The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12
FASHION MOTIFS.

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Diamond tinras are displayed Mt the
opera ill an abundance that makes one
wonder if diamonds are still precious
stones.
High combs, moro or less Spanish.
are woven in the back hair; also on
side of the head or anywhere likely to
be seen.
Football souvenir spoons nro the
latest. The bowl is football, aud the
article Is, perhaps, more ornamental
than useful.
Something new in stab pins is tn,
everlasting football, aud the COLL
sticks crossed SO rs to form many
pointed star.
Portrait breastpins, such as our
grandmothers were wont To wear. arr
revived by those fortunate enough to
possess them.
The very newest crusho velvet cot.
lars have jabots of lncc fastened In
place by small buckles depending from
either side in place OF lrills or 10.
settles.
Veil fasteners arc new. A butterfly
with graceful spreading wings, which
clasp the veil, are made up in etched
silver and aluminium. This little ar.
ticle does away with the heretofore
veXatious bow-knOt.
Embroidered flowers in black mn
white, the silk embroidery almost con.
cealing the ground beneath it, is used
This black and white work is most c!.
fectively used rs jacket over nile
green, cerise or hawthorn pink cor.
sagcs.
English turbnns nm Spanish snilors
are appearing in all the new colors
The Spanish turban is most becoming
to women with parted hair 1t is
thrown up at one side by II twist of
velvet resting on the hair underneath
the brim.
Round and square mother of-pearl
designs are already seen on coats and
tailor suits. They are very large and
are elaborntely ornamented witt
metal. One of the newest in all.
metal buttons is the moiro design.
very rich and beautiful.
A new evening bodice is almost cn.
tirely of passementerie with shoulder
straps of velvet on which are bows
huted i'll butterfly shape. The effect
at distance is that of n series OF o3sn
fans united ut the handle anil sprea /.
ing about eight inches from front to
back.
Plain wool skirts and bl1zers With
blouses of tartan silk are fashionable,
and n new dress of black came!'s hair
has yoke, cuifs and belt of Victoria
plaid. Another black dress has the
waist and cuffs of plail with the tops
of the sleeves in black to match the
costume.
Deep fringes of beads are much
liked for dressy wear. They are ar
ranged to fall from the belt or fro II
pointed bodice, or shorter garni-
lures are set on the waist drapiug aud
half concealin9 the figure. When
properly used, this style OF trimming
Is exceedingly becoming.
Muffs, that is, muffs for use, are tho
same stiff, medium-sized rolls that
have been known for some time. but
dainty trihes in silk and velvet, an
hung with ribbons, heads and even
flowers, are also shown. Correct tip.
pets have only one head, and are pre-.
ferred in sable, Persian or narten.
While fashion may sanction such
grotesque caprice, good sense certain
~ cannot approve the idea of MAKING
the two sleeves OF the dress OF widely
dissimilar material aud color. The eff.
feet is too glaring. and subjects tue
wearer to n suspicion OF vacuitv OF
| brains not supposed 20 be desired by
any well-bred woman.
| a bed cover of canary colored linen
| lately seen was wrought in an all-ovcr
| design of large flowers done i'm white
silk, the flowers being connected 10y
the stems, which arc wound about. so
as to make the pattern continuous.
/ The spread was edged with heavy white
linen lace about seven inches wide.
Buttons have taken inches, auI. if
| may be added, dollars, too. Six or
| eight large buttons trim bodice, four
being used in front, two set on the
semi-position back, and often two
more in the scarf or band
which finishes the wrists. The but.
| tons come in sets, some OF them exuui,.
itely painted by hand, IN Dresden Of.
feet, others richly jeweled, all costly.
To be worn en- suite with the shaggy
tweed costumes and golf clpss are
hats Of rough felt "sanglier" feIt4
they are called blue, brown, and tan
color, the brims uuderfaced with the
| Scotch plaid woven on the reverse OF
the felt On the outside EAGLES
plumcs, quilts, and other sti1 feathers
are secured with knots Of vivid cherry
or equally brilliant marigold-yeiloy
velvet.
Some stylish evening capes arc made
Of ceriso red velours trimmed with
cut-jet arabesqucs OF the richest de.
scriptiou. There is n high Mcdici col
lar, densely covered with the Jet gar.
niture, with the merost roll OF otter
fur at all the edges. Rich Rus sieu
Ted camePs hair or crepon costup'es
/ nth York coat aud gorel skirt arc
! ''pished with three rows OF fine -
2 imp and band Of black fox fur.