The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-21
FASHION NOTES.
Earrings in Favor Again-Black Much
Worn-Bonnets and Hats.


Earrings in Favor Again-Black Much
Worn-Bonnets and Hats.
Earrings with drops are again to be
seen, but the drops are dainty and small.
An exceedingly attractive pair of earrings
consists of pear shaped pearls pendant
from g diamond. Thistles in diamonds,
Just the flower failing downward. afford
pretty ear ornaments.
White rugs for bedrooms.
Alpine felt hats for misses.
Visiting bonnets of glace plush are
stylish.
Heavy fringes are used for trimming
Ooze calf shoes foxed with patent
leather are worn.
Pale green suede kid gloves are stitched
with black.
White rnarabout feathers tipped with
brown shades make becoming trim
Watches run small to medium in size.
and there is a marked tendency toward
decorative cases.
There are dainty little fobs especially
provided for ladies.
Among watch chatelaines the novelty is
a small affair that expresses itself in form
of flower or other motif. and which is
fastened at one side of the corsage.
A fantasy has sprung up for necklaces
OF eolored stone.
Stylish black dresses have the collar,
girdle aud large sleeves studded all over
with steel.
Large sleeves aud skirt fronts of bias
cut plaid goods will be worn with red
fngote of plain material.
One of the most stylish com binations of
the day is steel and black in trimmin gs,
millinery and materials.
short armure silk shows tones of
beige and almond, with flowers OF siivery
blue and lighter beige shade.
Infant's night dresses tnat answer for
day slips for the first three months are
now liked of fine striped dImity.
Black has never occupied more prom
inent position in the fashionable world
than just at present. Black striped satins
and silks are made up, with bodice trim
Lighter silks, as well as the all wool
gowns, are garnished with laces ana nets
OF black.
There are no symptoms of the plain
straight sKirts going out of vogue, in
spite of tue talk about paniers and
hounces. The little drapery that is wor Il
amounts to few wavy zines at the top of
the SKIRT.
Very many modistes are having short
gore just down the centre Of the front
width to make it set more smoothly, and
all the fullness is in the plaits at the
back.
Medici collars seem to have reached the
zenith of their popularity. for they have
captured half the wraps and gowns in the
country, appearing in all conceivable de-
signs, from the plainest faced velvet TO
the richest and loveliest jewelled, gold i,
silver and fur framework. As a bac k
ground for beautiful face and dainty
throat they are undoubtedly PR excel
ence.
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novelty. The last idea is an extra stick
placed on the outside aud movable. By
means OF patent fastenings flowers ca q
be attached co it, and the rib may renal n
either outside or can be slipped
into the centre of the fan.
The fashion for hats this winter is dark
or black velvet, trimmed with light col
ored feathers and ribbons. Thus hat OF
black velvet, low crowned. with shovel
brim. is trimmed with an enormous bow
OF pale pink faille in front and a large
ostrich feather of the same tint laid over
the crown and dropping at the back
Many hat-shaDed hats in gray and steel
and other mixtures are piped with velvet
sand have rouleaux beneath the brim
| A very pretty home costume is of plain
cashmere; straight, plain skirt, slightly
! full at the sides and front, and in plaits
at the back. The sides and back OF the
waist are close fitting; the front has Q
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O shirred ruffie. Straight collar, sleeves
| very full at the shoulders and plain al
| the wrists, with braided cuffs. Wide
! sash of fancy silk, with drop and bal
| fringe.
| An afternoon gown for young lady i.
| Of plain silk and striped brocade The
back the skirt and the full sleeves are
| Of plain goods; the front of the skirt anc
| body and the straight collar are of the
! brocade A scarf is draped from fhs
| bodice point-down either side of the
| front, then back high on the sides almost
/ 10 the waist line, thence to q loop with
| long ends at the back.
\ Many of the imported skirts for stree
! wear are trimmed down one side with {
| double row of tiny crocheted, gilt, meta
| or steel buttons, held together with a lac
l ing of fine silk cord. Similiar button!
| trim the jackets or basques to be worr
with tnem. Often II Is some such dnisl