The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-30
THE LADIES.


Satin of cream-white tint is the fashion
able material for wedding dresses, while bro
cade silk or satin furnishes the drapery.
Bridal wells come in the shape of Spanish
mantilla. The conventional orange. blossoms,
lilies of the valley, white pinks, and in fact,
all small white flowers, are employed in bridal
garnitures.
Seal-skin, more largely in demand than
ever, Is worn by all ages, from children Of six
years to dowagers of eighty. Boas will not
be much worn this winter, on account OF the
general use of fur bands on wraps of all
kinds. When selecting seal-skin garments
the purchaser will do we'll to bear in mind
that the garment, if properly made, will have
the pile of fleece turning upwards. Sacques
which have the fewest seams are also to be
preferred. Seal-skin after exposure to rain
or snow should be Immediately shaken and
opened to dry where there is no artificial heat.
The neat of the fire will injure it.
The newest Partisan muffs are made to
match the bonnet not the costume. They are
sometimes composed of shirred satin, and are
lined with pale corn colored satin, add boz
dered on either end with thick satin ruche.
A novelty in kid gloves for full-dress toilet
shows alternate bands of kid aud lace inser-
ton extending from the wrist to the elbow,
where the glove is finished with frill of lace.
White Valenciennes and Breton lace are ia
vorite kinds of white and delicate colored
gloves black gloves employ black French and
guipure laces for their ornamentation.
The shirred tur basque is seen on winter
dr. ses of soft WOODEN fabrics. In some Of
the new overdresses the short panier front is
set on in one piece just at the ends OF the
darts as if attached to basque, and is then
gathered into the curved side seams. Black
silk and black cashmere continue TO be the
popular materials for costumes for large
| class of women.
Large hats, caught up on one side and lined
with silk, velvet or satin of becoming color
and shaded with long feather, are suitable
I for youngunmarried ladies and misses OF tall,
slight figures. Very small hats or bonnets
are unbecoming to large heads and stout fig
ures as are hats without brims; these ought
to be reserved for small faces.
A good style for cloth walking-suits and
specially adapted to stout figures, is the red
ingote, a polonaise having long skirt folded
in two plaits below the waist-line in the back
and fastened with buttons.
Quilted silk caps are furnished to wear in
side muslin and lace caps for children.
A novelty in seal-skin hats is the toque, a
sort of tulban with round crown, but point
ed slightly front and back, and ornamented
with band of sea- otter around the edge.
Satin is the principal element of all elabo-
rated toilets at present, whether for house
street Or evening wear. Among trimmings
popular for ball dresses, as we'll as evening
garments, are birds set on i'll groups.
Numbered with new bodices introduced in
Paris dresses is the Guernsey, or Veronese
cuirass, as it is respectively called in England
and Paris. 1t is composed of elastic material
and fits the figure, without seams, being laced
at the back.
Corsages with deep, long points are in favor
for full dress occasions; so are coat bodlces
cut low IN the neck and of different material
from the rest of the dress.
Fur muffs are carried with costumes trim
med with fur, otherwise they should match
the bonnet, not the dress, as of old. recent
fancy in muffs are flat ones to correspond with
the flat stoles worn in the place OF boas
| These arc tied in front with satin ribbons.
i As further evidence of the extent to which
bright colors are worn are wine-colored and
blue cloth wraps bordeled with bands OF cash
mere, and ruby gloves, just now the fancy IL
| Paris.