The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-19
FASHIONABLE KINKS.
Hints Concerning Dress Novelties and
cfety Stationery.

Hints Concerning Dress Novelties and So.
ciety Stationery.
Corselet bodices are the rage in Paris
but only look we'll on fine figures.
Crossed bodices are worn with chem.
settles of Grape disappearing under belts
Of embroidery.
Tulle covered silk evening dresses ara
Dordered with flowers or feathers.
Crowniess hats have the TRIMMINGS
arranged to cover the crown sufficiently
to conceal the top of the head
A plain gown is made effective by
velvet corselet while a fawn-colored
cloth dress, made with corselet Dor.
dered with loops of brown braid, needs
no other trimming.
sleeves are too elaborate, and women
with fine round shoulders are tired Of
hiding them under puff so large that
the shape OF the upper part of the arm
Is lost. and the probabilit es are that
the change to mpler sleeves will be
one OF the first important changes in
the autumn
Zouave and Figaro Jackets are very
popular. and they are made so as to be-
worn with different dresses, velvet ones
lined with colored lks, fran ng the
arms but not meeting either front or
back, being most stylish.
Over sixteen years of age bows don
long coats, and from twelve to sixteen
they wear long or knee trousers. and
double breasted sack or Norfolk Jackets
while for wet weather there are leather
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1t Is astonishing to see how popular
the cutaway coat and shirt front have
become. about every fourth woman Won
meet wearing the suit. A dark green
cloth coat, with double-breasted vest
or green silk, opens over a shirt of the,
sheerest null, and often one is forced
to visit the mems counter for some of
these masculine accessories.
The latest style of visiting cards are
almost square, and should be about 215x
81 inches. The engraving should be
in the plainest script without anv
fourishes, and upon the best white
bristol boari.- The card Mr.. and Mrs.
is the largest being about 25sx4 inches.
The card of Mrs. is often engraved with
the name of the daughter below il
During young lady's first season her
name is put on her mothers card. and
after this she has separate one. Cards
for younger daughters have the Chris
tian name, while the eldest has simply
Miss Children's names are printed on
very small cards in small script. A pop
ular dinner card Is plain git-edged
one with the monogram or crest
stamped in bronze. A collection of the
changing styles of letter paper, with
various stampings, is most interesting.
eros grain ribbon, fringed at each end,
about five inches long and two wide, run
through celluloid card, hand painted,
is in use. When motto is used it is
often printed On satin Individual taste
decides the width of black borders used
on visiting cards In England it is a,
custom to send out memorial cards.
The first page contains the words I'm,
memoir am" the second contains the
particulars of death and burial, while
the third and sometimes the fourth is
devoted to a prayer or eulogy. These
are sent out a week or ten days a fter the
obsequies. Invitations to wedding aR-
niversaries are written or printed ON
note sheets, while the dates are some~
times distinguished from the rest by
gold figures or silver. Cards of wood or
tin are no longer in good taste.-N. Y.
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