Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-08
From our Special Correspondent
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER.
Cossume e. = SIilifnery-Ous Door Garments
Wfgs-Manias-Purch Agencies.
COSTUMES.

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tunes are of Saline morine cloth, or
cotellne, to say nothing of figured
jaconets for indoor wear, while in
white costumes are 10 all gradations,
from the lawn morning dress at S. to
elaborate dotted, plain and figured
musllns finished with Breton lace and
bows of ribbon. Soft, thin wool cos
tunes commence at about $l4. Ul-
sters in thin mixed wool are excel
lent for hard usage consequent upon
summer travelling, etc, and these
commence at SO, very nice one
costing SlO. Mohair listers begin at
$3.50; linen listers at So. Never.
theless there are many ladies who wish
to make their dresses at home or have
them made, SO l will add a word or
two in regard to new and desirable
designs. The Deosia princess dress
may be mentioned among these as
quite elegant and having the advan-
tage of being adapted both to silk.
wool and wash material. Trimmed
skirts are very fashionable and here
we find the Horeniel train, especially
suited to handsome fabrics. The
Nelida basquine or VALERIE basque
would give distinguished finish.
The Birena is an excellent model for
an oyerskirt of wash material, while
in the way Of halt fitting jacket, the
Serena can be recommended.
MILLINERY.
Dainty dress bonnets are sometimes
made of white or colored canton Grape
trimmed with fine flowers and Breton
lace, ribbon or satin. Satin or satin
ribbon indeed, we see employed per-
petually. There is rage for it and
in dressy costumes tits constantly
substituted for silk. Fine black straws
are also trimmed with black or white
Breton lace, and flowers, ana black
lace bonnets similarly finished are
made on frames. Mixed straws in
colors to match the fashionable mixed
goods are greatly in vogue, but not
TO the exclusion of brown or beige
colored. Middle aged ladies' for or
binary wear, select the English walk
ing hat, or if it is desired to show the
forehead, shapes faring at one side,
or prettily curving around the face
and without strings may be substi-
tuted. Young ladies wear turbans,
shapes tancifully caught on the sides,
or round 5rims coming low over the
forehead and rising at the back where
rich bouquets of flowers fill in the,
vacancy.
OUT DOOR GARMENTS.
There is quite rage fer beige and
the pale yellow shades-especially
the former. The fancy crops out
everywhere in millinery costumes,
and in out door garments, for there
is run on beige colored cloth sacques
and mantelets commencing at about
Sc and going up to $50. 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 for these latter styles,
but these can be made to order at
comparatively moderate figures.
BEWARE OF WIGS.
Should an innocent minded indi-
vidual "a country merchant for exam
ple) visit our city, let him not fall
victim to the charms of some fair lady
who (apparently) is endowed beyond
her sisters, with an abundant mass OF
Tition red hair. l feel II my duty to
state plainly that that unsophisticated
looking creature wears wig. 9th
ers who don't wear wigs are fresh
from the dyer's hands, and the ques-
ton might be proposed for a debat-
ing society which of the two methods
of looking fashionable is to be pre-
ferred. Why red hair (also called
gold should be fashionable and which
OF the two roads to distinction should
be taken, is beyond me to determine
THE LATEST MANIAs.
Nomiies were edited all over the
country on the folly of young lady
who married beneath her, but d.
rectly after we find others who do
just the same thing and papas with
carriages are everywhere in a state
of alarm. IT'S strange how example
becomes contagious. Since the fact
has become known that three printers
woke up one morning to find them
selves winners each of FIVE thousand
dollars in the Louisiana State Lot.
terry, | have received | would not like
to say how many letters on the sub
ject. Each and all | advise with the
wisdom of an owl, but what's the use?
So my good friends if you are deter
mined to risk your two dollars on
ticket, preachments on my part are
not likely to cause you to desist. II
you don't win that five or fifty thou
sand dollars, you'll always think you
might have done so. Do not under.
stand me as decrying the Louisiana
State Lottery in particular, for be.
yond question it's dealings are fair,
and if you must take risk, you Ger.
tainly run less risk in that than in any
other institution of the kind Ladies
sometimes write asking me also to
select different articles for them, etc.
| am always happy to be of service
but not always having time at com.
mand, | have found-as is becoming
known-a connection with the Pur
chasing Agency conducted by Mrs.
Ellen Lamar, s77 Broadway. She
devotes herself exclusively to the
wants of out of town residents, aud
is an example of what may be done
by integrity and energy. In person
or by agents she often visits FIVE or
six leading houses before selection
is made, and thus having the entire
city at command she IS the largest
opportunities for choice, for often
times an establishment which is er.
cellent 10 one department, is weak in
another. Circulars with prices are
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