Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-19
FASHION AND FANCY.
Various Articles for tho Feminine Ward


u. robe.
while many ladies do not like TO or.
der their standard suits very curly in
the season. as, toward the end of April,
new styles may appear, they may with
perfect safety arrange Tor all the nc
cessorics and minor items OF their
wardrobe for the entire summer.
The pctticoat Is an important factor
In fashionable dressing, One may have
dress skirts made with lighter mhtcriul
for Innings and with less bulky and
cumbersome fittings than heretofore,
provided q suitable petticoat Is secured
There are firm and reliable makes of
halrcloth TINT stand out Under the
weight of all skirts of ordinary fabric,
With skirts made on this plan. one
weil-made petticont serves for the en-
tire outfit for street costumes. These
may be in gray or black haircloth, and
should be fitted with the utmost nice
ty. For evening DIR, - n white hnir-
cloth one answers the same purpose,
Silk petticoats are In very general use,
although many ladies who have worn
them for ycnrs arc making up fine,
firm qualities of morcen, and like them
very much better. There is certain
yspringiness to the moreon petticout
that one does not find In silk, which.
unless very carefully cut, is likely 10
wind around ones ankle. and make
walking n wearlncsa rather than n
pleasure. -
AS to white petticoats. the variety
and elegance of the Importers stool.
are simply bewildering. They remind
one of the old-fashioned christening
dress OF an infant. such masses of
tucks, puffs, ruflles, lace and embrold-
cry are they. There Is fancy among
exceedingly dainty and fastidious
women for making pctticoats OF flnn
nainsook and finishing them with u
single wide hem-stitched hem. An
other favorite model In made on tho
Spanish fioupoe idea. Half Of the
length of the skirt Is gorcd, the re.
mining portion being set on OF
, straight breadths. This may hive
hcm-stitched hem or plain ono with
narrow fiouncc of lace. In NIL cnsca
the hem should be the full width of
the founce, us IL Is much more tesir-
able II the flouncc is sewed through
more than one thickness of the fabrlc.
While the chemise ia rnrt of Mi
wcll-kcpt underwear stocks, the knit
ted vest, either In gossnmcr, silk or
wool, is much moro generally worn.
II nbsorbs the perspiration in hummer,
Its the figure without wrinkles ard ir
by many thought to allow of much
better fit of the dress whist At nil
events, II has become standard nrti-
Gle of wear, and is 10 much approved
TINT there must be n good reason for
Its continuance. The gossamer vest Ia
also worn us n corset cover and Is bv
many preferred to those made of mus
lin except for dressy wear. The bicycle
has had much to do with modifying
certain articles of apparel. TIL, corset
waist and the bygieIio whist hnvc he.
come so important for whcclwomcn
tint 1T is fondly hoped that much bet
ter shapes will be furnished than here
tofore. Many of those In use. while
they have points of advantage In bust,
waist and hip shapes. have such ex
ceedingly awkward and uncomfortable
shoulder straps that they cannot be to
Grated. a number of makes have a
strap so arranged as to bunch out Just
above the shoulder blades, absolutely
spelling the figure and suggesting wing
bones, which, while they may be dcsir-
able from nm esthetic point of view, are
not particularly ornamental when they
push out into the back OF ones dress
waist.
Hosiery for the coming season is tc
lie divided equally between black nnI
colors. Every woman has certain
number of black hose for standard, but
equally. II she desires to be stylish. she
must have those of various light col
ors, and shodld have ut least one pnir
TO match each dressy costume. The
boot hose, those with black feet and
ankles and fancy tops. nre best liked.
The new all-blacls hose, with very wide.
extremely elastic tops. arc becominp
the wheelwomnn's favoritc. With these
long hose md very short, full drawers
OF black goods, many women find
themselves sufficiently well equipped
as to underwear.
Manufacturers are struggling with |
the subject of union suits, but up to |
date the ideal model hos not appeared
Women who have tried them complain
thnt the underwear draws md pulls |
end makes them uncomfortable. They
are scarcely able to tell why. but. ail
the same. very few OF them like IT.
This Is q pity, as the union suit, if |
properly constructed, would be OF Inn
niense advantage to wheelwomcn and
those who are inclined to be stout 1t
will be necessary to make them on en-.
treIy new lines, II they are to meet
Will, any permanent popularity. They
are endurable for extremely thin peo-
pie. but lack bust fullDess and sufficient
room to fit the curves OF the figure.
N. Y. Ledger.