The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26

silk will be united either with plain
silk, satin, velvet or wool goods. We
find plain goods in dark cloth shades
have received special attention, and
among these the varieties chiefly brought
forward are cashmeres, merino, camels'
hair, diagonals and satines, the latter
resembling the satines which were fash
ionable some years ago.
MILLINERY.
One stands aghast in contemplation of
the birds which are placed on new bon
nets-the largest things that ever you
saw put to such a purpose, and some
with the two feet left dangling below. l
almost fear to say how large some of
them are, but they are certainly more
than foot long. In these more pro
nounced specimens the wings are press
ed closely, else know not what we
should do. Sizes descend in all grada-
tons down to The humming bird, but
where the sizes are small, we not I'M
frequently find them grouped together,
as many as six with wings compressed,
being placed in row. Pompons are
made OF five or six birds with
heads together in the centre and wings
outstretched, and bands are of birds, two
on either side with heads in the middle
and others succeeding beyond. Fancy
feathers of all kinds are much used, and
ostrich plumes were never more in de
mand. AS to shapes, any one can be
suited, for we have medium and large
close brims, wide brims, and brims
which signify nothing in particular
Crowns also are nothing in particular
except at times by reason of great width
and also by being occasionally set very
far back, leaving, of course, wide from
brim. Some shapes flare all over thu
forehead, while others lie almost flat
Satin antique is the novelty in material
1t is satin having slight appearance o
plush, and we find it laid plainly on thu
frame, or in resettes or folds. Elegan
bonnets are of velvet laid plainly, anC
many felts of all colors are imported
Serge silk Is often employed for trim
ming and is doubled for strings, whicl
sometimes are eight inches wide. Rit
bons also are usually very wide, and Il
the newest thing here, we find the Otto
man gros grain having heavy rep wit
satin border New ribbons likewise ar
satin on one side and gros grain on tn
other.
COSTUMES
Short costumes are necessity for tn
street and will be chiefly worn even fo
balls and parties by young ladies, thong
for indoors the elegance of train wi
be always desirable. Among new model
for short costumes the Antonina owe
skirt and Sybilla basque may be mention
ed, while for girls from ten to fourteen
nothing prettier than the Harfra owe
skirt and Amina basque can be founC
The Isola polonaise is also pretty fC
girls of the same ages. illustrations {
costumes may be seen in Ehrich's Fasl
ion Quarterly, which is especially vail
able to outoftown residents. 1t con
blnes the best features of fashion mag
zine, price current and a catalogue, an
its numerous representations of costume
laces, trimmings, jewelry, household a
ucles ETC., are very we'll executed, viii
, the accompanying descriptions are clea
: The publishers, Messrs. Enrich & Co,
Eighth Avenue, inform me that the
will supply every article described at i
quoted price, but the chief use of IL
Quarterly is to furnish ladies with r
liable list of of prices and accurate d
scription of the latest styles. The SUI
scripition price is only fifty cents a yea
and specimen advance sheet will
sent to any address, free, on receipt of
three cent stamp for postage.
LUCY CARTER.