The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-26
mountain and yachting dresses; wash
flannels for tennis suits.

"The ladies' frock coat" is the espe-
cial success of certain prominent tailor
for women. 1t is very chic.
Very many of the newest skirts are
gathered, instead of the plaitings, which
have had such run, being used.
White ribbon, broad and heavy, is
much worn for belts, especially with the
new silver buckles, which reach almost
under the arms.
There is positively no limit to the
amount of cut jet beads and lozengeS to
be employed in decorating stylish gar
mcnt of the moment.
Only two colors are admissible for
reefng jackets, coachman's drab and
navy blue. The former in smooth I'm
ishes the latter in rough.
Real pretty are the wash dresses OF
madras and cheviot, white and blue or
white and gray stripes, made plain bell
skirt, shirt waist and belt.
Real lace is beyond all manner OF
doubt coming in again, much to the Joy
of the woman who, more than all else,
desires her dress to be ladylike.
Ribbons in pale shrimp shades pow
dered with pale broc4ded flowers are IN
high favor. Pale silk chemisettes are
dividing favor with the more masculine
shirts.
Delicate sleeves of mousseline de sole
and other like tissues are kept in an up
right position by the use of a small
spring, which is sold for this especial
purpose.
Silk cord and button are greatly used
on tail or made suits for decoration, and,
to save labor, silk cord button holes at
tached to silk buttons can be bought In
any of the principal stores.
Bodices with basques are either fulled
around the waist like hounce, or are
cut and curved to fit the hips almost as
tightly as a cuirass. The bodices with
f1ounce basques are particularly suitable
for ginghams and thin summer materials.
Castor gloves have been brought into
general use for shopping and ordinary
wear, and they are very durable, may
be drawn on or off the hands with free
dom, and can be submitted to regular
washing without interfering with their
good condition.
There have been many changes in
augurated in the methods of coiftures.
The hairdressers have taken an excursion
trip back to the seventeenth centurg, and
are showing favor to the high puffs and
ornamentation by use of flowers, velvet
bands aud knots of ribbons.
The present season has brought fresh
life to the silk trade. The use OF silk
for Innings, underdresses, and foundation
skirts, the combination of silk with other
fabrics, and the revival of the all-silk
gowns, have created demand for silks
which promises to increase rather than
diminish.
Gauze embroidered with cut steel is
made use of on the frest afternoon
reception dresses. When sewed tightly
and smoothly about the hips it gives an
exceedingly graceful, symmetrical ap-
pearance to the form aud brings out all
the subtle, willowy movements of the
wearer when walking.
Princess dresses are coming in again,
and the faultlessly formed, graceful
woman will rejoice. A beautiful dress
recently flushed in the universally popu-
lar gray and yellow, was gray benga-
line, bordered with straight rows of gold
braid, and having bertha and full
pulled sleeves of yellow crepon.
Every we'll dressed society woman car
ries a silken purse now. One of the
dalntiest models is made of gray fine,
silken floss, crocheted in slip stitch.
The beads are strung on gold wire and
ornamented with emeralds. On the in
side there is an opening about three
inches long to allow the money to be
put in either side.
Some of the new nets for wells have
dainty true-lover's knots scattered over
them. Another net that is also fashion
able is the spiders web; aud one tiny
black spider placed somewhere on the
net, 50 as to accentuate favorite dim
pie Or some peculiarly good point of the
face, produces nearly as quaint an effect
as the patches of Madame la Marquise.
A new fashion in skirts is to make the
front very close fitting, this extending
we'll round over the hips, and to set the
back fulness in one large full box plait,
with many folds On either side, and to
fasten each side over on to the fronts
with the simulated buttonholes and but
tons, or to trim the edge and place over
the front, as if it really fastened so when
on the wearer.
Flowers no longer figure in the CON-
plete toilet. This is due, probably, to
the misuse of roses, which ruined the
dress and destroyed the beauty of the
figure. Refined women no longer adopt
the huge bouquet for the corsage. Tiny
posies are pinned in the bosom, tucked
in the belt and pinned in the loops of the
sash ribbon. Field daisies, poppies,
dahlias and carnations are sought for this
purpose.
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