Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-04-14
FASHION NOTES.

crepe gauze Is recommended over silk
Tor empire evening gowns.
Wash silks, waterproof silks! Whn
next to connect silk and water2
Changeable silks in hairlinc stripes or,
having good sale in New York City.
Fancy silk waists for house wear are
continuing to grow in beauty aud popu.
larity.
Turquoise blue velvet with warm gray
seems In favor with those liking gray
dreams.
The buckle in silver, gold, filigrce,
jet or jewel set is favorite ornament
of the hour.
Blush violet shades are now taking
better in Paris than the reddish violet
craze now here.
Sachets are embroidered with tho
scent fower-rose, he;iotrope or violet,
as the case may be.
One of the very fashionable princesse
dresses has its many -gored breadths
piped or ovcrlaid with jettod gimp.
Juss now the evening glove par ex.
cellencc is white uudressed kid, which is
easy fitting, slightly wrinkled and meets
the sleeve.
Flounces, or series of small frills
reaching half way up the length of the
widened skirt, appear among models for
spring gowns.
Among the recent importations are
lines OF pretty French flannels designed
Tor morning dresses, wrappers and break
fast jackets for next season.
Old rose wooden goods trimmed with
black satin make charming home cos.
tune, and the satin accessories are ma.
chine stitched on all of the edges.
What is the matter with satin2 1t ha.
suddenly sprung up for entire dresses,
combinations, hats, bonnets, trimmings.
and even handsome dress Innings.
Handkerchiefs of pale pink, blue,
lavender, green or yellow chiffon, hem
stitched and finished with very narrow
bordering oil black lace, are shown.
All manner of odd little waists, to b,
worn with the sa,no plain skirt of ser
viceable black silk, will be of great help
in producing pleasant variety in the
wardrobe.
The bracelet glove has richly EN-.
broidered band that fits tightly around
the wrist, and it is perfumed by d secret
process, whereby the perfume canno'
be destroyed.
Many SO called empire gowns are fitted
as carefully as those that are tailor made,
but the drapery across the front aud the
big pulled sleeves give them distinc.
tive empire character.
Very soft lightweight flaunels have
tone upon tone of one color in charming
rose and pale pinkish rnauye shades, in
tisherman's blue, dove gray, willow
green and mienonette.
Dressy house gowns are made OF
PLAIN French camel's hair, with simple
round waists, having I'm ncnse corded
silk bretelles, that cover the shoulders
and are graduated to sharp point at the
belt.
The bell skirt is still worn by fashion.
able women, but is wldened at the foot.
In violent contrast is directoire round
skirt Of five straight breadths gathered
TO belt and worn with an empire round
waist.
A favorite style for making lus trous
black silks is en- princesse, with straps
from the low.cut bodice going over
the shoulder. With this is worn a
tull-sleeved Russian underwaist or
guimpe.
A bracelet, recently patented, fits the
edge of the cuff like q binding, or, for
evening wear, adjusts itself aud finishes
the rim of the glove at any point on the
arm with selvage Of silver or gold.
as desired.
1t would be a pity for the plain, light,
lined skirt that has been worn this year
to go out of vogue yet awhile, for it
would be difficult to invent another more
comfortable or easier to held up in
muddy weather.
The soft felt brims, with cloth or vel
vet crowns of another color. are very
much worn. They are very tastefully
trimmed with bunch of ostrich tips in
front, and solitary one turning over
the back and peeping into the curls of
hair.
The long ribbons fancied on the backs
OF gowns seem to have transferred them
selves to the fronts OF long cloaks; they
are, however, much wider, and are tied
in front in very long loops, while tho
ends reach quite to the edge of tho
skirt.