The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-06-11
FASHION NOTES

Stiff collars and cuffs are always
proper.
Scotch plaids are having big re-
vival.
New cotton materials have crepon
effects.
Lusterless allwool crepons are used
for deep mourning.
Bathing suits this yenr willhave i'm.
mense pulled sleeves
battle-ground Chinaribbons, moired,
are for elegant summer hats
Some of the satin,striped challies
have delicate chine grounds
Tortoise shell jewelry is slowly but
surely coming into vogue again.
Bluet, always cold, unbecoming
color, is no longer fashionable.
IL the trimming of skirts there
continues to be the greatest reserve.
Made brIms of straw braid and
fancy crowns were prominent at the
first openings.
The fashionable thing ut present is
to wear white linen collars with the
colored shirt waists.
The new crepon chaIl1es displayed
in the shops are as pretty rs silks and
wear infinitely better.
Plaids have attacked the umbrella
case, which is now often seen fash.
Toned of such gay stuff
Jet odgngs and tiny bands of
spangles and fine cut jet are very much
in evidence on hat brims
Violet bouquets for the crush col.
lars and to wear on the wrap are as
fashionable as on the hats
Dotted Swiss in navy, red or black
makes exceedingly nice waists, and
the pale colored mulls and even or.
candies are greatly used.
The coat.nud skirt style of tailor
made gown is as popular rs ever this
spring, but in addition there are cloth
gowns with closely fitting bodices and
deliberately trimmed.
The sale of fine grade but inexpen-
sive silks is SO great that one house
asserted last week that it had in less
than SIX days sold fifty miles of silks
for gowns, skirts and fancy Innings.
Hair, bonnets, hats, sleeves and
skirds have suddenly widened to an
almost grotesque extent, causing the
fullest woman to look short, while the
short ones are turned into veritable
caricatures.
All the new skirts are from nine to
ten yards in circumference, while the
dressmakers assert confidently that
the width will go on increasing, and
predict that fifteen yards will be the
measurement this summer.
Silk crepon printed in oriental de-
signs, which give it the effect of BEING
hand painted, is new material for
jackets, tea gowns and blouse waists.
1t is called emillion, and is usually
combined with plain satin.
Very pretty are the lawn waists IN
China blue, old rose, red O. black
with an all-over pattern in white EN-
broidery. Striped and checked linens
make neat waists; they cost quite as
much as silk, but are more substan-
tial.
Dresses worn at Queen Victoria's
drawing-room this season are Of bean
tiful brocades mostly of English man.
ufacture. The court trains are mr.
ranged to fall from the left shoulder.
both shoulders or the middle of the
back.
Shirts for wear under Eton and
open frontCd coats are exceedingly
ornate this season, and are embroii.
cred in dots, rings or horiated pat
terms The prettiest ones show hem.
stitched tuckg, some Of them very
narrow. Both standing collars with
broken edges or turn-down ones are
worn.
All shades Of green appear this sea.
son in greater variety than over.
Some Of the new tints in silks. summer
brocades, cropos and dinphnnous ia.
brics are cxquisitely delicate and beau.
titul, and combinations of green with
certain shades of blue, brown, rose.
color and coriso are seen in Paris
gowns and millinery.
It is almost impossible this season
to find simply trimmed hat i'm any
importing house or millinery empor
ium In this city. Everything is OK
travdgantly decorative, and some of
tho shapes with n wids brim edged
with fall Of lace, n tiny Dutch
crown, and q small garden Of flowers
scattered over both crown and brim-
resemble nothing so much as fair.
sized lamp shade.
All dress-slceves are immense i'm
size, the majority being still i'm NUT
tOn-lcg style, but fitted closer lust nj
tho elbow than during the past sea-
son. From elbow TO wrist they ore
smooth and snug, md ON n few specinl
gowns the sleeve expands Just at the
wrist and ends in point on the TOP
OF tho hand This is called tho "Cnlln'
finish. The full Queen Anne pulled
sleeve will be "a favorite mode ali sum
mer for lace, net, organdie, and light |
textiles Of every sort.