Ladies' Column.

Bruce Herald, Volume x, Issue 957, 13 November 1877, Page 3

Ladies' Column.

••■■■■ FASHION FRAdMENTS

f Bathing stockinga tbisyear will be flesh 'r'BJadk; Bilks .fpr, <: ;Bummer wear are trimmed with grenadine; «J Servian f costumes are- the latest imporiatipns from Lobdon. ■ Thejat'est ornament for bangles is of \'go'ld, 4 -';jin4,-.:Bbapted like a chicken wishbbn'e,,'.;',^;: ■ ••;', .'.'■,:','..'-^ :'.?.^, :>'~- .«" JBoyifFant,^ (puffing) was, a. year ago, the; watchword; now it is coZZ««^(clinging). : . Afa.Bhonable bootmaker has (patented a btfptihook with, a handle twelve inches long, for thpbeßtfit^of the fat •* and= ia3y:' ; ::\^ ; v;;|;/v^ ;:/;¥; "::':'.. •■'•■- ■■- " : •y It -is* reported ' from I*a"ris that the ladies there wear . thir,ty-six colours in ; their presses;, anid. ..forty- eight on their; bonnets. '.. V. ; ; ,;. v';-;=v. .■',-,. •■ . _•'; , .Ribbon chatelaines are more fashionable than metal ones. Pbr full drees they are made of chains of flowers and leaves;~-" : '.','".'''"'" ■'•' ■' ■■'.■■ ■"' V Tne Glasgow percales,' without gloss, trimmed with /white, embroidery, are very* popular. There is a exciting report* that the Prince intends to discard tall ■■:■■■":-••- ■; ■■■:■■■■'■'-' <.■:■■■■■ : -' : ■ ■ Breakfast caps are the rage with both married and single ladies. The Madras, ai bright coloured silk; handkerchief, worn a la con trabande y is the mo^t popular. .According to Albert jiurer's measurement,? a: woman's foot Bhotild be to her. height in the proportion of seven to fiftj, or one-seventh, minus a slight fraction. The newest style of collars for geritle^men: are^ straight linen bands in ; clerical style, though an ( effort is being made, to intrpduce a broad linen collar,: in the Cromwell style. . The Norman is ; the new shoe.' 'It is a half-shoe of red Batin faille, pr : cashmere,; embroidered, and matching the colour of the dress. It is fiQished with ribbon quillings and bows. ■ : v The handsomest bonnets are those with the least .trimming. They ,are showE, from Par}.*, with .a bird perched on top and a single bow of violet under the crowu. " Only this and nothing more." Olive'Logan finds' the greatest improvement ?ih the dreßfling of Euglishwoman since the Crystal Palace costume contests/ 7 A gold medal : is given; to the individual showing the handsomest costume ipv the least ihoijey. .'-"' '-'";''' : ""■■"'■"' ■■-'•■* '"■>■■ Artificial -flowers called hygrometers are something novel. They~are coloured with a material composed -of. chlpride .of cpbalc. r."\V,hen^ exposed to sun ; . and dry air the leaves become deep blue, arid when th'e : air is mPist they turn ; to pinkish shade.- "■- ■'•'■/ ■'■■■■'.' . ; ''' :■'; ; : ''■'' ■■■■■.■"'■' ■■■ '■ : ;

The Prince of Wales, on being asked what ,he thought iof L0rd .,. '.,. ,■ , who always appears clothed in the height, of fashion^ however extravagant thai fashion may "be; is reported to have said, "To my mirid he dresses nbt-wisely, but too swells. ■:=■'= ; " v - U :.-'■,■:■•■•■ -■ :-•:: „.; .