Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-19
the wllisky.drinkers in their keeping.
What do they propose TO do with them?
-Scrtbner's for March.
Society and Fashi0l,.

Society and Fashion.
LITTLE girls who wear hair ribbons
must purchase the polka dot, instead of
plain or Roman. It is quite the thing.
WI have had almost every shape of
are to be fiat, a la Japanese, and SO in
expensive that numbers can be owned,
to match every costume. Just think
tof i'll
HAMBURG lace and machine embroid-
cry are use exclusively for trimming
white dresses and underclothing, in
stead of the magic or Coventry xuffiing,
90 much in vogue for the past eight
years.
In hose, there is Just as much style
IA IN anything else. The most fashions
BILE are striped, white block cmbroider-
cd, and white block embroidered with
colors. These are in Lisle, silk and
Balbriggan, and run in price from 81
to 1916.
MANTLEs-The cashmere nantes
have long mantilla tabs in front, or else
are mere round talmas, but in all cases
the back is drawn down closely by a
belt underneath.
SPRING WHARF.-THE wraps for mild
spring weather are made of new sum-
mer cloth of light quality, similar to
the French drap d'efe, but instead of
being simply twi1led, 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 MED1c1s SAcQuz.-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 recedes gradual
~ to the back. It is often fastened by
but one button, and cut away like a
gentlemans coat; in other cases it is
buttoned straight down the front. This
is the most elegant wrap for completing
black silk costumes.
NEW ENGLISH WALKING JAcKRra-
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 are 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.-The quaintpicturesque
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 are 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 a pheasant's
breast for touch of color.
In Spring goods, the leading colors
Will be either clear slate or silver gray.
coming in all neutrality-suspicious.. 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 liehtegt
possible shade Of blue. Then there are
pochard shades, from dark salmon to
darker Bordeaux. In richer tints we
have the mace, Isabella yellow. maroon
red, claret, leaf and chestnut brown.
ANOTHER bran new thine ia the nm
bleached face powder. q clear olive
INT, 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
ana piastered in scallops across the
front: This olive powder is making
focahontases OF the already bearded
and feathered damsels /; but it is per-
fectly safe, and much better than irving
some things lately recommended.
SPR1Na 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 1iounces
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 q horizontal tablier and
full panler back with two deep SHRED
nonnces the basque slopes up shorter
pen1nd, 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 single button to
tasten them, and slope away to show
a deep square vest beneath. A pretty
ecru pongee has darker brown facines
dotted with tiny steel beads. SHRED
t1ounces are the rule on wooden and
soft thin silks, such as mohair and pom
gee.-HarEer's Bazaar.
KID Observation-Disclosures shades
are counted on importers glove lista .
hence it is safe to conclude that
"matching will remain in fashion.
and gloves, bonnet and dress viii 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.erav.
and the blue-black gloves that have
greyish tones. With dressy black
toilets the choice ingloves lies between
the various butts, si1very drab. pearl
or lavender the new Isabella buff has
more lemon-color thanits kindred tinta:
salmon and tea-rose are still in favor :
and the new drab gloves are of tho
taintest tints just off white, growing
darker in shades 80 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 80 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'
eggs existed. until verv racont1v ~