Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-20
extremely dressy clipped fur, that
bids fair to be very . ,pular.

bids fair to be very popular.
MILLINERY.
The millinery, this season, assumes
more original and interesting forms
than ever, while no words can con.
vey al adequate idea of the exquis.
lite colors and texture of the mater.
ials. The satins, velyets, and silks
the ribbons and all woven stuffs 10
millinery goods. come in changeable
effects, or if solid in color, are woven
with glistening and sheeny surface
that Is indescribably beautiful. The
fancy feathers are also richer and
more variegated than ever, and the
ostrich tips and plumes are frequent.
ly shaded in novel and most effect.
i've manner; colored tinsel. crystal.
and varigated and 6ne cut Jet beads
and ornaments are used dd libitum
on everything, and gold and silver
braids and lace, gold, silver, Jet, steel
and variegated jewel ornaments, all
play their part in the work OF bonnet
and hat ornamentation.
elMPlE HEAD GEAR.
But while these dressy and elab.
crate bonnets and hats are worn for
ceremonious occasions, in full toilet.
the simplest kind of head gear-felts,
Derbys, aud equestrienes- ARE worn
by young ladies on all ordinary oc.
casions, with little or no trimming
on them, while their mammas wear
plain felt bonnets, trimmed only with
plain satin ribbon, or bands of plain
silk or satin, and but one modest
wing, or perhaps two ostrich tips.
LINGERIE.
Among new neck lingerie are
found chemisettes of point d'esprit, of
pulled tulle, and of lace enormous
wired ruches of point d'esprit and
crepe hsse alternating; enormous
cravats of white muslin, edged with
Breton,point d'esprit and other laces,
and fichus of all styles and dimen.
sions, while for all tall and stately
figures large lace half handkerchiefs
OF Breton lace aud point d'esprit,
bordered with plaitings of the same.
are used with marked effect.
GARNITUREs.
The taste for flower garnitures on
evening dresses still maintains its
hold on popular fancy; and corsage
boquets OF various tones, according
to the complexion of the wearer, 1
promise to be extremely fashionable.
EFT cETERAs OF DRESS AND FASHION.
New gray gloves are blue tinted.
New reticules are square and fat.
Hand-painted lace is q late novelty.
Piain velvet cloaks will again be
worn.
Colored street raps are again
fashionable.
Undressed kid glovea retain their
popularity.
Large and small boDnets are
equally fashionable.
Chemisetts and inside kerchiefs
are again in vague.
Many walking costumes are made
with jacket bodice.
Fichus OF all sizes and 10 every
imaginable shape are worn.
Tiger and leopard velvets are
handsome trimming novelties.
Large rosettes of Breton and point
d'esprit lsces are worn.
There Is no abslute rule about any
detail of the toilet this season.
Flowers are as much used for
garnitures of evening dresses az ever.
Cream colored silk net, polka dot
ted and washable, is sold for nice
scarfs.
Both very light colored and very
dark costumes for street wear are
in vogue.
Striped velvets are not so popular
for parts of costumes as those with
set figures.
Opera cloaks of white toile san
glier (boar's clotb), bid fair to be
very fashionable.
The corsage boqu,t OF the pass
ing moment is one Of several large
red Ture satin roses.
White felt and plush hats ana
bonnets continue to be favorite opera
aud theatre chdpeaur.
AS many fabrics and accessories
now enter into bonnet "a into the
most elaborate dresses.
Lambrequin paniers and tabiers
must be very ample and carefully
draped to look we'll.
The tendency of the coiff1re at
the moment is towards classic
sim plicity and old Greek ideas.
The large directolre bow of Bre-
ton or point d'esprit lace is the neat,
est Partisan fancy in neck wear.
Medium and dark shades of kid
gloves will be more worn for full
dress than for many seasons past.
Singapore silk is the new name
for a silk in rich cashmere colors
and designs, used for millinery pur-
poses.
Spencers of colored velvet With
lace elbow sleeves will be worn
withwhite skirts for evening dress
by young ladies.
Some foreign fashion journals say
that dresses with but one skirt will
certainly be worn this Winter in
heavy materials.
Truro satin is the new name for
that soft changeable. twilled,yet lus-
trous fabric known sometimes as
satin dc Lyons.
Lambrequin drapery with paniers
and tsblier combined, is the favorite
arrangement 70: Partisan toilets Of
cerem ony.
Two or three bands OF narrow rib
bon are worn around with the Greek
coll at present.
Corsages opening low in front, 10
shawl or heart shape, or square Ia
Pompadour, are fashions fable for VIC
men of all ages.
White moutonne, a soft lambs wool
cloth, is used for dressy or evening
or reception Jackets for young girls,
with Oriental trimmings.
A novelty in evening dress fabrics
is white toile sanglier, or bosr's cloth
a heavy alI.wool materiaI dotted in