Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-11

TERMS $500 per Annum.
NO. 6.
FASHION NOTES.
Compiled from the Best New York Authorities.
Nothing makes a handsomer or more
serviceable dress for city or country
wear than the all-wool
sold for fifty cents yard. These
goods are plain, striped and plaided,
and the most tastful way of making is
to have plain skirt and sleeves, with
striped or plaided overskirt and basque.
These suits are cool enough for sum-
mer, warm enough for winter, and
strong and serviceable, do not show
dust, and are exceedingly inexpensive.
With all these good qualities they are
destined to become the popular trav-
cling and street suit for people with
quiet taste and moderate means.
\ very tasteful dress for girls from
three to eight years of age, and very
tasteyl combines the good qualities of
the Princesse or Gabrielle shape, and
is closed with buttons from top to bot
tom. The back is a basque with a kilt
plating edging which makes it the
necessary length. A sash of silk or
wool to match the dress, or in contrast
with it, commences in the side seams
under the arms and is loosely knotted
behind, covering the joining of the
basque and pleating. A neat little
turn-down collar, cuffs and pocket
compelte this elegant and easily made
little garment, which serves the double
purpose of dress for the house and
wrap for the street. will add, for I
know the information will be a boon
to many mothers, that the patterns,
accompanied by frll directions for
making amount of material needed, etc.,
can be obtained, by sending the age of
child, of Harper & Bros, New York,
for the trifling sum of twenty-five cents.
Cream color prevails in latest pat
terms of
kerchiefs, tichus, and laces, and it
has even invaded the domain of col
lars and cuffs. These novel creamy
sets are embroidered in the corners of
collars and cuffs with washing in any
color, blue, black, brown or scarlet,
and cost from $3 to $$6, in New York.
But to my mind nothing can surpass
the dainty sets of snowy linen, neatly
hem-stitched in the fashion so dear to
of our aunts and grandmothers.
1t seems as if there had never been
so many facilities for obtaining really
we'll made and stylish suits at a rea-
sonable price, as at present. Useful
READY-MADE COSTUMES,
of gray and brown mohair, which do
not show dust nor cookie when dam.
pened, are made up in large quantities
ut the furnishing houses, and sold as
low as $3.50. The design for these
suits is extremely graceful; the over.
skirt being long and neatly trimmed
with piped bands or plating, and the
inc vitable pocket. The plaitings, and
in fact nearly all the sewing is made
by machinery.
Black alpaca suits are similarly
made for $l5. Debege suits of pure
wool, with trimmings of silk of dark
er shade, cost $25. Suits of black
cashmere, trimmed with silk, are from
$22 to $50. This idea of trimming
wool suits with silks, though old, is SC
rich and tasteful that it is safe to pre-
dict that it will last long time. Fol
the heat of summer are gray linen
suits-which by-the-way, must be half
cottoll-vtry neltly nude for $s3.4(
In nearly every establishment where
MILLINERY
is kept. may be seen bonnets of real
old coal-scuttle shape; not those worn
dozen years or so ago, but the real
genuine old one, a picture of which
served for the millinery sign in the fl
nous ''Miss SINNERS Window pa
pers published a long time ago in Go
dey's. These, it is said, will actually
be worn this Centennial year, proba
in memory of the days of '76.
There are for small boys hats in the
exact shape of the chapeau worn 10y
Geo. Washington, in old c0lonia
times, and it would not be surprising
if these late revivals of ancient head
wear attained immense popularity
among the young americans of thu
day.
Among the minor matters noticeable
are pockets worn by little girls slunt
over the shoulder, and elegant scarfs
of creamy net or lace worn by young
ladies to complete their out-of-dool
costumes. In Paris it is said there i!
talk of increasing the size of tournure!
and crinoline. In full dress mantilla:
are considered in best style, saques ar
reserved. for semi-dress occasions
Gloves are said to be advancing il
price, but silks are cheaper than eve
before.
In ornaments, gold and silver beat
necklaces are again worn, and cora
jewelry again becoming the rage. l
is considered quite lovely with cream
color. TERESA TRowBR1DGE.
St, Paul, May !, 1876.
| A MICA NINE.
The people of Sycamore ILL.,, ar
having quite sensation over a new
discovery. Several weeks ago part,
left that town for Wyoming, Colorado
and the Western Plains, in search o
mica supposed to be in the Platte Val
ley. They encountered many hard
ships and overcame discourging OF
stacles. After leaving railway facili
ties they tramped for eleven days be
fore finding the goal of their ambition