Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-14
FASHION NOTES.

The long dress skirts have received the
walking gowns.
Sateen petticoats, with n pattern in
pastilles, disks, or spots, are now fancied
to wear with travelling dresses.
1t is rumored from abroad that very
short skirts will soon take the place OF
the long skirts for street wear.
Pretty hats are made with wide brims
of drawn black lace on silk wires with
the crown n mass of pink roses and q
bunch of black feathers.
The very latest pocket handkerchief
is of sheer linen with seal in toe cor
ner, embroidered in dark blue or red,
with tiny initial raised upon it.
Nearly all the robes, whether of cot
ton or wool, that are made with the
deep cuff under full top sleevcsI have the
cuffs entirely of the wide bordering.
The fashionable outing glove is of tan
wash leather, with a suspicion of black
at the top and OH the back. The white
chamois gauntlet glove is also in demand
Everything white meets with special
favor this season, but the white crepons
are particularly admired, and make some
of the most desirable summer costumes.
Sashes of watcred or striped gauze,
twelve inches wide, are among the
novelties, as are also broad scarfs OF soft,
white silk, brocaded with satin de-
signs.
White is becoming fashionable, ALL
the-year-round color for house. wear.
Elderly Indies, especially those who 60
out but little, are using it almost cxclu-
sively.
"Eton suits" for women, which, of
course, means only the Elton jacket, are
a great deal worn, but to look well
should be carefully made by good
tailor.
"Take your tennis shoes aboard ship
with you," says young woman who
las done it; "the rubber soles make the
best of footholds on the often slippery
decks"
Admirable shoulder are of very
fine French cashmere, with hens Of
beugaline or faille of the same color. The
hens are put on with hemstitching and
make exquisite trimming.
The P:ccadilly tie is one of the most
popular shapes in shoes; it is not good
for the woman with tender feet, as it
tapers to point and does not give any
too much room to the toes.
The latest carriage robes are made of
lightweight broadcloth, with deep
border formed OF narrow rows of ribbon.
They are silk lined and bound with the
leather lining Of the carriage.
The canvas crepon locks much like the
goods known some years age as canvas.
1t is in square msshes, and colored rib.
bons run under the edges rs II border for
the skirt and as the bodice trimming.
Corset.waists are worn by many ladies
to the total exclusion of the real corset.
OF tho latter they own perfect fitting
specimen, over which they have ali
dresses fitted, then wear the waist on all
occasions.
Stripes in groups or solitary lines, in
variagated colors at intervals, or in oft re.
peated threads of the samo color, are
best suited to the prevailing style of
skirt, and are the favorite choice for
summer wear.
Cream color is said to be really I'D optcd
in Denmark as the color for National
mourning. While it is to some extent
an improvement on black for the same
purpose, it is scarcely likelyto be adopted
ID other countries.
Powered lawns and the lovely painted
organdies are exquisite for afternoon
wear at the watering places; they are
sometimes made with low -necked lin
ing, but as this is often too cool they
may bc made over high nccked silk or
satin waist, which renders them warm
enough for almost any occasion. Crisp
tucked batistes in white, blue or dark
red stripes IN contrast with white are
very fashionable abroad, and many of
them are seen upon the piazzas of re-
sorts. Lace is by all odds the most suit.
able trimming.