The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11
FASHION NOTES.

NOW 1OIh Suu.
FASHION NOTES.
Sleeves are now very tight from
shoulder down to the wrists, with
frills or puffs at the shoulders and
wrists.
Louis XVI. bodices are sometimes
trimmed with a Marie Antoinette
fchu, edged around with pinked.out
ruching.
Red is to be the dominating color
in dress this winter, and there is red
in our hats, red Innings in our dresses
and wraps, and red gowns.
Vests, boleros and blouses are e1-
tremely coquettish and elaborstely
trimmed, and so long as this remains
in fashion skirts must be simple.
Guipure epaulets are used to fall
over either plain or fancy sleeves. and
may be either composed entirely of
the guipure or trimmed with lace.
Batiste, lawn and organdie dresses
have yokes made of lace insertion and
pufings. These are trimmed around
the edges with ruffles of lace or white
chiffon.
If only the belt or sash, collar aud
bows to correspond, are well chosen,
and made up with taste and elegance,
the plsinest dress can be converted in
to toilet fit for any occasion.
A pretty form of sleeve has plain,
tight sleeve az foundation, with over
the shoulders full width of the ma
terial, gathered into the armhole, and
formed into wings at the top.
Skirts, for walking purposes, are
made rather short, and with most OF
their fullness still at the back. All
attempts at trimming are progressing
kut slowly-though progressing.
Tailor gowns of black cloth, with
bright colored holeros braided so
closely with black that the color Just
shows through, are popular this sea-
son, and red is the favorite shade.
Blouse bodices have plastrons, lace
iabots, revers or the ordinary linen
shirt front added as finish. They have
short, plain or undulsting basques
and sometimes corselettes of contrast.
ing colors.
The seasons new faced cloths are
very fine in texture, light in weight,
and appear IN handsome shades in
green, blue, dahlis, dark Burgundy
red, opal gray, fawn, and browns in
Vulnerable.
Silk waists of spotted or lowered
pattern have yokes made of ribbon
and lace alternating. In one model
the lace and ribbon are joined with o
cord, and this is drawn up so as to
produce tiny puffs, which are very
pretty and effective.
Printed China silks are not in the
height of fashion, but they are very
pretty tea gowns with front of plain
silk. They are reduced in price until
in the large cities handsome patterns
and an excellent texture sell for fifty
to seventy-fve cents q yard.
In the matter of sleeves, almost all
of the new ones are tight to the shoul-
der, and there set off by some sort of
oddment, according to the taste of
the modiste. The mousquetaire sleeve
Is always snug, and wrinkled oil its
length, usually set off at the shoulder
by small puff, filled with curled hair,
being lighter than cotton.
While fashionable tailors and mod.
istes will make great use of all the new
rough surfaced boucle cloths, tweeds,
cheviots, camel's hair and bourette
materials, smooth, elegant cloths will
be employed in making some Of the
handsomest fur-edged costumes for
the winter. Advices regarding this
fact come to American importers from
the best houses in London and Paris.
Mink, otter, sable and chinchilla
bands are used to enrich the very ex.
pensive costumes for next sea- on, and
short fur capes to patch the bands
come with many%of the imported
models. The muffs en- suite are very
large and really clumsy looking after
the trim, taut shapes Of 80 many sea.
sons past. Other trimmings of cloth
gowns are bias bands OF the dress
goods, also rich brulding in colors md
cold, and other metal trimmings in
which tailors excel.
Many fashionable dressmakers are
shocked by the appearance upon the
scene of steel petticoat. This tor
mentor comes from Paris, and is made
of the finest material. It is destined
to be worn with the widest OF the new
skirts, to keep them we'll spread out.
Though the modistes are aware OF the
presence of the steel petticoat, also
the bustle and the hoopsklrt, yet ttey
decry all knowledge of their use, and
anticipate decided movement agains'
all such artificial and unhealthful aid
to eccentric fashion in America.