The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-12
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
Flower jewelry is in special favor.
The dark but clear greens bid fair to
be noticed, also bright blue reddish
yellow.
For evening wear during the coming
season crepe and chiffon will still be
with US.
The serpentine stripes are to be made
up so as to apparently wind around the
wearer.
The silk Venetian crepe for hang
ings and draperies is really beautiful
material.
Dark reddish browns will he fashion,
able in the fall, and are very becoming to
brunettes.
Russian leather belts, with the wear
er's monogram, will be worn by fashion
able young ladies.
White stockings have been revived in
Paris, and an attempt is being made to
make them fashionable here once more.
Fine lace is now used on children's
clothing, even point and Venetian. Col
lars, capes, yokes and Wristbands are
garnished with it freely.
The newest shirt waists are of shot
surah either with or without polka dots.
Other pretty blouse and shirt waists
are of white India silk figured in flow
ers.
The little folk of Paris are wearing
sashes up under their armpits, bulging
sleeves and three capped collars. Some
times a Russian belt mounted with old
silver is seen.
Velvet ribbons are much used for trim
ming summer dresses of cashmere, ,challie,
etc., and the newest fancy is for those OF
uncut velvet, ribbed across, with straight
cord edges.
Children's hats have round brims Of
straw, chiffon crowns and trimmings Of
flowers and white bows. Hats Of drawn
muslin have an immense spread, under
which the sweet faces @ sss los: entirely.
Soft gray ribbed silk underwear Of
light but firm quality, with skirts, cor.
sets, stockings and undressed kid shoes
of the same tint, are IN great request this
season among fashionable travelling out
fits.
Black velvet ribbons are used on light
chambray and lawn gowns, organdies,
and muslins,as girdles, bretelles, ,rosettes,
shoulder knots, around the neck in points,
and hanging from the belt in chatslaine
ends and loops.
Black velvet ribbons are used on cham
bray and lawn gowns, organdies and
muslins as girdles, bretelles, rosettes,
shoulder knots, around the neck in points
and hanging from the belt in chatelaine
ends and loops.
Those who have street.sweeping gown
skirts with frayed edges, that can only
be repaired by being cut of, will be glad
to know that late advices from Paris state
that not only must the trailing street.
gown 60, but that it is already going.
Dainty and handsome cotton dresses
in delicate colors, trimmed in various
fashions with white or tinted Swiss en-
broidery, rival in beauty gowns of sum-
mer silk. They are greatly the vogue,
and the more elaborate are used for the
roo,t 6reesv occasions.
Batiste gowns IN cream, pink and
ecru, barred, striped, fowered, dotted
and bordered, are very popular this year.
The bodice of thess dresses is usually
more or less elaborate, and the skirts are
drapcd over soft silk petticoats of the
same shade as the batiste.
One of the most modish of garments
is the white cloth waistcoat, fastened
with tiny geld buttons. With a dark
gown it gives the whole costume fresh
and dainty look. BY rubbing it with
pipe-clay as often as it is worn it can be
kept "looking like new."
Not only is the three-quarter length
cape the most fashionable for ladies this
season, but capes extending below the
waist-line are made for children, and of
the same material as the dress, while they
are made separate from the dress, so that
they can be worn at pleasure.
A simple dress is of white dotted
Swiss muslin, figured all over with pale
violet flowers, and made with violet silk
sleeves, vest, and very narrow silk frills
on the skirt hem. The dotted muslin
was very wide, of excellent quality, but
it cost only sixty-tire cents yard.
A pretty and inexpensive costume is OF /
heliotrope wool dotted with white and |
made with darker silk sleeves, collar and !
cuffs, these ovcrlaid with very narrow
silver braid. The hem on the plaiL bell
skirt is turned up on the outside, faced
with the silk, and covered with seven
rows of the braid.
Beautiful summer tints are. introduced
in many of the imported gowns of black
net, lace chiffon and grenadine; for ex'
ample, black crepe de Chine is softly
drsped over skirt of Marie Antoinette
mateasse silk brocaded with small brill
iant flowers, and the foot of the skirt is
edged with a ruche of the fringed silk,
showing a delicious combination OF the
exquisite shade of the flowers in the silk.