The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-01-15
FASHION NOTES.

ptcuIlHrltY Win women.
No feet are beautiful forced into
! shoes too small for them.
The girl who is perfectly natural
always ellcits sincerest admiration.
Blessed sunlight is the horror of
women whose complexion is artificial.
a jacket of velvet has the lapels and
cuffs almost solidly covered with
passementerie.
The new golf cloth is double-faced
and has a surface of dark. rich colored
cloth, with the reverse side showing
tartans in variety of clan patterns
In trimmings everything gives way
TO Jet, and it is a curious fact that no
amount of cheap limitations seems to
vulgrrize this most effective decora-
ton.
Some dressy gowns are of exquisite
and curious shades and fur, velvet,
cloth and silk are all put together in
most bewildering and becoming
manner.
Among the most attractive of the
fancy waists to wear with plain or
dark skirts are those made of bright,
seli-colored India silks, with trim
mings of ecru lace.
The folded soft belt and collar are
having a long season OF popularity.
They are almost universally EMPLOYED
on dressy costumes, and are extremely
becoming to all except very stout
persons.
Elaborateness seems TO have run
mad In some Of the imported models
for outside garments. There are
sleeves with puHs like huge water
melons. From these fall cape sections
as long as the coat itself
Evening skirts are mostly plain. or
merely ornamented narrowly round
the edge with Tiny coquilles of lace or
satin, or bouillonne of mousseline de
sole net, or velvet caught at long in
tervals with an ornament or bow.
A tight-iitting wrap of plush has
sleeves with very large pulfs at the
shoulders and open sections falling
away from the arms. These sections
are brought forward on the waist over
the front, giving the effect of a cape,
as the front edges fall straight from
the yoKe-shaped trimming.
ruffie about two inches wide and
set up around the armholes in n high
flare" will be seen in stiffened pauze
and in mousselIne de sole on silk
dresses. Often corresponding but
wider rulfle will accompany the first.
falling below a balloon sleeve and sur
rounding the arm at the elbow.
A long, close-ftting wrap has the
waist, color and lower portions of
the sleeves wrought in elaborate en-
broldery. There is an embroidered
belt or girdle with strips of similar
garniture falling over the top of the
skirt. These strips are eight in num-
Der and are fastened to the garment.
While wool still retains its pre-cm.
lnence for street costumes, and for
rough wear always will, yet silks and
satlns are each year gaining more
prominence in gowns that are not
strictly for dress occasions, and they
show decided tendency this season
to crowd closely upon the wooden
goods for general use.
Heavy fabrics for house wear are
going altogether out of use. AlI-the.
year-round materials are much more
seryiceable, and are better liked by
almost all women. The necessary
warmth is made mp by suitable under
wear. Indeed, when one goes ont, the
long, heavy cloak is necessity, es-
pecially for delicate persons.
There is again a rage for jet garni-
lures on hats, entire costumes, wraps,
fancy waists and evening bonnets'
These appear as bands, Venetian
arabesques, Vandyke-patterned appli-
ques, yokes, berthas, insertions and
single cabochons, spungles, sequins
and nailheads, to be used as taste or
the style of the garment requires.
a pretty way to freshen silk even
ing gown is TO cover both skirt and
bodice with accordion pleated chiffon
or crepOn. The bodice can be fin
ished around the neck with lace
bertha or yoke, and the pleated por
tlon below drawn in at the waist, with
the finish of silver girdle OF a folded
satin belt, with chatelaine ends of rib.
bon.
Short capes are still fashionable.
One model has three capes. the upper
one extending just to the shoulder.
points, the lower one falling some dis.
lance below the waist-line. The upper
cape is wrought in beads and en-
broidery, and there are long tabs that
cover half the front of the skirt.
These are embroidered to match the
collar.
The present season is specially adj.
vantageous in the way OF economy in
dress. it is quite possible TO use two
partly worn dresses TO make one good
one. Combination has reached a fine
art, and there is quite enough material
going TO waste in most houses to fur.
nish charming costumes for home
afternoons and possibly moro dressy
occasions.
a new accessory is bow of crepe,
0a"zc or tulle placed at the back Of
the neck just as 10 would be il used be.
low the chin for wide bow tie. This
can only be worn with q yoke of the
same material in full effect of gath
ers below the chin. Serving as this
DOW does for a kind of half way back
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