet, the Capu-
Gin, and the CUISINE roses are all comparatively
| inexpensive and all beautiful. Voets are, if
possible, more popular than ever. One florist in
Now York has sold as many as 10000 violets in
one afternoon just before Christmas time.
Here are some sweet and pertinent quotations
for tray cloths, table scarfs, servettes, and doy-
lies: Drink to me with thine eyes," "Honeyed
dew ia not swecter than thy lips;' breakfast
with what appetite you can;" Good wine and
good welcome can make good people;' why
are pleasant hours short?" 1.-THE absent
ones-to memory dear;' May good digestion
wait on appetite. and health on both;" Small
cheer but great welcome make merry FEAST;
Bread is the staff of life" Enough is as good
as FEAST" Every day brings its own bread
with it, Waste not, want not;'' "Trust begets
truth" TRY before you tread;" Better half a
loaf than no bread;' "Crumb not your bread be-
,a1o
a fire without some reek;" GOD be WI ye."
What with feather boas, capes and headgear
rlfed from the birds Of the air, the fashionable
dame or demoiselle bears a close affinity to q
species of the feathered tribe. There big
gray or black Vandyke hats bent into all sorts OF
Outre shapes and loaded with ostrich tips OF
birds. There are closer ones in which orioles OF
blackbirds' wings are arranged somewhat to re-
sembe those on Mercury's helmet or there are
stiff bands composed of the plumage Of tiny vel
low red songsters set onto a putting of DARK
velvet. hat which imparts dashing air tC
the young d6butante is the picturesque Duchess
OF Devonshre, with its long Amazone plume
which caresses the throat of a beauty and min
giles with the wavy tresses of her hair. The
matching mania is apparently on the increase
and the nearer II woman can come to assimilat
ing the color of her hat and veil with the tint OF
her hair the more chic she is supposed to be
Among the most stylish fall shades are blondint
and Titan, both dyed in stimulation of the
tresses of women of the warm-hued type o.
beauty
Fashions latest decree as TO the watch chain il
thus given the Paris correspondent of the JelU
elers' WeeIsIW Among the presents showered OF
blushing brides this season figures the old-fash
loned watch chain, more than yard long. Afte
many years of suspending watches from chate
lains, from short chains hanging from brooch
and from ribbons secured by monograms; afte
wearing them in breast pockets or tucked int
the bosoms of dresses with short chain pendants
after carrying them in leathern straps or slipped
into the clasp of bag or using them as decora
| tions for the handles of parasos and umbrellas
card cases and portemonnaies, as clasps for brace
| LET'S or concealed beneath miniature in broocl
| or behind the heart of floral pin-fashion ha
| zone back to the ancient style of chain throw
| around the neck that our mothers ant
grandmothers affected. The new chains ar
very fine and generally are divided a
intervals of three four inches b,
pearls, turquoises or garnets, strung lk
| beads or by small diamonds, rubes, sapphires
or moonstones, set clear. AS for the watch it IL
hidden in the folds of the dress or carried in
side pocket. 1t is small in size, and the bacl
should be encrcled entirely encrusted will
gems similar to those on the chain. One yer,
handsome watch and chain that saw the othe
day among the dainty trifles of a b ridal cOrbeiH
was ornamented with both rubies an diamonds
The stones were set alternately between shor
lengths of the chain and formed spiral on the
back of the watch"
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