The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-09
Our 81. Louis Fashion Letter.

Dear Herald: In my last letter |
almost disposed of the dolly Warden"
except as regards hats. | am getting
tired of d. V. 1t is becoming rather
mon topous, as Mark Twain would say.
Even poor Mary's much abused lamb has
to suffer. This 10 the latest:
"Mary had a little lamb,
| She took it in the garden,
She trimmed it up with roses nice,
And called it "Doly Warden"
Butto my subject of hats. The dolly
Vurdon Greatly I am obliged to say it
again) is the favorite ofall 1t Is turned
up on each side With bows underneath,
and up at the back, also finished with a
bow, and turned down in front. A
wreath OF leaves and roses is used in
connection with ribbons for trimming
Straw trimming is also very fashionable.
The Louis Sixteenth hat is q decided
favorte and differs from tho preceding
only 10 being cut ard turned down at the
back. Bonnets are gaining very much IN
favor, though think it will be somo time
ere shuy regain their former glory. l
noticed very pretty one trimmed with
green yros grain ribbon and pink roses.
The ono objection many have to the
bonnet is, that the hair is obliged to be
crepe 10 order to render it becoming.
This is indeed q serious objection for
those who dislike to ruin the hair with
iron or crimping pins. School hats made
Of coarse straw, braided and shaped like
a saucer, sell for 65 cents, and when
trimmed with bright ribbons and wheat
straw look very we'll. Any little country
girl could easily braid hers elf one in q
short time, and then sew it IN shape.
Rough and ready sailors of very coarse
straw, with q turned up brim, are very
much worn by school girls Very fow
lace or Grape hats are seen, for which l
am sorry, for there is something SO deli.
cato looking about them, which the straw
hats, however fine, never have.
Suits made Of one shade of color and
trimmed with another shade of the same
are very fashionable. One of tho pref
ticst suits l have seen was one of this
description. The dress was of the very
lightest shade Of brown. The lower
skirt had deep ruffle, which was cut in
small points and bound with dark shade
of brown. Over this (not above it) was
rutfle, half the width, which was plainly
bound with the dark. Above these ruff.
fes was broad band Of dark brown, and
also a narrow one. The overskirt was
similarly trimmed. The suit was made
with an overskirt and basque, instead of
polonaise. A berthe was worn with the
basque. A Dolly Warden hat trimmed
with two shades Of brown gros grain and
lovely wreath Of pink roses and brown
leaves, completed one of the pre,tiest and
most stylish suits of the season. A dress
of light steel color, commonly called
'moonlight on the lake." was made some.
what similarly to the brown, and was
trimmed With Nile green, but it did not
present as stylish an appearance as two
shades Of the same color.
The most useful garment a lady can
have is black silk polonaiss handsomely
made. 1t can be worn with any dress
skirt, and is ready for all occasions.
Lace is tho most appropriate trimming,
and at the same time the most economical.
for when the silk is worn out the lace, if
a good article is bought, is still ready for
further use. A very pretty style Of
trimming for silk polonaiss is a wide
and narrow lace separated by piping of
the silk. Buttons placed at equal distances
around the bottom also form On effective
trimming. This style of polonaiss looks
we'll over dress of handsome white ma.
terlal, or light silk.
Two capcs, one larger than the other,
are much worn. They are made of cash
mere for spring, and handsomely braided
or edged with fringe. Similar capss of
pique, lawn aud thin material, for summer
wear, will be made. One cape made Of
the same as the suit is worn with many
dresses. and adds considerably to the
appearance Of them.
Black lace voils. having the front
pointed or round, are fastened at the back
of the hat or bonnet, and are finished
with long tabs, which are brought for.
ward aud fastened under the chin with q
pin. These cost from $40 90 to s25 90.
! s. Mex. F.
DEATH OF LIEUT.. Gov. GRAvELLY.-
J. j. Gravelly, Lieut., Governor of Mis-
souri,, died at his residence in Stockton,