River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-21
Fashion Chit-Chat.

Very simple dresses are chosen for
travelling.
Stuffed birds will orDament fall and
winter bonnets.
Lmge clusters OF Marguerites are
worn for the waist bouquet.
All sorts Of shade hats are worn, The
brim is bent indiscribably
Cover japanese fan with a bit Of
pretty silk, and it is quite "chic"
Dresses buttonea behind are not nearly
50 fashionable as they have been, not
| even for girls.
Young ladies in England have taken
to canoes for amusement and the sport
IS very popular.
TIE corsage en- cnur, or in the Vsh0pe,
is taking precedence Of the square or
Pompad0ur corsage.
Dresses Of gauzc aud grenadines are
trimmed with bands OF embroidered
gauze III mile ileur colors.
There is a great deal Of stirring on
white satin, as no other fabric looks so
pretty when masscd on drawing strings.
French ingenuity has made a birds
nest with humming bird or Nren
nestled within rs an ornament for
shade hat.
Sarah Berndarelt has decreed chat the
thy bonqqet de ca, Sage must be worn ON
the left side OF the neck Of the dress.
The now patterns in Honiton lace
braid are wider, and give the effects for
merry obtained by sewing two or three
braids together.
japanese tans will be decorated this
year with highly improbable focks of
red hens refusing to he ''shooed' by al
ridiculous blue Woman.
The thinnest veil Of silk handkerchief
brown over the face white riding orwalk
ing gainst a cold wind is 4 remarkably
comfortable protection.
Pctticoats OF W lite and OF tinted foul
ard silk arc the demand of the moment
in dainty wardrobes. They are trimmed
with laceedged plating.
A pretty shade hat has the scoop brIm
covered with dotted muslin on the front
and trimming Of two loops Of muslin On
the crown, divided hya cluster Of con
yolvull
Flowers are not 50 iavlshiy used in the
decoration Of wedding dresses as former
Y. Small bouquets are SET at intervals
own the front, or clustsrs are fastened
in the paniers
Many ladies nave never left of wear
ing a small crinoline tournuTc, even dur
ing the reign Of Princesse dresses, and t
IS this hustle that it nos generally adopt
ed for short dresses.
EContesting popularity with the ''cheese
cloth costumes for wear at SUMMER re-
sorts are those Of zephyr cloth, Or q
very fine quality Of French Bingham, and
Madras glnghams.
4 richly ornamented garter is one Of
he regulation presents to a German royal
bride, and an illustrated German paper
depicts such an article given to the En-
press fifty years ago.
A bonnet forming point at the top |
like tine roof Of Swiss cottage, ard |
worn on the front Of the head, is the last, |
and it is to be hoped the ugliest, inven- /
ton Of the French mIlllners.
Elegant fans are Of the feathers OF par /
rots. radiating from a common center IN |
der a tuft OF swans down set with clus- /
ter Of South American blossoms made Of |
the breast-feayhers Of the humInlng bird. /
Al old-fashioned hat that has recently |
been introduced abroad Is Of tiny silver |
bells attached TO a ladys dress. aud oe-
easionally little golden bells fastaned 70
the hair, after the fashion Of those for /
merry worn by Arabian princesses