The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-13

hence new ideas in belts are brought
forward every day. A fine wire chain
belt, as flexible as ribbon almost, has
a buckle of two hearts that overlap
and are set with turquoises. Another
belt is of thin blade of chased silver
with fiat, square buckles, set in a
curious oriental fashion with various
colored stones. Ribbon belts come to
match all the exq lisite new shades of
silk, and have dainty bows of ribbon
with small rhinestone buckles in the
centre. There are tiny rings of silver
set with tiny stones, that may be
sewed on the belt to form a chain Of
brilliants through the centre, OF to
stud it at intervals. Except on very
brilliant occasions, these would look q
little loud.
Buttons seem to be returning to
favor, and they will be welcome, for
bad as dressmakers hate to make but
tonholes, they would rather do it than
submit to the constant growl about
hooks that never stay fastened, and
eyes that elude the most skillful fin
gers. Some of the buttons are ex-
quisite pieces of workmanship, and are
of filagree gold and silver. A few are
set with real garnets and turquoises,
and the most artistically expensive
ones are painted ivory or stone china,
set in quantity wrought rims. The
vests of tailor-made gowns that have
fy-open coats are fastened from neck
to lower edge with neat little buttons,
generally of the same material as the
dress.
Large pearl buttons are feature OF
the modernized Eton suits, which are
with us again. There is just enough
difference in the suit of the new gar
ments to make you wish that you had
waited till this season to buy. One
fancy in the jacket is to hook it to the
vest down the sides, and not let it fly
open, as it did last season. It will not
be hard to accommodate the old style
to that feature, however. As for the
sleeves, they can't get any bigger, for
there is nothing to hold them out, ez-
cept it be wire cage. = did hear OF
one young woman who utilizedher big
sleeves on rainy, sloppy day to stow
her packages in, and they might be
made to serve as market baskets, but
it is quite probable that they have
reached the highest point of all their
greatness, and will soon fall, like a
bright exhalation in the evening, and
no man see them more. My, but wo'
men will look funny then!
The fancy fronts which are SO much
the vogue show many novelties for
spring. Those made of the English
eyelet embroidery and ribbons are
among the latest. To a pink satin
stock blouse front of pale pink eye
let embroidery is fastened, which is
finished at the waist line by d broad
band Of pink ribbon. Other novel
ties are OF eyelet insertion and bands
of ribbon. These fronts are very
charming worn with iaunty little
cloth jackets. Light silk fronts, in
all the new shades, are stylish trimmed
with coarse black lace insertion.
Here is some French authority on
the use of criuoline: "The best dress
makers are now using stiff lnterlinings
with great moderation. There is a
general tendency to discard its use
altogether as lining, employing the
crinoline, moreen, hsircloth or other
fabric for an entirely separate under
skirt. Some of the new silk skirts are
made to carry out this idea. being
faced with haircloth at the hem, and
trimmed very full around the bottom
with piped or corded silk frills, about