The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-27

crystal beads until people are begin
ming to grow tired of SO much orna-
mentation and want to go back to the
plain material, choosing it OF the most
elegant quality and rich lace or tulle
forming all or part of the front and
wide draperies.
The only novel departure is in the
veil, which is now often made shorter
and arranged in short, closely fitting
piece across the face inst like the street
wells worn with small bounets. These
wells are far more becoming than the
regulation ones which often get folded
over the face in ugly wrinkles and fall
ungracefully to the hem of her bride
ships robe.
1t is noticeable fact that positively
no silver or gold ornaments finish the
trimmings of hats or bonnets for the
coming season, and that the only Orna-
ments of the kind fasten the draperies
and bodies. \ gown ordered by an
Atlanta belle for the spring season has
the sleeves, the waist trimming, and
the slightly gathered, straight, falling
front of heIiotrope India silk figured in
black fern leaves. On either side Of
this front are two wide folds of black
velvet from waist to hem. The back
and side draperies and bodice are of
plain heliotrope silk, the latter slightly
gathered in front into wide belt Of
black velvet fastened by long, narrow
buckle of oxidized silver. From~tne
shoulder two pieces of velvet form Y
above the bust, this being fastened IN
the point with an oxidized silver medal
lion.
Silver, gold and bronze medallions
and buckles are to be seen upon all the
London and Paris made gowns, and
belts of these metals are the most novel
feature in spring frocks. These belts
are some two or three inches, are
formed of the fine flXible metal, and
have large buckles i'll every shape and
wrought in every imaginable design.
4 fashionable woman who has a
penchant for cats, has ordered from her
Paris modiste a tea-gown of pearl-gray
feille, the graceful draperies to be con-
fined that the waist with flexible
silver belt, whose large, round buckle is
carved in life-like cats head, while
the soft, silver gauge belt is buttoned in
by the smaller silver beads, and the
draperies are looped with lnedallions Of
the same.
An evening gown Of heavy white
velvet, to be worn at the club reception
is long trained and severely plain as
to the draperies, whose few folds are
caught with gold lions heads. The
gold belt has buckle in the same de-
sign with ruby eyes, and the short
sleeves are also caught on the shoulder
with these medallions.
Heliotrope in every shade and COM
bined with everything will be the pre-
vailing shade for spring and summer,
and this color is brought out in every
enticing design. With the plainness
in drapery there comes greater demand
for the finest and most costly material,
and nothing coarse in texture is good
form. Black is generally preferred for
the contrasting shade, and there is no
com bination of the lighter and darker
colors in suit unless the dark material
be velvet.
A woman who cannot afford many
costumes a season should always have
two bodices made to her visiting toilet.
One for visiting and carriage wear, and
one more dressy for luncheon and after
noon teas, and different bonnet for
these occasions is always pretty. For
black lace gown a dressy bodice Of
black silk, brocaded in small yellow
flowers, has the neck cut round and
little low in front and finished with a
deep, flat-lying ruffle of lace. The
putted lace sleeves are lined with yell
low silk, and the bonnet to match has
tile rim and strings Of black lace and
the crown entirely covered with tiny
buttercups.
The cotton frocks for the coming sea-
son have the skirts pleated or tucked
from waist to hem and the waists,
which are cut low, have folds or gathers
from the shoulders to the belts. All of
them have belts and many Of these are
finished with long ribbon bows and
ends in the back, such as have been
worn OH lace evening and visiting
toilets. The belts, cuffs and vests are
chiefly made of dark velvets, and rows
of velvet ribbon is favorite trimming
for the panels and deep hens of the
skirt draperies. The hats to wear with
these gowns are Of rough straw, low
crowned, broad-brimed in front, gradu-
ating to very narrow in the back, and
finished with jaunty bows Of velvet or
ribbon, and sprays of grasses or field
| flowers. MAUDE ANDREWS.
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