The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-15
FASHION NOTES.


The variety of waists used with the
fashionable plain skirt is without
limit
Apron fronts or front breadths of
contrasting material are among incom-
ing fashions.
The very latest novelty in batiste
shows n finethread of gold run through
it very lightly.
Wide brimmei hats with aggressive
looking bows and loops and an album
dance of blossoms are the rule.
A costume of chameleon silk is
trimmed on the skirt with three bands
of guipure arranged diagonally.
A shoulder cape made OF five rows
OF embroidered cloth with collar of
passementerle is IA pretty novelty.
A bodice of chiffon for chameleon
silk skirt has close silk sleeves with
deep frills of chiffon Mt the elbows.
Blouse waists of accordion platte
chiffon in black over pale yellow, red
or light blue satin are liked for dressy
wear.
Ivory satin is usual combination
with beige alpaca, and is employed for
the entire waist. which is covered with
Venetian lace.
Some of the latest Partisan trim
mings are of gold lace foundation,
with patterns of ecru muslin applied
with fine stitching.
The blouse vest fronts worn with
the jacket and skirt style of dress are
easily made out of fragments of lace,
ribbon and silk muslin.
One model for black alpaca has n
short jacket with flutel bnsq1e aud
n wide collar of NAIVE velvet, trimmed
on the edge with cream lace applique.
favorlto bonnet has "A little skull
cap shaped body with II trimming of
butterfly shaped feathers and loops of
lace that arc wired to keep them in
place.
a unique material has n loosely
woven peacock blue ground, with plain
blue circles stainpe on it. Rldiatinr
lines i'll gold silk thread surround each
circle.
The China silk or cashmere Mother
Hubbard cloaks for babies in short
dresses show new cape collars of chif-
fon run with numerous rows of mar
row white ribbon.
The neatest and most refined of any
of the bathing suits worn this season
are made of black mohair or Botany
twilled wool with black stockings and
sandals to match.
a beautiful dressy cotton gown is
developed in white duck, having scat
tered over the surface tiny punches of
red and blue flowers. The skirt is in
full circular shape.
a pretty gown of tan colored mus
lin spotted with black is made over
heliotropo silk and trimmed with mar
row Valencienues lace and black AMI
white striped ribbon.
The boys straw hat known rs the
MILDLY IL made Of fine Milan straw.
with II broad, rolling brim, showing
an edge of blue and white, red and
white, or brown and white stripes.
4 pretty toquo is Of an iridesccnt
blue and greenish straw, trimmed with
black null, wings, covere with an
embroidery Of iridescent beads, edged
with "A thick but narrow ruchino of
plain black
Many of the imp orted jackets this
summer are made of fancy box cloth
showing white sailor collar and
revers, aud fastened with large mother.
of-pearl buttons with circle of cut
steel ut the edge
Some white frocks had biz baby
sashes of Pompadour ribbons. These
were sometimes folded about tho wal 81.
tying in the back in large butterfly
bows, aud in other cases they wero
carried straight about the waist an
fastened TO the bodice in front with
diamond buttons.
Scarf-shaped waist trimmings arc
coming into favor. A stylish model
has II breadth OF crepou plated into
each shoulder-seam. These brea1ths
cross in folds over the bust, the left
side finishing mt the waist-line; the
right is caught into tho loft by an
ornamental buckle and sash cal
covers the side Of the skirt.