Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-18
FASHION NOTES,
rbe Popular Modes and Materials for
Feminine Costumes.

Cbe Popular Modes and Materials for
Feminine Costumes.
Hyacinth blue and a certain pale rosy
shade of mauve is a very fashionable
French color-mixture, and as a rule is
becoming one. Milliners especially
favor the combination.
The newest and most popular colors
FOR evening toilets are pale and golden
yellow, silver gray, mauve, white, and
rose in many lovely tints.
Repped fabrics in both small and
heavy cords grow constantly in fash
ionable favor. Those in black in fine
silk and wool have all the handsome ef-
feet of faille silk. Patterns in black,
with silk underweates in contrasting
color showing family between the
cords, are particularly pretty-blacli
ard cerise, black with gold, mauve, APP
ple-green and like contrasts.
Iridescent mohairs Of heavy weight
are much used for travelling costumes
this season. Blue and gray, gray shot
with old rose, black with cerise or
green interviewer with tan color, make
good semi-darl surfaces for these dur
able fabrics that shed dust and do not
change color in the least There are
also striped changeablc mohairs that
make seryiceable utility suits The
fancy for fabrics with black and colors
Of various kinds interviewer has brought
out many twilled goods of different
weights These make neat and pretty
gowns for matronly women.
Among minor modes we see that in
place of the huge white sailor collars
worn last summer fashion now affects
the spreading collarette that is cut in
one with faring Aledici that stands
out picturesquely around the face. The
storm collar, which is straighter, is also
still in fashion, and this can be brought
up snugly as protection against wind
or cold, and allowed to fall when not on
duty. A collar Of this sort, if we'll stif-
fened and, Of course, well shaped, gives
a very smart appearance to the gar
ment it finishes, and the quantity of
handsome fur required for it less than
might BE- supposed. Here again Is an
opportunity for utilizing remnants Of
fur and turning them to excellent &c
count.
Many of the utility dress skirts for
winter when made Of single-width
goods, are Of half-circle shape, with the
single seam up the back, while others,
OF narrow-width silk and other materi-
ais, have Fored breadths and are full at
the back. Ovcrskirts come slowly but
surely 70 the fore, and The long rounded
shapes ave about equally popular with
the Tanlylte or pointed models. There
is 10 particular enthusiasm, however,
over the fashion in any Of it's guises.
It is hardly correct TO assert that
electric" seal quite "equals in appear
cnce the genuine seal" Even the very
finest London-dyed electric seal is less
glossy and the shading of color less
beautiful than in the true fur. But its
substitute is certainly handsome. IT. is
eminently pleasing to the eye and just
as warm and comfortable as its magni-
fcent rival. I an speaking now of the
finest grades, which are neither tawdy
nor communicating in any sense, and
these grades are superior in looks and
last longer than any Of the silk-face,
linen-bacl1 velvets which are now so
lavishly used for capcs, coats, and fancy
iac1ie4.S.--N. Y. Post.