Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
FASHION NOTES.

The newest in prayer books is
small green lizard skin with gold bind
ing.
Many tight coats of black cloth witli
revers of fine "baby astrakhan" are
worn.
Black satin and cloth dresses arg
much worn by elderly ladies with loose
velvet coats or astrakhau cloaks.
Accordion plated materials are still
highly fashionable for dress skirts,
blouse fronts, bretelles and epau-
lettes.
Sable and mink capes are worn for
carriage and walking as well, rs they
are readily thrown of when in
church.
An occasional long seal coat to the
bottom of the skirt is seen, but they
are not much worn for walking and are
difficult to remove in the pew.
Plaids, checks and fancy mixtures,
in which dark red, green, old rose,
blue or brown predominant, are sold
in remnants of three to five yards for
children's school dresses.
A collnrette of sable tails is consid-
cred the most elegant for neck wear.
a half dozen full tails and claws and
heads dangle around the throat, APP
pearing like several animals.
Gloves for wear with tailor-made
gowns are of heavy skin, like those
used for mems gloves. They are dark
red in color and are closed with four
pearl buttons or have two patented
clasps.
A very charming little bonnet is
made with wreath of delicate blush
roses for brim; for crown bow of
black velvet ribbons fastened with
large pearl pins, and to complete all
the Inevitable velvet strings.
Accordion pleated founces, blouse
fronts, and sleeve puffs aud frills ars
much used on evening toilets of silk,
crepon and crepe de Chine, and tho
rage for accordion -pleated gowns aud
trimmings is to last indefinitely.
Braid has been treated in new way,
which has found especial favor for
mantles and capes. A collar of gradu-
ated rows of braid, united by herring
bone stitches of black silk, is supple
men.ed by plated hounce of the
same style, used for edging the cape
and the skirt of the cloak.
Some of the dainty head dresses
worn this season, called bonnets by
courtesy, are intended exclusively for
theatre wear. They are composed
chiefly of coronal of velvet, Jets or
flowers, to which are added an aigrette
or perky little bow, few jeweled pins
and strip of ribbon velvet.
The tendency of the winter fashions
is toward the broadening of the figure
the wide reyers, the haring collars, the
big rufus, the dropping sleeves and the
heightened shoulder seams counter
balancing the full haring skirts, anil
the new overdresses which, while grace
full, add bulk to the figure.
Coats, cares and jackets look best
fashioned with the very popular large
Worth collar cut in one, that is, with
out any neck seam. This method gives
certain grace, and an appearance OF
a length where it does not exist. AS
the spring season advances it will DO
made of lighter cloth, velvet or silk,
and on warm days it will be used to
complete the tailor costume without
any other wrap.
The latest novelty in neck gear is
long scarf of black ribbon about Two
fingers wide, finished on each end with
deep ruffie of cream white lace. This
scarf is put around the neck from the
front toward the back, crossed there,
and brought back in front to tie again
IN big bow with ends that come to
the bottom of tho waist, and it is in
tended to be worn around the throat
under the coat When the coat is un-
| fastened the effect is very innntv