Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-04-01
FASHION NOTES

Dahlia shades on black form exquisite
brocades.
Scrolls of lace unite sprays of flowers
heavy with foliage.
Satin remains the favoritc material for
elegant wedding gowns.
"Incandescent" is tue latest name fol
a chnngeable or glace surah.
Linen cuffs are worn considerably
with tailor dresses or with cloth toilets
less severely made.
The multitude of colors shown in floral
patterns, printed and woven, for next
spring are wonderful to an amateur.
Weed patterns seen to take, viz, stalks
with tiny brownish green leaves thrown
upon narrow striped or plain ground.
The new French silk muslius, daintily
scattered over with au embroidery of
flowers, are lovely for girls dancing
dresses.
Morecn petticoats are largely sold in
place of silk. The latter are now lined
with flannel for winter wear. Moreen,
as most people know, is watered wooden
fabric. 1t is dyed in various colors, and
should be lined with taiIeta silk.
Scores of beautiful party toilets are
finished with bands and grouped clusters
of ostrich-feather trimmings, but there
are fringed silk garnitures roset.cd,
curled and plated to represent feathers,
and very pretty results are thus achieved.
Fashion continues to make use of two
shades in costume, but when the wear
er lacks height this fashion is apt to
emphasize her brevity. On the other
hand, tall woman dressed wholly in
gray, hcad-gear included, looms lar 5ey
indeed.
The new princess dresses cut with low
corselet bodice, like peasant waist, arc
very striking in effect among the array
of dinner and reception gowns, but tae
most charming of all appear III the ex-
hibit of French house dresses and tea
gowns.
Lovely evening cloaks arc made oil
tomato colorcd Lyons velvet, claborately
trimmed with cut jet passc memories and
cabochons OF the richest description.
The cloaks are lined with black plush
and there is the merest roll of black fur
at all the edges.
Cloth applique of contrasting color,
with black silk or che1ile cord at tho
edge, is used both on gowns and jack
cts. This trimming is placed Oh the
front of the coat, the lower edge, ON the
collar and sometimes around the arm
hole to simulate Spanish jacket.
The display of silk and wool plaids
for tho season is remarkably rich and ut.
tractive, and while less spopular among
grown people, they are positive rage"
for school girls and very young women.
The color schemes arc lovely, and some
of the prcttiest raw silk plaids are made
up with velvet in combination, making
very rich and stylish dresses.
The very newest freak of fashion
comes from China. 1t can be made to
wear as an overjacket for the street or
tea jacket to BIZ worn over ea-gown.
One of this latter description was made
in kind of Oriental MATERIAL mix
ture of gray with pink and gold-flowered
pattern, outlined with gold cord, and
buttoned over the chest with gold but
tons, the lining being of rose pink silk.
Cloth costumes made of contrasting
colors are noted upon the fashionable
promenade in New York One sees
heavy black cloth gowns, slashed and
faced with vivid red. Union blue has
accessories of gray or tan cloth, with
collar, cuffs, vest and bias cdgings like
wise of gray or tan. Dove colored cloth
is combined with hsliotrope, brown, or
blue; and moss green with dishes of
chamois color OF beige.
Muffs of the regular round shape are
slightly larger than those of last year.
Fancy mutfs are trimmed with ribbon
bows and small fur heads. The long
fluffy boa is again to the fore, and is re-
enforced by collarette pointed at the
back and extending with long tabs down
che front to the feet The small sable
skin, with their tiny heads aud spar
king ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS still well worn as
boas, and aye copied in lamb and mink.
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