Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
Fashion Notes.
Rather short pelerines continue


Silk belts and girdles are mounted
in silver and silver gilt
Sleeveless jackets and redingotes
are among the newest models.
The leading colors for spring capes
for general wear are black, green, the
darker browns and a rich deep shade
of blue.
The newest shot silks are reversible.
They show a mauve ground with a
pale green spot on one side and violet
one on the other
Velvet capes, coats, costumes, COM
binations and trimmings will be worn
for months to come, and in some guises
during the entire summer.
Ecru tinted Mechlin laces are used,
with satin ribbon, for trimmings on
waists and capes and for making fancy
collars, jabots, ruches, etc.
Black, brown, dark green and navy
blue will be the colors in jackets.
These will have full skirts and collar
cites and very large sleeves.
Tailor made shirt waists Of pink
linen, embroidered pique and fancy
cotton fabrics are displayed among
premature novelties of the spring sea-
son.
Small 1880" bonnetS in Dresden
china are seen upon milady's dress
ing table. They hold her puff ball.
The top of the crown slips off and the
powder and puff rest within.
Next to velvet and velours du Nord,
the most fashionable material for man
ties is undoubtedly black MORE silk,
of rich quality and with large, bold but
somewhat vague water markings.
Petunia or heliotrope, or, in fact,
all shades Of mauve and violet, be they
red or blue, are much in favor and
these and yellow with delicate shade
of green are very pretty combinations,
Silk and wool mixtures will be used
for street gowns during the coming
season. Some Of them are in hand
some shaded colorings, others are soft,
showing a mixture of various colors.
Yellow seems to be shown more
favor this year than almost any other
color Many shades Of this color are
used, ranging from beige to the adj
mired sand color and finishing IN tints
of red.
Costly and superb new forms of lace
are thick guipures, veined with gold
thread and here and there worked up
with beads, or applied over velvet
and embroidered over shaded silk.
Brass military buttons made at the
beginning of this century bedeck fem
inine apparel. They must be small,
in good condition and genuine. Paste
buckles now at the throat and waist
are also in demand.
Crepe effects of all descriptions are
more popular than ever. Crepe de
chimes, crepons and ecru cotton crepes
are used. As these are shown in
various designs and different colors,
they promise to become very service
able.
Sequins are the newest thing in
trimmings There are bodices of
sequins, there are sleeves Of sequins,
and in fact, they are the rage. These
sequin bodices can be worn over colored
waists, giving a great variety to one s
wardrobe.
The dainty frou-frou, so suggestive
of silken underwear, is obtained, not
necessarily by lining the entire skirt
with silk, but by facing the edge with
a ruffle and a half width down each
side of the back. The linen and silk
lining should accord in color.
Silk and wool grenadines, which
come in tapestry effects, show large
arabesque figures, raised like handsome
laces, but on a close meshed canvas
ground. These are found in violet
shot with pale green, in color, and in
moss green shot with dull coral pink.
A new Paris cape, more properly
called a collet, does not reach the
waist. 1t is designed for cool days
with a tailor jacket. 1t is made Of
cloth fecked with blue, the cape por-
ton being attached to a yoke, the
joining covered by shoulder hounce
The queer funnel-shaped collar and
the pelerine itself are both edged with
a narrow band Of fur. A knot of vel
vet ribbons finishes the neck effect.
In new spring jackets models for
middle aged 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. Black watered