The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-01
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
More novel than one box plat down
the front Of the skirt is one down each
side.
The fashion of wearing ws:..e at the
throat is not so prevalent as it was III
the spring.
Alpaca and mohair fabrics aze being
made into very smart toilets for house
and street wear.
The dashinc plaid silks will bs
much used this fall for waists to Us
worn with plain CLOTH skirts.
Alohair, grass linen and fancy tat
feta silk form the three most popular
dress fabrics worn this season.
Underskirts and slight draperies
have appeared upon some ofthe french
dress models designed for next season.
It is quite safe to have any silk
gown, or a light wool designed for
early autumn wear, made with rufaed
skirt.
Some very elegant plaid silk b.ouses
are bang devised by fashionable mo-
distes to wear with tailc..made COS
tunes.
Piaids are very fashionable, aud will
be all the fall. They are now made
in cottons and silks and every variety
OF gauze.
Belt clasps and bnckles Of silver are
seen in several new designs and pat
terms, including tho fisgree work that
used to be so fashionable.
Pretty dresses for afternoon and
evening wear at fashionable resorts
are made OF the soft, light pineapple
silks 50 popular this season.
Black Jet serpent bracelets that go
around the arm three times are Euro
pean novelty introduced here. With
the short, pulfed sleotes they arc very
effective.
The latest in sleeves is O modern.
lied bishop, which is full from the
shoulder to She wrist. Ithas lining
Of fibre chamois to retain its graceful
contour.
The new skirts are not especially
heavy. They are interlined with hair
cloth for several inches, and some OF
them have light, flexible wire insert
ed in the hem.
A black-cloth suit is novel and
handsome, and the skirt is original II
it shows some attempt at d1aping-
very slight, it is true, but conspicuous
because Of its novelty.
It is confidently predicted that
bIoomers for bicycle wear will be
short-lived. The skirt to the ankle
and high, buttoued shoes or over
CATERS are to be the costume Of tle
future.
lis rumored that Parisians are Ike
| " to make considerable change in the
size of sleeves by the time that heavy
wraps become necessary. For the su'
tumn season, however, sleeves will re-
tain their very fn!l appearance, most
of the fullness showing about the el-
bows, and more or less fiat in effect on
the top of the arm. >
Yellow dotted muslin mounted over
yellow silk makes petty garden
party gown, with white Valenciennes
lace to trim the rufhes and Vandyke
collar of yellow batiste. Yellow rib
hon forms the belt and sash enis in
the back, while the collar blnd IS
OF blue mauve velvet, giving the gown
g very French appearance.
Some Of the newest capes are fin
ished with sailor collar ending IN
pointedrevers down the front. Others,
shaped with seams that are. covered
with red gimp, have q rolling Stuart
collar. Some of the capes are made
of silk seal plush, the collars trim ned
with astrakhan, leaving narrow boz.
der of the plush, about one inch
wide.
A change in the cut Of our gowns,
which seems imminent and originated
in Paris, is the long shoulder seam,
! which is slowly DuG surely Salu4H5
ground. At present the wide collats
disguise the tendency, but By the time
they have had their day We will awak-
en- to tho fact that the old-tlme ez-
tended shoulder seam, with ali its dis
comfort, has been revived.
1t is quite the custom for many
ladies to go out for a spin Oh their
wheels an hour or so before sundowD.
starting with their backs to the SUP.
b. the time they are ready to start for
home the sun is out Of the way. an'
they are spared the necessity o. q
burneA-up mplezion and the need Of
cold cream aud perhaps day indoors
10 recover from the effects Of the sun .
scorching rays