The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-29
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
As many women as men now wear the
Gordon sash.
Cornfowers, Heur-de-lis and orchids
are used for decorating the picture hats.
A black diamond circled with alternate
rubies and brilliants forms an odd scarf
pin.
Little golden doves holding diamond
drops are a recent introduction in scarf
pins.
For all fashionable correspondence
the note sheet and envelope must be very
small.
Yellow and mauve are the colors for
underlinen. If white, there are stripes
in light yellow.
Several goblins sporting on an open
pair of scissors form silver paper-welght
of unique design.
Undressed white kid gloves, with
eauntlets to the elbow, are now very
much in fashion.
The Amazon cloths appear with new
face, for, besides the plum colors and the
speckled surfaces, they are checked.
From Paris comes the news that coral
is again in vogue, and is appearing
in the ballroom and the theatre dress.
Holland twills and glace mohairs in
handsome colorings appear among the
stylish travelling dresses for this season.
Among the importations are black
velvet sailor hats, with Prince OF Wales
cluster of black ostrich plumcs set up in
front.
Sleeves are still very much puffed at
the shoulder, but instead Of standing
upright the long puffs fall back on the
shoulder, nearly covering the seam to
the throat.
The use of the heavy silk feather stitch
ing on house dresses is quite noticeable.
For blouses aud breakfast jackets it seems
specially appropriate, and there can
hardly be too much of it.
The splendor of color may not cross
the threshold without doing violence to
good taste. As gay, gaudy and grand
as you like indoors, but match the quiet
serenity of the Quakers when you go on
the street.
Black velvet ribbon strings an inch or
more in width are set at the back of
round hats and toque bonnets and are
crossed under the chin, then tied (or
hooked) at the back of the neck in a
small bow with short ends.
Anew ribbon girdle used on light silk
dresses made with French waists requires
eight yards of the two-inch gros grain.
The belt is stifened with crinoline; the
erds, which tie in front, are finished with
double roscttes made of the ribbon.
The leading characteristic of this
seasons millinery is richness OF orna-
mentation, an elabortion and showiness OF
effect that have not been equaled in re-
cent years. Analysed, this trimming
shows an endless variety of new details.
Although rough goods are much used,
smooth stuffs, cashmere and faced cloths,
will be used not only for handsome
house gowns, but also for street wear.
The pattern dresses that come in boxes
with the trimming already applied are
favorites with the fashionable.
Plaids of mighty size appear in large
quantities among the recent importa
tions. A novelty among these is plaid
of astrakhan on plain goods, the curled
loops being like these of astrakhan fur.
The most chic of these is beige and
brown plsided with black astrakhan
crossbars.
Plaid is largely used in combination
with plain goods. When it is used alone
the gown should be very simple in style
and without trimming. The redingote
pattern is much used for plaids, with the
front of the skirt and the sleeves OF the
plaid, while the rcdingotc is of plain
color.
Astrakhan promises to be in special
favor in many ways. 1t forms a part OF
the figure of appliqued trimming; is used
for the cuffs and collar of bodices and as
q band about the skirt. 1t enters into
the trimming of hats and bonnets and is
to be used for q part or the whole OF
outside garments.
Bordered dress goods are much liked.
A late wrinkle is border of black astra-
khan on different colored cloths. There
are graduated ball borders either in
black on colors or of the same color as
the dress goods, land also chenille borders
and still others that are narrow and are