River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-09-11
STYLES FOR THE LADIES.


ture OF the trimmings OF winter bonnets
The coat basque and plated round
skirt will be one of the stylish designs
for wooden dresses.
New designs III sleeve-buttons are
square. with japanese figures in relei or
impressed on them.
Handsome sleeve-buttons are Of the
bullet s ape, about half an inch in ,iie
meter, in pairs, united by swivel.
Pretty seaside costumes are of gins
hams of sol ground, or woven of single
color on a warp OF white.
A minia ure SILVER fan. on which IS
printed the DAY OF the eek, is the latest
thing for the ornamentation OF regret
cards.
Madras plaided silk kerchiefs are al
ready worn en- .fchu, and are regarded as
among the most felicitous of fashion ca-
prices.
Dainty little chatelaiDe pockets to
wear with summer toilets, are made o.
ACE and lined with white or delicately-
tinted satin.
One of the newest and consequently
the most desirable colors in stockings Is
old gold color; it is seen as yet onlY in
the expensive silk hosiery.
A handsome bingham dress has tie
skirt trimmed all around with tour mar
row founces all edged with fine t0rchoa
lace, and the lace-edged h)unces cover
ing the entire td5IGer.
The newest and warmest looking trim
ming is silk plush of the same ado as
the dress, used for panels, borders and
vests, and for stripes dowl the front Of
the skirt between box plaits.
The indications are that silk plaided
handkerchiefs will be cut up tor the
trimming Of the wooden stuffs of the au.
tumn, or that plaided silk stuffs will ap.
pear specially for the purpose.
Porte Bonheur bracelets are now set
with an antique gem in corneIlan
turquoise and other semi precious Stones
and in the stone or the art-worK are eX.
pressIve of some friendly or tender senti-
ment.
Few outside pockets are seen, but oc-
casionally they are made effective rs
trimmings by being cut in a long square
cornered shape, and placed on the edge
of the basque, where they hang like
bag
Almost all the black and brown bon
nets have gold cord round them, and
the marahout fringes are powdered with
gold. Even the fine wool used for tricot
shawls is now busted thlckly over Will
gold.
A great many black silk suits are being
made, as these are staple suits, anG re-
main in favor, no matter what novelties
are introduced later. Three or four diff
ferent fabrics enter into each of these SOS
tunes.
Dark-cloth colors in the new shades OF
amaranth Rembrandt green prunes, Blu
goyne, golden brown, and duch 's-breast
blues are shown in the new wooden dress
es being prepared in the furnishing
houses for early fall wear.
Elegant parasuls are OF black and dark
colored silks, pinked on the edges, and
enriched by an embroidered garland
OF blossoms in natura colors They are
lined with white soft silk, and mounted
on an orange-wood stick.
Double collars, consisting Of an mp
right band Of linen, with turned down
points, and of large, fiat eollarette, both
trimmed with Turkey red, worked with
white floss, are announced as among the
coming uglinesses of neckwear.
Notwithstanding the Juror about pa.
riers and bouffante costumes, the cling
ng style of dress is still most in favor.
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as to give the fiat effect, as they are only
becoming to slender figures when bout.
fantc.
Lawn carpets tor garden parties are
made from Madras handkerchiets, Pine
being formed into a square. An odd one
is paced in the center, four of similar
pattern are sewed to its sides, and the
corners are filled in Ivy four others Of con
trastIng colors.
For carriage use there are satin para
soils, usually either white or black, Gu
riched with embroidery. For these very
expensive parasols the canopy shape, of |
size almost as large as sun umbrella, is |
preferred to the japanese shape intro
luced this season.
Lace will no longer be used TOR trim |
ming wrappings which are worn on foot
n the daytime, but Will be reserved for
worn beneath the long carriage
nantes, which are left in the ante-cham
yer before entering the drawing-room
when making a call.
II is said that the fashion OF wearing
Dasques OF } material different from thar
IF the skirt is 10 be generally adopted
his winter, in which case the revenue OF
iressmakers will be materially decreased.
In the mean time, will lody per
,uade the omen who wear poloDajses OF
liaphanous material OYER dark skirts to
lave the alst-linings Of me same color
IS the skirts2
Ali kinds of corsages are wGrn, frOm
ne Spencer with long basques to the cor
age with clearly defined point, without
xceDting the belted corsages, those
which button at the side, those opening
,ver high chemisettc and those which
re cut Princesse shape in the back end
With long basques in the front.
In the Styles Of baby-clothes there ii
title change from last season: freak oil
ancy may now and then have birth, and
or a while may prevail, in one or other {
rticles of the infants wardrobe, or a new
may have a run for certain
sngth Of time: but comfort and suita {
ility are the main considerations in all
evisings for infants.
Wide belts of woven canvas fastened !
nth leather buckles are the novelty for I
ountry toilets. Some Of these are four {
MI a hslf inc es wide.sre made of white T
anvas. and are fastened by three small '
traps of light-colored leather; Others {
re only two inches broad To the left I
de is attached square white canvas 5
az, and the whole is very effective with !
lue, black or green dresses. The belts |
ost fron. IS cents TO $l.00 and the bag !