River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-05
Fashions Excentricities.

The saucepan and the eXtingulsheI
mark the limits of the range of objects OF
which some of the eccentric French bon
nets remind one.
The panier draperies shorten the
basques made for new costumes, but some
times the basque is made long and draped
into folds.
Rosettes for horses were shown at
recent English bazaar, whose appearance
On the tables is mentioned as wise in
iiovation
The newest way Of arranging wide
scarfs is TO drape one just above Tire
fiounce which borders the underskirt.
Gauze scarfs, trimmed with velvet are
among the lightwrappings announced for
this siiintIiet
Classical figures typical of music are
now embroidered on ifitisic folls in Eng
land.
Classical figures are the fayofite trina
ment for banner screens in England:
Polka-dotted satin of a contrasting col-
or is used to trim bunting suits.
Nantes and wrappings 10 match the
dress have been abandoned in Paris.
Candles have come into fashion in New
York.
The interest in art embroidery has ex-
tended as far as Shanghai, China, and
orders for textbooks on the subject have
been received in Boston.
1t is peculiar branch of bonnet in
dustry now that each fashionable woman
shall have a garland of flowers suitable
to the time of year.
The English Queen has just heard of
the American fever for pasting bugs and
buds, worms and roses Upon old bottles
and fl0wer4pots, and mentions Ii with
COMMUNICATION.
Bonrets, With bfims of straw or silk
and crowns of net, composed of black or
colored silk are in preparation. The net
is borderea by a fringe, and falls i'll the
back like veil
Black cashmere and pompadour bro
cade are blended in SOME Of the costumes
recently made up in Paris. The trim
ming is Breton lace, and bows Of reversi
Bile watered ribbon.
A pretty style of graduates dress is
made ofsprigged null muslin, with pleat-
rutfles of the same, and profuse decora
tons Of pale blue and rose-colored satin
fibbon in loops and travat bows.
On Fifth avcnue; New York; coach
men, footmen and prancing steeds are all
torally decorated. The two men wear
the flowers in the button-holc of their
coats-the animals wear
them in their ear-knots.
Walking jackets FOR the streets are
made Of what are called Indian fabrics,
that Isl goods Of the iiiastic and cinnamon
shades; embroidered by hand; in d palm
pattern Some of the close fltting=iack-
cts terminate in a swallow-ta
A variation on the Marie Stuart shapes
in bonnets has two ostrich plumcs which
meet in front above the forehead and
wave down toward the ears. A knot OF
Pekin gauze or handsome ornament
conceals the place where the feathers
join.
Sashes have come in again and wide
fibbons will be in demand. Brocade and
watered ribbons match the dress, and
others striped in Roman; Scotch and
Pompadour colors, are used. Belts are
fastened around the waist and hang down
In one long. fiat loop and two longer
ends
Absolutely plain undcrskirts arc worn
in New York, bun they are usually made
Of such heavy goods that they are not
much more comfortable than if of light
materials deliberately founced. The over
skirts worn with these skirts may be
either simple ot ,rapcd hi tie most com
picated way. but they arc often so short
AS to show great deal of the under
skirt
The ball given in Paris for the benefit
of the sufferers of Szegedin was princi-
pally remarkable for the absence OF ap-
propriatc costumes with which even
French women, if pcnurious, will some
times appear at dancing party. The
awful enormity of high black
dress has been seen even at NJ Grevy 5
receptions.
In the new CONNECTIONS OF white organ
dy and lace prepared for summer evening
full dress and for graduates and college
commencement dresses. Breton lace, eth
er real or imitation, has almost taken the
place of Valenciennes and Italian ''imita-
tom This lace is more frequently used
in the form of plating than edgings OF
flounces and ruffies 1T edges the broad
scarfs that form the panier and back
draperies, but is more frequently plated
than set on plain; and when used on the
fiounces, it is either plated, OF the tiounce
is set on in knife blade or kilt plaIts,
with the inch and half wide Breton lace
edOino the same