Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-11

outside garment, which she can wear
with variety of dresses, and is thus
restricted with black, gray or blend
ed colors as are found in shawls, and
which adapt them to every descrip-
ton of costume. The rage for s'com-
binations" has cast the time-honored
black silk In the shade, but is most
useful still, either as a suit or demi.
trained indoor dress, and 10 this con-
nection let me put In another word
for "dark blue, which is so becom-
ing to young, bright-complexioned
women. A "home" dinner dress of
dark blue silk, trimmed somewhat
unanimously with fine knife-plait-
lngs of the same, and finished with
plaitings of crepe lisse at the throat
and waists, is charming costume,
and may be worn often without
WEAKNESS.
CL0AKS AND FURs.
OF the new cloaks which have OBJ,
tanned decided success, the most
fashionable are the English walking
coat. the long paletot, shaped to the
figure, or with what is called the
"French" back, and long doIman.
The latter is made of matelasse silk,
and in "feathered" cloth, in light al
mond tints for evening and carriage
ware, and the cloth itself being ex-
ceedingly light, soft and beautiful in
color and quality, these graceful
wraps have at once acquired fashion
able prestige. The English walking
coat is quite like a mans s'great
coat" with lappels (simulated), big
buttons and large pockets it is long,
also, reaching to the narrow flounces
or pleating upon the lower part of the
dress. The long paletot is sometimes
made OF heavy silk, lined with fur
sometimes of silk or woollen mate.
lasee sometimes of handsome cloth,
trimmed with bands of heavy silk
and fringe, and not unfrequently of
fine velvet beaver cloth, revived from
ten years ago, and always trimmed
with feather trimmings or rich fur
for it is cloth which costs as much as
velvet, and is superior to it in beauty
for cloaking purposes. The rage for
fur trimming is probably at its
height; lids used for trimming en-
suite tor street garments and cost
umes of all kinds, from the cheapest
to the most expensive. The sudden
transition from the short walking
jacket to long eloaks has been detri-
mental TO the interests of the former.
They have held their own so long,
aud in the face of so many attempts
to displace them, that merchants had
confidence in them, and carrisd over
large stocks from year TO year. Jack
cts of the best materirl, well made
and substantially trimmed, which
last year sold for twenty TO twenty
five dollars, are sold now at from
seven to ten dollars each. Among
them are some really splendid jack
cts, in rough-f nished. blue, black
cloth, double breasted, for riding
and country ware, their only fault
being that they are few inches too
short for fashion. Mink is the only
fur that has reduced prices this sea-
son, and that is for the came reason,
because It has lost caste Mink sets
to-day can be bought at half the
price of q few years ago. Gray fox
is the present popular color, and rae
coon, or black lynx. Silver fox is
the most elegant fur of to-day, aud
is preferred to any other by those
who can afford to pay it's price. Seal
skin and otter occupy the highest
position as secondary furs, and are
followed by a long train of inferior
limitations of high class furs, and by
respectable "cony," which travels
upon its own merits, as well.conduot-
cd rabbits may and should.
LACE NECKERCHIEFs,
1t was remarked many months
since that pretty fashion had been
adopted by ladies of style and taste
that of substituting for the lace
scarf recently worn around tue neck
half handkerchief of antique lace,
fastened in front by pretty jeweled
pin.
This fashion has spread until it has
become almost universal. Of course
neckerchiefs are no longer confined to
antique lace, nor do they consist
wholly of lace Of any kind The,
are now made square, with small
cepters of very fine linen, lawn,
white twilIed silk or crepe de chene,
aud bordered with Valenccnnes,
duchesse, or cashmere lace. The
square is then folded TO form hand
kerchief, and worn as finish to the
dress, under the boa, remaining dur
ing visits or at the tbeater. when furs
are removed. The prettiest, un-
doubtedly are of delicate lawn and
real Valenciennes, and they have the
advantage of washing; but the crepe
de chene are very pretty, with deep
falls of duchesse lace, and probably
thousands have been purchased as
Christmas and New Years gifts.
The pocket handkerchief it was
thought at one time could not be dis.
turbed; it must always continue to
be Just what it was-a square OF white
| linen-neither more nor less, with
the EDITION for those who liked it Of
lace or embroidery for border. But
the pooket-handkerchief has blossom
ed out into silk and colors. We have
cream .colored silk handkerchiefs,
with initials 10 red and blue We
have handkerchiefs with initials
worked in many calors, and Others
in which red borders are crossed by
dark blue lines, or are worked in
scallops with little red dots in each
scollop.
ORNAMENTS.
Diamond arrows are new and fash
;onahIv usad "a nins for fastening the