Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

Summer brings with it such a bewiIder- ing array of new, beautiful and useful fabrics. that one scarcely knows where to begin to describe them. It seemed last year as if all the fairy looms of time had been pressed into service for the embellishment of the end-of-the- century woman, but this seasons. stuffs are so much in advance of those of a twelve month ago in matters of texture, colaring and design, that one cannot be otherwise than strongly impressed with the marked stride made in this depart ment of the worlds progress. So eXquis- ite and novel are many of the new goods that a study of them is like the cXpe- rienoe gained at an art exhibiton-one comes away filled with new and vivid Impressions of artistic eolorings and tones and stuffs of which he never dreamed.
 Che gingham frock is quite the thing now, with trimmings of ribbons and laees. The plaid ginghams are most faSbionable, and the colors used are eX- qnsite, sometimes one shade being taken aud different tones of it used to make the different cheeks.
 Nut-pickers have been abolished from
 
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 woman who makes it a regular bus iness' of packing dresses for society wo- men who are about to travel says that if y6u will fold newspapers inside of gown folds there will be no ereases.
 very effective costume worn not long ago at T private costume ball in Paris was catle1 Fin de Steele, and was merely an exasgeration of the present modes. The skirt spread about twice the size of ordinary circular skirts. and was of the most brilliant bluette satin hanging in huge 4godets at the back, and the whole held out by several crinolined petticoats. The waist was embroidered all over the body with large jets and had sleeves of enormous proportions of brilliant ceriSe velvet. so stiffened as to stick straight out from the shoulders The collar was of royal purple velvet, with choux under the ears that set far out on the tops of the sleeves, the bows being stiffened with wire. The hat was very large, and of cerise felt, trimmed with a wild wing bow of royal purple velvet, like the col lar, and two waving grass-green plurnes. A gold lorgnette and white lace gloves completed the toi1et.--Exchange.
 two waving grass green plumes. A gold lorgnette and white lace glaves complet- ed the toilet-Exchange.
 Some people who lead our fashions, whether we will or not, are now begin ming the old fashion of wearing the hair low on the neck again in a loose coil. It is to be earnestly hoped that this style will not come in vogue, as it soils the collar badly and never looks tidy any length of time. The only thing really in it's favor is that it makes the wearer look younger.
 In this season of shirt waists and skirts many new designs in cuffs and collars are constantly coming out. The pagoda cuff worn in the eos is coming back to us. It is gathered over the wrist. and the cuff turns towards the hand full and wide on the outside of the arm, mar rowing on the inside of the wrist. A new form is a gigot, with a joint on the out side of the arm. from the shoulder to the waist.-Exchange