Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-21
FASHION NOTES,

der women.
Cancels hair cloth is o reigning, or
raging novelty.
Plaids are not SO popular rs they
were some time ago, in spite of golf.
Some of tho plain rich cloths have
bourette stripe raised in rough lus-
trous lines on their smooth surface.
Tho uso of chorry velvet with blue
gowns is in great favor this season,
aud fur bands arc also u fashionable
feature.
Corded silks are used for entire COS
tunes and for trimmings. Fashiona.
bio repped woods also show light and
heavy cords.
Violets or half-open roses arc set
among tho lace choux and rosettes on
now deep collNrettes and fichus for
full-dress wear.
White applique laco in plated frills
is effective inside the brim of velye.
hats. and also in plated aigrettes and
bows as trimmings.
The newest belts to be worn with
winter gowns are so wido that they
will almost enable the fair wearer to
dispense with corsets.
The most recent evening bonnets are
small and hpt, with low trimmings of
choux and flower clusters instead of
the broq3 effect given of late.
Mani slf the water jackets are worn
with bf htcolored tafleta and surah
vests. pine OF the vests are made Of
novelt& fools trimmed with braid.
Smooth cloths, broadcloths, satin
faced cloths and ladies' cloths, all of
which belong to the same unobtrusive
family, nre popularity worn this win
ter.
Buttons are great feature of tho
day. They are giddy aud gaudy.
They ape tho glitter and CLEAN aud
glow of the jeweled garments o; me-
dicvnl times.
Among tue novelties of the senson
are Logging hose, patented stocking
foot, with a Logging top, to DO but
toned in regular Logging fashion from
ankle to knee.
White ostrich tips of very small size
are clustered on either side of many
small evening bonnets, and white air
grettes OF great height tower above
both hats aud bonnets.
Persian and iridescent dress trim
mings that are now SO fashionable are
designed for combinations with the
popular ohnnSeable effects in silks,
woods und silk aud wool combined.
Ribbons grow moro cxquisitively
beautiful each day. The chino or
taffeta ribbons are those most used by
the smart set, and satins and gros-
grains are reserved for the more con-
sentative.
The best tailor cloths used for jac-
kets have Il soft, glossy surface. JAG
kets made of them are lined with silk
and finished with vests of Persian bro
cade. Their sleeves are not inordin-
ately large.
A handsome afternoon dross for o
young matron has skirt OF black
satin, waiet OF plain velvet with satin
revers and satin sleeves with velvet
cuils. The high, rolled-back collar
Is OF velvet and the vest of plated
satin.
A suit for small boys is made of vel
vet in navy blue. There are knee
trousers, made quite full, q belted
blouse, and an embroidered collar
that covers the shoulders and extends
in point to the belt. The wide cuffs
are OF embroiderf, to match the col
lar.
A calling COSTUME is OF crossbarrel
silk, with plain skirt, close.htting
waist, leg-o'-mutbn sleeves and velvet
collar and revers Ind belt. A velvet
cape with feather trimming and n ye,
vet hat trimmed fifth large loops OF
the piece velvet ia dropping ostrich
plumes complete Ais dainty costume.
Some new dressians have garnets or
rhinestones inlaidin the sticks. They
are effective wheutn use. Others are
studded with jet oAcolored glass beads
in extravaganza prdusion, which SPAR
kle and glitter und& artificial light as
do the stars on told, frosty night.
Enormously large fps are entirely out
of date.
A stylish costume for young lady
has a skirt OF oldl rose and blue
changeable peau dc Sic. The waist is
of rose aud white slipped silk, gath.
cred into a full velvet collar and belt.
There are very wide baulettes of vel
vet and deep cuffs, Ihe sleeve tops
being enormous puff that fall low
over the elbows.
A dress for an eldelly lady is OF
dark-brown, satin. TIb skirt is plain
and edged with row OF fancy gal
loon. The waist is gathered at the
back, and the shouldets are covered
by double cape OF velvet. The high
collar is finished in points. Large
sleeves of satin have velvet cuffs, and
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