River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-15
Fashion Notes.

Knife plaitingis still much worn
Large gold pins are worn In the hair.
Gold brazil straw Is used for bonnets.
silver back-eombs are again fashionable
pnlaeols are brodered with thick silk cords
Lace mitts are in light eolors as well as
black.
Cnlored embroidery is worn or. white cos
tunes.
Golden thistles are used for trimming straw
hats.
Parasols have round tops and are of medi-
um size.
Underwear is now trimmed with colored
embroidery.
Dress skirts are gradually getting fuller at
the back.
The leading styles in fans are made entirely
of wood.
Beads are used even on the founces OF i'm
ported dresses.
Il The most stylish slippers are without bows
or buckles.
The bridegroom now wears wedding-ring
as well as the BRIDE
The Juror for embroidering exceeds that OF
any previous season.
Buttons correspond with the beaded trim
mings in color and beauty.
Lovely bows ofnarrow satin. in three col
ors, are worn at the throat.
Filigree silver bracelets are shaped Ike
cuff and nearly as wide.
Grenadine dresses for house wear have the
sleeves made without Innings.
Ostrich and willow feathers, tipped with
pearl beads, are very popular.
White chip bonnets are bordered with pearl
beads, black chip ones with jet.
Black kid gloves are worn with light-eolored
toiIetes for dinner and receptions.
Summer-dresses, If worn without overskirts,
are made fuller than formerly.
Flower bonnets will be worn all summer.
but fine flowers win have the preference
New mantelets have long square tabs in
front. and reach only to the belt in the back.
What win we have next? Square umbrellas
are now worn in some parts of London.
Belted blouse waists and blouse polonaises
take the lead for percale and cambria dresses.
straw hats are dyed to match the dress
they are worn with; others are silvered or
gilded.
Stockings for wearing with slippers are Of
solid colors, richly embroidered on the irstep'
A kilt skirt to hang well and gracefully,
must always be short enough to clear the
ground.
Diamond stars, real or imitation, disposed
of here and there among the hair, are very
effective.
For trimming country hats heather butter
cups daisy buds and such flowers are very
pretty
Half flowing sleeves with old.fashioned lace
undersleeves are seen on some OF the new
costumes.
Linen dresses will he trimmed with gallon,
in which red, blue, yellow and black are COM
bined
Many black suits are trimmed with small
gilt buttons, especially those with which
vest is worn.
Coachman's livery Is the name of one OF
the fashionable colors; it is also known as
noisette-haZlenut.
A novel bonnet IS composed entirely OF
lunches of purple grapes, with green leaves
and tendrils intermixed.
A band of black velvet an inch wide, with
pendant ornament, is one of the favorte neck
laces worn by young ladies.
The latest device for a lace brooch is In the
shape of the point of a peacock feather the
colors being outlined with ruDies. emeralds
and diamonds,
Splendid evening toilets are of the fashion
able tout We'll, or dark gold. This shade is
extremely becoming to brunettes, and has
taken the place of cream color.
Rough straw hats and bonnets look well
nicely braided or with piping of velvet be
tween the braids. Black pearls set in dead
gold are the latest style of ecarf-pin for gent
leman.