Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Bonnets-New Designs-Society
TOi1ettes.
From our own correspondent.
Rnurrra


BoNNETs
Piquant little felts are in garnet or
wine shades, trimmed with satin of
corresponding color and completed
by garnet or wine colored flowers
and leaves. These are worn with
walking costumes of garnet or wine
color, and the tout ensebmle is pref.
ty enough | assure you. Birds have
come up sgain, and perched on both
hats and bonnets bear witness TO the
fact that female perversity is more
than q match for vast amount OF
sermonizing. We say scissors" to
the last, especially as there is no fear
of drowning for it. But what is of
more consequence than a bird upon
your bonnet, j. pair or perhaps
two pairs OF strings lied under your
chin. Perhaps you may compton,.
Use by tying the bow on one side, but
somewhere or other the bow YOU
must have, for bonnet Is not a bon
net wishou, pair of stpings.
We find quite run made on felts.
and the favorite mode of trimming
Is to lay the ribbon on plainly, ex-
cept at the top where a somewhat
extravagant bow gives finish. The
many colored ribbons. of the day.
show pretty on the dark feIts.
NEW DESIGNS.
The Princess and the Mathilde
walking costumes are both quite new
and tasteful either one combining
well with the Octavia sacque, in case
an outside garment be added The
Zoline visite is another street gar
ment OF recent introduction. but
this is cut in circle shape. The Pan.
Ter polonaise, showing new bouffant
back, is handsome design for house
or carriage wear. For the benefit of
ladies who make their own garments
| will mention that j. and p. Coats
have received the gold medal at tho
Paris exposition, for their spool cot
ton. This however is only a con.
firmation of the awards of all Expos.
itions, where they have invariably
obtained the highest prizes. The
Willimantic Linen company have
taken only second clsss prize-the
silver medal
SOCIETY T0ILETTEs,
l have written of the handsome
lowered ribbons called the Pompa.
dour. Well then, should you hear
any one speak of Pompadour silks,
you will know that they are expon-
ents on a more extended scale. ofthe
same idea. l could not possibly give
you an idea of how handsome thew
are, yet even they, do not come no
to the hand embroidered silks wro't
entirely over with the delicate and
refined traceries of the skilled work
woman's needle. Satin is the favor.
ite material employed in combina-
ton with these beautiful fabrics. and
in general the satin falls IN the con-
tinuous sweep characteristic of the
court train, while the embroidered
or Pompadour silk is disposed in
front or elsewhere as may seem an
propriate. Brocaded silks are also
brought largely into requisition. The
greater number of toilettes, even for
evening, are made high or square
neck with elbow or long sleeves, but
sometimes for evening, the neck is
cut low, and in this case, the sleeves
are so extremely short as to seem
no sleeves at all. Many toilettes are
Gu. in one,but an equal number show
basque and trimmed skirt. The
basque ia often pointed back and
front and finished by heavy cord !:
sometimes there is no point in front.
a soft belt from the sides giving fin
ish, or again we see the soft belt ev
en- where the point in front is re-
tanned.
Flowers are almost ignored. If
they appear at all, it IS only as a
looping for which nothing else will
answer, and even bridal toilettes are
very spariDgIy adorned by the tradi.
tional orange blossom. An evening
dress made by Worth for Mrs. Rus
sell. the beautiful daughter of ex-
Judge Hilton, who was married last
winter, is Of pale pink satin and bro.
cade silk. The corsage of satin is
basque pointed back and front, with
square neck filled 10 with rare Mech
lin lace. The sleeves are long. The
front of the skirt is composed of the
brocade in pattern of pocket plumes,
and at the back, train of satin falls.
A word as 10 trains. Some are
square,quite as many are still round.
ed. while occasionally we see one side
square, the other rounded. A charm
ing evening toilette devised by a
modiste of this city for VIM. Ii Van
derbilt's only unmarried daughter is
of pale blue satin united with hand
embroidered silk of corresponding
shade. This is made with busque
pointed at the back, finished with
soft belt in front, and elbow sleeves.
The skirt is a rounded train, and the
two materials are united throughout
in most artistic manner. The gan
feline, so called from the French
word CANT, meaning glove, is coming
rapidly into favor. This is not won
derful since it is exceedingly pretty
and also convenient. A hook is pass
ed through the button hole of the
dress,on the front of the corsage, and
pendant therefrom on the outside, is q
short chain to which any imaginable
device is attached, such as a boat,
fan, medallion, cross, etc. Ladies
who study convenience select de-
vice in which gold pencil is con-
cealed. The hook inside is of such
shape as to form glove buttoner,
or upon occasion, may be used to
fasten shoe or boot. Only first
quality gold is used.
LUCY CARTER.
A HARTFORD man went home tC