River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
THE FASHIONS.

THE FASHIONS.
As rule a Frenchman in the army
never thinks of spending a day In the
country without drawing on pair tf
light CATERS. Why he does this has never
been explained II is habit, and so gen.
eral that cavalry officers and CATERS werc
until very recently Synonymous. Cn-
fortunately gentlemen not in the service,
therefore rallied ptkias, are also taking 20
CATERS at seaside places, aud the only way
10 distinguish q real draeoon from the
adultefate reproduction is to ascertain il
the gathered rarity wears m0acie impe,iale
A moashe is military. II is q tuft OF
parted hair below the under lip, whereas
the f8lperole Is a long comma Of beared
that denotes an accurate mind. A n,oueAe
Is the emblem of buzz, an i8,peridge of
tune. Pure Republicans ciiace the
word imperial on ali facades, but do not
vet call their chin punctuation Hdti0adis
like ali the rest This is a curious fact,
but other loose topics are ayailable-the
Ninicbe lat, for instance. II is high
straw shepe, with not quite pointed
crown on the top, and yet it is conicsl.
There is not much rim aud the front il
a large butterfly bow. II is countritied
and very becoming when the hair is cut
close to toe forehead in the style called
"brasse" The other hats are Devonsnires,
with velvet facings pulcinellas, and
LougueviiIes in honor of skirmishipg
princess who lived in the days of the
Fronde and knew all about turnings up
A GAY TIME
There Is a ittls fun to tell concerning
- .l,, cftis cial
study. The event occurred ut Deanville.
! 1t is fashionable place when We have no
expo. ilion and no live duke 10. follow
down the Rue DIES Nations. Even this
wear there have been few celebrations
al Deaayille, such as the foundation OF
of coup kitchen. races aud the perform
ance OF an opeTette. On the occasion OF
a ball at the Casino, il was arranged that
the hall should be at the disposal of le
monde proper until one, and that after
one o. clock le monde improper should DO
admitted for the sake OF a change, never
theless. considerable number of most
improper couples gained sdmittance an
hour before their due and stood IN in the
same quadrilles as blue.veined aristocrats.
Their presence were at first unohserved,
but our fears de btfUme soon thawed and
apondoAed their limbs, so to say, leaving
them to perform the most extraordinary
antics, twists, waves and gyrstorv incon.
gruities. liz noblesse looked on aghast
until tremendous "cdpdtter seul," pas
tourele part excited the volcanic fire with.
/ in, and the leader Of the orchestra was
4 requested TO stop the music. Down he
came, and his band, delighted TO get to
I bed early, walked off behind him, leaving
/ the uesk. lie monde improper fancied
/ propriety would soon be restored and
walked about, but there never is gath
ering OF deni -m0RdalHes without good
musician among them. A bon rtreUr
rushed 10 The piano and furious attack
on the chords was the signal for no less
furious polka in the hail. The female
| monde proper hid its face with lis screen
fan and fiEgers while the male portion
walked. out FOR the police. 1t could not
be found, but the manager was called in
ard two gendarmes anu two custom house
officers. These were all the cooked hats
to he laid hold of curious scene
| awaited ihese rubicund tunctionaries, IL
took them momentarily by surprise and
kept thpir hands down.
TaR BRAU or THE BALL,
The demi-naoaddiaes had barricaded
themselves behind the music desks. In
front of their forces stood young man
wearing "huissiersr silver cham round
his throat he was TO act as speaker and
began TO parley with the cnemy, A
round OF applause greeted his first period,
and so huinoristic, so ab urd was his ora
tion that II no5lesse put down Its screens
and looked out between its fingers. Ir.
repressible laughter was the second mark
of appreciation; meanwhile the officials
were getting red in the face, laugh they
dared not, burst they might, explode
they did, md no horn blowing was ever
like IL. they made their exit, and n
gentleman with little finding that al
honorable retreat was all that could be
effected, responded 10 the humorous
speaker iOI the sake of responding, slip
ulating that none of the property should
he injured, after which the noblesse re
tired. The general impression among
the arlstocfacy is, however, that this waI
the only bail they enjoyed, for if the mo-
blesse retired it looked ON from size pas
sages and saw all the crockery smsshtd
after SUPPER.
BOTTOMS.
Grelot huttons are quite furore, and
the newest over-tuniques are less fiat on
tho hips. A grave prophecy assures us
that paunierS will be worn down the
sides. ! rather think vertugadins are
meant, those hard holsters worn by
Flemish ladies, which grew to such pro
portions that Velasquez has painted la
dies with their elbows rounded out 20
leave room for the objects. 1t IL certain
that something ia this line IS being elab-
Grated
MISCELLANEOUS FASHIONS.
In neekwear the "fashion scarf ia the
newest, DIS it crosses very high IN order to
show the handsome scarf pins with the
high cut coats and vests. These are in
tr0duced In the plain and figured satins in
the new shades Of garnet. Garnet
background with white dots are effective.
A very anobby" style is to have the neck
tie and handkerchief match the color of
the socks also. For instance, a cardinal
necktie, handkerchief aud socks, with
handsome Columbia" suit Is considered
high tened" Plaid scarfs are also
worn, ana some OF them are very effective.
In the matter Of gloves, novelties in
dark shades for street wear and liph.
shades for evening are found in the Har-
ris' seamless and Victoria glove. Heavy
embroidered stiichings, same shade as
the kie are still popular; and although
they are shown in one tuition the two
button ia really considered the most els-
q mt.
The prejudice against Americanunder-
wear is now overcome and the domestic
goods are sought after, and are far hand
somer than those OF Euglish manufas
tire. The Hindurandum sets are the
newest sty in underwear, the yarn be-
ing shaded ia the dye, and in weaving
the colors fail at random. These are ex-
eeedingly pretty. Socks are made to
match. Handsome suits of a grayish
mixture, with scarlet trimmings, arc
known as Scotch wool underwear, but are
domestic. These also Lave hosiery to
match.
Standing collars take the lead In point
of fashion, bnt in this matter gentlemen
should consult their own style. A person
with shore neck and high shoulders
looks awkward with his head sunk into
standing collar, aud for such pretty
shapes IN Htarn-downsn are shown. Tall
gentlemen with long necks should always