Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-04-10
THE HERALD.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Costumes -Parssols -shopp'rg-A Psima Don
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na at Home-Co 'umes.
Morning costumes sre often de-
vised in simple fasi ,on--a dsmi--
trained skirt, with long sacque. tho
again we fine basques with trimmed
skirts quite popular. Favorite ma
teritls are cotton satines and cote,
lines; the former so called because
they show sstiny finish; the lat.
ter deriving the name from a rep
which shows distinctly. These
goods for the reason that they are
so fashionable are sold at the rather
high price of about forty-five cents
per yard. Jardiniere or Pompadour
foulards are gaily covered with small
bright flowers, and these combined
with silk form dressy costumes to be
worn at summer resorts. Every
thing indeed is combined" and /
should have said that the satines and
cotelines just mentioned are COM
bined with plain materials. The
most striking novelties however are
the Bandana silks and percales show
ing all the extravagant mixtures of
color CHARACTERISTIC OF the "negro
handkerchief" These of course are
too pronounced for city wear but
will be seen at Saratoga and New
port, being especially adapted to
garden parties. When made IN
into short costumes they are ex-
tremely jaunty in effect and to young
ladies will DO very becoming. The
Ldneuse, or fish wife tunic as it is
sometimes called, is as popular now
81 il was last Summer for O short
costume. Other pretty skirts for
walking costumes are the Litta and
Francesca. No.hiDg would form
o more tasteful finish to q walking
skirt than the Hilarie jacket with
vrsi. A middle aged lady. for
heavy silk or grenadine combined
with silk, might prefer the Rosalind
train with Desiree basque.
PARAsoLs.
The Drown parasoIs which lead
the styles are made with sixteen
ribs. Now the effect of the sixteen
ribs is much enhanced by the fact
that they are gllded or bronzed,
and that with view of showing
them off. the lining is placed behind
them. Tops are also very novel:
buDg very low and broad. Bro
cades of all kinds, pongses, striped
satin moiro and Bandana silks are
employed and the latter is especially,
being striking in effect will be ex.
tensively used at watering places
the more so as they are in keeping
with the Bandana silks used for cos.
times. Of course there are quiet
tones and styles of silk adapted to
people OF quiet taste and for city use
The siz' ia eighteen i chloe and M
ornamentation appear on ne iges
Tho designs in handle are rs rove
as the construction the pa asol
Light woods employee, for he han
dies are carved into bird > h9ads
among which we find AFRO g, % leas
ants, swans, chickens duc,s, wis
etc. Insects also are enre sent ID.
A GUIDE TO Eli, oPERs.
Fifty cents could nc be better in
vested than in year sui scri otio,
to the Fashion Quartce1y suel By
Enrich 81 Co. of Eight Avenue. Il
is certainly most d. irable rnbli
cation inasmuoh az it affo de such
clear illustrations OF .eselt styles
together with exact at Ct p ices.
that in depending upon il for guild.
as to New York shopping. one car
not go astray. Every article needed
for the season finds place within ltr
pages. and the arrangement of mat
ter is 80 systematic that tho reader
finds no difficulty in satisfying her.
self in regard to The latest changes
10 fashion Besides these attrac
tions the literary department is we'll
edited: comprising interesting sto-
ries, practical stories on dressmaking,
the management of the household,
poems, entertaining and humorous
sketches on misceIltneo topics.
funny talks for children, etc The
Spring nt,mber is now ready.
A PRTMA d NINA AT HOME.
Imagine me seated in tho boudoir
of Nine Marie Rozs, the favorite
prima donna. 1t is rather a small
apartment, but fitted up prcttily IN
blue and crimson, whils the music
piled on her chosen Sseinway up
right piano is proof that an ar SITS
labors are never-ending. As the
beautiful Marie came in to welcome
me. with gentle simplicity of man
ner. she was quite rs engaging as
when before the public. She wore
a morning dress of dark brown cash.
mere, made in princess styls and
without other trimming than band
of bright embroidery which SOM
ing up the fronts, extended all
around, about twelve inches above
the lower edge. A band to match
appeared of course, on the sleeves
in which lace frills to correspond
with that about the neck gave finish
An elegant toilette she sometimes
wears when driving, is of navy blue
velvet maize plain except a plating
on the lower edge, long sacque and
blue velvet bonnet complete the
outfit. Another rich driving toilette
aud one which she som etimes wears
70 the opera when only looker-on,
is of black satin made with plain
high necked basque trimmed With
foe jet passementerie. The dcmi.
trained skirt falls in uubroken folds.