Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-13
WHOLE NO. 1870.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.


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Prom Grant Comfy HsaAlD Special corresponden
Cooking Clubs
1t you wan, TO be fashioaauie 70,
mast forthwith learn how To cock
In other words you mus, jim cook
ing club. Such notable society con
sist Of from fonr to ak young ladies
usually, bat not always unmarried
They meet Of each Others houses ev
cry week or fortnight where The
young lady hostess is expected "a
have 10 readiness . supper prepared
oy herself. Son etimes the suppe,
may be cold; again i. is warm, and
ss may be imagined ,demi toilette
is considered quite dressy enough.
Now comes 10 chance too tor tha
wearing OF enchantingly res,ty lit.
tie aprons and tits 40 Opportunity
which is not neglected The bill OF
fare is arranged in this wise. Each
member writes out one on q menu
card and deposits the same 10 box,
from whence it is afterw ards drawn
out at random, and the supper pre-
pared according TO the card drawn.
Every lady has furthermore the
privilege of inviting a gentleman,
and altogether these little affairs are
asinteresting and profitable as may
be imagined.
Walking Clubs.
Again we 6nd it quite 90 fashion.
Able TO walk as TO cook. The club
being formed Of both ladies aud gen.
tlemeD, on certain days they meet
at sn appointed rendezvous and set
out on q tour of go many miles.
Morning is the usual time for these
walking matches, and stout lunch
con ordered in advance is prepared
Ct. some country hotel or farm house.
Those who are unable TO return by
foot, have carriages in waiting. Per.
haps the comfortable and strong
mind d looking listers Of gray or
brown which are now so fsshio able
have had something to do with the
present fancy for walking; perhaps
tie the fancy tor walking which
brings about the demand tor ulsters.
At any rate they are greatly patron.
lied and as practical garment |
can hardly say too much in praise
Of them. They seem just the things
in which TO do battle with the slush
and snow aud besides this they are
economical, for one can wear dress
whose best days have departed, and
who is to know anything about it,
for the ulster covers it all up. So
do the circular wraps of thick wool.
en- cloth, but then wrap deprives
one of the use Of ones arms and is q
bulky garment for all slender figures.
Still q wrap is SO easily thrown off
or on that it must therefore be re-
garded as very convenient. Writing
OF street costumes reminds me of q
tasteful outfit recently worn by
Miss W OF Madison Avenue. The
design was the Cariia princess dress
with Atheline Jacket, made mp in
dark green plaid trimmed with
black velvet. Her younger sister,
a pretty school-girl still in short
dresses, wore dress of figured wool
combined with brown velvet, with
cefin overskirt and Barbary sack A
walking costume worn by Mrs. A.
OF Thirty-Third Street deserves men,
ton. The skirt, of course, was
short, with plated flounoe of garnet
satin, and with this was worn tbs
Lucinde poionaise, mads IN compin..
alton style of garnet satin and broc-
AIDE. The bonnet was a garnet felt
trimmed with satin ribbon and os.
trich tips.
No Flowers.
One may walk a long distance on
Broadway or Fifth, Avenue, or NAV
survey an entire assembage at the.
atre or concert, and see not flower
upon bonnet or hat. yet one large,
rose, or bunch of roses or violets at
the throat gives an exceedingly wom-
an-like finish not only to an indoor
toilette, but to the masculine ulsters
just mentioned. The adoption OF tulle
strings, brought under the chin and
tied in the most becoming of bows is
another way in which we show that
inclination for delicacy OF finish, which
grows spontaneously in the female
heart. There is rage for them, and
they are attached to bonnets Of all
dark colored felts or vel.
vets. Wells of white tulle are also
quite fashionable, and sometimes the
two ideas are united by bringing the
veil over the face. crossing it at the
back and tying the ends in bow In.
der the chin. Breton lace of fine DUAL.
ity Is also used on bonnets, giving a
softened finish to the severity Of a
winter costume.
Extravagances.
In mention of some extravagan-
ces, ! said nothing of ribbon at sac
the yard. Yet such an article is
shown by leading house. Further.
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