The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-03
Re,oN OF the eow.


E00 WIN BOtu c0xoos
This IL the day Of the bow. II II
everywhere, in everything, on every
thing. Nothing 10 complete without .
bow nowadays. Every known and un-
known article Of commerce, from q
candy box 70 . soft pillow, must have
it's bow. To be really in the swim and
up to date the fashionable article, be II
gown or table cover, must have more
bows than q summer girl has beaux.
Even the bicycle Is not exempt. Every
wheel which expects to hold up its
handle-bars in good society must have
bow or two flying from the bars, and
the rider, to be in good form, must be
similarly decorated. If member Of
the diamond fame fraternity he has q
bow on his coat lapel or the breast of
his sweater, others on each side Of his
natty "garters," and still another upon
the side Of his cap. If he be very swell
| he will be sure to wear bow over the
joining Of his sweater collar, and q
bow will perch triumphantly upon his
watch chain. If he has show fever"
in all its entirety there are numerous
other places in which to place the jaunty
bits of ribbon.
| One man will wear dozen bows
easily, while another will wonder where
to place half Of those which have been
given him by his feminine friends.
Femininity Is at the bottom Of the
fad for bows. Every woman loves rib
bons, and every woman loves them
twisted, tied and tortured into bows.
! 10 al xryh{ q 80 14ch
woman Of the present season carries
about with her is wonderful to con-
template. And the present allowance
will not be half enough for the win
ter maiden, If the shopkeepers are to
be believed.
The bicycle girls capacity for bows
is greater than that Of the man. Every
| girl has long bows and streamers of
her club or individual colors floating
from her handle-bars. A few have
taken to decorating the saddle also.
One original South side maiden wheeled
gaily forth recently with her entire
machine brilliant with bows. They
perched upon her saddle, they streamed
from her handle-bars, they glittered
from the spokes of both wheels, they
shone from the drop-frame. The av-
erage girl, however. has not yet at
tanned such q state of bows.
The bows themselves are Of divers
kinds, and they are worn everywhere.
On the shoulders. ct the throat, at the
belt, OIL the skirt, the bodice, the sleeves,
the head, the hands, and the feet o1
the fashionable woman. Many Of the
newest shoes are trimmed with dear
little ribbon bows at the top Of the
lacings, and some modish girls have
ribbon bows sewed to the backs Of their
long-wristed gloves. Perched at the
proper angle they have q dainty, but.
terfy appearance, as have the short
wide bows which are pinned just q,
the bust line, or on top of the coil oi
back hair. When properly tied and
poised the effect is charming. Series
Of bows, large, medium and shading tc
very small, and oil Of the butterfly
order, are being placed upon the new
est skirts, from the belt at one side
right down to the hem at the othel
range, crossing the front of the figure
diagonally.
The fad for bows has brought sew
eral kindred ones in its train. The fac
for exchanging bows, for instance, ani
the fad for bow collections. The col
lege youth who has not collection O.
bows given him by his girl admirer'
is indeed mournful soul, and the gir
chums who have not yet exchanged
bows are either behind the times o.
losing the fervidness of their affec
ton. Every girl has her color nova
days, and her especial way Of tying
bows, OF having them tied, and her sd
The room Of q popular and fashionabl
young man resembles nothing D
strongly as the ribbon booth of a churcl
fair, at the present time, and the bou
doir of the favored girl Is much th
same.
Unpopular or passe girls are strongl'
suspected Of buying ribbons and bow
: on the sly and passing them on as gifta
J This idea IL doubtless responsible TO
} the autograph bows which are jus
! coming into favor. These are bow
upon which the giver and the recipien
both inscribe their names, written 4
indelible ink, and they are affixed. a
fast as received. to long strips Of ribbon
. which, in turn, are hung upon the wal
] the aide of the piano. or elseVhers
according to fancy. The girl who
really popular with men, and know
, 1t, has taken to carrying her strip Q
; ribbon to parties with her; she rare
| ly goes home without Q new bow sdde
to the list. ta
The sudden popularity Of ribbon bow
+, has brought into existence with 1t /,
. new occupation. Bows are made U
; in various shapes and ways at all th
ribbon counters in town, but in add
: tion to the s8leswonen who do th
work of their respective department
there are several women in Chicag
who are making quite comfortabl
addition to their incomes by tyin
bows and bow-knots.-Chicago Times
Herald.