The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
FASHION NOTES.


The latest fad in jeweled ornament,
for bonnets md the hair is diamond
bat.
A new skirt is made in four eon,l
width hounces, the upper one beips
gathered in ut the belt.
Sleeves continue TO be full at the 10,
but in breadth rather than height.
fact, except for evening dresses. tbs
shoulders are not often raised ut all.
Some women prefer simple whit.
gowns for the cloudy days, and tLe
pure white pique suits are excellent /,
not int nded to encounter u down.
pour.
Lansdowne in changeable effects 4,
especially popular this season, and NJ
changes in soft, lustrous folds, wear,
well and is shown in great variety Of
shades.
Sloped cores let into the back OF +,
lounging gown produce graceful
bell effect, and an oddly-shsped sailo,
collar heightens the nttractivenes, Of
the garment.
Narrow-trimmed hats, somewhat on
the sailor order, but with brim narrow
Mt the back, are trimmed with solid|
wreaths of roses and chrysanthemum,|
and other similar blossoms.
A bell skirt has five bias folds o,|
graduated width, set equal distance,
apart. The lower fold is about three
inches wide, and the Others grow grad.
ually narrower toward the top.
The dress parasols of the season ars
like small tents, and although in most
cases made of tulle, lace, or net, Their
large size and ugly handles suggest the
utilities rather than the ornaments Of
dress.
Both for trimming OF bodices and
skirts, lace is the most fashionable ad.
iunct. The fashion of berthas and
shoulder capelets of lace is at once
pretty and gives width to the shotl.
ders, aDd consequently makes the wais
look smaller.
A new jacket is fairly close fitting
has leg-o'-mutton sleeves, very wide
lapels running to tho waist line,
turned over collar and pocket sections
set on with n curbed pocket lid into
the front corners of the skirt of the
jacket rather low down.
Bodices have waists fastening under
the skirt, the top of which is concealed
by ribbon or fancy belt. Chemisettes
are largely used. They are made in
some light material i'll any sort o,
color. They are gathered, fulled or
plated, as may be desired.
Clear white muslins are used ior T
dresses which are worn over colorel
silk. The skirt is of three deep
flounces. with wide hens and colored
ribbon run in the hens, and the wais.
is of silk. draped over with muslin and
broad soft sash of the color at tho
waist.
A pretty blouse waist is three-quar.
ters fitting, has WIDE belt, very deep
shoulder rufiles running in points 70
the waist line front and back, sleeves
with two putfs above the elbows and
plain and close fitting below, and
straight frill below the belt over the
dress skirt.
A new fancy is plain India silk
with very full sleeves and single
hounce at the hem made of figured
goods with ground like the plain or in
entirely contrasting style. A dress Oi
black India, with sleeves and houncs
of gold and black stripe, WAS voted
handsome but rather tigerish, especs
ally when finished with gold cvlorsl
velvet belt, collar and cuffs.
A new Paris model is a dress, ths
lower edge of which is cut in deeg
scallops; these fall over a mass OF yery
narrow, very fluffy ruflies; the seal
lops are edged with dounce of lace
about four inches deep, set on full
The waist OF this dress has n shouldei
cape made of wide band of velvet boz
plated into puffed yoke; the love-
edge OF the velvet has u deep aounce o.
lace.
The newest hats are extremely
simple, of coarse straw and atrimming
of flowers and velvet, while the lated
receipt for u stylish bonnet is "a littls
lace, q few jewels and much taste"
small square of guipure fitted TO the
head and trimmed with panache oi
feathers is u new idea, and for Dies
toilets a simple wreath of flowers with
velvet bow in front is bonnet enougA
for married woman.
The latest tea gowns have the bodics
draped and crossed over at the waisi
with V shaped vest of contrasting
color. A pretty effect may be mad
with gray Grape, lined with rose-pnI
silk, and killed pink Grape vest and
hounces OF pink on the sleeves TO The
elbow. Accordion plating is largell
used for tea gowns, and when II
adopted they can be made very simply
falling in straight lines from the ned
to the hem.