Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
AS Illustrated a. Saratoga


Grant County HERlID's Regular Correspondent.
A letter from the city 10 July
would be stale, fiat and Improbable.
Besides it would scarce be faehion
letter, for now there is no fashion
left. Among notabies here are
VIM. HI. Vanderbilt and family, Mrs.
A. I. Stewart, Judge Hilton and
family, w. Shishkin (Russian Min
istery) and family, Sir ManteIIa de
los Rios Spanish MINISTRY and wife,
John s. Owden, son of the Lord
Mayor of London, NJ. and Mrs. Geo.
Opdyke, Rear Admiral Livingston
and wife, Hon. and Mrs. Isaac Sher.
man, Robt. G. Remson, Gov. Haight
of San Francisco, and ex-Gov. K. ID.
Morgan. Let me describe morn.
ing toilet worn by Mmo MaatilIa as
she sat on q piazza entertaining a
Spanish Gentleman, Princess wrap.
per of white muslin over white silk.
The front ornamented with two very
wide Insertions of lace, which separ-
ating below the waist, gave room for
bows of satin ribbon, double faced,
black on one side, white on the 9TH
err. Sleeves reaching to the elbow,
ten buttoned white kid gloves, coral
bracelet on her right arm, coral
brooch and ear rings, Dainty black
slippers, and whito silk stockings.
Her dark hair came low al the back.
puffs above, and frizzes brought ov or
her forehead. She held an elegant
white brocade silk parasol over her
head, as a protection from the sun
light. Her complexion is soft and
white, her eyes very dark and bright
and she has full rounded figure, is a
pretty, attractive woman, but her
large mouth prevents her from being
beautiful. However her smile is very
pleasing and her teeth are pearly
white. A handsome costume worn
by Mrs. d. of Baltimore, is made Fa-
vorite demi-train; the material, bour-
cite grenadine and black silk. For
out doors with this, she wears a
Clarina mantelet made en- suite. Her
niece wore the other evening toilet
of pale blue cashmere made Frances
ca polonaise. Blouse waists are
quite fashionable, and charming mod
els in this style, are the Alicia and
the Ariel. The Corisanda overskirt
combines prettily with either. Pref
erence seems divided about equally
between short dresses and trained
Costumes which are exceedingly long
and pretty morning dresses are Of
white or tinted bunting trimmed with
bows of velvet or ribbon. Some
chance is now also given for the dis
play of pretty neck, since the cut
of the dress may show heart shap
ed neck. But don't be afraid to come
here for week or two with your
BLACK SILK
or your bourette CIR cashmere combi-
nation suit. We have plenty of plain
people--even old fashioned people.
but they are enthusiastically of
course. But every one does just as
one chooses +; the lady in her travel
ing ulster feels as much at home as
as the belle in her trained silks. In
the daytime and in the evening, la.
dies may walk around town, and
down 10 the Springs. dressed in such
a way as elsewhere would subject
them to insult. Fancy wrappers,
light silks-anything indeed which
one happens to have on. Anything
and everything is CONNIE IL faut, and
that which constitutes the charm OF
the. place is the abandon which pre-.
walls, Here at the Grand Union
Hotel, life seems fairy tale. The
spacious inner court, spread with
green and fowery enameling; the
ncient forest trees above, linked in
splendid canopy, the songs of birds
Intermingling with the play of foun
tains, while morning and evening
music from trained band, attracts
not only the guests of the house, but
others, who less favored, come from
elsewhere to listen. In magnitude
OF proportion, as in general attrae-
tons it defies competition extending
fourteen hundred feet along the
street, with a grand central dome
rising nearly one hundred and fifty
feet. The dining room, capable OF
seating one thousand guests is two
hundred and eighty six feet in length
by fifty five in width. Then there
is the spacious ball room surrounded
by piazzas, but of piszzas indeed,
there is no end, since they are every
where. Accommodation is afforded
for two thousand inmates, with aux
ilaries, for three thousand, hot and
cold water in every room. The furn-
itu.e is of course elegant and costly.
Just q word about M
CoIFFEUREs.
Fanciful towers Of finger puffs.
placed with small regard to symmet.
ry of outline, bu. with much striv-
Ing after effect, are placed high on
the head. Often at the back, having
the appearance of a support thereto,
are ornamental combs, or they are
intermixed in some careless way
herewith. Again the hair is brought
low in soft braids or from two to
four short curls. Lucy CARTER.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. July Is. .
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How Woodward Fooled the Alliga.
tors.