Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-10

model for an overskirt of wash material,
while in the way of half fitting jacket,
he Serena can be recommended
MILLINERY.
Dainty dress bonnets are sometimes
made of white or colored canton Grape.
with fine flowers and Breton
lace. ribbon or satin. Satin or satin |
ribbon indeed. we see employed perpet-
ually. There is a rage for it and in
dressy costumes it is constantly substl- |
tuted for silk. Fine black straws are
also trimmed with black or white Breton
lace and flowers. and black lace bonnets
similarly finished are made on frames.
Mixed straws in colors to match the
mixed goods are greatly in
vogue, but not to the exclusion OF brown
or beige colored. Middle aged ladies
tor ordinary y wear. select the English
walking hat. Off it is desired to show
the forehead, shapes faring to one side.
or prettily curving around the lace and
without strings may be substituted
Young ladies wear turbans. shapes fan
cliully caught on the sides. or round
brlms coming low over the forehead and
rising at the back where rich bouquets OF
flowers fill In the vacancy. l1e .fs 30.
~ OUT DOOR GARMENTS.
There Is quite a rage tor beige and
the pale yellow shades-especially the
former. The fancy crops out every
where in millinery costumes. and in out
door garments, for there is q run on
beige colored cloth sacques and mante
lets commencing at about six dollars
and going up to twenty. They are
worn with costumes of any kind. These
ideas, however. do not preclude the sale
of black silk and cashmere garments
more or less richly trimmed with French
or black Breton lace fringe and jet
Leading stores ask enormous prices to-
these latter styles, but they can be mad'
tor order at comparatively moderate
figures. g l.
a... BEWARE OF WIGS.
Should an innocent minded individua
"a country merchant for example) visi
our city. let him not tall victim to tn
charms of some fair lady who (appar
ently) is endowed beyond her sistera
with an abundant mass Of Titan rec
hair. 1 feel it my duty to state. plainl!
that that unsophisticated looking crea
ture wears wig. Others who don
wear wigs are fresh from the dyer''
, hands. The question might be proposed
, for debating society which OF the tw
, methods OF looking fashionable Is to b
preferred. Why red hair (also calle
1 gold) should bsltasLionable, and whic
J. of the two roads to distinction shoul
f be taken, is beyond me to determine.
q THE LATEST MANIAs.
h Homilies were indited all over Il
9 country on the folly of = young lac
# who married beneath her. but direct
!. alter we find others who do just Il
!. same thing, and papas with carriag
q, arc everywhere in state of alarm. Il
o strange how example becomes cont
d gious since the fact has become know
that three printers woke up one mornll
,r to find themselves winners each OF Il
n thousand dollars In the Louisiana Sta
r Lottery. l have received would
q like to say how many letters on the su
y. iect. Each and all ! advise with t
st wisdom of an owl, but what's the US
m So my good friends. if you are dete
bt mined to risk your two dollars on
al ticket. preachments on my part are
,e likely to cause you to deslst. If y
az don't win that five or fifty thousand d
r. lars, you'll always think you might ha
#. done SO. DO not understand me as {
crying the Louisiana State Lottery
IN particular. for beyond question its de
H. ings are fair. and it YOU must take
ar risk, you certainly run less risk in Il
,s. than in any other institution of the xii
n. Ladies sometimes write asking me a
%. to select different articles for them, e
ny l am always happy to be Of service,
he not always having time at command
n. have founded-as is becoming know
,s- connection with the purchasing ag'
OF cy conducted by Mrs. Ellen Lamar.
m Broadway. She devotes herself exc
.re sively to the wants OF out of town n
in dents, and 10 an example Of what q
in be done by integrity and energy.
he person or by agents she often visits
irs or six leading houses before select
nj. Is made. aud thus having the entire
ION at command, she has the largest OPT
tunities for choice. for oftentimes an
tablishment which is excellent in one
partment, is weak in another. Gin
lars with prices are forwarded on ap
cation, and letters OF inquiry rec'