The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-27
FASHION NOTES.


The half-ftting blouse, plain skirt
and belt are the accepted outfit for
morning wear for young ladies.
Among novel receptacles for cut
flowers none are more effective than
the tall, slender, cut-glass vases in ir-
descent shape.
Narrow-toed shoes are blessing to
the members of the medical profes.
sion who make specially of the study
and care of the feet.
Some new bonnets are small almost
to absurdity. They are scarcely more
than head-dress tied on with q couple
of bits of narrow ribbon.
A stern decree declares that young
woman must wear high necksd and
long sleeved bodice, no matter how
beautiful her neck may be.
Never were furs and fur trimmings
in greater request. Some newly i'm
ported costumes of fine black India
cloth are trimmed on, bodice and
sleeves with ezmine fur.
White silk hose intended to accom-.
pany rich bridal costumes have "reap'
lace inserted over the instep or lace
effect woven il. The silk is beautl-
fully fine and the lace handiwork truly
exquisite.
Some of the new moires have a
ribbed surface which does not pre-
clude the introduction of satin dots,
or the addition of floral and other
patterns in chine effects, or stripes
and bars of velvet.
A bright cherry or a corn-howe1
blue is the color for the velvet bows
worn on the head for evening occa-
sions, and which will drive out the
"theatre bonnet" or the worse mon.
strosity of the theatre hat.
A square of three or four yards OF
tulle makes pretty bridal veil. The
edges Of the veil should be left raw and
the tulle draped over the head and
held in place by ornaments or long
fancy pins. It should entirely cover
the bridal gown.
Tiny collarettes for dressy uses are
made of watered silk, embroidered or
braided cloth, fur and lace, and
brccade. One of otter in pointed Van.
dyke shape is made with Medici
collar of seslskin and partly veiled
with white guipure lace.
Black satin chaussures are lined
with pumpkin yellow and other gay
hues. There are patent-leather shoes
with oval slashings carried all around
across the top of the foot, these open
ings being filed with slips of gray,
red, orange, or cream satin.
Refers for boys of heavy chinchilla
cloth soft and thick as blanket, are
fast displacing long overcoats. They
are bound with braid, and have wide
turned-over sailor collars for the
younger boys and narrower ones OF
velvet for the boys of five years and
over.
A new idea is to open the cores of
a skirt about foot from the bottom
and insert little fanlike pieces of vel
vet to harmonize with the predominant
ing material. The cores themselves
are treated to fold of velvet running
over another length and giving very
handsome finish to cloth costume.
The red vests in vogue are made OF
fine cloth in various shades, from scar
let geranium to rich dahlia tint. The
military effect when the vest is but
toned up to the high collar at the
throat is perhaps the most ultra-fash-
ionable, but again it is seen open at
the neck to display four-in-hand tie.
The b-ide OF to-day carries either a
fan CT white ostrich feathers or a
prayer book bound in suede, moire,
ivory or vellum. The dropping bou.
ouet IS tied with long satin ribbons.
One CT two pearl or diamond orna'
merts are permissible, though ye-y
yourg brides look best with no such
adornmer::. 49,
A very stylish black moire hat, with
white lace trimming, is made to match
a delightful little cape. The cape con-
sists of three very full rufaes of heavy
rich moire, made with very low broad
shoulders and trimmed with white lace
bands. The lining of this little gar
ment is so lovely it really seems pity
it could not sometimes be worn inside
out.
Ribbed velvet makes stylish and
dressy waist with full surplice or
draped front that is carried in soft
folds from the right shoulder and side
seam across the front and round the
back where an end from the right
side hooks to it, thus forming belt.
Lace cravats and jabots are worn with
these waists, some Of which have satin
capes and sleeves.
This season the correct bridal gown
whether of satin, MORE, bengaline
Or brocade-is of an ':opal pearl tint,
md is trimmed with chiffon or silk
muslin ruffles, knots of satin ribbon
and orange blossoms. Lace and pearl
form an appropriate gar
niture for the gown of the tall, mature
looking bride. Fichu and shoulder
cape effects, lace berthas and clusters
If ruf1es edged with narrow passemen-
erie are in good style. |