The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-19
Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
Passementeries are worn on parasols.
Tom Thumb rosettes are worn on
small hats.
Pale green is used for trimming white
evening toilets.
Blue or black serges are in demand for
outing dresses.
Cambrics in Pompedour and Louis
Seize patterns are exquisite.
There are girdle belts of seal leather
and kid, studded with steel.
Wide black MORE ribbons are worn as
sashes with black round waists.
Lace girdles are supplanting the vel>
vet peasant waists for summer wear
Black lace, striped with bands of satin,
is shown for dresses at IS per yard
The laced bertha carried over tie
sleeves in the form of a cape now reign.
Blue serge is popular for dresses in
tended for shopping, walking, travelling
and general wear.
Changeabe red and green surahs,
trimmed with ecru embroidery, sare
among novelties from Paris.
Pale and deep russell MORE skirts are
now worn under fawn colored princess
redingotes and French polanaises.
Cotton Bedford cords are most beauti-
full and popular. They are known as
cordu 'oy and are as heavy as piqoe.
Chambreys embroidered in robe pat
terms. are liked for their durability.
CrinkleI crepons are mucil liked also.
Linen collars and cuffs are to be worn
this season Turn over collars with turn
over cuffs and straight with straight.
Ribbons of MORE, velvet and broeade
are all worn. The latest have mother
of-pearl effects. Gauze edges are preva
lent.
Shoulder capes of lace will be worn
over cloth eapes now, and later in the
season over the waists of dresses on the
promenade.
The new costumes and garnitures sent
from over the sea prove conciuslvely
that the reign of beaded decorations is
far from being over
The lovers knot is the leading caprice
in jewelry. Gentlemen wear it as a
scarfpin, and ladies for breaches, watch
guards and what-not
The sheer and beautiful cIarette fab
RIGS will again be mach used for stylish
summer gowns. Pretty bodices and
sleeves in antique style are often adopte d
for these dresses.
Black bonnets, trimmed with little
palm green ribbon and black feathers.
are now in good taste, while the combi
nation of cream color and fern green
is quite charming.
Bishop sleeves, with cuffs or wrist
bands of the depth to suit the length oil
the wearers arms, will be universally
admired for house gowns and for sum
mer outdoor costumes.
Al-black hats, bonnets and toqres
with color introduced in the trimming
preferably in lovely French flower
wreaths and clusters, still retain their
vogue for dressy wear.
The long princess redigote, or enyel
oping nuns cloak OF dove gray cash-
mere, with embroidered yoke and collar
and real silver clasp, IL tavorite wral
for tourists this season.
Mantilla wraps of lace, lined with silk
are being. made for wear at watering
places and summer resorts. These wraps
vary in length from three-quarter cape'
to the ull-lepgth circular.
Delanes with cream or white grounds
strewn with nosegays of chrysanthe
NUNS, marguerites, panses, and othel
delicate flowers, are as pretty as silk ans
more durable and becoming.
A very elegant dress of black moir'
has soft fluffy ruchings of black chiffon
on the skirt. A deep frill CT chiffon fall
from the edge of the pointed bodice, anC
the waist is almost covered with ruf
files of thin material.
Ladies who do not feel like buying AZ
entire shirt, use a body or foundation 0
French cambria, sateen or betiste, will
ruff1es of silk and lace, or silk alone
This is much less expensive, and makes
a very pretty and durable skirt
A couple of pretty dresses of chailis
India silk, fine batiste or the new coftC1
cords or embroidered mulls, are alway
desirable. These may be made up plainly
ladies velvet bodice or'very wide sash