The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-08-20
FASHION NOTES.

Gdrniture of heavy white or beurre
lace is fashionable on barege gowns.
A iaunty hussar jacket of grayish
blue cloth is beautifully braided in
black.
Mixed cloths in great variety arc
shown for travelling capcs, to be made
in golf style.
The newest materials for costumes
are nlpacas and bareges of the old
kind revived.
The high two-button turnover collar
is she latest thing for the neck of the
cotton shirt waist
\ season Of cottons is already as
surcd, judging by the already great
sales OF these charming fabrics.
Projecting brims springing out from
low crowns are features of the latest
round hats for early summer wear
Some delicious French bonnets are
covered with jeweled tulle trimmed
with tender velvet greenery alone.
Some of the pretticst gowns for
children are of silk-dotted wool.
Bourette and all-silk effects are also
seen.
Patcntleather shoes with black
stockings and tan shoes with stocking.
to match are the reigning styles Of the
season.
The prevailing styles in dress can
be most beautifully and advantage.
ously carried out in soft, sheer ma
terials.
Leghorn hats, to be worn at subur.
ban resorts, are trimmed with half.
long black ostrich feathers aud largo
lunches of pink roses.
The "fete bodice" popularized by
noted women of the Third Empire, is
Il revival for full-dress evening cor
sages for the coming season.
A anticipating of colorcd silk
edges n stylish cape Of black velvet.
The neck has n ruche of the silk. and
the cape is lined throughout with it.
Dressy black and colored wooden
costumes are trimmed with round
or square yoke Of white satin, over.
laid with black or yellow applique
lace.
Corsets made especially for cycling
are fitted out with elastic ON the hips
and in the fasteniugs back anl front,
so that they give perfect freedom to
the figure.
Exquisite photograph frames are
formed of enamelcd roses, violets.
forget-me-nots, etc, having tiny
rhinestone or pearl in the center OF
the tlowor.
Blouse waists Of finely striped wash
ing silks, with turnover collars OF
lawn or white silk edged with lace. nre
the coolest things possible and dainty
to look upon.
A stunning boating costume is made
Of blue aud white striped canvas, witt
box plaited blouse waist open i'm
front 20 show shirt of tucked lawn
trimmed with narrow lace
Lilac crepon, both in tricotiue aud
gaufred styles, is i'm demand IN Paris.
An imported waist of this material is
trimmed with bands of dull gold en-.
broidory on white taifetl silk.
The lotest imported gowns show two
decided characteristics tile skirts nrp
severely simple, with an increased
number of gOdets, and the bOdiccs
cannot be too ornate or varied.
White parnsols of plain silk md mo-
trimmings are tho prevailing fashion
for general use with light gowns, anil
iu addition to these are the changeablc
silks for greater service, and some
that are covered with largo Scotch
plaids, very conspicuous, but rare in
the procession.
Pretty lowered lawns, aud muslin
for young girls are trimmed with
two-inch striped ribbons, as neck
band, holding puff in the sleeve
above the elbow, and Ia smart perkish
bows each side of the slight fulluess
ia the DO lice front Tue lovely Ores
len and cuine ribbons arc used with
plain materials.