The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-23

GARDEN CITY s
Chicago Fashions-The Gay world-Suc
cess in Millinery-Etc.

CHICAGO, Ills, April IA, 1879.
To the Editor Of the Leader:
The fashionable world in Chicago
have been on the quivive for the past
week. Although the weather was
threatening on some of the, days, yet
brilliant 'O%penings'' which have grown
to be a feminine anticipation for year
before hand, were inaugurated on
Thursday, and ended on Friday. Most
that was beautiful and refined in style
and fabric was presented at the leading
dry goods houses. The exhibition at
Field s. Letters, however, was MAIN
ly noticeable for the extreme richness
and delicacy Of the dress fabrics. One
of the costumes at the last named place
being of old gold, cut princesse, with
full train, and is designed for evening
wear.
"The Partisan Suit company have
gained a very flattering reputation in
Chicago and the fine stories devoted to
their wares at the corner of state and
Monroe claimed a large share of the
visiting population ON Thursday and
Friday. 1t would be useless to attempt
a description of the handsome and styl-
ish costume displayed here, but a few,
from extreme beauty and attractiveness,
at least deserves mention. One was a
black silk and satin in combination,
full princesse and trimmed with canary
colored silk and a combination of black
and canary colored silk fringe. Then
there was u very handsome toilet of
dregs-of-wine silk plain and watered,
made also princesse and with full train
and trimmed with pink silk and en-
bordered fringe, and the open neck
filed In with lace.
Another was a walking suit worthy
of special notice of cream-colored
camel's hair, which was trimmed with
gold and cream-colored brocade and
fringe TO match. Undoubtedly the
display at this house deserves the palm.
There was a grand display in MILL
merry, and the representative houses in
that branch of merchandise opened
their fine show rooms to large and
admiring throngs. There are bonnets
and hats in endless varieties and with
high sounding christenings, as .'The
Duchess of York" a fine Tuscan bon
net trimmed with ostrich tips, popies
and embroidered ribbons. ''The Car
men," a little gem of a leghoru, trim
med with cardinal and flowers, and a
French white chip called ''the Gerster,"
trimmed with ostrich plumes, hum
ming birds, and elder blossoms, blended
with dregs-of-wine velvet.
One of our leading modlstes, the in
imitable ''Ghomrley'' has perfected
arrangements for a removal to New
York; and our society ladies are per-
fectly disconsolate in consequence. Who
in the city has ever served them a he
has, and what would they not give to
retain him?
Hans Balatka an old favorite in mu-
steal circles here, has decided to return
after a residence of a few years in st.
Louis. He will be our grand old leader
again and will conduct weekly the Ger
mania Maennerchor.
The annual charity ball of the st.
Andrews society will occur at the
fremont house April 18th and gives
promise of a most brilliant and engag-
ing social event. Edwin Booth the
great tragedian will begin a four weeks
engagement at Nc Vicker's this week,
opening with 'sHamlet."
Mr.. Nc Wicker has engaged special
support for the favorite actor, and
an eventful season is anticipated.
Yesterday Eastern Sunday was n
to be remembered by church goers, and
by sinners also for that matter; for all
the christian people in Chicago and all
ed its adjuncts combined | could not
have filed the churches as they were
filled and crammed yesterday morning
and evening. The fresh, and in many
cases, elegant toilets of the ladies, and
their bright pretty bonnets studded
promiscuously through the vast an
diences every where together with the
profuse floral decorations and the gay
golden sunshine which gle aned in at
the windows made the time and the
scene too pleasing to be forgotten.
Easter service with us is almost always
an imposing one. With us; it is like the
opening of a bud and its transform
alton into a beautiful flower. This
morning the streets are strewn with
crushed egg shells and most every
school girl and boy that we meet has
the well known stamp in the corners of
the mouth, and the suspicious looking
paper sack in their hands.
This is the season for Ho~usekeeper's
torture, and the semi-annual ordeal
has already begun. Husbands and
brothers are to be excused for a few
weeks too if they appear without their
usual trimmness, and if we see a poor
fellow looking {. sour" we shall know
what the matter is, and view him with