The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24

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Fashions Drift:
This is now the time when the
summer season has eliminated as
far as fashion is concerned, and as
yet there is very little for autumn
ready for inspection. Our mer-
chants are seldom ready to put au-
tumn goods before public gaze until
the last of the summer things are
disposed Of. They are making I'M
heard-Of efforts to sell all their sum
mer stock now, and it is a positive
fact that shirt waists and thin sum-
mer gowns and hats, adapted only
for summer wear, are being offered
at less than cost. These sales will
continue well into August, and it
would pay any lady to buy certain
things now, such as are of standard
quality and color.
There is always one department in
the best stores where one may be
sure of finding something new every
week, and that is the made-up lace
goods and fancy neckwear of all
kinds. / saw to-day a wide collar
of sheer lawn, which from point to
point across the shoulders measured
| three feet. The front and back were
eight inches deep, except that down
muslin, covered with four lines of
valenciennes insertion, each half an
inch wide. The whole collar had
two rows of insertion all around it,
set fiat on the lawn. There was a
narrow putting of black silk null
around every part of the collar and
around the neck. This was intended
to be worn over thin white or very
light colored dresses. The long
piece which extended down in the
front was lost under the belt.
The variety of these tasteful lace
and ribbon accessories is so great
that | could not possibly do them
! Justice, so will leave them to men
ton the new peplum, which dates
from the days when COrnelia drag
ged forth her children to display
them as her jewels. The peplum of
this sea son is modest and tentative.
1t consists in sort of very short
overskirt, cut so as to fall in loose
and rather classic folds and points.
The peplum is generally made sepa-
rate from the skirt, and fastens
around the waist under belt. In
some cases it is sewed to the waist,
and some have round Jet buttons
fastened to the points. The pep
lum may be Is inches deep, or it may
be s. That is a matter for private
taste. The peplum is not for stout
ladies.
Sleeves promise to be rather pref
tier than the first ugly departures
from the large leg o. mutton were.
They are divided into two classes
those for comfort and those for style.
The comfort sleeve is simple modi-
fication Of the large ones, with the
addition of a neat cuff of some kind,
or slashed trimming or rufile.
The very stylish sleeve is tight to
the shoulder, and there is short
but very stiff puff, which is made to
stand out almost straight from the
shoulder. This would not be so
noticeable if the sleeve was not so
tight. The collars mentioned above
are worn to advantage over these
stitfly pulled sleeves. The bell sleeve
will be worn. The medium sized
gigot and elbow putfs will be fash
ionable all next winter. I'm sure,
only the folds in each will droop
Imply and they Will not take so
much cloth. The heavy silks will
be in for next season.
| 1t is said that jet and all kinds of
spangled trimming will be very
largely worn the coming season. A
favorite manner of producing it is to
have the beading done on crepe lisse
or chiffon, and this is then placed on
the dress material and tackled down,
and all chiffon between the design
is cut away. Done in black chiffon
or lisse and laid over white or some
plain light-colored stuff, it is eXquis-
tie. Outing gowns are having their
day now, and are marked by neatness
and style and finish more than by
any superhuity of fanciful trim
ming.
Garden hats of tulle are wonder.
fully picturesque.
Swamp green alligator skin is the
newest thing in leather goods.
Straw lamp shades promise to be
in high favor this coming autumn.
Some midsummer organdies have
floral figures as large as ones hand.