The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-30
FASHION NOTES.

Black and white is still favorite
combination, and is generally becom.
ing.
One skirt with three or four fancy
silk waists will answer for WI ole sea-
son.
Some of the latest styles in skirts
show trimming in vandykes of three
different widths.
The pretty girlish sashes are again
in full favor with all bodices that ter
inmate ct the waist.
Sleeves are undoubtedly smaller,
and even the larger ones show length
of tightly fitting arm.
Grenadines are, again coming into
use, and when made up over silk and
trimmed with lace they make lovely
costumes.
Maltese lace has returned, both for
dress and parasols, and a combination
of this lace in yellow tone with chif.
fon is very pretty.
Printed or stamped velvets are very
much in vogue, and are easily utilized
in the ornamentation of buttons of old
style, with paste or steel.
The new season promises to be nota.
bic for the variety of silk, though,
curiously enough, surah and Indian
silks are in little demand.
Thin gowns OF muslin or lawn should
be made with separate foundation,
which will make them hang much
lighter and look more flmy.
Shepherd plaid is very much in
vogue, and with it comes the quaint
old.fashioned trimming of the skirts,
with rows and rows of the pencil vel
vet.
There is but little change in the
style of waists, great deal of lace en-.
broidery, ruching, side plating and
ribbon being employed in the make
up and trimming.
The trimming that is being placed
IN the bottom of the skirts would in.
dicate that skirts soon will be less full,
as it would be impossible to place frills
and pufs around very full, gored
skirt.
An excellent method for renovating
and making the party gown do double
duty is to veiliit slightly with grena-
dine of the same shade or black, with
the bodice finished with little basque
of satin ribbon.
The fashion of black gowns being
cut up to show an underskirt under
meath is attractive to many people,
and accordion plaitings of silk or lisse
look graceful peeping from under the
panels. while tiny ruchings OF lace can
be used to edge them instead of passe-
mentsrie.
The very thin textures made over
color have the thin material rufhed,
puffed or plated over the closely ft-
ting silk lining nearly to the shoulder,
with round, very full puff just at the
top, and these sleeves are altogether
prettier than the large, loose, droop'
ing sleeves or the huge, stif, outstand-
ing ones.
This season it seems E;he thing to
have the skirts anil blouses harmonlze
more, and the one serviceable black
silk must be kept for the wash skirts
| or darker silk bodices. Light colored
dressy bodices must have lighter
skirt than the black ones. A very
economical skirt is of either checkered
or striped black and white silk; this
harmonizes with either the black chit
fon or lace, MS well as with the light
or bright ones.
One often hesitates over new gown
which must be worn as what is known
as "a black suit" while considering
its possibilities Of wear. a broken
plaid is excellent for not showing soil,
and cheviot wears like iron, as does n
dark gray flannel OF good quality. The
always popular blue serge never lasts
very well, but black or blue mohall
brilliaptine is excellence in itself. Ii
shakes off the dust, it does not wrinkle
badly and it always has q dr:ssed-uI
appearance which is sometimes one u
the greatest Of considerations.