Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-05
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FOR THE LADIES.
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The dress skirts are now hat in
front and on the sides, with great
fitness massed behind, and held there
by strings underneath. To obtain
this effect, says Harper's Bazaar, aud
also to retain IL, the. dress must be
worn over a crinoline skirt made
without hoops in front, but very
bouffant behind, to support the volu.
minous back of the dress. The petit
coat is Frenchy affair of cross bar.
red muslin, perfectly plain in front
and on the sides, but furnished with
whalebones arranged behind in q
half circle TO form tournure. A sue.
cession of stiffy starched fiounces is
down the back, and q deep kilt-plat-
ed fiounce of snowy French muslin,
bu.toned on just above the knee,
forms the lower part of the petticoat.
SILK SUITS AND ovERsKIRTs. ss.sf
Two mater ais enter into most cos
tunes this winter, and silk suits are
now half velvet, half silk. For these
dressy toilets basques with overskirts
are preferred 10 polonaises. Among
favorite designs are those made with
very plain fronts, either falling open
or with an apron, while their back
bread tbs are formed entirely of scarf.
like sashes deliberately Topped md
knotted. Many of the most stylish
are simply edged with velvet facings,
or else hemmed. The round, long
overskirt Of last year should have
tapes in the second side seams to
draw these seams almost together
behind, not on the tournure only but
quite low down; the back breadths
should then be irregularly caught up
to hang in q long and slender loop in
the middle of the back. The lower
skirt is frequently Of velvet, with
founces of both silk and velvet. A
long velvet vest, cuffs and pockets
appear on many suits, while others
have basques of velvet with silk
sleeves. Bronze, reseda and blue
gray are tho leading colors for these
costumes; plum color aud leaf brown
are still in favor.
ELEGANT BLACK COSTUMES.
Notwithstanding the fancy for
dark rich colors, handsome black CO.'S
tumes-partially faille, partly velvet
will retain their popularity for
street suits. These have either
basque and overskirt, or a basque,
apron and d Junced back breadths;
polonaises are almost confined to vel
vet and wooden
Some graceful dresses of black silk
have the back breadths covered by
fac straight, gathered fl punces. edg-
ed with an inch-w wide bias fold OF
silk. with tiny piping above il; three
tapping side pIaitings trim the front
bre dths to the knee; the apron has
Gothic points edged with crimped
fringe. The basqueis ofsimple shape.
Few dress skirts are trimmed alike
all around; both fat and full trim
mings appear on each skirt. Jet
psssementerie and the crimped tape
fringes are also much used. A Dol
man, or double cape of black velvet
or cashmere, or else colored camel's
hair mantle, completes black suits
stylishly.
Afternoon and dinner dresses of
black silk are made with plain I'M
trimmed skirts lying half yard on
the floor behind. The back breadths
are caught up in a panier puff. A fat
double apron, very short, pointed and
richly fringed with jet, is on the
front and sides, and terminates in
long wide sashes trimmed in Jet pas.
sementerie, and tied low down be-
hind, with long ends that hang to
the edge of the train. The basque
and hair flowing sleeves are elabo-
rately trimmed with jet and fringe.
Velvet preached on silk is the nov
city in rich black silks. The raised
black velvet arabesques an dintricate
designs on heavy black faille make a
fabric fit for queen.
THE JOSEPHINE C0IFFURE.
The Pompadour couture is partly
superseded by new way of arrang-
ing the hair, which is the revival of
the ciffure worn by the empress Jo-
sephine. The back hair is CONT bed
straight up from the nape of the
neck, and a high circular effect IS
given by cluster of puffs on top of
the head, surrounded bya thick tress
Of hair, lot colied or braided, but
smooth tress. A band Of tortoise
shell or a high-backed shell comb
ornaments the back hair on full dress
occasions, and tiny short curls are
added to the back. The front hair is
parted in the middle, and plsinly ar.
ranged without frizzes, fashion be-
coming to wide, low, Greek FORE
heads. Sometimes two or three fin-
ger Puffs, very soft and light, are
placed legnthwise above the forehead.
For evening eoifures, flowers are
laid directly on top Of this high struct-
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