The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-22
FASHION NOTES.

The hat that is tilted right over the
nose is the fashionable hat pro tenn.
The shirt waist with the detachable
collar is very useful garment for
warm days.
Costumes of white mohair will be
much worn during the summer, espe.
cially at seaside resorts.
Grass linen takes the lead among
thin materials this season, and at least
one gown of this is q necessity for g
fashionable outfit. ~-7~.
gatistes are not all ecru in color,
and dark blue, or gray striped With
white, or white striped with black,
make very useful summer gowns.
The English coats of brilliant red
broadcloth are extremely snowy, also
black cloth coats with vivid red
sleeves, revers and rundown collar.
Blues are enjoying renewed popu.
larity as a garniture for hats, and in
combination with green they make a
distinctly French color combination,
A thin outside skirt of organdie,
with an insignificant ruf1e or two, is
nothing when compared with the much
betrimmed silk affair over which 1t is
to be worn.
Some of the batlste skirts are plain,
others have ruche or narrow ruf1es
of the same around the bottom, and
these are often edged with narrow
luillinRs of satin ribbons or lace.
Some of the new Marlborough
jackets, of dark blue or green cloth,
are finished with very large gilt and
rhinestone buttons, or those of jeweled
rolled gold or cut steel with colored
enamel centers.
The favorite sleeve of the season
combines short puff with mousque.
taire fullness of the wrist. Although
the severe coat sleeve is predicted for
early fall, it has so far been seen only
in conjunction with few plain tailor
| gowns.
Crepe de China is also much in de.
mand and is seen more often than any
other one fabric. Its comparative
cheapness brings it within reach OF
greater number of admirers than are
able to indulge in the more costly
painted material.
Black mousseline de sole, with o de.
sign in flowers painted at intervals
over the surface, is q Partisan ex-
travagance of the hour. Either black
or colored glace silk makes the lining,
but the former is preferred, as form
ing o more perfect background.
White tulle tied in a large bow in
front is one of the popular decorations
for the neck, and among the new col
lar bands arranged to wear with differ
ent dresses is one of white satin rib.
bon with scalloped frill of ecru EN-.
broidery ruched on the edge with very
narrow colored satin ribbon.
A novelty for bonnets which is
seasonable consists of building them
entirely of dah!ias-the double, old
fashioned variety. A number of diff
ferent colored blossoms are chosen,
but such as blend harmoniously to-
gether, and the buds on their long
stems are used as aigrettes on one or
both sides, to relieve the tatness.
.Evening bodices are no longer
round. Imported models have points
front and back and are trimmed with
q profusion of tulle around the low.
cut neck, with sleeve composed en-
tirely OF the same diaphanous favor
ite. The prevailing style is not IN
like ballet dancers skirt, being com.
posed of frill on frill, falling over the
shoulder point.
Belts OF satin finished elastic in
varying widths. sometimes quite al
eighth of yard wide, are taking the
place of silk webbing belts, the
buckles used with them being Of gold
and silver in scroll, link and other de-
signs. There are also fancy meta,
belts like armor, which are in gilt and
silver, with fancy buckles. They are
built on elastic and may be worn with
comfort, besides being of a highly
ornamental character.