Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-19
tho whisky-drinkcrs in their Keeping.
What do they propose to do with thom?
-Hcrtbncr's for March,
Society and Fashion.

SOcfety and Fashion.
LITTLE girls who wear hair ribbons
must purchase tho polka dot, instead Of
plain or Roman. 1t is quito tho thing.
VIZ have hatl almost every shape of
pnrasols, and now We arc informed they
are to DO fiat, a la Japanese, and 80 in
expensive that numbers can be owned,
to match every costume. just think
of it!
HAMBURG lacc and machine embroid-
cry are use exclusively for trimming
white dresses and underclothing, in
stead of the magic or Coventry Yu1liing,
SO much in vogue for the past eight
years.
In hose. there is Just Us much style
us III anything else. Tho most fnsl,iona-
bic are striped, white block cmbroidcr-
Cd, and white block embroidered with
colors. These arc in Lisle, silk anl
Balbriggan, and run in price from III
to 1876.
| MANrLEs-The cashmere mantles
have long mantilln tabs in front, or else
arc mere round talmas, but in all cases
the back is drawn down closely by
belt underneath.
SPRING WRAps.-Thc wraps for mild
spring weather are made of new sum-
mer cloth of light quality, similar to
the French dralo d'cfc, hut instead of
being simply twilled, it is woven in
stripes, armure figures and basket
checks. It is usually black, though in
visible blue and brown garments are
also shown.
The MED1CIs SAcQUR.-The Medicis
sacque is the most dressy over garment.
It is long in front and quite short be-
hind, and is just close enough to show
the outlines Of the figure. The broad
back fits smoothly over the tournure
without pleats, flaps or slashing, and
may have English forms, or merely a
seam down the middle. The front is
pointed or square, and reccdes gradual
but one button, and cut away like a
gentleman's coat; i'll other cases it is
buttoned straight down the front. This
is the most elegant wrap for completing
black silk costumes.
NEW ENGLISH WALKING JACKETS
The novelty in English walking jackets
consists in the materials employed,
such as invisible plaids and gray Scotch
tweeds, making jaunty undress wraps,
suitable for morning, travelling, sea-
side and mountain wear. Very dark
blue and green checks are especially
pretty for these jackets. The double
breasted fronts now slope away from
the breast; the edges arc bound with
broad yak braid, and the buttons are of
smoked pearl. There are slight varia-
tions in the shape of these, making them
more or less snugly fitted, closed or
open front, etc., and each shape is
designated by some English name, such
as Buckingham, Manchester, or Vic
toria.
Round HATS quaint picturesque
shapes of last year are retained for the
round hats that will be worn in the
morning in town, and all the day out of
town. Crowns are higher and more
sloping, while brims aro wider and, if
possible, more capriciously shaped.
One for city wear is of black chip, with
high round crown, and brim rolled up
ward on the sides. This brim is faced
and widely bound with black gros grain;
folds of the same are around and over
the crown, while ON the right side are
three demi-long ostrich plumes, and on
the left little bit Of pheasant's
breast for touch of color.
In Spring goods, the leading colors
will be either clear slate or silver gray,
coming in all cambrics- mohairs, woods.
tamise, cashmeres, B9flinese cloth.
frozen moonlight" and Parisiennes
cloth. Debaye cloth is used extensive
" tor redingotes. The mode tints run
in the silk line. "Ocean:vapor is the
romantic name given to the lightest
possible shade of blue. Then there are
pochard shades, from dark salmon to
a darker Bordeaux. In richer tints we
have the mace, Isabella yellow, maroon
red, claret, leaf and chestnut brown.
ANOTHER bran new thing is the un-
bleached face powder, a clear olive
tint, considered much more stylish than
the old-time pearl white and flesh tints.
On Fifth avenue, of a bright afternoon,
can be met any number Of these bruno
complexions-a dash of rose upon the
cheeks, and the hair parted one side
and plastered in sca1lops across the
front. This olive powder is making
Pocahontases of the already bearded
and feathered damsels 4; but it is per-
fectly safe, and much better than trying
some things lately recommended.
SPRING DRESSES. importations
of dresses are pongees of two shades.
buff with chestnut brown, and pistache
green with dark olive. Basaues with
elaborate tabliers and SHRED fiounces
seem to be the most prevalent style. A
new and tasteful design is q BASQUE with
the sides extended to form a reverse
the whole length of the skirt, being but
toned down the second side seam; with
this there is horizontal tablier and
full panier back with two deep SHRED
hounces the basque slopes up shorter
behind, and with the reverse has the
effect of demipolonaise. There are
many double-breasted basques, some
of which are buttoned in the present
fashion, but others are Tapped only deep
enough to require a single button to
fasten them, and slope away to show
deep square vest beneath. A pretty
ecru pongee has darker brown facings
dotted with tiny steel beads. Shirred
tlounces are the rule on wooden and
soft thin silks, such as mohair and pom
gee.-Ha'7oer's Bazar.
KID G1ovEs.-Twelveh hundred shades
are counted on importers glove lists :
hence it is safe to conclude that
"matching will remain in fashion.
and gloves, bonnet and dress will be
monotone. Silver gray and silver drabs
are each shown ina half hundred shades.
as these are to be leading colors for
spring costumes. After the silver tints
there are grays with added hues, such
as the blue-gray of slate-color, green
gray or mignonette, black or ink gray,
and the blue-black gloves that have
greyish tones. With dressy black
toiletts the choice in gloves liesbetween
the various bluffs, si1very drab, pearl
or lavender the new Isabella buff has
more lemon-color thanits kindred tints;
salmon and tea-rose are still in favor F.:
and the new drab gloves are of tho
faintest tints just off white, growing
darker in shades SO nicely graded that
they are only perceptible when scores
OF boxes are displayed at once. Ladies
in mourning are wearing invisible pur-
pie gloves, instead of the black gloves
that are so apt to crack. Long-wristed
gloves fastened by three buttons con-
tinue in favor for all except full-dress
occasions, when still longer gloves.
with four or six buttons, are used,
Egg Charms.
The belief in the charms of serpents'
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