River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-20
STYLES For THE LADIES.

Sly LES FUR The LADIES.
| Novelties are being dali,
brought forward in sun umbrellas AM
parasols. An entirely new style is TIL
''polka dot borders, which are destined
to share the hoRors with the "Pekil
stripes" "Polka" dots we've introduced il
coaching parasols last season, but th'
| .spolka dot borders are the latest novelty
They are of satin in ayarietiety of colors
ana the borders show alternate rows Of
stripes and polka dots. Those in navy
blne, the fashionable greens and black
satin with white dots, with satin stripes
and "polka dot borders" are particularly
attractive. These are all finished in
choice handles of pearl or ivory ia a var
iety of designs, tipped with gold and
otherwise ornamented. A very pretty
and economical parasol is in black Saline
with satin stripes and satin borders
They are novel, tasty, serviceaole, bar.
monizing with the Pekin stripes in dress
material and decidedly superior to the
all silk sun umbrellas that are made OF
poor quality Of silk. These are hand.
somely mounted and the most tastidious
taste can find qualification from goods Of
this class.
ORNAMENTAL MEDLEY.
Crystal is the leading novelty this sea
son in the way of ornament. The new
crystal is, however, very different from
| that which has sometimes born the same
same, since it has nothing of pearly
whiteness, but is clear like glass, being,
indeed, nothing more than glass cut and
fashioned into various shapes. 1t is con-
spicuous in millinary, on belt clasps
and pins Of various styles. New orna-
ments for the hair show heavy balls of
crystal fanclfully disposed, one of these
being shree globes set each on the end nf
silver cross. Silver is the favorite met
al employed in combination, and 81
though gold with crystal is seen, it is
used to limited extent only when COM
pered with the first named material
New silver combs are finished by large
crystal balls, and again is found single
ball of crystal, about the size of an ordi-
nary marble, attached to a pin, which is
run into the hair, while similar balls are
set upon long gilt or silver hairpins.
Chatelaines for holding the tan are dc
Ginning in popularity, ribonAbeing often
substituted. The coming vseasOn will
certainly enliyen the demand for hand
some fans, as 1t has recently become the
fasion in Paris to employ the most fam
GUS artists in their decoration, and to
have them made to correspond with par
ticular toilets. Rare fans, uniform IN
size and exquisitely colored, are mounted
on costly sticks, and even the tips of the
feathers are in some cases decorated with
paintings as fine and delicate as those
sent out from Copenhagen. A new fan
Conceals among its intricacles powder
puff and powder, as well as tiny ivory
comb An entirely new combination for
scarf pins, belt clasps and pins for the
hair is that of garnet, blue and crystal
glass. Fine cut steel will be much used
in the way OF hair ornaments, and in view
of the demand is brought out in variety
of novel designs. New vinaigrettes are
very small bottles of heavy glass with
gold tops, finished by carbuncle, laips
lazuli, or some stone of like character,
The tops open back by means of spring
and the bottle is so small as to be plrced
in the give of the left hand.
BoNNETs BETWEEN WINTER AND SPRING.
Among the bonnets designed to form
the connecting link between winter and
spring styles are the following:
In the first place there is white felt
hat with broad 5rim and low crown
The crown is of felt, but the upper sur
face of the brim is plush. On the left
side the brim is turned up and caught
firmly to the crown. At the base of the
crown at the back is large rosette OF
white silk with silver buckle in the
centre, and attached to this rosette are
two long white ostrich plumes that sweep
over the top of the crown and left side to
the front. At the base of the crown on
the right side IS a second rossette with
short plume attached that is carried for
ward round the base of the crown and
meets the tips of the other plumes in
front.
Another hat is plum colored silk with
shaded brown garnlture. 1t has the
brim raised in front and lined with three
folds of satin in three of the palest shades
of brown. The base of the crown is sur
rounded with an artistic scarf OF the silk.
The front of the crown is trimmed with
short but very broad curling plume
shading from gold to dark brown. AT
the right side of the crown and with the
head pointing downward is placed large
bird in the lightest brown tlnts.
There is an entire change in the style
of combs. The present idea seems to be
that the comb shall merely push forward
the superintendent ornamentation of the
head, consisting of light and fluffy
crimped puffs and feathery curls OF mar
now, flat, many stranded braids, and that
1t shall lift away from the nape of the
neck all floating ripplets. The comb is
not intended by fashion to be worn with
any low couture. The highest mode gives
a narrow, three -forked, ball headed affair,
and the poniard, with one ball or q cross
shaped hilt, carries out the same idea.
This finishes high headdressing with
fine effect. So long ago, when Rachel
was in this country it was Ia hdute mode,
and the great tragedienne wore at a din
ner poniard of gold in her jetty hair,
in which were set three diamond sol
itaires.
THE PANIER RESTORED.
The most pointed surprise of the new
season is the restoration of the panier, or
the socalled Camargo puff, which was IN
troduced in the eighteenth century along
with the Vatican dresses and garden
theatricals. 1t is predicted that fashion
will restore the very Camargo which was
once called "a rage and vertigo" but
until it is sale to venture upon extrava-
gance paniers will be Of the same mater
ial as the dress, and procured more by
looping, draperies and trimmings
than by separate putfs, wings, &c, ap-
piled TO the costume.
For ordinary walking dresses a trim
med skirt that is skirt with the trim
ming arranged directly IN it, is combin-
ed with jacket more or less light fitting
or an overskirt and short skirt, the latter
either trimmed with simple tiouncc or
left plain, according to the goods used.
Polonaises of simple designs are also en-
ployed to complete costumes, but are not
so fashionable as the above mentioned
arrangements. For suitings the tailor
fnish-rows of machine stitching-is the
accepted trimming, the vest, collars,
cuffs aud revers of some different mate
rial from the rest of the garment For
costumes made Of cloth and the heavier
wooden goods used for early spring and
travelling the underskirt is not untre-
auently without trimming of any kind
excepting several rows Of stitching neaI
the bottom, and the overskirt is of some
simple design, ike the "Birena," the
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