The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28
New Work. FashIons-Caty
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New York FashIOns-Caty
Gossip.
1t Is one thing to have a new bonnet !;
it is another thing to know how 10
wear it. A fashionable mIlIiner said
to me, ''Wesr your hair higher, and
then put your bonnet way up on the
top" She gave my braids . friendly
push, and trinmpantly placing . high
ascending specimen of her art upon the
summit, remarked, with q satisfied air,
Snow you look stylish" With an ex-
ceedingly dissatisfied feeling, undid
her work and remarked sensibly, that
thought I looked foolish. On, new
err mind" was the answer, Sits Stylish
To my regret find she was right
Extremists do just as she would have
had me do. They wear their hair In
lofty Notifications far away at the back
of their heads, and like turret on a
battlement, the bonnet is perehed
above. Fortunately, however, they
are In the minority, and such absurdity
is not q necessity. Shapes are "noth-
ing in particular" That is to say,
there is no one feature or features
which stand prominently forth.
Crowns are neither high nor low, nor
are brims either wide or narrow. New
ertheless, we have both hard and soft
crowns, and as to brims they speak at
least a dozen different languages. We
hoR ~ hNfT
brims, coquettish brims, brims turning
up, and brims going down, etc :, etc .,
to say nothing of dignified brims, po-
etical brims, very youthful brims, full
fiedged young lazy brims, matronly
brims, and elderly brims. But the last
mentioned are few and far between,
for, as a rule, New York ladies do not
grow old. This does not mean that
they are short lived race. Far from
1t. Youth here extends almost, II. not
fully as far as the days allotted to
mans entire pilgrimage upon this
planet, nor do silvered locks oppose
any obstacle to young lady brlms fill
ed in with all the colors of the rainbow.
For just now all the colors of the rain
bow are in favor, not only In millinery,
but in dress goods. Not in plain ma
terial, however, for here, without ex-
ception, the colors are dark, but in the
boUrette fabrics (Which combined with
plain goods are the rage) we find the
brightest and most varied hueS, mixed
up In the most indiseriminate and hap
pazard way. For black costume, Ia
dies now prefer the Tclllard silks above
all others, since while unexcelled for
beauty Of finish and durability, they
are full twenty -four inches wide, that
being a gain OF from three to four inch
es on every yard. Made of pure silk
only, they are free from changing, and
are warranted not to turn greasy with
wear.
cHILDREN's FASHIONS.
Bourette goods are as popular for
schoolgirls as for ladies, but are hard
ly adapted for young children. For
misses, a favorite selection Is dark bou-
rette goods piped with bright red, and
coquettishly finished here and there
with bright red bow to match, while
for small children, plain dark materi-
ais are chosen, and these in like man
ner are frightened by gay additions
Pipings of blue or yellow are also seen
but are not In as great favor as red
In consequence of such preferences, we
find that Scotch plaids are seldom
worn, but in lieu thereof are small
shepherds checks, finished with bright
pipings, and sometimes confined with
black velvet sleeves. In this case wide
bands Of black velvet afford pleasing
harmony In the way of ornamentation
For girls between the ages of four and
twelve, the Breton dress, or the rob'
Princesse afford charming models. Th'
Rita is likewise extremely pretty, be
ing especially adapted to combination
suits, while the Mildred, always very
stylish, Is usually selected for costume
of check with velvet.
THE woMANis HOTEL.
Ladies will be interested In the an
nouncement that about New Year
Stewards hotel for the accommodation
of women will be opened. Although
designed more especially for self-sup
porting women, who as n class are con
demned to live upon scanty incomes
the appointments IN every respect ar
equal to first class hotels, while the pri
ces viii be less than those charged Il
third class boarding houses. The cook
ing department Will be under the su
perintendance of an accomplished che
de cuisine, and the best fare will be fur
nished not only to the inmates, but
outside parties. While every materia
want Is thus cared for, provision !
made for Improvement and entertain
ment, since In addition to many vel
chosen pictures and engraYings, ther
will be large library, and handsom
plan os In the parlors. Persons outsid
the city can hardly realize the crue
hardships undergone by hundreds o
self-suppOrting women here. AS
rule, they drag out lives of dreary mar
tyrdom, and to provide a way OF com
Portable living within their means,
70 accomplish work OF the mobiles
philanthropy. Writing of pianos n
minds me OF the upright piano mad
by Hams Bros, Fifth avenue and 2ls
street, which IS extremely populal
All the instruments manufactured b
this old established firm, are OF III
best material, put together with tn
most refined skill, and in consequence
> oLtheir beauty and finish, duFabIlit
and superior tone, are found not onl
in the salons of the fashionable, but /
the parlors of those who in purchasln
the best article obtain, thereby Ga
cheapest The upright piano is a spe
ciality with them, and for fine finisI
sweetness and richness OF tone, is IN
surpassed. / am led to these observs
tions nom the fact that the holiday
are at hand, at which time q plano
often chosen as q present. Among OIL
er advantages, the upright, while e