Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-01-31
FASHION NOTES.

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Immense cape collars. spreading re-
vers and moderately large sleeves are
everywhere seen.
Short trains, not moro than ten
inches long, are seen on dressy gowns
for informal affairs.
Jeweled trimming is at its height.
1t is used for everything, but especi-
ally for evening gowns.
Feathers and aigrettes are out of
date this winter. Combs of ell sizes
and shapes are the correct head orna-
ments.
Narrow Qneen Anne belts of plated
gold, sterling silver, openwork leather
or kid with metal trimmings, are very
tashioni-,ss..~.ss.sEoru.
Braid comes in mss-llia. mixtures
which are very striking and stylish.
Such trimming forms arabesques for
vests, revers and collar.
Flat epaulet effects appear to DO
quito rs much feature of fashion rs
ever, some of them terminating in u
sailor collar in the back.
Lace is used largely in combination
with illuminated passemcnterie, and
these, together with gimps and dainty
effects of fur, comprise an artistic
blending.
Changeable effects in silks, satins,
silk and wool mixtures aud in fancy
velvets are still the very correct
fashion, Notwithstanding their long
limit of favoritism.
Plaids are favorites of girls who do
not object to having 4 touch OF bright
color in their costumes. Both tho
straight bows and four-in- hands are
worn in plaid surah.
Vandyked yokes of velvet and jet
are fashionable features OF blouses. If
the blouse is wood brown the yoke is
of fawn color covered with bronze
beads, or bronze galoon.
Tics of soft surah, about an inch
wide and lined with soft cambria to
give them stiffness, are much affected
by young women who strive to dress
"harmoniously." The silk exactly
matches tho cloth of tho gown worn.
The rough reps arc generally of two
colors, sometimes three or four, hand
somely blended, bright as a rule in
coloring, but greatly subdued by tho
rough raised ribs, these rough black
lines tonin3 and softening tho gayer
hues.
The jacket with stitched bands stimu.
lating box plaits belted in the back,
and having open fronts over q fancy
vest, retains favor for youthful wear
ers, both here and abroad. This
model has full sleeves and two cape
collars edged with narrow fur.
Tailor made gowns are as much in
vogue as ever, but they clear the
ground all around. 1t is extremely
bad form to wear q gown on the street
that has to be held up. Lines of
soutache braid, velvet or coriing trim
most of the seams of The gowns.
80 Flaring yalois collars, richly beaded
and embroidered, and OF velvet and
fur, are distinguishing features OF
many of the capes and coats Straight
and high officers collars and turnover
ones are sometimes seen on plain
wraps intended for travelling and shop
ping.
Tho wide-spreading Ascot tie has its
devotees among the tailor made. The
vastness of its expanse causes it to be
necessarily of subdued shade, and If
it is not chosen to match the gown it
is generally white, either brocaded in
white or delicately embroidered in
some faint color.
Printed velvets are the very latest
fad in fabrics. They do not seem to
"snko" here very vol, though they
have the approval of the French
coutourieres. Some OF these velvets
look like tho oldfaahionei Paisley
shawls, and q woman must have "pres.
ence" to bear one of with any sort OF
style OF all.
Basques, pointed and round waists
prevail, and the latter have by no
means lost their hold on public favor.
Basques arc extremely short and full
about the hips and back, aud some OF
them have short skirts added. Ths
separate waist is still in the full tide
OF its glory, and there is MOI muca
probability that it will be discarded
this winter.
Quite fancy RACES for tho "grand-
mother" skirts, which had no cores in
them Mt all, but are as wide at the
waist as Mt the foot, and that was awful
wide-six and seven yards Mt the very
least. The bodice is cut sharply
pointed, and tine skirt is gathered
right on it. If you have fine pair
of hips, this skirt will he quite salts
factory, and if you have not it will
look perfectly ridiculous. By oou.
trast, it makes the waist appear more
slender.