The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-28
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
Ermine is the one fur that cannot be-
successfully initiated. ,.....; /
Flat lace insertion is pretty trim
ming on house dresses. ~
Accordion-plaited skirts are much
liked for house dresses of thin silk.
crepor or similar fabrics. ..,-, /
Pointed apron-front over-skirtsy
draped high on the hips, have been
revived, and are now very popular.
The leading colors for spring cspea
for general wear are black, green, ths
darker browns and rich deep shade
of blue. -
There seems to be no end to the
fancy kerchiefs and collars which the
lady of fashion delights in wearing
about her neck.
Open-work stockings are again
popular, while novelties in imported
hosiery show gay colored stripesI
plaids and diagonals. = !
Lace or fur trims large majority OF
the reception and party dresses this
season, and it is not unusual to seo
both on the same costume. l.
House dresses of colored Henrietts
cloth, yelling or thin csmel's hair arc
made up with silk, velvet or lace, or .
combination Of the two last. :
Rhinestone ornaments of every shapo
and size are extensively used upon
handsome hats, bonnets, toques and
evening toilets sent from Paris. rE. i
Round handles Of wood about Ave
inches long, ornamented with fne
carvings and capped with gold or sill
yer, are the latest styles in umbrellas
sticks. .
Tailor-made shirt waists of pink
linen, embroidered pique, and fancy
cotton fabrics are displayed among
other premature novelties OF the
spring season. ....,, . T., !
Ginghams, zephyrs and oambrica
show flower stripes alternating with
those in solid colors. Some of them
are as exquisitely finished as one could
imagine, and suggest old time bro,
cades in their daintiness. |
Made mufs of satin and velvet are
trimmed with ostrich plumes or bands
of fluffy fur. The ends of the muir
are of velvet, full plated and band;
of folded satin around the middle, with
puff or rosette at one side.
In making up a dress in a given
style care should be taken that not
only the fabric but the colors and their
combinations suit the style. There
are many dresses spoiled every year.
because these details are not observed.i
In new spring jackets models for
middle-sged women remain OF three
quarter length; for youthful wearers,
from twenty-four to twenty-six inches
is the desired length, the designs, as q
rule, being double breasted and tight
fitting in the back. SEQ '
A beautiful walking dress is made
of duIl-brown cloth, trimmed with
dark, dusky red velvet ribbons, with
open work silk embroidery over silk
of the same shade. The corselet cor
sage has a double pointed yoke of the
embroidery, silk and velvet. which is
made continuous on the top of the full
sleeves. The skirt has red silk un-
derdress with panel of red velvet. !
A French walking dress in mauve
and white crepon has a skirt lined
with mauve surah and trimmed round
the bottom with deep band of msuve
moire. The trinity fitting jacket
corsage has wide revers of the mauys
moire and the same moire forms the
lower part of the sleeves. The full
chemisette is of white gauze and the
girdle of mauve moire.
Tiny rosettes of piece velvet are
made useful in various ways. Some
have the velvet edged with narrow
lace. A big chou of black velvet on q
turban has white aigrette planted In
the middle. Ciel blue satin is gath
cred in large loose rosettes on hats Of
brown velvet. Brown hats are offered
in beautiful shades of the richest vel
vet in soft and stiff felts and in COM
bination.
Walking dress skirts are usually
made quite plain, frequently only fin!
ished with few rows of stitching;
above the hem, but many rows of plain,
fancy or waved braid are often seen ;,
also small gathered or plated hounces
or bands of velvet or fur. A very
fashionable trimming consists in car
rying the braid or fur or jet passemen-'
terie lengthwise of the seam of the
skirt, finishing with a narrow band.
around the bottom.