Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-01-25


placed upon many of the skirts.
Now costumes show coats with fronts
extending on y to the waist limo a1d
long skirts ut the sides and back.
Skirts show decided return to
kilt and box plaits and accordion Of
fects; draped tunics are also fashion
able.
Wide soft sashcs are worn by sIen-
der women, tho ends tied in long,
dropping loops falling low down on
the skirt
The backs of many of the new skirts
are quite straight, and arc stifily in.
torlined so that they stand away from
the figure.
Dress skirts Of wool are seen with
row upon row of cord stitched ON to
the bottom, as much rs quarter Of a
yard in depth.
Crushed belts of velvet, silk or satin
finish most of the round or pointed
waists; small rosetto is placed on
the front and back.
The RULES of silk petticoats have
sercrnl rows Of cord stitched ON to
them, which stiffens them gracefully,
and yet sufficiently.
Long coats of emi-mannisl STYLE
will BIO the thing for tailor suits, simply
stitched OF bound with silk braid and
showing n vest or full front of silk.
For dressy occasions tho coats arc
left open widely to show crepe or lace
fronts, and confined to the figure by
straps which button across the front.
A new design in long wrap has tho
back in series OF graduated skirts.
There are three Of these, one above
another. The fronts and sides are
plain.
The pancake back has supersede l
the umbrella. The former shows n flat
back like that of Il Prince Albert coat,
finished, with tailor buttons; the sides
are, however, rather full.
An exceptionally pretty house dress
is mado of thick, white cashmere. The
shoulder ruflles, collar, loose waist
front, belt-sash and a.band at the hem
are of heavy, white MORO.
The return of tho overskirt will ne.
cessitate u thorough renovation of ones
wardrobe, and the new fabrics arc 80
soft and clinging that they arc admir-.
ably adapted for draping.
The seams on tho narrow cores on
some of the skirts are outlined with
lace insertion set over another color,
with three rows of extremely narrow
jet, or with gathered ruches.
Dresses in polonaisc fashion ere
coming more and moro into favor.
Some of them arc joined at tho waist
line, others are malo princess fashion.
All are elaboratcly trimmed.
A cloth dress with perfectly smooth
brctclles from the waist-line over the
shoulders is new importation. 1t is
severe and trying, but few ladies be-
ing able to wear it becomingly.
As overslsirts were introduced dur.
ing the winter, there will be no violent
and sudden changes noticeable, the
winter fashions being modified to suit
tho exigcncies of the warmer season.
Handsome models for batiste md
divinity dresses huve about tho neck
and waist velvet, satin or moire rib.
bon bands, drawn through large
curved buckles md rings of cut steel
or Rhine stones.
a pretty turban is made of fancy
braid. The brim is rolled up to the
crown with quite sweeping curve,
and the space between is filled in With
soft scarf of spotted tullc. The
trimming is of elk peoples and aig-
rets.
Girls of eight to fourteen wear
dresses with straight skirts trimmed
with braid or rows of narrow ribbon.
The waists have closely shirred yolses,
full lego mutton sleeves and ruflle
in basque skirt fashion set on ut the
wnist-line.
The crowns of most. hints are cx-
tremely low. Exception to this, how
ever, is found in the sailor hat, which
hns crown so high and straight that
it suggests mans hat and is not par.
ticularly becoming to the purely fem.
mine type.
Especially pretty are tho China silks,
when made with tho long, graceful
overdress; WOODEN matGials look we'll
lifted up on one side SO as TO reveal
the petticoat beneath. There is even
suggestion of panniers upon new
gowns, and the backs are slightly
bouffnnt.
Many of the rulile collars on dresses
and capcs are cleft i'll the back. Airi-
ness of effect seems to be the aim al
present; many of the accordion plated
overdresses of chiffon or lisse have no
hem to stay the bottom, the material
being cut in points, or straight across,
the raw edge being left.
One of the most piquant of the new
French hats is this "chappeau Wat.
teau." 1t is of fancy straw, coquet-
tishly caught up with quite large
bunch of roses. The hats this spring
promise to be unusually quaint and
becoming. The bonnets could not be
much smaller and exist Mt all.
Irish handmade linens are recon.
mended strongly for summer dresses.