Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-17
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Worth's Toilettes-- Short Cos
tumes-Shoes and Gloves
trimmings.

Worth's Toilettes-- Short Cos
tumes-Shoes and Gloves
Trimmings
By our Special Correspondent.
woRTH's ToILETTEs.
A costume recently devised by
Worth for Nine Marie Roze, is OF
Pale lavender silk. The corsage is
low, and strictly speaking, there are
no sleeves. A slight fringing of lace
falls over the arm. and this by cour.
tesy, we will call sleeve. 1t is
made tight fitting round basque, hav-
ing row of point lace around the
neck the skirt is without trimming
except narrow row of knife plat.
ing around the lower edge. aud falls
plainly in heavy court train at the
back. But the chief beauty of this
toilette is in the exquisite lace over
dress which is draped in truly artis-
tic style, and carelessly caught on
either side by boquet OF pink roses
and leaves, one OF which Is paced
high up, the 'ther quite low upon
the train. Another lovely toilette is
pink satin combined with the new
corduroy velvet of similar shade.
The dress is cut in one throughout,
the corsage low sleeves extremely
short, and full court train. Over all
ls spread what seems fairy frost
work of white jet set IN lace hike
pattern. A third handsome toilette
is composed of wine colored MORE
antique combined with black velvet
and fringe. As you will see by this
MORE antique has come up again, so
if you have any of such fabric be.
slowed away, now is the time to
bring it out. Possibly, however, the
color Cf it be colored) may not be
a fashionable shade. This indeed
would be serious drawback, so il
you doubt, enclose me sample, and
| will give you my opinion. Old
brocades, or rather new brocades re.
sembling old ones, are now brought
out, and here also you may find
something which can be utilized
SHORT COSTUMES.
The inevitable kilt skirt is newt.
able no longer, for now we some.
times see short costumes made with
plain skirt, overskirt above, and on,
ly narrow gathered or plated
flounce on the lower edge. The rea.
son for such innovation is that heavy
winter materials do not always ad
NIT of prolonged plaltings They
would be too heavy, and besides we
have seen 80 much of kilt plated
skirts that mavbe we are getting 0
little tired of them. A pretty mod
ell, the Leonora, is partly kilt plat
ed, and partly not, the black being
devised in such style, while the from
is ornamented with bows, showing
only narrow. plating around The
lower edge. No overskirt ofcourst
is worn, but the Cecilia basque il
pretty in combination. The Isond,
Visite is a stylish cut down carmen
for only fall and winter, and horse
back riding is now very fashionable
owing to the present rage for 70,
hunting, the Park Riding Habit MAJ
be mentioned as having been recent
ly introduced. The Mouriel over
skirt is pretty when worn with
demi-trained skirt.
| SHOES AND GLOVES,
Fo- the reason that short costumel
are in reality what they profess t,
be, that is to say really short, tn,
foot becomes an object ofspecial con
sideration, and this apart from th'
fact that hosiery is now, as indeed j
has been tor some time past, so very
pretty, that it would seem quit,
wicked to hide it. SO for in doors
we find the changes rung on all man
ner of open styles, showing
straps across, although quite recent
ly, such beautiful boots have beer
brought out in brocaded silk that il
they are worn, the stocking becomes
q minor consideration. For out dool
wear, plain high buttoned kid o.
cloth top boots are appropriate, blu
kid stamped in imitation of baske
or annure cloth are the latest idea
Gloves are long on the wrist, anc
are either heavy stitched, boque
embroidered, delioately stitched il
style is as fashionable as the other
Colors are either dark approaching
the invisible, very pale, or in medium
shades of wood color or gray, bu
bright or positive colors of any kline
are studiously avoided. For evening
or full dress the Harris Provost side
buttoued glove continues to be th'
leading style, while for visiting ant
many dress occasions the Harri
seamless is most elegant. Costing
somewhat less, we find the Victori'
and Donna Maria which are much
| liked by judicious purchasers.
| TRIMMINGS.
| Combinations of two or more ma
terials are fashionable, and this af
fords much variety in trimming, Blu
as hitherto, the plain material is OF
ten laid in fine knife plaitings. Their
We have fringes of all degrees. Choic
fringes are united with finely cut jel
and are composed of silk twist. chen
lille, and crimped silk tape. Show
fringes are laden more or less heavily
with gilt, laminee fringes are curious
ly pressed by means of rot irons, 8,
as to produce glittering effect, ant
not unfrequently, in different style
are interviewer with each other 8,
as to give additional variety. Pass
ementerie is as differently wrough
as fringes, and is used as headings O
laid in perpendicular rows down th,
seams of handsome out door gar
ments. As for buttons, their nam,
n