The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-30
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FASHION NOTES.


mandate of Paris modistes. On rainy
days this style is acceptable, but other
wise it is decidedly ungraceful.
In London shirt waists of fine cloth
in pretty monoehromes or French
flannel in fancy stripes and checks are
finished with linen collars and outs.
No one style.of hsirdressinlg prevails
among the fashionably dressed women,
but the pompadour effect in front,
with a soft knot fitting up close to the
hat in the back, seems to lead.
A stylish street costume is made of
fine black cloth. The front breadth,
vest and sleeves are of heavy black
armure silk. Bows and loops of rib
bon are used as additional decS alton.
The majority of the most fashion
able corsages are either seamless and
drawn over glove fitting Innings, .or
merely fitted with side forms, with
the immediate front and back shirred
or plated.
The double skirt is again coming
into fashion, An imported.. CO ostume
of black broadcloth iskmade with a
double skirt. The lower ode is elab-
orately embroidered; the upper one is
raised at intervals, and so draped that
the embroidery is visible.
Tucks of various widths, crosswise
or up and down, decorate some of the
bodices, cover tho lower portion of the
sleeve, and are set in close group
around the sleeve below the puff.
Tucks form the yoke of simple silk
waists, and bodices of thin material,
as we'll as those of Liberty velvet, are
covered with tiny tucks.
Violets reigned supreme for corsage
bouquets at the 1896 Horse Shcw in
New York City, and huge punches of
| these modest little blossoms were fas-
tened on many a handsome gown.
There is a fragrance and a subtle re-
finement about violets which no other
flower possesses, and they are worn in
the afternoon and evening with equally
good taste.
If there is one thing more than an
other in which won an shows her in.
dIviduality, it is in the way she does
her HAIR, no two women exhibiting
exactly the same coiffure. 1t is wise
to study out style that suits your
face, that is in every way becoming,
and then cling to it, for fashion, sc
arbitrary in other directions, allows
great latitude in this.
Every possible effort is being made
to introduce elaborateness in skirts
Draperies, full length fronts, panels,
overskirt folds, ruflies and all sort
Of embroidered sections are to be used
Bunchiness and paniers are looming
up in the near future, and the day o
dainty, graceful and comfortable plaiI
skirts, with all of their style and ele
ganee, is rapidly drawing to close.
The lace dress or lace drapery is
feature of the seasons fashions. A
very elegant costume is made of greer
silk over which is draped black ne
which is puffed on to the silk, ant
wherever it is caught down irideseen
green and gold sequins are sewed on
The belt of green silk is embroideret
with iridescent beads and fringe o
the sequins falls over the top of tn
skirt.
The latest Partisan fashion of dress
ing the hair shows the chignon quit
high on the head, so much SO, in fact
that it entirely disappears beneath th
crown of the hat Waving the hair
b as popular as ever, and 1t is arrange
: so as to be very loose and fluffy abou
r the face, and is held in place at tn
back vi tn pretty curved combs. Th
o pompadour front is worn, and can b
a made becoming To almost every face
L with sew curling locks to iell on tn
forehead.N1