Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-12-13
FASHION NOTES.

jet in special pieces to be set on tho
bodice, or in strips to trim it length
wise, comes in lovely designs.
Velvet ribbon will DO much worn on
winter gowns, varying in width from
n half-inch up to almost sash ribbon.
The now scalslin capes are very wido
and full, standing we'll out from tho
figure, and tho novel idea Of jet trim
min2s is seen on some
Velvet, silk, and satin sleeves arc
worn in WOODEN gowns. s;.rand nro rs
large rs ever, except that n moro
dropping effect is desired.
a comfortable golf capo for tho
coming inclcment season is in navy
blue plaidcd in black and red, and
lined with bright red silk.
a vest front for an open corsago is
OF palo yellow silk which is shirred
across i'll three groups of tucks, one
each Mt tho collar, bust and waist.
Belts, collars and cuffs can be made
in so many pretty styles that they
alono will change an old gown into Il
new one with n little Encouragement.
Printed volvets arc novelty of tho
season. They hnyo much the appear
ancc of being hand painted, and ara
charming i'll combination with satin
or cloth.
a heavy guipurc sailor collar, with
squared ends, and the Marie Antoinctto
rnilled lichu are the two latest novel.
ties in tho way OF Frightening up
sombcr toilet.
Many of the new cloth jackets and
thrco-quartcr coats have tho popular
mclon-shapod sleeves. and Vandyl,o
collar of mink or otter with points
that reach to the waist.
Willow-grccn pcau do solo is tho
material for II homo toilet, which is
relieved by dark green velvet and n
deep collar and cuffs Of white satin.
spanglcd i'll iridcsccnt greens.
Evening dresses of Louis XVI. bro
cndes are mado up in aharmingly quaint
fashions. Tho skirt is ecwcd to tho
pointed waist, is made enormously
full, and is furnished with little pads
Oh the hips.
Sllk-covercd morocn potticoats are
taking tho place OF heavily lined dress
skirts, the outer skirt now being either
unlincd and simply faced, or else silk
or pcrcalino lined, with no stilfcning
whatcvcr rs an intcrlining.
The trimmings for cloth gowns nrc
rcvers and vest of cloth OF contrast
ing color, bins bands OF the cloth of
the dress stitched on in rows or in Il
design, narrow bands of fur, and
finally the very rich braiding in gold
and other metals in which tailors
excel.
No street glovo with any CHIN to
distinction is fastened NOWADAYS with
the small pearl button once in form.
The smallest ono allowable is n well
cut pearl or bono one approaching an
old fashioned three-cent piece in size.
They range from this to sizes little
larger than dime.
Corduroy is coming in for n great
degree of favor this year. Tho Eng
lish make called "gn.nekeeper's" cord
rAoy is quito rs much favored as tho
finer repped Scotch weaves. Tho
fashionable shades are damson, rich
shade OF moss-grcen, q handsome dye
in clnret red, and number of tints in
iawn, brown and silvcr-gray,
Tho corduroy costumes aro mado
with 1t gored skirt machine stitched Mt
tho hem in many rows. The coat fits
snugly and is made in three styles, ono
double.breasted and fastened with
smoke pearl buttons; another opens
over vest of chnmois leather, tightly,
fitted, and almost covered with SOU.
tacho braiding tho color of the cos
tune.
Separate waists aro displayed in NIL
the importing houses and fancy dry
goods stores in greater and moro nt-
tractive forms and varieties than ever.
Those of shot and striped or lowered
tatfeta silk are particularly handsome;
so also nro the models of cerise or
Jacqueroso liberty satin elaborately
trimmed with jetted and spanelcd
black nets and lnces.
Fashionable elderly women afo this
season wearing plaids of largo size,
but in black with broad bars OF black
satin, satin crossed with velvet, and
lustrous corded silks marked with
inch-wido bars of mauvc, damson, or
dark gray satin. Black chiffon, Marie
Antoinettc fichus of lace, jet collars
and vests, and also fur, jet and chiffon
combined, arc tho materials used to
decorate gowns made of these plaidcd
fabrics.
Scotch plaids in satin surah or sill,
and wool are mado into stylish waists
to wear over black skirts. 4 feature
OF some of these garments is the trim.
ming composed OF black chiffon, let
points and black ostrich feather bands
an inch and half wide. The sleeves
are shaped with @ tiny jet cord
covering tho many seams, and the
wrists are finished with two bands OF
the feather trimming with band OF