River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-30
Interesting Fashion Hints.

Feathers are all the rage.
Chinchilla is favorite fur this season.
Feather fans are elegant for ball cos
tunes.
Feather fringes are worn on all ball
dresses.
There is frenzy for red among the
ladies.
Corsages, close fitting, are now worn
over the hips.
Moorish women wear engagement
rings in the nose.
Polka dotted ncckties are the rage
with young ladies.
Lead white is the fashionable color
if it can be so called.
Fashionable ladies never use oils or
pomades on their hair.
Twilled flannel costumes are much
worn for midwinter.
For full evening toilet the hair should
be deliberately arranged
1t is a Partisan fashion freak fo- WON :
en- to put half opened fan IN their hair,
instead of high comb.
In France, Just now, it is the fashion
for brides to be accompanied to the alter
by two tiny pages instead OF brides
maids.
Two sofas are no longer used in the
parlor; corner lounge upholstered in
different material takes the place OF one
of them.
For evening, silk stripes are preferred
TO brocades. Inch-wide stripes Of moirc
alternating with satin are the most ele-
giant.
The latest freak of fashion is a celu
loid watch case, aud these are very
unique and pretty. They are finished at
the edges with narrow gold band, and
the handle and winder are also of gold.
Pink is again almost royal favorite,
owing to its beauty as combination
shade and its special effectiveness WITH
black, brown and dark green.
Charming new style, Of handkerchiefs
show cclored embroidery, with Valenci-
ennes lace borders. Fancy bnrdered
handkerchiefs of an immense variety are
now offered in our stores at low prices.
Slippers and bands across the instep,
or ornamented with jewels, steel, or gold
or silver buckles, aud sometimes with a
small bouquet of flowers, are to be worn
DE 1fqeur with full evening or bali toll
! cts.
Embroidery of all kinds is worn, and
the height of elegance is to have the
em broidery worked directly on the dress
itself; but this is very costly. and when
the bands of embroidery are neatly APP
plioued the effect is almost the same.
| An American lady recently bought the
costliest braid or switch" of hair that
/ was ever made in Paris. 1t was com
posed of hair yard and quarter in
| length, snow white, and was exceedingly
soft and glossy. Its price was $500
The favorite dress bonnet for young
ladies and young matrons is OF maroon
velvet with gold and garnet bead edges
and trimmings of garnet ribbon and feath-
ers, and dash of pale blue or rose color
in an ostrich tip on one part OF the same
Chenille embroidery in brilliant shades
is very beautiful; but the most beautiful
is the silk embroidery on tulle, represent
ing garlauds of flowers in their natura
shades. Embroidered plaques are placed
down the dresses, and are very effective
A very handsome and useful evening
cloak is of d0uble-facel soft plush, in
circular shape The edge is finished by
a supple hem. about one inch in width
The fronts are faced with a silk-lined Dor
nous hood, garnished with large silk
tasseled cord, and rich, oxidized silver
clasp.
/ Among the materials used for the ele
cant costumes now designed by Fashion
landmarks it is observed that the ligh
GAMES which little while since wert
considered so essential for evening dresses
are now somewhat IN the background
Prevailing shapes require fabrics Will
more body, and. they ATE, ii possible, NOR
rich and varied than ever.
Perfect cascades of ribbon are used OF
ten nlaced down the dress-sometime
two or three rows on the front, and some
times the ribbon is ruched or placed il
: codullles all round the bottom OF the tran
, and up the sides. The very finest rib
bons are employed, with the TWO sides il
, different shades or else deiicateiy SHADED
from the darkest to the lightest, or flow
cred on one side and plain ON the Other
! II is now considered necessary that IN
2 buttons should match the many material
and STYLES Of the suits. For this puIpOs
numberless different kinds of buttons al
continually made. The most popnla
STYLES are the PompvIan, the Louis XIV
the Egyptian and the Byzantine Stee
ivory, mother of pearl, ceramic buttons
t surrounded by pearls, and elegant button
e 1 in imitation OF diamonds, AMI Rim
r debbles are all in use.